Chapter 90 A Visit From Julia

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few seconds, Madison had come up with countless excuses for herself. Not wanting to arouse Nathaniel’s suspicion, she then turned around and said in the most casual tone possible, “I-It’s not what you think, Mr. Hadley…”

Nathaniel exuded an intimidating aura as he said, “I’ve already checked the receipt. It’s a pair of limited-edition pearl earrings.”

That meant Madison had deliberately handed Christina the perfume.

Madison tried her best to remain calm, but her palms were already drenched in sweat. “You’re right. I grabbed the wrong present by mistake and left the earrings in the car. I had wanted to explain it at the time, but I never got the chance to do so. After that, you left with Mrs. Hadley, so… I’m terribly sorry. That only happened because of my careless mistake.”

Nathaniel narrowed his eyes and simply stared at her in silence.

The air in his office felt as though it had completely frozen over at that point.

After what seemed like forever, Nathaniel said, “You can tender your resignation with the HR department if you make a mistake like that again.”,

“Understood, Mr. Hadley.”

Of course, Madison knew full well what he meant by that.

Her tears began to fall the moment she stepped out of Nathaniel’s office.

I can’t believe Mr. Hadley would say something so heartless to me because of Christina! This is a clear warning. I’ll have to be more careful next time!

Christina got so carried away with her design drawing that she neglected her meals and rest. That was especially the case since her creativity had been activated, and each draft looked better than the one before.

She would take naps at the desk whenever she got tired and continue drawing after waking up.

entire afternoon drawing and only stopped in the evening.

her back a stretch, someone knocked

would like to see you downstairs,”

organize her design drawing, but the door

walked into the

her heart the moment she saw Christina sitting at Nathaniel’s desk. As Nathaniel had a serious case of mysophobia, he refused to let any woman touch his belongings, and Julia was no

had the run of the place.

greet your elders upon their arrival? How rude of

times in the past, Christina had somehow gotten used to her sharp tongue. That was

didn’t tell me that you’d be coming over, so I didn’t have time to

tone was

What else can you do except talk back to me, huh?” Julia snapped back at her

conflicted about being caught in the middle of the two. Because Julia disliked Christina, Helen

only remind herself not to take Julia’s words to heart.

at this hour, Mrs. Hadley? Is there something I can help you with?” she asked in an attempt to change the

I can visit Scenic Garden Manor anytime I like! Did you really think you’re the woman of this house simply because Nathaniel let you stay here?”

eyelids twitched when

Nathaniel was a lot more pleasant to deal with

didn’t have time to put it away before she barged in. I need to get her out of the study before she notices it and

in mind, Christina said, “Yes, you’re right. The purpose of your visit is indeed none

study right now, so get

kitten, Christina quickly grabbed her design drawing and

while doing that, Julia felt provoked and got even angrier. “What are you hiding from me, huh?” she asked while jabbing a finger at the drafts.

her and replied defiantly, “It’s just my design drawing! I can’t

would want to see the work of an amateur designer like you! Just because you’re

to the core. Just moments ago, she was feeling excited about showing Julia the gown she had designed. However, hearing those mean remarks made her so mad that she felt like leaving

for her, she managed to calm herself down and took a few steps back to keep Julia at

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