Chapter 116 An Explanation

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Nathaniel was on the couch, clad in nothing but a bathrobe that partially revealed his chest as droplets. of water rolled down his neck. His very presence in the room commanded attention.

For a brief moment, Christina felt as if Nathaniel was a dazzling spark in the dark.

It was as though a glance at him would wash her exhaustion away.

As Nathaniel turned to her, he chided, “Why did you come back so late?”

He made it sound like Christina was a misbehaving girl, but the truth was that she had been walking. the entire day. Even blisters were about to form on her feet.

Frankly, she wanted to vent her frustrations to someone so that the weight on her shoulder would be lighter, but if she were to do that to Nathaniel…

Either he was going to make her stop working, or he was going to settle the score with her company.

Furthermore, Christina was an adult. She felt that she should not be bawling her eyes out over every trivial matter.

Thus, she walked over to him and said in a deliberately lighthearted tone, “The company had a show, so I was following up on it. That’s why I’m late.”

Nathaniel quietly stared at her, his gaze piercing.

Christina took in a guilty, sharp intake before stretching. Leaning on him, she then raised her head to look at him with puppy eyes. “I’m so tired. Darling, can you give me a massage?”

She even gave him a cute and earnest smile.

At that, Nathaniel reached up to rub her temples, his movements stiff. Christina guessed that it was his first time giving anyone a massage, but she did not mind it.

Instead, she slowly relaxed as she breathed in his scent.

saw Nathaniel massaging Christina’s temples, he froze as if he had seen a ghost.

Mrs. Hadley lean on him even though she

turned around to return to the kitchen with the tray of food, not wanting to disturb their moment

Christina left

came into the room with several folders. It was then she realized

Nathaniel. After a moment of studying the unfamiliar face, she averted her gaze and said, “Mr. Hadley, I’ve contacted the textile manufacturers you told me to.”

eyes flick toward Gina, who was on the couch. “I’ll

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with the fabric samples. Once she picked a company, she put

receiving a quiet hum of acknowledgment from

been busying away in the

for Nathaniel,

else.

factory matter that happened the day before. She, too, knew that Christina had

the manufacturer found out that Hadley Corporation was

called Christina and told

“You must be

factory was capable of manufacturing the fabric she was looking for, she asked, “Mister, I’d like to make an order for a batch of fabric. Will you be able to deliver in a week?”

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smile crept onto Christina’s face. “That’s wonderful. Let’s sign the contract right now then.”

that, the factory manager asked his assistant to bring the contract and told Christina that he was giving her a twenty- percent discount. The two soon signed

relaxing as she looked at the

things seemed to have gone a little too smoothly. However, she soon thought about how

to the company, she thanked Gina for the recommendation.

only to notice the

were looking at her with questioning gazes. They all felt that it was shameful for a group leader to use her

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