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.
he saw Nathaniel massaging Christina’s temples, he froze as
letting Mrs. Hadley lean on him even though she hasn’t changed into fresh
around to return to the kitchen with the tray of
morning. Christina left early.
folders. It was then she realized that there was an unfamiliar woman sitting in
unfamiliar face, she averted
in his work and let his eyes flick toward Gina, who was on the couch. “I’ll
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page with the fabric samples. Once she picked a company, she put its folder on the
receiving a quiet hum of acknowledgment from Nathaniel, Gina left with
Madison realized what was going on. She had been busying away in the morning, only to
all her time working for Nathaniel, but she would not do
else.
before. She, too, knew that
Furthermore, when the manufacturer found out that Hadley
and told
came to greet her personally. “You must be the one
factory was capable of manufacturing the fabric she was looking for, she asked, “Mister,
Coincidentally, we have a free spot for this, so we’ll be able to
wonderful. Let’s sign the contract right now then.”
decisions, Ms. Steele. I’d like to give you a discount.” At 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 the
relaxing as she looked at the
too smoothly. However, she soon thought about how her persistence had to be why things went well with the textile
company, she thanked Gina for the
she returned to her team, only to notice
felt that it was shameful for a group leader to use her
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