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.
When he saw Nathaniel massaging
Hadley is letting Mrs. Hadley lean on him even though she hasn’t
the tray of food, not
morning. Christina
was then she realized that there was
a moment of studying the unfamiliar face, she averted her gaze and said, “Mr. Hadley, I’ve contacted the textile manufacturers you
in his work and let his eyes flick toward Gina, who was
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An
you.”
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picked a company, she put its folder on the table. “This
quiet hum of acknowledgment from Nathaniel, Gina
been busying away in the morning, only to pave the way for another
all her time working for Nathaniel, but she would not do it for anyone
else.
too, knew that Christina had been having trouble
out that Hadley Corporation was the one interested in
Corporation, she immediately called Christina and told the latter to
personally. “You must be the one
she was looking for, she asked, “Mister, I’d
chuckled and answered, “Of course. Coincidentally, we have a free spot for this, so we’ll be
face. “That’s wonderful. Let’s sign the contract right now then.”
like to give you a discount.” At that, the factory manager asked his assistant to bring the contract and told Christina that
relaxing as she looked at the signed contract.
have gone a little too smoothly. However, she soon thought about how her persistence had
company, she
returned to her team, only to
all felt that it was shameful for a group leader to use her title to
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