Upon hearing his words, a hushed silence fell over the crowd. No one dared to provoke him further.
The bodyguards took a step forward to disperse the crowd, and the remaining employees swiftly entered the elevator, eager to continue with their work. Within moments, the lobby was once again vacant and quiet.
Nathaniel gripped Christina’s hand and pulled her into the private elevator reserved for higher–ups. Before the doors could close, he pinned her to the wall.
“You must explain yourself,” he demanded coldly.
Christina furrowed her brows and responded honestly, “I fell asleep in my room last night. When I woke up in the morning, Francis wasn’t there anymore.”
She spoke with an air of composure and indifference as if the situation held no significance to her.
Nathaniel narrowed his gaze. “That’s it?”
What does he mean? Does he not trust me?
Christina’s eyes turned cold. “What else do you think happened?”
She despised being mistrusted by anyone.
I don’t care what others think about me. He’s my husband, though. How could he not trust me?
As their gazes met, the air around them seemed to freeze.
There was no need for him to say anything as Christina could see the doubt in his
The elevator doors opened with a ding, breaking the silence.
gaze.
believe, perhaps we should reconsider our relationship,” she stated
doubts about each other would only tie each other down.
stalked out without
the gossip. “Christina, how did you manage to come up? There’s a crowd downstairs. I texted you earlier,
dismissed her concerns. “The security guards intervened, and they
other place, you would have been completely blocked and unable to get through,” Rayne remarked.
her, “I don’t want to meet with any clients today. Please refrain from disturbing me unless it’s something urgent.” With that,
read the scandalous news article about Christina and Francis in
Hadley Corporation’s stock prices took a hit. Throughout the morning
percent.
the company will face significant losses. Furthermore,
gaze shifted downward, fixating on the screen before him. His expression was inscrutable, making it difficult
three days, the matter didn’t settle down like usual but spread like wildfire
being shameless and
the extent of staking out Hadley Corporation, eagerly awaiting a chance to capture a photo of Christina for the sake
loyal man, receiving admiration from women. Numerous netizens expressed their willingness to marry him if he were to get a
began to rise once again, reflecting the positive
the paparazzi would surreptitiously capture her every move, invading her privacy.
that
but she
of the condominium rang, Christina opened the door, assuming it was Rayne who came to deliver
she didn’t step aside to
to her, forcing her to either
to say something, say it now.” “Christina, why must you talk to me this way?” Nathaniel frowned
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