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.
you believe, perhaps we should
each other would only tie each other
stalked out
already read about the gossip. “Christina, how did you manage to come up? There’s a crowd downstairs. I texted you earlier, asking you not to come to the office,” Rayne exclaimed.
on the frustrating incident, dismissed her concerns. “The security guards intervened, and they dispersed the crowd,” she casually replied, brushing off
Corporation. If it were any other place, you would have been completely blocked and unable to get through,”
refrain from disturbing me unless it’s something urgent.” With that, she
read the scandalous news article about
moment the article surfaced, Hadley Corporation’s stock prices took a hit. Throughout the morning until the market closed at eleven–thirty, the company’s shares
percent.
the prices keep falling, the company will face significant losses. Furthermore, explaining this to the
gaze shifted downward, fixating on the screen before him. His expression was inscrutable, making
usual but spread like wildfire online, garnering a lot
shameless and greedy. They even accused her of seducing a
internet users, and some even went to the extent of staking out Hadley Corporation,
man, receiving admiration from women.
Corporation’s share prices stabilized and even began to rise once again, reflecting the
surreptitiously capture her every move,
well–being, she hesitated to visit them, fearful that the relentless paparazzi would intrude on
but she refused to
the doorbell of the condominium rang, Christina opened the door, assuming it was Rayne who came
and she didn’t step aside to allow
he came closer to her, forcing her to either
here to say something, say it now.” “Christina, why must you talk to me this way?” Nathaniel frowned as his
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