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.
“If that’s what you believe, perhaps we should reconsider our relationship,” she
about each other would only tie each other down.
out without looking
the gossip. “Christina, how did you manage to come up? There’s a crowd downstairs. I
security guards
other place, you would have
clients today. Please refrain from disturbing me unless it’s something urgent.” With that,
Nathaniel as he read the scandalous news article about Christina and Francis
stock prices took a hit. Throughout the
percent.
prices keep falling, the company will face significant losses. Furthermore,
His
like usual but spread like wildfire online,
shameless and greedy. They
even went to the extent of staking out Hadley Corporation, eagerly awaiting a chance to capture a photo of
was depicted as a devoted and loyal man, receiving admiration from women. Numerous netizens expressed their willingness to marry him if he were to get a divorce.
prices stabilized and even began to rise once again, reflecting the positive perception
the paparazzi would surreptitiously capture her every move, invading her privacy. She
her children’s well–being, she hesitated to visit them, fearful that the relentless paparazzi would intrude on
care how the media portrayed her, but she refused to
rang, Christina opened the door, assuming it
she didn’t step aside to
as he came closer to her, forcing her to either take a
to say something, say it now.” “Christina, why must you talk to me this way?” Nathaniel frowned as
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