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,”
who had doubts about each other would only tie each other down.
out without looking
her office, Rayne rushed over to Christina, having already read about the gossip. “Christina, how did you manage to come up? There’s a crowd downstairs. I
to dwell on the frustrating incident, dismissed her concerns. “The security guards intervened, and they dispersed the crowd,” she casually replied, brushing
Corporation. If it were any other place, you would have been completely blocked
unless it’s something urgent.” With that,
as he read the scandalous news article about Christina and
Corporation’s stock prices took a hit. Throughout the morning until the market closed at eleven–thirty, the company’s shares plummeted
percent.
losses. Furthermore, explaining
His expression was inscrutable, making it difficult
usual but spread like wildfire online, garnering a lot of
being shameless and greedy. They
users, and some even went to the extent of staking out Hadley Corporation,
man, receiving admiration from women.
prices stabilized and even began to rise once again, reflecting
the constant scrutiny. Every time she ventured outside, the paparazzi would surreptitiously capture her every move, invading her privacy. She resented being pursued
fearful that the relentless paparazzi would intrude on their
she refused to drag her kids into the matter.
opened the door, assuming it
gaze, and she didn’t step aside to allow Nathaniel
was dark as he came closer to her, forcing her
now.” “Christina, why must you talk
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