Adoration At Night and Forever

Christine buried her face in her hands. Slowly, she looked over to the side of the bed.

Crumpled clothes lay on the floor and there were a couple drops of blood staining the sheets.

"Miss Christine, Mr. Nicholas insists you come now! He says that he has something very important to discuss with you!" Lucy Li knocked on the door again.

Christine scratched her head. "I know!"

She groaned as she got up, feeling sore all over.

Then she walked over to the bathroom to freshen up and when she finished, she went to the closet to pick out one of her mother's old dresses. She was fixing her hair when she heard Lucy Li knock on her door yet again.

"Miss Christine, Mr. Nicholas is waiting for you in the study!" Lucy Li shouted, exasperated with how long Christine was taking to get ready. When Christine finally came out, her face softened.

"It took you long enough, Miss Christine," she chastised lovingly. "Oh, Aunt Lucy. I'm sorry. I'm here now, aren't I?" Christine placed an arm around the woman and gave her an affectionate squeeze.

"Oh, you! When you meet Mr. Nicholas later, just hear him out, okay?" Lucy said.

Christine gave her a small smile.

"Don't worry! I know what I should do!"

In just a few days, Christine would be a full-fledged adult. She would never need to take orders from anyone ever again. She could finally stand on her own two feet.

Everything her mother owned would finally be passed on to her.

When her mother passed away, she had made Christine her sole inheritor. However, since Christine was still a child, her father was entrusted with guarding Christine's mother's fortune. Her father... It seemed that he had forgotten about her mother so quickly. He had been spending her money like there was no tomorrow.

after the funeral, he already brought another

or Stella tormented her, he turned a blind eye. At times,

affection. She resigned herself to the fact that he might never pay attention to her and as time passed, her mother's absence felt more like

Christine sighed helplessly. Why was life

you dallying outside? How long

cut through her thoughts and brought

Go inside!" Lucy opened the door and beckoned for her to

a deep sigh. She cared so much for Christine and she only wished she could do

She pushed the wooden door of Nicholas Luo's study and walked

she approached her father

an eternity. He blinked once. Twice.

Christine said nothing.

Nicholas shook his head.

she was.

seemed to

was surprised. What

miss her

feeling surged

missed his late wife. Once upon a time, she was

of his funk. He gestured for Christine to take a seat

sat in her father's

Stella and Amanda yesterday?" Nicholas Luo asked, leaning into his chair. He did not seem

Something about him seemed

Christine stayed silent.