Let Me Stay The Night

Chapter 37 Teach Her A Lesson

The family dinner was a solemn affair. However, beneath the table, there was something else happening between Christina and Nathaniel.

When the man’s warm hand came to rest on Christina’s knee, her body trembled in shock, and she nearly dropped the piece of meat.

Tilting her head, she glared at him surreptitiously to tell him to cut it out..

Yet, it only caused Nathaniel to be amused. Meeting her widened eyes, he found her anxious demeanor endearing and utterly adorable.

He then ignored the warning look in her eyes and continued eating in an elegant manner akin to a prince’s.

Christina was the most impressed by how he could maintain a tranquil expression throughout it all, as though he was not the one touching her knee beneath the table.

His mastery in masking his real emotions reminded her of an experienced magician.

When his hand stopped moving across her thigh, Christina assumed that he no longer found it fun, so she proceeded to ignore him.

No sooner had she crammed the meat into her mouth and began to chew than she suddenly coughed. and expelled the contents of her mouth onto the face of Emilia, who had been seated directly across from her.

A deathly hush fell over the dining table. No one expected Christina to be capable of doing something as rude as spitting out food during the meal.

Emilia came to her senses and belatedly realized that Christina had spat food on her face, causing her delicate makeup to be ruined entirely,

“Ah! Christina, why are you so uncouth? This is disgusting!” she screamed tearfully as she ran away.

At that sight, the housekeepers could not help but snicker among themselves.

Gideon had hoped to have Emilia showcase her best qualities in front of Nathaniel so as to make a good impression on the latter, but his hopes were dashed.

He glowered at the housekeepers to stop them from laughing at his beloved daughter.

out a derisive

over Gideon, and he vowed to fire the housekeeper who

his right arm on the table with his fingertips on his

the one who

realization, Miranda and Gideon lapsed into silence, their expressions turning as black as

Emilia. They might be at odds,

all his fault! I only spit out the food in my mouth

but she dared not reveal her displeasure toward Christina as Nathaniel was

Emilia’s room to check on the latter. doing so under the

her makeup was all smeared. She looked

Teach her a lesson on

comforted her, “Don’t be mad and quickly clean yourself up. Show them what you’re made of by taking Nathaniel

from Christina was her only way

walked

and

collaboration to Nathaniel. so Gideon grew increasingly anxious and repeatedly gave

refused to meet his eyes and merely communicated with Nathaniel

wave of fury crashed through Gideon, but he could not lash out at her. After some deliberation, he said. “Christina, you

tilted his head to look at the woman beside her. “What collaboration?

finishing the strawberries; she could not be bothered to mention the collaboration.

up without any monetary support from Gideon, she was not willing to assist the Steele family in any way that

into her mouth. As expected, imported strawberries are sweeter than locally sourced ones.

second time, she answered slowly. “Steele Group wants to collaborate with Hadley Corporation, but I don’t think that is necessary. After all, Steele Group will be taking advantage of

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guts to be so blunt. He felt rage pulsing through his veins. Not only did she degrade Steele Group, but she also accused me

tension crackled in the air. If Nathaniel were not present, Gideon would have long ordered. someone to fetch him a stick so that he could give his unfilial

for Christina to be so bold as to go against Gideon

past, she had tried pleasing the Steele family and endured many grievances for her