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.

a derisive chuckle

anger washed over Gideon, and he vowed to fire the housekeeper who had the audacity to

on the table with his fingertips on his lips. One could not deny that the smirk on the latter’s face was

Hadley was the one who

realization, Miranda and Gideon lapsed into silence, their expressions

humiliate Emilia. They might be at odds, but

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

dared not reveal her displeasure

her food before she headed to Emilia’s room to check on the latter. doing so under the

smeared. She looked

done that on purpose! Teach her a lesson

comforted her, “Don’t be mad and quickly clean yourself up. Show them what you’re made of by taking Nathaniel away from her. I can’t help you if you stay in your

Nathaniel away from Christina was her only way to take revenge on the latter.

Miranda walked out of the

finished her meal and was about to leave

the start of the dinner, Christina had not mentioned a word about the collaboration to Nathaniel. so Gideon grew increasingly

eyes

crashed through Gideon, but he could not lash out at her. After some deliberation, he said. “Christina, you previously mentioned that you

beside her. “What collaboration? You didn’t tell me

after finishing the strawberries; she could not be

she was not willing to assist the Steele family in any way that could potentially

her mouth. As expected, imported strawberries are sweeter

be taking advantage of Hadley Corporation in the collaboration as they lack the financial resources and connections required to do things on their own. I’m trying

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riding on Hadley Corporation’s coattails”

did he think Christina would have the guts to be so blunt. He felt rage pulsing through his veins. Not

If Nathaniel were not present, Gideon would have long ordered. someone to fetch him a stick so

so bold as to

had tried pleasing the Steele family and endured many grievances for her mother’s