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

fire the housekeeper who had the audacity to laugh at his

the table

Hadley was the one

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

to humiliate Emilia. They might be

out the food in my mouth because he frightened me by

eyes, but she dared not reveal her displeasure toward Christina as Nathaniel

finished her food before she headed to Emilia’s room to check on the latter.

had washed her face, but her makeup was all smeared. She looked like she had just come out of the

that on purpose! Teach her

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

mother’s words made sense. Stealing Nathaniel away from Christina was her only way

comforting Emilia, Miranda walked out

her meal and was about to leave with Nathaniel.

Christina had not mentioned a word about the collaboration to

Christina refused to meet his eyes and merely

not lash out at her. After some deliberation, he

head to look at the woman beside her. “What collaboration? You didn’t

wanted to leave after 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 could potentially lead to their success.

strawberry into her mouth. As expected, imported

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 Hadley Corporation in the collaboration as they lack the

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our family of riding on Hadley Corporation’s coattails”

pulsing through his veins. Not

Nathaniel were not present, Gideon would have long ordered. someone to fetch him a stick so that he could give his unfilial daughter a

so bold as to go

the Steele family and