Let Me Stay The Night

Chapter 29

Chapter 29 Shunning Christina

Christina left work in a cheerful mood and broke the news to Evelyn that her design had been selected by the company.

Evelyn was overjoyed, and she hurried into the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes to celebrate.

Christina went into her bedroom, kicked off her slippers, and sprawled on the bed to scroll through her phone when she received an international call.

A hypnotic male voice said, “Have you gotten off work?”

Christina stilled for a moment before returning. “Nathaniel?”

The hoarseness in his voice lent credence to how busy he had been for the past few days, but the fact that she didn’t recognize his voice darkened his mood.

He gave a low hum, and both of them fell silent. “Did anyone deliberately approach you in my absence?”

Christina’s brows drew together as she did not understand what he was implying.

“No,” she answered honestly.

Nathaniel said unemotionally. “Okay, I’m hanging up now.”

Before he disconnected, she heard someone in the background shouting about a meeting starting, as if he had carved out time from his hectic schedule to give her a call before resuming work.

Christina stared at the unfamiliar number and hesitated for a moment before saving it to her contacts.

Evelyn called her out for dinner a while later.

After a good night’s rest, Christina changed into a petite suit and went to work the next morning-

She felt eyes boring into her with contempt the moment she walked into the office as if she was everyone’s common enemy.

Why the drastic change after one night?

Christina felt like an alien in everyone’s eyes, a feeling that left a sour taste in her mouth.

company’s forum to figure out

headlines.

intern hitched a ride in

tarnished the reputation of Radiant Corporation by sleeping around!

Steele has to be

and practically every employee had shared

narration about her getting into the director’s car,

and the director was the ultimate prize. It was a crime for Christina to sink her claws in both of

bones as she finished reading the

to the top because my designs made the cut despite me being

ridiculous

do I clear up the rumors without inadvertently revealing that I’m Mrs. Hadley

rendered her silent.

could only grudgingly ignore this matter and hope

were exacerbated instead, and every designer had voiced their desire to boycott her.

using her beauty for an advantage

culture but was also an insult to the other hardworking designers.

the office in the morning, several designers demanding justice

her small desk.

security guards immediately informed the

lan came to the design department a few minutes later to find

team leader, challenged, “Mr. Sacchetti, if Christina doesn’t turn in her resignation letter today, it

we leave!”

he wasn’t sure what the relationship between Nathaniel and Christina was. Even so, he had seen how

me away, then this girl was photographed entering his

who will nitpick every time someone gets into his car, even us,

suggests…

less about this matter, but he had to resolve the worsening

an awkward expression. “Why don’t you take some time off, Christina?

most polite way

was pointless for Christina to resist and embarrass herself further now that he had

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