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 the problem and finally understood after reading

headlines.

ride in

reputation of Radiant Corporation by sleeping

Steele has to be

been blown out of proportion, and practically every employee had shared the headline.

didn’t only spin a narration about her getting into the director’s car, but also on her dubious relationship with Yosef, leader of

the ultimate prize. It was a crime for Christina to sink her

finished

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

a ridiculous joke!

I clear up the rumors without inadvertently revealing that I’m

her

this matter and hope

out as Christina had thought but were exacerbated instead, and every designer

a designer in Radiant Corporation using her beauty for an advantage

not only promoted a dangerous culture but was also an insult to the other

the morning, several

her small desk.

was too much of a frenzy, and the security guards immediately informed the

came to the design department a few minutes later to find a small crowd had

letter today, it will be an insult to the rest of

we leave!”

had seen the photos online, but he wasn’t sure what the relationship between Nathaniel and Christina was. Even so, he had seen how differently Nathaniel treated her the other

warned me away, then this girl was photographed entering his

gets into his car, even us, so maybe, as the internet

suggests…

about this matter, but

as he was personally unwilling to fire a beautiful woman. His face twisted into an awkward expression. “Why don’t you take some time off, Christina? We’ll make a decision once I get to the bottom of

was the most polite way out for Christina.

resist and embarrass herself further now that he had spoken out.

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