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.

out the problem and finally

headlines.

ride in

reputation of Radiant Corporation

has to

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

director’s car,

and the director was the ultimate prize. It was a crime for Christina

seeped into her bones as she finished reading the article. Even her fingertips

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

a ridiculous

rumors without inadvertently revealing that I’m Mrs. Hadley or having Nathaniel step forward?

her silent.

this matter and hope it would pass.

peter out as Christina had thought but were exacerbated instead, and every designer had voiced their desire to boycott

not tolerate a designer in Radiant Corporation using her beauty for an advantage

dangerous culture but was also an insult to the

Christina arrived at the office in the morning,

her small desk.

of a frenzy, and the security guards immediately informed the

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

today, it will be an insult to the rest

we leave!”

relationship between Nathaniel and Christina was. Even so, he had seen how differently Nathaniel treated her the other day.

away, then this girl was photographed

into his car, even us, so maybe, as

suggests…

could care less about this matter, but he had

woman. His face twisted into an awkward expression. “Why don’t

polite way out for

embarrass herself further now that he

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