Let Me Stay The Night

Chapter 218

Chapter 218 My Daughter In Law Designs This

Thus, the matter was deemed resolved.

Julia then turned her attention to Christina. “Are you hurt, Christina?”

Instinctively, Christina hid her wrist behind her back and gave an easy smile. “I’m fine.”

However, her subtle gesture did not escape Julia and her hawklike eyes. She strode over. “Let me see,” she said, her voice ringing with authority.

Forced to oblige, Christina held her wrist out. Her skin bore scratches caused by the bramble, and her white sweater, torn by the branches, was stained red from blood.

Poor girl! Her fair, unblemished skin is all scratched!

Julia grimaced with pity. “Why didn’t you say something, child? Come inside with me at once,”

While they were running earlier, Christina had been shielding her from the whipping barrage of branches, which was how she had emerged unscathed.

Charlie, too, grew worried after taking a glimpse of the scratches on Christina’s arms. As the three of them. turned to enter the house, the trio did not pay Moira, who was frozen to the spot, any attention.

Her scheme to paint Christina as a curse failed. The indignity of the failed scheme rose up within Moira.

Despite having promised to stay for dinner, she had lost her appetite.

Hence, she departed after giving them an excuse that she would visit another day.

Raymond summoned the doctor, who quickly dressed Christina’s wounds and reported that they were not very deep and would most likely not leave scars, but she was not allowed to let them come in contact with

Water.

Julia felt a surge of gratitude. “Does it hurt? You shouldn’t have done that. At this age, I’m used to getting battered. Your skin, however, is so delicate.”

Christina was flabbergasted upon hearing those words.

How is it possible for such thoughtful words to part from Mrs. Hadley’s mouth? She even once mentioned that I am rough and uncouth. Now she feels bad for me?

warm, fuzzy feeling well up within her. “I’m fine. It’s all right as

wrists that were hurt. Injuries on

to argue with her, Julia sighed. “You silly

she forced the former to stay for dinner,

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of activities lined up for its anniversary; so the employees

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themselves swamped.

day of the gown exhibition

Shelley’s new designs. Once it gained recognition, it would secure her place within the

invitation to the exhibition. All of them were Radiant Corporation’s

time,

regarded Radiant Corporation as the voice of authority in the

gown exhibition that night was a highly

corner, Christina, Gina, and their colleagues were gazing ahead

attention.

the music, the

eyes but the subsequent exhibits mesmerized the

of black gowns adorned with jasmine flowers at the front, succinctly encapsulating the beauty of Oriental

audience below began

design!”

too. Call the company to reserve one before they get

Corporation’s new designs

the jasmine–themed designs were well

on stage for the final curtain call and

in the crowd’s adoration. Her smile was

fixed her with a severe glare. “I have a question. Are the black gowns shown tonight a design of Ms.

was brimming with confidence. Another

Please contact the staff if you wish to make

designs are going to

came, Julia sneered. “I do want to contact the staff, but not to reserve a

once, every head in the crowd turned at

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