Let Me Stay The Night

“Have you looked your fill?”

The seductive baritone of Nathaniel’s voice sounded as Christina lifted her eyes and met his intense gaze.

She looked away hastily, her face burning. “I’m heading back to the company.”

She strode out and was greeted by Sharon, who was heating up the leftover food from lunch. “Christina, come and have dinner.”

Christina’s stomach felt empty after waking up from her sleep. While she wasn’t particularly hungry, she sat at the table nonetheless and planned to grab a quick bite before being on her way.

Nathaniel stepped out, looking energized in his well–pressed clothing. He seemed to exude an innate sense of superiority.

He was as graceful as a prince that emerged from an oil painting as he took the spot next to Christina.

Sharon arranged the tableware before him. “Nathaniel, you must be hungry since you didn’t have lunch. Please dig in.”

With that, she scooped extra servings of food into his plate.

Christina was full after finishing just one plate due to her lack of appetite, while Nathaniel had more than his usual portion. They departed for the company together after dinner.

Gibson Corporation was empty as it was already after office hours.

Lina had arranged the documents on Christina’s desk before she went off. Christina felt invigorated and ready to get the day’s work done.

“You should get back to work for now. We’ll discuss the details tomorrow.” Christina sat down. Her gaze never once strayed from the documents before her.

Nathaniel’s eyes darkened. Was he being shooed away again?

He planted himself opposite Christina. “I don’t have time tomorrow as I’ll be heading home. We’ll talk it over at Scenic Garden Manor if not tonight.”

Christina paused and mentally calculated the amount of time Nathaniel had spent in Jadeborough. He couldn’t continue languishing with her here without a care for his company.

the contract lest Anya takes advantage of

documents and continued where he’d left off in the morning. “Pour me a cup of

that belonged in a museum.

he commanded others was so stern that it

and made her way to the pantry. She wasn’t familiar with the workings of a coffee machine since she rarely made coffee herself. After placing the cup below its spigot, she waited for

all over the back of her palm. Shocked and in pain, she felt

in a deep breath, her mind beginning to

to react when she was

rushed over at the noise and was surveying her scald moodily.

mentioned it

kit and placed her down on the

withdrawn her hand in time. She was lucky that the reddish swelling was just a

shadow fell over her as Nathaniel sat beside her and extracted the bandage and

than hers. His healthy tan was a stark contrast with her delicately fair complexion. The effect of that image

began speeding up at the thought of him admonishing her. However, all he did was ask, “Does it hurt?” He blew lightly on the back of her

they were on fire. She’d be a liar to deny being moved by his actions, but her past

knew whether he’d lock her up again if she ruffled

his promise to her the

shaking free from

look she leveled at him. “You don’t have to do it anymore.

the medical kit back where it belonged and managed to operate the coffee machine after a cursory glance at the

clumsiness in managing to hurt herself over

of coffee were soon ready on the office table.

and felt energized almost

began discussing the details of the contract, and Christina was astonished at how meticulously Nathaniel went

backed down in their negotiation. However, it was expected that Hadley Corporation would split hairs over other areas after offering such a

finally signed the contract