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

continued where he’d left off

gaze was lowered, and his chiseled side profile resembled a sculpture that belonged in a museum. His

he commanded others was so stern that it compelled them to do

a coffee machine since she rarely made coffee herself. After

back of her palm. Shocked

in a deep breath, her mind beginning

barely had time to react when she was lifted off her feet.

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

“My, assistant mentioned it being stored at

identified the whereabouts of the medical kit and placed her down on the couch to retrieve it.

time. She was lucky that the reddish swelling

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

tan was a stark contrast with her delicately fair complexion. The effect of that image was as jarring as a ferocious

he did was ask, “Does it hurt?” He blew lightly on the

worse as the places he’d touched felt like they were on fire. She’d be a liar to deny being moved by his actions, but her

knew whether he’d lock her up again if

promise to her the minute he became

her hand after shaking free from her reverie. “Not

pursue the matter at the hostile look she leveled at him. “You

managed to operate the coffee machine after a cursory glance

for her clumsiness in managing to hurt herself over such a

soon ready on

sip and felt energized almost instantaneously.

the contract, and Christina was astonished at how

their negotiation. However, it was expected that Hadley Corporation would split hairs over other areas

the contract well past midnight.