Chapter 44
Chapter 44 I Will Set Up A Studio
Christina couldn’t be bothered to exin herself as she was not obligated to tell anyone about their
rtionship.
“Yes, that’s right. We’re not a real married couple, so you should stop expecting me to be the bridge
between you guys,” she said and hung up the phone immediately after.
Seeing the word “Dad” on her phone screen put a wry smile on her face.
I treated him like my father, but he has never treated me like his daughter… He never calls unless he
needs me to pull some strings or do him some favors. He doesn’t even ask me how I’ve been. What a
joke… Oh, well… He’ll probably stop bothering me in the future, so that’s not so bad.
Although Nathaniel had gotten a lot busiertely, he would still call her and text her on a daily basis.
Christina’s daily life revolved around her office, the cafeteria, and her house.
When it was time for lunch, her colleagues suggested that they go to a nearby barbecue restaurant.
Probably because of her rtionship with Nathaniel, her colleagues had gotten a lot chattier and
friendlier with her all of a sudden.
Some of them would even ask her about her rtionship with Nathaniel, but she would always brush
their questions off with vague answers,
“Let’s go, Christina! We’ve already made reservations!” said a female colleague as they dragged her
out
of the office.
It wasn’t until they arrived at the restaurant that they realized Yosef was there as well.
As they were seated directly across from him, the female colleagues were all fangirling over his elegant
yet mncholic aura.
Christina was starting to wonder if they actually came here for him and not to have lunch.
She went to use the restroom before they paid the bill, and Yosef was the only one left by the time she
came out.
The waiter served them two sses of juice after putting away the tes and utensils.
“Let’s finish this before we go.” Yosef said while handing her one of the sses.
Christina couldn’t bring herself to decline his offer, so she sat down and took a sip of the juice. “Let’s
split the bill. I’ll transfer the money over to you.”
“Sure thing. Here’s my QR code,” Yosef replied while holding his phone out.
Christina pulled out her phone and was about to scan his QR code when someone snatched her phone
out of her hand.
“What do you two think you’re doing?” Nathaniel shouted angrily as he stood there, dressed in a suit
The look in his eyes grew cold when his gaze fell upon Yosef.
The aura he exuded was so frigid that nobody dared look directly at him.
Oh, no… What is Nathaniel doing here? He looks really angry. I bet he must have gotten the wrong
idea. With that in mind. Christina said. “Please don’t misunderstand. I’m just paying him money for
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Nathaniel got incredibly jealous when he nced at the table and saw that there were only two sets of
tes and utensils.
“Were you two the only ones having lunch here?” he asked while trying his best to keep his anger
suppressed.
Christina quickly exined, “No, there were other colleagues as well. They went back ahead of us.”
I shouldn’t have let the waiter clear the table! It’ll be a lot harder to convince Nathaniel noto!
Naturally, Yosef recognized Nathaniel as his boss, but he wasn’t afraid of being used of something
he didn’t do.
“Hey, Christina. Isn’t your boyfriend overreacting a little? There’s nothing wrong with two coworkers.
having lunch together, is there?” he asked nonchntly.
The look on Nathaniel’s face turned increasingly gloomy when he heard that. “Shut up! Outsiders.
should just stay out of this!”
He had wanted to tell Yosef about their rtionship, but Christina dragged him away before he could
say anything. “I’m sorry, my boyfriend is a little hot-tempered”
It wasn’t until they reached a quiet alley that she stopped and asked, “Why did you have to get so mad
earlier?”
There was a hint of displease in Christina’s eyes when she said that. Why is he acting like I’ve done
something horrible? I didn’t do anything wrong!
Naturally, Nathaniel didn’t take too kindly to her question after everything that had just happened. “I
came over to have lunch with you, only to see you dining with another man.”
“I told you, there were other colleagues with us! Could you stop being so unreasonable?” Christina
eximed in frustration.
What is wrong with him? Am I not allowed to have a social life anymore? Or am I only allowed to hang
out with women?
Although Nathaniel was still mad at her, he knew better than to continue arguing when he saw that she
was getting angry. It wasn’t easy for him to finally improve their rtionship, so he didn’t want to run
it over another man.
After a brief moment of silence, Nathaniel said, “I was just worried about you. Did you see how that guy
dolls himself up? He’s definitely no gentleman!”
“What are you so worried about? Did you really think I’d leave you for someone else just because I had
lunch with them? Am I really that fickle to you?” Christina was really getting irritated.
She had wanted to warn Nathaniel against badmouthing Yosef, but held her tongue when she saw how
furious he looked. She knew that bringing that up would only add fuel to his mes of anger even
Of course, Nathaniel didn’t actually think she would leave him for someone else over a meal However,
he felt as though his precious treasure was taken from him when he saw her having a great time with
another man.
Not many people in the world were capable of angering Nathaniel, but Christina was the only one he
couldn’t bring himself to argue with.
Nathaniel tried his best to suppress his rage as he said, “What’s the point in working at a ce like
this? You should just resign and leave thispany. If you like designing so much, I’ll set up a studio
just for you! How about that?”
There are plenty of male colleagues at her workce, so there’s no telling if she’ll run into perverts who
want to take advantage of her. It’s better if I provide her with an isted environment and cut her off
from all those other guys! Also, she’s always so busy, and I can’t believe I need to make an
appointment just to have lunch with her! It feels as though we’re having a business meeting instead!
Now you’re just going overboard. I’m doing just fine at work, so why should I quit my job?” Christina
had had enough of his unreasonable behavior.
Has he ever considered seeking my opinion on things? That was so disrespectful! Was his gentle
personality just a lie to conceal his ugly nature? He’s being unreasonable when things aren’t going his
way!
Nathaniel genuinely thought his suggestion was a great idea, so he didn’t understand why she got so
worked up about it. “It’s so difficult for me to juste and see you. You’re either busy at work, dining
with your colleagues, or clocking in overtime!”
He was starting to get tired of going out of his way andpromising for her sake when he himself was
swamped with work, too.
While he found it refreshing at first, doing it for a prolonged period of time was starting to wear him
down. It would be a lot easier for them to spend time with each other if her schedule wasn’t so packed.
I do like it when Nathanieles over to spend time with me, but now it turns out I’m the only one
enjoying it. I don’t want him to be so tired and stressed out because of me.
With that in mind, Christina let out a sigh and said, “I’m sorry. I didn’t know this would be such a huge
burden to you. You don’t have toe and see me if I’m working overtime.”
Realizing that she had misunderstood him, Nathaniel asked anxiously, “Isn’t it every designer’s dream.
to own a studio of their own? I’m just helping you make that dream a reality here. What’s so wrong
about that?”