Chapter 349 An Old Friend


    “What are you getting at? Do you not trust me?” Christina froze momentarily. I’m already leaving the


    children behind at Scenic Garden Manor, so it proves I have no choice but to leave for a while. If I were


    to leave and not return, I would bring the children with me.


    Nathaniel’s eyes shone with determination when he answered, “It’s not that I don’t trust you. I’m just


    worried about you… Also, I want to help you.”


    Christina stared at him dubiously.


    Nathaniel was worried about her, but that was only one of the reasons he was refusing to let her leave.


    The other reason was that he couldn’t trust Francis or Yosef.


    “I don’t need you to worry about me. If you want to help, please help me look after Cam and Lucas


    while I’m away” Christina wanted to leave with her luggage in her grip.


    However, the man before her wouldn’t budge.


    Christina then bit her lip lightly and grumbled. “If you stop me, you’ll only remind me of the time when


    you kept me in Scenic Garden Manor against my will! Do you want me to recall how domineering,


    ruthless, and annoying you were?”


    Christina’s words were as sharp as daggers.


    Although they had already cleared up most of the misunderstandings between them, Christina was still


    brooding over the things he did to her back then.


    Nathaniel knew Christina was angry, but he was worried about letting her travel abroad on her own.


    After mulling over it for a while, he said. “You can go, but you must let me assign you a bodyguard to


    keep you safe. He won’t stop you from doing anything. His only job is to protect you.”


    Is he really sending someone to monitor me? Christina wasn’t pleased.


    Before Christina could utter a word in response, Nathaniel said authoritatively. “If you don’t let me do


    that, I won’t let you leave.”


    Christina checked the time and noticed that she waste by almost half an hour. Since she couldn’t


    convince him otherwise, she had to give in.


    “Fine. I need to leave now,” Christina responded. Well, I guess it’s good to have someone protecting


    me. After all, dangerous situations might arise when I’m abroad.


    “I’ll get the driver to send you to the airport and arrange a private ne for you,” he said.


    “Okay.”


    Christina was in contact with Yosef when she was at the airport.


    Apparently, plenty of imitation model products were found in their studio. Since they were making. high-


    endmissions for their clients, they had all signed non-disclosure contracts.


    Hence, the appearance of imitations could be considered as them breaching the contracts. If that were


    the case, they would be forced topensate their clients.


    Due to the enormous amount of money involved, the studio could be forced to go belly up.


    Suddenly, a deep and maic voice of a man rang out. “The ne is ready, Ms. Steele.”


    Christina lifted her gaze and saw a tall man standing before her.


    The man was wearing ck casual clothes, a mask, and a pair of sunsses. He was almost all


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    “A-Are you the bodyguard Nathaniel sent to protect me?” Christina queried.


    The man nodded slightly. “Yes. Is there a problem?”


    Christina had seen most of Nathaniel’s bodyguards, but she had never seen one looking as entric


    as the man before her eyes. Is there some kind of mistake?


    Upon noticing the dubious look on Christina’s face, the man whipped out his employee ID and gave it


    to her. “This is my employee ID. If you don’t trust me, feel free to call Mr. Hadley.”


    Even though the man was wearing a pair of sunsses, Christina could still sense his sharp gaze.


    Nevertheless, she took the employee ID from him, and it read: Yael Grealish.


    While standing before the man, Christina texted Nathaniel for confirmation.


    Soon, she received a text saying that the man before her was the most experienced bodyguard


    Nathaniel had.


    Christina heaved a sigh of relief after receiving the confirmation.


    “Let’s go,” she said.


    The man hummed in acknowledgment, took her luggage, and followed her onto the ne.


    Upon arriving in the cabin, Christina sat in the single seat in the front row while the bodyguard sat


    behind her.


    Christina checked the texts she had received on her phone and noticed that Yosef had sent her a


    series of texts.


    In response, sheforted him in her replies. Yosef has never been an emotional man, but judging


    from the texts he sent me, he seems to be preparing himself for the worst. He invested so much of his


    effort in this studio. If something like this were to destroy the studio for good, it would be such a pity.


    “Have a ss of milk, Mrs. Hadley.”


    The maic voice rang out again. Stunned, Christina turned around to see a ss of hot milk being


    served to her.


    Christina took the ss of milk from the man and sipped it. This bodyguard has a strong aura. Although


    he’s all covered up. I can still feel the intense aura he’s eruding. The only person I know that has this


    kind of aura is Nathaniel.


    Despite having that thought in her mind, she couldn’t help but strongly resist the possibility of Nathaniel


    being the bodyguard when she nced at him and saw his yellow-colored hair. Nathaniel would never


    dye his hair yellow. It would be absurd if he did.


    “Mr. Bodyguard, I’ve never seen you before. Do you normally not work?” Christina asked tentatively.


    The man stiffened at those words, but the pair of sunsses he was wearing sessfully concealed


    the panic in his eyes. “Yes, I only work when I’m required to protect people who are important.”


    Christina had heard about how the top bodyguards would be away on sabbatical unless their services


    were required.


    Convinced, Christina gave the empty ss to the man. “I’m taking a nap. Don’te near me unless I


    tell you to she ordered. Mr. Bodyguard’s qura is as intimidating as Nathaniel’s


    The man hummed in response and stepped away with the empty ss in his hand.


    Under the dim lighting in the cabin. Christina dozed off in no time.


    The air-conditioning was rather strong in the cabin, but she was merely wearing a thin knitted jacket.


    Seeing that, the man took out a nket and put it over her.


    Afterward, he removed his sunsses to reveal his sharp. dark eyes. The bodyguard was none other


    than Nathaniel himself.


    Under the dim lighting, everything, apart from the yellow hair, was still the same as how Nathaniel


    would normally look. Needless to say, his expression was also void of any emotions,


    Nathaniel knew Christina would never allow him to tag along, but he thought no one could protect her


    as well as he could. Hence, he came up with the idea of disguising himself as a bodyguard. He even


    went the extra mile to dye his hair yellow, which was the color he hated the most.


    A whileter, he put his sunsses back on, sat next to Christina, and silently watched her sleep.


    By the time Christina woke up, the ne had alreadye to a halt.


    Only then did she notice that she was sleeping under a nket. No wonder I felt so warm.


    The second she rose to her feet, the bodyguard approached her with a woolen coat and put it over her


    shoulders. “It’s cold outside.”


    An inexplicable feeling rose within Christina when she sensed the bodyguard’s care for her.


    With the wool coat on, Christina stepped out of the cabin. A gust of chilly wind swept past, but she


    didn’t feel cold at all.


    “Christina!” Yosef quickly walked up to her when he saw her in the arrival hall.


    Like a pair of old friends meeting each other after a long time, they were very concerned about each


    other.


    Yosef then reached out his arms, intending to pull Christina into a hug.