Chapter 428 A Terrible Sensation
Christina only apanied Francis to the event as a mere formality. She left the ce not long after
she entered.
She only realized that it was almost ten at night when she was on the way home.
She quickly dialed Nathaniel’s number, but there was no answer. She breathed a heavy sigh before.
returning to Scenic Garden Manor.
The lights in the living room were switched off. The ce was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
However, there was an overwhelming pressure emanating from the room.
Christina jumped in shock when she saw the tall figure seated on the couch. “Why didn’t you turn on
the lights?”
She immediately noticed Nathaniel’s angry expression when the lights were switched on. There was a
murderous look in his eyes. It looked like he was a predator in the mountains waiting to attack.
Nathaniel narrowed his eyes. Through clenched teeth, he asked, “You looked beautiful with the
makeup on. Why did you remove it?”
The makeup….
Christina left after showing up for appearance purposes. Before she went home, she removed her
makeup and changed out of her outfit.
Biting the bullet, she exined, “Please don’t misunderstand. I only apanied him to go through the
motions. I tried calling you on the way home, but you didn’t answer.”
Nathaniel’s aura was terrifying, causing Christina to break out in a cold sweat.
He stood up and made his way toward her. “Is it your job to apany Francis?”
With an authoritative voice and eyes reddened with anger, it was evident that Nathaniel was livid. Just
his aura alone caused Christina to feel a strong sense of suffocation.
Nathaniel wrapped his hands around her neck and tightened them with just enough pressure so that
she wouldn’t choke. “I was waiting for you, but you were with Francis.”
That was something he could not ept.
He hated other people touching his things. He especially hated it when Francis was the one who did it.
“I was working. If I didn’te, don’t you know how to go back first? Are you stupid?” Christina never
expected that Nathaniel would be this patient.
“Christina! Won’t you return to how you were no matter how much I amodate or try to please
you?” Nathaniel asked, his voice slightly trembling.
He did not want the version of Christina before him. She was cold and emotionless, and he could not
figure out what she was thinking. He wanted her to return to the version of herself that was gentle and
would act cute in his arms.
Christina felt her heart break into two when she heard that. “You were amodating to me? You
were trying to please me?”
He was just temporarily hiding his true nature. If a problem arose, he would return to his usual
unreasonable and possessive self.
Christina pushed away his hands and coughed. “Don’t act all affectionate with me. What’s inside the
file in your study? What secrets are you hiding from me? Have you told me about them?“
The secrets in my study… Nathaniel widened his eyes. Did she see them?
Anger danced behind their eyes as they red at each other. Nathaniel coldly said, “You will regret
angering me.”
With that, he turned and walked out the door. A few momentster, the sound of a car driving away
could be heard from outside.
It was only after he left that Christina finally rxed. It felt like all the energy had left her body as she
stumbled backward, her knees weak from pretending to be strong.
Perhaps Christina’s emotions were unstable because she woke up early the following day.
She washed up and changed before sending Lucas and Cam to kindergarten.
The two children were in the backseat of the car. They stared at their mother through the rearview
mirror and noticed her gloomy look. Lucas pursed his lips and asked, “Mommy, did you argue with
Daddy?”
Christina tensed up. Were we too loud in the living roomst night? Did the children hear us?
She did not want their familial matters to affect the children. She scolded herself inwardly before
shing them a smile and said, “No, we didn’t.”
Cam innocently asked, “Why is your neck red?”
Christina reached up to adjust the rearview mirror so she could see herself. Only then did she notice
the red handprint marks around her neck. She did not expect it to be such a dark shade of red,
She touched her neck guiltily before exining, “I identally scratched it.”
Lucas and Cam exchanged nces. If Mommy doesn’t want to tell us, it’s no use if we keep asking
her.
However, the children were confident that Christina had not scratched herself. The markings were long.
It looks like Daddy’s handprints.
Soon, they reached the kindergarten. Christina ced a kiss on each of the children’s foreheads. “Be
good and study hard. I’lle early to pick you up!”
“Okay, Mommy!”
The children kissed her cheeks before trotting off to kindergarten.
Christina went back into the car and took a scarf from her bag. She wrapped it around her neck to
cover the markings on her neck before she started the car and drove to thepany.
Throughout the day, she could not focus on her work. When it was time to get off work, a deliveryman.
came.
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Rayne signed to ept the parcel before bringing it to Christina’s office. “Christina, you have a parcel.
Do you want me to open it for you?”
“Sure,” Christina replied nonchntly as she twirled her pen between her fingers.
“It’s a lipstick. There’s also a card with a message saying that this color suits you best,” Rayne read off
the card before handing it over to her, along with the lipstick.
Christina nced at the lipstick. Isn’t this the lipstick I took an interest tost night? She immediately
knew who had sent her the lipstick.
She rearranged the things on her table, grabbed her bag, and stood up to leave. “Throw it away.”
Rayne hurried after her. She was confused. “But this is a limited edition lipstick. It’s such a pity to throw
it
away.
While Christina was not paying attention, Rayne quickly stuffed the lipstick and card into Christina’s
bag.
Christina overlooked her actions as she walked out of her office.
The elevator doors opened. Christina was about to enter when she noticed Nathaniel and Sebastian
were inside. The atmosphere immediately tensed up.
She hesitated to enter. Justst night, their conversation had ended on a bad note. Neither of them was
in a good mood.
Sebastian broke the silence and said, “What a coincidence, Mrs. Hadley. Let’s take the elevator
together,
Christina hummed a reply before walking in.
Soon, they arrived at the underground parking lot. Christina and Nathaniel sat on different ends in the
car. It seemed like there was an invisible border separating them.
Christina rested her hands atop her knees, looking like an obedient child.
Nathaniel caught sight of her neck from the corners of his eyes. The scarf moved when she gulped,
and he noticed the red marks that the scarf covered. I was agitatedst night. Was I too rough when I
grabbed her?
He felt his heart soften as he nced at her delicate appearance.
All of a sudden, the car swerved. The duo seated in the back could not help but lean sideways to
stabilize themselves.
After stabilizing the car, the driver turned to exin, “My apologies. Mr. Hadley. Just now, a car cut to
ourne without any signals.”
Nathaniel scrunched his eyebrows in annoyance, but he remained silent.
Suddenly a tiny tube-like item rolled to the side of his leg. There was also a card beside it.
Christina immediately recognized what those things were. Isn’t that the lipstick I asked Rayne to thr
Why was it in my bag?
She reached forward to grab the things, but Nathaniel beat her to it.
A frown appeared on his handsome face. His tone was icy as he asked. “What? He couldn’t wait to
send you his token of love?”
“I asked my assistant to throw it away. I have no idea how it ended up in my bag.” Christina exined.
unhappily.
Nathaniel grabbed Christina’s wrist and dragged her closer to him. He questioned her. “Do you think
T11 believe such a stupid expe
It was useless for Christma to exin further. When she heard the words “roken of love” from
Nathaniel. she knew he would not ept any more exnation from her
It feels terrible to be misunderstood.