Chapter 458 Drunken Man


    After Christina returned to her office, she saw the news Rayne had shared with her.


    It was a piece of gossip news. She had been so busytely that she didn’t have the time to check stuff


    like those.


    When she pressed on the link, she saw a picture of Nathaniel and Madison attending at banquet


    together. Both were dressed elegantly, and the article described how perfect a match they were with


    each other.


    Is Nathaniel doing this intentionally so I’ll see it? Didn’t he say a marital breakdown would affect his


    company’s stock? In that case, why is he publicly spending time with Madison? I don’t really care about


    them, but I am worried that Lucas and Cam may be bullied in Scenic Garden Manor. Christina lifted


    her eyes and ordered, “Set up a meeting with Hadley Corporation.”


    Lina nodded. “Will do.”


    Hadley Corporation responded quickly and agreed to a meeting tomorrow afternoon at a restaurant


    near the building.


    During the afternoon, Christina brought Lina to a meeting about the signing of a contract.


    When they arrived, the people responsible for the project had been drinking red wine.


    The moment those people saw Christina, the look in their eyes darkened. One of them jested, “I didn’t


    expect the new CEO of Gibson Corporation to be that pretty.”


    Christina disliked socializing. In the past, when she was just a designer, she could choose to rest and


    iste herself whenever she felt like it.


    However, things had changed. Gibson Corporation’s well-being had be her responsibility. Hence,


    she couldn’t reject some socializing events just because she didn’t want to attend them.


    Upon entering the room, Christina grinned at the group. “Have you all read the contract? If none of you


    have issues with it, let’s proceed with the signing.”


    “It’s boring that you talk about business the moment you arrive, Ms. Steele. Also, since you’rete, your


    punishment will be downing three sses of wine.” A male executive poured a ss of red wine for


    Christina.


    Christina’s expression tensed up as she didn’t want to drink.


    Lina grabbed the ss. “Ms. Steele doesn’t really drink, so I’ll do it on her behalf, Mr. White.”


    ncing at her with a raised eyebrow, Pablo White brushed his finger past her cheek. “No need to


    rush. There’s an order to this. Your boss should go first, so you shouldn’t take her ce.”


    With a begrudging smile, Lina withdrew her hand.


    Thank goodness I’m not the type to get drunk quickly. A distant look settled in Christina’s eyes. “Let’s


    all toast to our new friendship”


    She wasn’t stupid enough to drink alone.


    After consuming three sses of alcohol, Christina said, “Now that we’ve had a few sses, how


    about we sign that contract?”


    “Sure, but this is our first time working together. How about we exin the rules to you first?” Pablo’s


    giddy grin was abruptly reced by a serious expression.


    Anya was the one who discussed the coboration with them in the past, so Christina wasn’t aware of


    what the rules were. “Go ahead.”


    Pablo’s line of sight circled on Christina’s countenance. “Give us an additional twenty percent


    commission. You can have half of it. Do you have any problems with that?”


    A chill traveled down Christina’s spine. This contract is already highly beneficial to them, yet they still


    want to take a twenty percent cut as an evenly-splitmission. I can’t imagine Anya has been


    pocketing money from thepany. If she has been collecting a rebate from every contract, I can’t


    imagine how much wealth she has amassed.


    ncing at Lina, she noticed thetter wasn’t surprised. She knows about this, but it’s possible she


    doesn’t do it as much.


    “Is it twenty percent as well in the past? Isn’t that a bit too much?” questioned Christina with a cold


    look.


    Pablo was drunk and didn’t detect anything odd about Christina, so he blurted, “Why would it be? Ms.


    Gibson did the calction.”


    I see. This is why Anya’s so concerned about my arrival at thepany. It’s because her benefits are


    being affected! The edges of Christina’s lips curved upward. “We’ll do it as it has always been done.”


    In response, Pabloughed and poured her another ss. “That’s more like it! Everyone’s interested in


    making money. Once you drink this, we’ll be considered good partners in the future.”


    Christina raised her winess and emptied it. “Can you sign the contract now?”


    “Of course.” Without dy, Pablo pulled out his pen and signed the contract


    Staring at the contract satisfactorily, Christina offered, “This meal is my treat. Please enjoy yourselves.”


    She picked up the contract and left immediately.


    Outside the building, she handed it to Lina. “Take this back, and don’t tell anyone about what happened


    tonight.”


    “Understood, Ms. Steele.” Lina then left.


    Since Christina had some alcohol, she couldn’t drive. So, she called for a driver. Just as she ended the


    call, her wrist was grabbed by a stranger.


    Before she could react, she was dragged into a corner of the hall. “Who are you waiting for, pretty girl?”


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    The stench of alcohol barged into Christina’s nose, almost causing her to vomit. With a cold voice, she


    questioned, “Who are you? Did you mistake me for someone else? Let me go!”


    The man stuttered, “No, I didn’t. D-Didn’t you promise to take me to the h-hotel across the road? L-


    Let’s kiss first-”


    Forcefully, Christina stomped on the man’s foot, causing him to scream in pain and release his grip on


    her.


    It seems like this drunkard mistook me for someone else. She was rather drunk herself, so after she


    attacked the man, she felt a little dizzy. In fact, she almost lost her footing.


    Afraid the man would pursue her, she gritted her teeth and escaped.


    “How dare a woman hit me! Stop right there!” The man chased after her into the parking lot like a


    maniac.


    Due to her high heels, she was running a lot slower than she usually would. She felt as though her


    blood had frozen as she could still hear the man chasing after her.


    After sprinting for nearly three hundred meters, she didn’t have the energy to run anymore. Her lips


    paled and her brain nked out due to ack of oxygen. As a result, she dropped to the ground.


    The man became even more agitated after he saw her copse. Panting, he stopped in front of her.


    “Aren’t you going to run anymore?”


    As much as Christina wanted to crawl back up, she was thoroughly exhausted. There wasn’t even


    energy left for her to sit up.


    A sense of danger washed over her as she watched the man approach her. Then she cked out.


    An evil smile settled on the man’s countenance after he witnessed her passing out.


    The next morning, as sunlightnded on Christina’s body, she abruptly woke up.


    Immediately, she noticed she was lying on a hotel bed in a clean bathrobe. The first thing she checked


    was her body, which seemed okay.


    Thest thing she remembered before fainting was the lecherous man approaching her smugly.