Chapter 116 An Explanation
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Nathaniel was on the couch, clad in nothing but a bathrobe that partially revealed his chest as droplets. of water rolled down his neck. His very presence in the room commanded attention.
For a brief moment, Christina felt as if Nathaniel was a dazzling spark in the dark.
It was as though a glance at him would wash her exhaustion away.
As Nathaniel turned to her, he chided, “Why did you come back so late?”
He made it sound like Christina was a misbehaving girl, but the truth was that she had been walking. the entire day. Even blisters were about to form on her feet.
Frankly, she wanted to vent her frustrations to someone so that the weight on her shoulder would be lighter, but if she were to do that to Nathaniel…
Either he was going to make her stop working, or he was going to settle the score with her company.
Furthermore, Christina was an adult. She felt that she should not be bawling her eyes out over every trivial matter.
Thus, she walked over to him and said in a deliberately lighthearted tone, “The company had a show, so I was following up on it. That’s why I’m late.”
Nathaniel quietly stared at her, his gaze piercing.
Christina took in a guilty, sharp intake before stretching. Leaning on him, she then raised her head to look at him with puppy eyes. “I’m so tired. Darling, can you give me a ma**age?”
She even gave him a cute and earnest smile.
At that, Nathaniel reached up to rub her temples, his movements stiff. Christina guessed that it was his first time giving anyone a ma**age, but she did not mind it.
Instead, she slowly relaxed as she breathed in his scent.
Right then, the butler came over with supper. When he saw Nathaniel ma**aging Christina’s temples, he froze as if he had seen a ghost.
The mysophobic Mr. Hadley is letting Mrs. Hadley lean on him even though she hasn’t changed into fresh clothes?
Quietly, he turned around to return to the kitchen with the tray of food, not wanting to disturb their moment of peace.
Next morning. Christina left early.
When Nathaniel arrived in the office, Madison came into the room with several folders. It was then she realized that there was an unfamiliar woman sitting in the corner of the office.
Madison was wary of all women who approached Nathaniel. After a moment of studying the unfamiliar face, she averted her gaze and said, “Mr. Hadley, I’ve contacted the textile manufacturers you told me to.”
Nathaniel paused in his work and let his eyes flick toward Gina, who was on the couch. “I’ll leave this to
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Gina walked over and flipped to the page with the fabric samples. Once she picked a company, she put its folder on the table. “This company has the right color.”
After receiving a quiet hum of acknowledgment from Nathaniel, Gina left with the folder.
It was then Madison realized what was going on. She had been busying away in the morning, only to pave the way for another woman.
Madison was willing to spend all her time working for Nathaniel, but she would not do it for anyone
else.
Gina had informed Nathaniel about the factory matter that happened the day before. She, too, knew that Christina had been having trouble looking for a suitable textile manufacturer.
Nevertheless, Nathaniel could find the right manufacturer immediately. Furthermore, when the manufacturer found out that Hadley Corporation was the one interested in the collaboration, they agreed to it immediately.
Once Gina left Hadley Corporation, she immediately called Christina and told the latter to head to the textile factory.
When Christina arrived, the factory manager came to greet her personally. “You must be the one Ms. Tanner was talking about. Please come in.”
Once Christina made sure that the textile factory was capable of manufacturing the fabric she was looking for, she asked, “Mister, I’d like to make an order for a batch of fabric. Will you be able to deliver in a week?”
The manager chuckled and answered, “Of course. Coincidentally, we have a free spot for this, so we’ll be able to deliver on time.”
A smile crept onto Christina’s face. “That’s wonderful. Let’s sign the contract right now then.”
“You’re quick in making decisions, Ms. Steele. I’d like to give you a discount.” At that, the factory manager asked his a**istant to bring the contract and told Christina that he was giving her a twenty- percent discount. The two soon signed the contract.
Christina found herself relaxing as she looked at the signed contract.
As she walked out of the textile factory, she thought about how things seemed to have gone a little too smoothly. However, she soon thought about how her persistence had to be why things went well with the textile manufacturer.
When Christina returned to the company, she thanked Gina for the recommendation.
Then, she returned to her team, only to notice the strangeness in the air.
Her coworkers were looking at her with questioning gazes. They all felt that it was shameful for a group leader to use her title to get more earnings.
Despite making that mistake, Christina was still allowed to stay. The joyous expression she had face only irked her coworkers even more.
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Caroline then took out a resignation letter from her drawer and gave it to Christina in front of the others. “Tm quitting. Radiant Corporation has changed. It’s no longer a company where all designers. get to have equal rights”
Christina glanced at the resignation letter. Naturally, she knew that Caroline was doing this in public to a**ert dominance.
The atmosphere in the room was gloomy, and everyone seemed dispirited.
Christina ignored the letter and said. “I’ll be giving you all an explanation about the fabric. If you want to quit, you can hand this letter straight to the HR department. If you think that I was the one behind. the fabric incident, then I will have to say that you’re lacking in the intelligence department. Who would shoot themself in the foot by doing this to their subordinate?”
Her words made realization strike the others. It was then her coworkers realized that she made sense. Christina had Nathaniel backing her, so why would she greed for a small amount of money like this?
It simply did not make sense.
The look in Christina’s bright eyes turned grim. As she ambled over to Caroline, she questioned, “I will definitely find out who’s behind this. Tell me, are you in such a rush to leave the company because you feel guilty?”
If Christina’s memory served her right. Caroline was the one who was in charge of the contract, while Christina herself was only in charge of supervising the layout and signing the contract.
Subconsciously, Caroline tightened her grip on the letter, wrinkling it, as her heart skipped a beat.
At that very moment, the resignation letter felt like it was made of lead. Caroline could not lift it to pa** it to Christina, but she curled her lips mockingly and said, “I’ll wait for you to do that, but if your investigation proves to be fruitless, I’d like to ask you to leave Team B.”
Without hesitation. Christina agreed. “Sure.”
Caroline returned to her station after letting out a scoff. The others did not dare to continue watching the show, and they quickly lowered their heads to focus on working instead.
Meanwhile, after Christina went back to her office, she started looking into the factory owner’s tracks, but it seemed as if the man had vanished into thin air.
When she looked at the transfer records, she found out that the traces of this deal had also been erased.
Hence, Christina became sure that someone was trying to frame her and get her kicked out of Radiant Corporation.
