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Christina dared not say that she knew Olivia as it was too humiliating.
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“If she refuses to get to know you, you can’t change her mind easily. I think you should leave.”
Not wanting to waste time talking to her, Christina tumed to leave, but Olivia grabbed her arm.
Despite her slender build, she had enough strength to prevent Christina from leaving.
“Christina, are you still upset about what happened to Nathaniel last night?” she asked, almost on the verge of tears. “I know it was my fault. Can you please not leave me alone here?”
Christina had never met someone who could act as well as Olivia.
I’m leaving her alone? Why does she make me sound so evil?
“All right. Let’s leave together, then.” Christina gripped her hand tightly and led her out.
No matter how reluctant Olivia was, she had no reason to stay behind.
D”mn it! I still haven’t gotten to take a photo with Rence and Thomas! I don’t want to leave yet!
As soon as they exited the hotel, Christina shook Olivia’s hand off and asked, “Does Mrs. Hadley know you’re doing this?”
Olivia had wanted to continue her pretense but was forced to drop the act when faced with Christina’s questioning.
Folding her arms across her chest, she directed an icy glare in Christina’s direction. “Aunt Julia adores. me. I bet you’re nothing compared to me in her eyes.
Aunt Julia and Christina’s relationship is strained, to say the least. Christina and Nathaniel are married, but Aunt – Julia still forbids Christina from calling her “Mom.” She clearly hates her.
Olivia was well-behaved in the presence of Julia, but in reality, she spent a lot of money and couldn’t keep relying on the latter for financial support.
Edward was the owner of a film company, so she ended up currying favor with him.
Words eluded Christina as she looked at Olivia’s coy manner. “You’d better behave yourself.”
With that, she spun on her heels and left.
It’s unfortunate that a young woman like Olivia is unwilling to work hard and instead looks for shortcuts. She doesn’t realize that her actions could lead to the destruction of her life if she isn’t careful enough.
It was evening when Christina finally returned to Scenic Garden Manor.
She walked into the manor to discover that there was a new couch in the living room. Nathaniel was lounging on it, reading a document on his tablet. He placed his tablet aside when he spotted her.
“Has the wedding ended?” he asked.
Christina hummed in affirmation but didn’t tell him what transpired earlier.
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Her phone rang. It was a call from Julia.
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Christina had a bad feeling. She was about to answer the call when Nathaniel took her phone from her and put the call on loudspeaker.
“Mrs. Hadley, is there anything I can do for you?”
Julia’s angry voice pierced through the phone as she confronted Christina, “How could you spend so much money? You bought thirty million worth of branded goods using my card!” Her bank account had just alerted her about the extravagant purchase made with her supplementary card.
“What are you talking about? Thirty million? I never even used your card!” Christina’s eyes turned as wide as saucers.
Afraid that Olivia had twisted the truth to frame her, she explained, “I paid for Olivia’s dresses and told her to return your card to you.”
Did Olivia use her card behind her back?
“Thirty million is nothing to me. If you’ve used my card, just admit to it. Why would Olivia accuse you falsely for no reason?” Julia snapped.
Without waiting for any reply, she ended the call abruptly.
Christina was disgruntled to be accused of something she didn’t do. Staring at her phone, she whined helplessly, “Nathaniel, I didn’t use Mrs. Hadley’s card. I swear! I actually used my own card to buy five gowns for Olivia. They cost a bomb!”
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Christina felt aggrieved. If I knew this would happen, I wouldn’t have paid for her purchases. Despite my kind deed, I was wrongly accused.
Nathaniel scowled. “You bought a gift for her?”
“Yeah. I bought five gowns,” Christina replied with a leng face, feeling distressed about wasting her
money.
Displeasure crossed Nathaniel’s face as he gave her a dark look. She usually spends her money wisely and keeps track of her expenses at all times. I can’t believe she’s generous enough to buy dresses for someone else.
Christina belatedly realized he was upset and pinched his checks cheekily. In an attempt to cheer him up, she offered, “Why don’t I buy a gift for you the next time I get paid?”
“That’s more like it.”
Christina grinned. “I’ll head upstairs to continue working. I still have many pending design drafts to complete.”
Nathaniel ruffled her hair adoringly and grunted in acknowledgment.
After Christina went upstairs, he pulled out his phone to call Sebastian. “Run a thorough background
search on Olivia Stone.”
Sebastian responded in affirmation, and the call ended.
A few days later, Nathaniel brought Christina to the Hadley residence after she got off work.
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After yelling at Christina over the phone previously, Julia didn’t bother being nice to her when they met this time.
Christina had no idea why Nathaniel would bring her here to get mistreated.
Julia was glaring at her so hard that her eyes were practically blazing with fire.
Olivia, on the other hand, was diligently making tea and giving Julia a ma**age, winning the older woman’s favor.
“Christina, have some tea,” Olivia offered cheerfully as though their previous altercation had never happened.
Christina couldn’t help but feel that she would be out of place in the entertainment industry as she lacked the ability to put on a perfunctory act.
She wordlessly accepted the tea without responding to Olivia’s polite greeting.
Upon observing Christina’s behavior, Julia immediately a**umed that she was being arrogant, looking down on others because Nathaniel adored her.
The air was tense and neither of them spoke, creating an uncomfortable silence.
Suddenly, Nathaniel broke the silence by saying, “I’d like to watch TV”
Christina pivoted her head to stare at Nathaniel in confusion. He never watches TV.
Hannah retrieved the remote control to switch on the TV.
“The entertainment channel, please,” Nathaniel instructed.
Hannah tuned in to the entertainment channel as told. The news being reported was fairly routine, with updates on a recent release of a historical drama and a movie featuring popular actresses, but nothing particularly noteworthy.
Christina was baffled. Is Nathaniel planning on investing in a project related to the entertainment industry?
A while later, everyone stopped paying attention as neither was interested in entertainment news.
Suddenly, a piece of gossip news attracted their attention.
The news anchor reported the scandal involving a D-list actress who allegedly seduced the owner of Olson Group, leading to Renee Olson’s decision to terminate all collaborations with the company. The actress was said to have spent the night with the man at a hotel and subsequently landed the lead role in a new drama produced by Olson Group.
A few HD photos were displayed, showing the D-list actress in action.
Everyone immediately recognized that it was Olivia.
“Olivia, you…” Julia was gobsmacked upon seeing the news.
Never in her wildest dreams did she imagine that the obedient girl would become the mistress of a middle-aged man!
Her face turned grim as she stared at the photos in disbelief. The truth was blindingly clear now.
“Aunt Julia, I did nothing of the sort. That man tricked me, and I innocently fell for his lies. It wasn’t. my fault…
Olivia’s pupils narrowed in shock. I’m extremely careful and vigilant whenever I head out. How did the paparazzi catch me in the act?
