Chapter 191 Blame Your Daughter For This
When Christina realized that things were going south, she quickly walked over and said, “Why don’t we discuss this backstage about whether or not this dress can be duplicated.”
The point of the dresses was their uniqueness. If a duplicate dress were to appear, the prices of the other dresses would be affected.
Shelley’s usually smart, but why is she making a foolish mistake like this?
It was only then Shelley realized she had said the wrong thing-
However, when the two wealthy women saw the troubled look on Shelley’s face, they abruptly stopped their argument.
In fact, they started backing down and being polite to each other.
The argument ended as abruptly as it started.
Christina’s role as a designer had allowed her to see all kinds of people, and wealthy women like those two were the hardest to convince.
Yet, it seemed like they had changed their attitude because they did not want to put Shelley in a tight spot.
Hence, Christina wondered, Who really is Shelley?
Despite the minor unpleasant interlude, the show still ended smoothly.
By the time everything ended, it was already past midnight.
Right as Christina stepped out of the office, she spotted Nathaniel’s car.
After her kidnapping ordeal, Nathaniel always picked her up. Even if he was not free, he would send a bodyguard he trusted to fetch her.
“Ms. Steele, I’m really sorry about what happened earlier. I know I nearly caused major trouble. Please don’t be mad.” Shelley apologetically said.
Christina patted her shoulders, not intending to berate her since she was a rookie who had yet to grasp all the rules of the workplace.
“It’s okay, but you should pay more attention to details like this in the future. Time to head home.”
With that said, Christina walked toward the Maybach.
In the car, just as Nathaniel put down a file, Christina handed him another.
“Send this to Gideon on behalf of Hadley Corporation and get the money back from him.”
Christina had been contemplating the matter the entire day, and she felt that this was the best way to deal with the issue.
It was a hefty sum, and regardless of who would have to bear the cost–her or Nathaniel–she would be livid.
She had already done plenty for the Steele family; she was not going to let Gideon keep scamming her.
What she was worried most was that Gideon would come after them even more frequently if he got his way this time.
Nathaniel glanced at the document before turning to look at Christina’s serious expression.
He knew that she was not going to change her mind, so he agreed to it by pa*sing the document to Sebastian and saying. “Deal with this.”
The next morning, someone woke Gideon, who was hugging a woman in his arms in a hotel suite.
“Mr. Steele, you’ve spent three million here last night. This is the bill,” the manager calmly stated.
The day before, when Gideon received a sum of money from Hadley Corporation, he immediately paid. off his debt before spending a large sum on entertainment.
After a quiet curse, he took out his card and said, “That’s nothing. Swipe this.”
The manager gingerly took it before swiping it with his card terminal. However, the screen told him that there was not enough credit on the card.
As cold sweat coated his forehead, he said, “Apologies, Mr. Steele, but this card has been declined.”
At the same time, he thought, Please don’t tell me I’ve bumped into a fraud. My bonus for this month is at stake!
“Nonsense. My son–in–law transferred money into this account, so how can this card be declined? Your machine must be malfunctioning!”
The manager did not dare to cross him, so he changed to a different card terminal.
However, the results were the same no matter which card terminal he used.
In the end, Gideon was beaten up for his inability to pay the bill. The owner of the hotel only released him after forcing him to write an IOU.
If Gideon could not clear his debt in three days, they were going to go to his company to demand payment instead.
Thus, Gideon rushed to the bank and started hurling insults at the bank staff, only to ultimately find out that Hadley Corporation was the one who froze his account.
Furthermore, Hadley Corporation was asking for him to return the thirty million.
Gideon had already spent most of the money, so how could he possibly return that sum?
Furious, he called Madison, “Ms. Taggart, didn’t we agree that my job is done after delivering a batch of scrap metal to the work site? Why is my account frozen now?”
Madison, who was in her office, had an icy look on her face as she replied, “You’ll have to blame your daughter for that. She’s the one who told Mr. Hadley to terminate your contract. She’s also the one who wants to take you to court to get the entire thirty million back.”
Madison never thought that Christina would be that cruel.
It seemed like her decision to use Gideon to put Christina in a difficult position had been the wrong
decision.
Right as Gideon was about to say something else, Madison ended the call.
Infuriated, he threw his phone.
Christina, that d*mn girl! Not only is she not helping me, but she’s even sabotaging my plans!
Just as Christina wrapped up her work, she received a call from Sharon, who told her to take a trip home.
Christina did not dwell much on it. It was only when she reached home did she realize Gideon was there as well.
“You’re home, Christina. Come quickly. It’s time for dinner,” he greeted as if he was the owner of the house.
Christina was upset to see him. She could guess what he wanted, but she did not want to say anything when her mother was around.
Once she entered the house, the three of them sat down and started having their dinner.
“Christina, this is your favorite dish. I bought this from Maple Hotel,” Gideon said, trying to butter Christina up.
The smile on his face was so wide it was threatening to split his face in half.
However, Christina pushed his hand away. “You’ve remembered wrongly. I don’t like this dish; this is Emilia’s favorite.”
What she liked had never been served on the Steele family’s dining table.
Left without a choice, she only ate whatever was on the table.
Gideon froze before letting out an awkward chuckle. This d*mn girl doesn’t care that she’s embarra*sing me. huh?
“I should’ve spent time with you more often. I’ll come back as often as I can from now on,” he continued.
Christina ignored him.
Sharon knew that the father and daughter were not on good terms. She wished that their relationship would improve over the years, but her wish had never come true.
“I’m thinking of taking your mother back to the Steele residence. What do you think about it?” Gideon tentatively asked.
“I disagree with it. It’s no longer our home there,” Christina promptly answered.
Gideon had been downright ruthless back then, and Christina no longer had any hope for him.
The constant rejection made Gideon red in the face from rage.
“We’re a family. You can think of what happened in the past as my mistake, but can you please ask Mr. Hadley to not be angry anymore so that he won’t ask me to pay him back the money?”
As expected, this is why he’s come.
“You were the one who gave scrap iron to Hadley Corporation for thirty million. It’s not something I can
help you with. I’d say you better pay them back as quickly as you can to avoid jail time,” Christina nonchalantly said as she continued eating her food.
Unable to stand it any longer, Gideon swept his tableware to the ground and bellowed, “How dare you act in this way? Even Mr. Hadley dismissed the matter, but you just had to come after me for the money? You’re an ungrateful girl!”
This brat is outrageous!
Christina’s expression darkened as anger seeped into her eyes. “If you want to throw a tantrum, do it in the Steele residence, and don’t get me and Mom involved. We’re not punching bags for you.”
With that said, she discreetly messaged the bodyguard downstairs.
“You” Gideon was seething with rage.
