Chapter 305 Evelyn On The Verge Of Death
Christina grew frustrated and agitated after suppressing her feelings for three days straight.
Raymond felt sorry for her upon entering the room with her lunch and seeing her skinny build.
“Mrs. Hadley, it’s time for lunch.”
“I’m not eating. Take it away.” Christina hadn’t eaten anything since last night,
She couldn’t be confined to her room all the time. There were still a lot of things that she needed to deal with
“Mrs. Hadley, please don’t be angry. Mr. Hadley will let you out once he’s no longer angry,” consoled Raymond earnestly.
Once he’s no longer angry? I am not his pet! Oh, so now I need his permission to be taken for a stroll outside?
Christina’s gaze darkened as she lifted her hand and knocked over the tray of food before her.
Raymond was startled when the dishes fell to the floor, spilling everywhere.
“Mrs. Hadley… I’ll prepare a new set for you.”
Christina’s expression clouded over. “You don’t have to. I will still knock it over no matter how many times you bring me a new set.”
“But Mrs. Hadley…”
“Get out.”
Feeling helpless, Raymond left after cleaning up the floor.
As soon as he went downstairs, he immediately made a phone call. It went through quickly.
“Mr. Hadley, Mrs. Hadley refuses to eat and got so skinny. Why don’t you stop confining her?” he said, concerned about Christina’s condition.
Stop confining her? So that she can go out and meet Francis?
“Let her starve, then Nathaniel lowered his gaze expressionlessly, his demeanor no different from his previous cold and arrogant self.
On top of that, those eyes of his had lost their brilliance.
“But-”
Before Raymond could say anything further, Nathaniel hung up on him.
Nathaniel didn’t return to Scenic Garden Manor although he was back from his business trip to Horbah.
He sent Sebastian to buy him some new clothes and toiletries while questioning himself why he refused to go back. In the end, he concluded that he was perhaps afraid that he would relent upon seeing Christina’s innocent, puppy-dog eyes.
However, Nathaniel hated Francis the most. Francis had stolen his father away from him when he was still
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young, and now, the former even set his sights on Christina.
The mere thought of that once again triggered flames of resentment which had already died down.
After knocking on the door, Sebastian entered and asked in a low voice, “Mr. Hadley, you have an appointment tonight. Are you going?”
“Yes. Bring me the proposed plan of Wander Garden,” Nathaniel said tonelessly as if he were an emotionless robot.
“That’s next week’s work. It’s not urgent, so you don’t need to do it now. You haven’t been back to Scenic Garden Manor for several days. Shall I get the driver to send you back to rest?” Sebastian asked cautiously.
Nathaniel spared him a cold glance. “Since when do I need you to arrange my schedule for me?”
“No, that’s not what I mean. Then… I’ll take my leave first.” Sebastian trotted away in a hurry, not wanting to get himself in trouble.
Although Nathaniel didn’t say anything. Sebastian could still sense the slight changes in his emotions.
Mr. Hadley has been particularly grumpy lately, so much so that the atmosphere in the office is tense every day.
When the employees in the company heard that the project manager was sacked because of a minor mistake, they began walking on eggshells. The executives who were in charge of sending the reports to Nathaniel were especially careful, afraid that they would be fired for the same reason.
Although the atmosphere in the company was gloomy, that didn’t stop the rumors from spreading.
The a*sistant told her colleagues about what she saw at the office that morning, and soon, rumors about Nathaniel and Madison being in a relationship began spreading like wildfire.
Though the department executives tried to stop everyone from spreading baseless rumors, the situation still spiraled out of control.
The news soon reached Madison’s ears.
She was delighted upon seeing everyone addressing her as “Mrs. Hadley” and singing her praises in the group chat.
Some even commented that she must’ve already been in a relationship with Nathaniel since a long time ago and was merely keeping a low profile instead of publicizing it.
Madison exited the group chat interface, feeling satisfied. In fact, she had purposely asked the a*sistant to send the documents to the office at that particular time that morning so that the latter could witness that
scene.
Her
purpose was to use these people to spread rumors about her dating Nathaniel,
Right then, her phone pinged.
It was a message that read: Come to the pub downstairs.
Madison instantly did as told without a single ounce of hesitation.
After all, she was well aware that the person who sent her the message would come looking for her in the office even if she didn’t go to meet him.
She went to the pub nearby Hadley Corporation. There was hardly anyone inside during working hours. As soon as she entered one of the private rooms, a tall and lanky figure stormed toward her angrily. “Madison, why did you steal my photos and what did you do with them?” Francis asked coldly.
Since you have such a wonderful collection of photos, you should share them with others instead of keeping them to yourself! I took it upon myself to share them with Nathaniel. He loves them!”
She purposely emphasized the word “loves.”
Francis flew into a rage at once. “Who told you to do that? Are you crazy?”
Nathaniel hated him to the core, so he was sure Nathaniel would take his anger out on Christina upon seeing those photos.
Looking at how flustered he was, Madison was filled with rage and jealousy.
Why does everyone care so much about Christina?
Madison shoved him and asked, “Why are you angry? Isn’t this what you want? Didn’t you keep so many photos of you and Christina just to anger Nathaniel? You have achieved your goal, so why are you interrogating me? Don’t tell me you have fallen in love with Christina!”
Francis was stumped by Madison’s question.
He had to admit that initially, his purpose for approaching Christina was to deal with Nathaniel, but following their interactions, he found himself falling in love with the pure, innocent, and sincere young
Woman.
He couldn’t bring himself to hurt Christina.
However, now that things had come to that point, there was nothing he could do to salvage the situation.
Clenching his fists, Francis finally broke the prolonged silence. “You told me that you would give me Hadley Corporation’s secrets if I helped you achieve your goal.”
Since they were in the same boat, it was only natural for Madison to contribute now that Francis had done his part.
Madison took out a portable hard drive from her bag and said, “From now on, we have nothing to do with each other. Let’s not get in touch unless absolutely necessary.”
After saying that, she walked out of the pub without looking back.
Francis tightened his grip on the hard drive. There’s no turning back now.
Christina was already frail to begin with, and her stubborn act of starving herself only served to make things worse.
Initially, she was planning on giving Nathaniel the silent treatment to see who would give in first, but if she continued doing so, she would affect the babies in her tumm
The thought of Nathaniel ignoring her completely these few days made her heart ache as though it was stabbed by daggers. Every ounce of her being was filled with anger and resentment.
Is he really not going to care about me? How can he be so heartless?
Right then, her phone rang. It was a call from the hospital.
Ms. Steele, your grandmother’s condition is deteriorating! Her life may be in danger. Please hurry over to the hospital right now! This might be the last time you see her!”
Christina’s heart sank. Panicking, she said, “I’ll be there right away!”
As soon as the call ended, she could no longer keep herself calm.
A wave of indescribably intense emotions surged up in her heart, and she was having trouble breathing. Raising her hand, she smashed the closed door forcefully as if she had a deep-seated grudge against it.
