Chapter 331 The Wounds Will Bleed
“Christina?”
“Madison!”
Both their voices echoed in the spacious space.
A while ago, Christina had thought the silhouette looked familiar, and her suspicion had led her to probe
further.
Little did she expect to catch the person red-handed.
Madison was certain that the former had no solid proof, so she uttered placidly. “What a coincidence! You’re here for horseback riding too?”
“It’s not a coincidence. You came looking for me on purpose,” Christina stated confidently. She knew it was a piece of cake for Madison to use her identity to check Nathaniel’s schedule.
I haven’t seen this woman for years, and she’s now smarter than before. “I took the weekend off and came here for horseback riding” Madison pressed her lips, refusing to admit her real agenda,
“Whatever it is, you can explain that to the police later.” A sharp glint flashed across Christina’s eyes. She had already called the police before walking in.
Madison frowned and asked diffidently, “What evidence do you have that I was the cause of your fall?”
Christina was riding a horse just now. She couldn’t have had a spare hand to hold her phone. That’s impossible! Moreover, the racecourse doesn’t have any surveillance cameras installed indoors because they want to protect the privacy of their guests. She can’t have any proof.
Christina smirked coldly. This is just the beginning of my questions, yet she can’t wait to give herself away already!
“There was a couple taking pictures and videos nearby when you pa*sed me by just now. I’m sure they’ve captured the evidence of your crime.”
At that instant, Madison’s face turned as white as a sheet.
Christina continued, “Do you want to come clean and admit to the police that you’ve hurt me? Or should I get the photo evidence and then reveal it to the whole world?”
“Are you threatening ine?” Madison fumed, finding it hard to breathe.
The worst thing that could happen to me if I were to turn myself in was to be detained and Nathaniel would never find out about this. On the contrary, if Christina reports the incident to Nathaniel and submits the proof to the police. I’ll be kicked out of Hadley Corporation. I’m being cornered by Christina’s ruthless plan! Her move practically left me with no choice.
“Were you concerned about my safety when you made me fall from the horse?” Christina snapped back at her, her eyes bloodshot.
Madison was rendered speechless once more.
“Since you couldn’t care less about me then, you have no right to ask me now. I’ll give you three seconds to decide. One… Two…”
“Ill confess to the police that I hurt you,” Madison said through gritted teeth.
Christina’s lip curled up into a smile. Her shimmering gaze was as pure as snow, and not a tinge of feigned expression could be found on her countenance. “My lawyer will arrive shortly. I bet you’re well aware of the consequences if you go back on your words.”
With that, she turned and strode out of the changing room, leaving a resentful Madison behind screaming and yelling out of anger.
Meanwhile, Lucas and Camila had just returned after completing a round of horseback riding.
“Let’s head home. I’m so tired,” Christina said to her two children.
“Okay, let’s go home.” It was almost evening, and the children were quite tired too.
Lucas and Camila turned around and scanned the place for their father. Once they spotted him, they waved at the towering figure and shouted, “Hurry up. Daddy! We’re leaving.”
Nathaniel’s clothes were neat and tidy. No one could tell that he had just fallen. However, his hair was slightly messy by the strong wind. A few strands of hair covered his brows, making his eyes look deeper.
The children were exhausted during the journey home.
Having used up all of their energy, they could not wait to eat upon arriving at Scenic Garden Manor.
After dinner, Christina bathed the children, and they fell asleep before she could finjsh telling them.
bedtime stories.
As she looked at the two adorable faces, she wished that the blissful moment would last forever.
Christina pecked the children on their cheeks before leaving the room.
She then went to change into her nightgown in the bathroom inside the master bedroom. Only then did she feel more relaxed and comfortable.
As soon as the door was pushed open, a strong masculine scent instantly filled the entire room.
Nathaniel placed a medical kit in front of her and said indifferently. “Apply the medicine for me.”
It was then that Christina recalled how she had managed to escape the accident unscathed. Nathaniel had been there to cushion her fall.
She mumbled reluctantly, “Can’t you get the butler to help you?”
“The one who caused me to get hurt should be responsible.”
Nathaniel had just taken a shower in the guest room and was wearing his pajama. Swiftly, he raised his arm and pulled off his shirt.
The man’s burly frame and toned back muscles could be clearly seen under the lighting. There were also several open injuries caused by pebble abrasion on his back. Those wounds looked relatively more serious because they were not treated in time.
When Christina saw his wounds, her heart of stone was immediately replaced with a heart of flesh.
“Sit down.”
Nathaniel obliged and sat down with his back facing her
Christina took the alcohol swab and disinfected his wounds. The very high concentration of alcohol gave Nathaniel a tingling sensation the moment it came into contact with his skin.
Normally, Nathaniel would have kept silent. However, he wanted to attract Christina’s attention at that
moment.
“Ouch! Not so hard,” he muttered.
Christina was rather upset when she stared at those horrible wounds because she had channeled all her attention to settle scores with the culprit in the afternoon and neglected Nathaniel
I delayed it for so long, causing his injuries to become so serious…
“Bear with it for a while. That’s how disinfecting a wound feels like. If the wounds are not cleaned. thoroughly, you may run a temperature and get sick easily.”
Christina became more gentle. She blew at the wounds right after applying the medicine with the hopes. that she could lessen his pain.
The last step was to bandage the wound with gauze to prevent it from sticking to the clothes.
“All right, you can go out now,” Christina said indifferentlywhile packing the medical kit.
When she recalled what happened last night, she became so annoyed that she wanted to pull her hair out. She would never allow the same incident to happen again.
Nathaniel did not want to leave at all. He gently hugged her waist from the back and asked, “I’m very tired today. Could you please let me stay here for one night?”
His voice was thready, making him sound like a beast that had just woken up from a good sleep, meek and
harmless.
Christina tried her best to break free from his embrace. “There are tens of rooms in Scenic Garden Manor. You can sleep in any one of them if you like. Now, please leave.”
She was resolute, leaving no room for discussion.
Nathaniel was puzzled. When did she become so cold?In the past, Christina would have stayed up in the study to accompany me, and she would have ended up dozing off on my lap by the time I finished working. Back then, she was very gentle, obedient, and clingy. Conversely, we’re like two magnets of the same poles now. The closer I get, the farther she stays away from me.
Nathaniel disregarded her, then shamelessly carried her and strode to the bed.
“Let go of me! Are you trying to be a jerk again?”
Nathaniel’s embrace grew tighter when they fell onto the bed.
Christina could hear his heart thumping loudly while her heart raced rapidly alongside his.
Nathaniel buried his head in her neck and said in a low voice, “Don’t move. My back hurts, and the wounds will bleed…”
