CHAPTER 296 LEAVE THE MEDICINE

Nathaniel wanted to return to his room last night, but it was locked. He’d never been locked out before,

and he calmly endured his rage in the study for the entire night.

It wasn’t until the following morning that he went to Raymond to get a spare key to open the door.

With a click, the door finally unlocked.

The morning light poured into the bedroom, highlighting the objects in the room.

Christina was sleeping soundly on the couch. Her slender body curled into a ball.

Nathaniel walked over, his eyes filled with anger. Upon seeing Christina, the anger brewing in his eyes

dissipated significantly.

He was furious because of Francis. There was no reason for him to throw a tantrum at Christina.

As a result, he didn’t sleep well all night.

He walked over to the couch and carried Christina in his arms gently as though he was afraid of

accidentally hurting her.

Christina had gotten plenty of rest the night before, so she immediately felt Nathaniel’s warm embrace.

and familiar scent lingering around her nose.

She groggily opened her eyes to see Nathaniel’s handsome face, accompanied by his loud heartbeats

near

her ear

Sensing movement in his arms, Nathaniel lowered his head and saw Christina looking at him with

watery

eyes.

Time seemed to stand still as the two stared at each other without saying anything. Although they

couldn’t bear looking each other in the eyes the night before, they were now in an embrace.

Nathaniel cleared his throat to case the tension in the air. “You might get sick sleeping on the couch.”

His tone was so placid that it was impossible for one to discern any of his emotions,

Christina felt slightly uncomfortable from his stare and replied. “I’m not sleeping anymore, as I still have

many work matters to settle in the studio.”

Nathaniel hummed in acknowledgment and put her down on the ground.

The two had never quarreled, so Christina felt uneasy in such an atmosphere. This is obviously

Nathaniel’s fault. If I apologize first, won’t that be too pathetic?

Christina felt an inexplicable sense of danger when she remembered his enraged demeanor the

previous night.

Worried that they might get into another argument, she uttered unemotionally, “Tll head downstairs to

eat breakfast,”

Then, she left the room before Nathaniel could say anything.

Nathaniel’s face darkened as his temper flared once more. However, as he watched her retreating

figure. he felt helpless.

I have already made the first move to try and reconcile with her. What else does she want from me?

When Christina reached the studio, Rayne excitedly ran over to her as she hadn’t been to work for the

past two days. “Ms. Christina, we are fully booked for this week! It’s really different once the brand gets

a show in the city center! All the rich women in Jadeborough are in a hurry to have you design their

dresses!”

Only the most established brands were able to book such large venues in the city’s high–end shopping

malls.

Christina was well aware that she received such treatment because of Nathaniel’s connections.

She hummed in response before walking toward her office. “What’s the agenda for today?

Rayne opened the schedule application on her phone and followed Christina into the office. “We have

two clients in the morning and one in the afternoon. I didn’t schedule anything during the evening as I’m

afraid you will get too exhausted.”

Christina sat by the desk and opened her laptop to look at the information. “Three clients in one day.

should be enough. It will get overwhelming if there are too many.”

Private custom–made gowns typically took a long time and were exorbitant. It would be disastrous if

they did not serve their clients well.

“Okay. We have a client coming around nine o’clock. I’ll go out to prepare first.” With that, Rayne smiled

and left the room.

Christina immersed herself in the design drawings, pouring her heart and soul into them.

Even though most of her work involved custom designs, she still needed some dresses displayed in the

showroom. Otherwise, clients might think it was unprofessional if they walked in and saw an empty

room with no finished pieces.

She was either meeting her clients or working on her design drawings the entire day.

She would sometimes stay in Sharbrook Manor after ending work late because it was closer to her

workplace.

Nathaniel hadn’t contacted her these past few days because he was probably still angry.

Christina felt it was pointless for them to continue arguing over such a trivial matter, so she returned to

Sharbrook Manor after finishing her work in the morning.

She went into the kitchen to make herself a scrumptious lunch before packing it to take to Hadley

Corporation.

The receptionist at the front desk of Hadley Corporation recognized her, so Christina took the elevator

and went straight to the CEO’s office.

Inside the office, Jewel and Julia were seated on the couch. There was a thermos flask filled with

traditional medicine on the side.

Jewel opened the thermos flask, and the room was immediately filled with the powerful stench of

traditional medicine. She enthusiastically handed a cup to Nathaniel and said, “Nathaniel, I heard this

medicine is very effective. You will definitely get better after drinking this medicine.”

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Julia had no idea Jewel had ulterior motives. She was only aware that Jewel knew a well–known

traditional medicine practitioner, so she decided to give it a try

She wished for her son’s health. Once, when she inadvertently reached out to support Nathaniel, he

had to receive an IV drip the whole night to recover.

Since he would go into shock upon touching any females, Julia had to protect him and hide his

condition throughout all these years.

Once someone with ill intentions found out about Nathaniel’s condition, the consequences would be

dire

Nathaniel glanced at the traditional medicine in front of him as the strong scent hit his nostrils. “I have

seen so many doctors over the past few years. The results are always the same, so there’s no point in

wasting your efforts.”

Jewel and Julia froze momentarily. They knew Nathaniel didn’t want to drink the traditional medicine,

but they didn’t dare to force him.

Julia shot Jewel a look. “You can leave for a while. I want to talk to Nathaniel alone.”

Jewel understood Julia’s intentions and stood up. “Okay. I’ll go next door and chat

After she left, Julia and Nathaniel were the only ones in the office.

with

Madison”

“Nathaniel, don’t misunderstand. I’m not trying to treat your condition because I’m against Christina.”

Even though he remained silent, Nathaniel’s eyes glistened. Julia realized she had accurately predicted

his thoughts.

Julia smiled and continued. “Your condition has always been a weakness. If someone with ill intentions

knows about it, it could threaten your life. No matter what, you should try to cure this condition.”

Nathaniel’s eyes turned cold. He used to worry about this problem until Christina appeared. She made

him feel as though he was an ordinary person.

His gaze fell on the cup of traditional medicine. After a moment of silence, he said, “I understand.

Leave the medicine here.”