A Crazy Night

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Chapter 21 A small world

Peacock felt that the man before her was the devil incarnate. One glare from him was enough to kill somebody.

In less than a minute, Nathaniel’s hands were covered in red spots, and his heart rate started speeding up uncontrollably.

It seemed that his allergic reaction this time was worse than the last.

He clenched his fist and gritted his teeth. Christina’

The first thing that Sebastian saw when he arrived at the hospital was Nathaniel receiving an IV drip. The latter had an icy look on his face as if the world owed him a great debt, which made Sebastian gulp

in fear.

He began. “Mr. Hadley, Mrs. Hadley has not returned to the mansion, nor has she gone to the Steele residence. We haven’t managed to locate her as of-

Before Sebastian could even finish his words, a wave of rage surged through Nathaniel, and he swept all the glasses on the table to the ground.

The cacophony of glass shattering and water splashing duly expressed the turmoil of displeasure he was feeling.

He growled. “Keep searching!

“Yes, Mr. Hadley.” Sebastian wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead and got to work immediately.

I can’t believe Mrs Hadley just up and left after poking the bear, leaving us to clean up her mess! What a pitiful life I’m living!

While Nathaniel was suffering in the hospital. Christina was leisurely drawing a design draft in her university dorm. She couldn’t help but admit that she felt rather happy about not seeing Nathaniel for the past few days,

I’m sure a mighty CEO like him will lose interest in me soon enough.

With graduation just around the corner, Christina decided to devote all her energy to her major.

After studying fashion design for four years, she had a solid foundation.

Upon opening the webpage, she filled in her information and design drawings before sending them to the industry’s most famous clothing company-Radiant Corporation-for an interview.

She reckoned a big company like that would take about a week to get back to her.

Since her job at the bar had fallen through, she had used her spare time and found a part-time job as a saleswoman at a luxury store.

Glancing at the time, she quickly changed into her work uniform and prepared herself for work. As most luxury stores have high requirements for their clerks, it was necessary for her to tie up her hair and put on some makeup.

When Christina arrived at the store, the store manager briefed her on what she should and should not

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Due to the fact that luxury stores provide high-end services, the place was never busy most of the time, as they treated customers who were dressed normally with indifference.

Such behavior was considered the norm when it came to places like this.

“Ms. Sullivan, you haven’t been here for a long time. Why don’t I show you some of our newest collection?” The enthusiastic voice of a salesgirl echoed throughout the store.

Christina, who was busy putting out items, turned her head and saw Xandra, who was dressed stylishly,

What a small world. I can’t believe I bumped into her here