Adoration At Night and Forever novel Chapter 3

Christine buried her face in her hands. Slowly, she looked over to the side of the bed.

Crumpled clothes lay on the floor and there were a couple drops of blood staining the sheets.

"Miss Christine, Mr. Nicholas insists you come now! He says that he has something very important to discuss with you!" Lucy Li knocked on the door again.

Christine scratched her head. "I know!"

She groaned as she got up, feeling sore all over.

Then she walked over to the bathroom to freshen up and when she finished, she went to the closet to pick out one of her mother's old dresses. She was fixing her hair when she heard Lucy Li knock on her door yet again.

"Miss Christine, Mr. Nicholas is waiting for you in the study!" Lucy Li shouted, exasperated with how long Christine was taking to get ready. When Christine finally came out, her face softened.

"It took you long enough, Miss Christine," she chastised lovingly. "Oh, Aunt Lucy. I'm sorry. I'm here now, aren't I?" Christine placed an arm around the woman and gave her an affectionate squeeze.

"Oh, you! When you meet Mr. Nicholas later, just hear him out, okay?" Lucy said.

Christine gave her a small smile.

"Don't worry! I know what I should do!"

In just a few days, Christine would be a full-fledged adult. She would never need to take orders from anyone ever again. She could finally stand on her own two feet.

Everything her mother owned would finally be passed on to her.

When her mother passed away, she had made Christine her sole inheritor. However, since Christine was still a child, her father was entrusted with guarding Christine's mother's fortune. Her father... It seemed that he had forgotten about her mother so quickly. He had been spending her money like there was no tomorrow.

Just a few weeks after the funeral, he already brought another woman home with him.

He did not seem to care about Christine. No matter how much Amanda or Stella tormented her, he turned a blind eye. At times, he would even pretend that she did not exist.

Christine had long stopped yearning for her father's affection. She resigned herself to the fact that he might never pay attention to her and as time passed, her mother's absence felt more like a dull throb rather than a sharp pain.

Alas! Christine sighed helplessly. Why was life such a mess?

"Come on in. Why are you dallying outside? How long must you make me wait?"

Nicholas Luo's voice cut through her thoughts and brought Christine back to the present.

"Go on! Go inside!" Lucy opened the door and beckoned for her to enter.

The woman let out a deep sigh. She cared so much for Christine and she only wished she could do more for her.

Christine straightened her spine and breathed deeply. She pushed the wooden door of Nicholas Luo's study and walked inside.

Then she approached her father tentatively.

Nicholas Luo stared at her for what seemed like an eternity. He blinked once. Twice. Finally, he spoke. "Why are you wearing your mother's clothes?"

Christine said nothing.

Nicholas shook his head.