Chapter 974 Why is He Angry?
Bernard lowered his head, his gaze falling on her long, slender legs.
Noticing Bernard's gaze, Christina quickly sat down again, covering her thighs. "Well, I can explain, but Mr. Mitchell, where are my clothes? Can I change back into my own clothes first?"
Since they didn't have sex, how could she be sleeping naked in bed?
And she had searched the entire room but couldn't find her clothes!
"You drank heavily yesterday and threw up all over me. Both our clothes were sent for cleaning."
Bernard pointed to the white shirt she was wearing, "The shirt you're wearing is a new one the hotel prepared for me."
Christina looked down at the white shirt she was wearing and felt even more embarrassed. "Sorry, I couldn't find any clothes earlier, so I put this on."
If there were another piece of clothing, Christina would definitely take off this shirt immediately.
But she couldn't find any other clothes.
"Ms. Russell, with such poor drinking capacity, you dared to drink alone with a man. This would inevitably make others misunderstand your intentions."
Christina understood this without Bernard having to say it. If it weren't for the Russell family constantly calling her yesterday, she wouldn't have gone to drink with a man alone.
Christina lowered her head and pulled the blanket around her. "Bernard, can you ask the hotel to send me some clothes? Then I can return your shirt."
Bernard called the hotel service and accurately stated Christina's clothing size.
This made Christina blush involuntarily. How did Bernard know her clothing size so well?
Could it be that he saw it yesterday?
After hanging up the phone, Bernard still looked at Christina coldly. "Ms. Russell, are you short of money?"
Christina looked up suddenly, nodded, and then shook her head. "I am a bit short of money, but aren't you going to pay me? Once I get paid, I won't be short of money."
"If you're not short of money, why did you do those things?"
Hearing Bernard's words, Christina knew he must have misunderstood what happened yesterday and quickly explained, "It's not like that. Yesterday, my parents tricked me into coming here to meet Hudson for my sister! I thought they would come with me, but it turned out I was the only one!"
"Tricked you? Your parents?"
Even Bernard found this hard to believe.
Christina wanted to find another reason to explain, but the fact was just that.
"You find it hard to believe, right?" Christina smiled self-deprecatingly. When she looked up, her eyes were full of self-mockery. "I didn't expect them to treat me like this either!"
Christina lowered her head again and sighed softly. "My mom told me this was the last time. As long as I came with them to apologize to Hudson and help my sister get some resources, they wouldn't bother me anymore."
Recalling everything that happened yesterday, Christina couldn't help but tear up. "I didn't want to get involved, but since my mom asked me, I didn't want her to have a hard time."
"So, you came alone?" Bernard's gaze softened as he saw her teary eyes.
Christina smiled bitterly and nodded. "When I got here, they said they were stuck in traffic and told me to go in first. I thought my mom wouldn't harm me, even if she favored Cheryl. But I was too naive! They never intended to come. From the beginning, they planned to set me up to meet Hudson alone."
Hearing the whole story, Bernard squinted his eyes and suddenly felt a bit sorry for Christina.
Christina was set up by her parents as a sacrifice to get resources for her sister. What kind of parents would do that?
If that was the case, what happened between them that night was also part of her family's plan?
In her parents' eyes, was Christina just an object to be sent around?
"If you need, I can accompany you to the Russell family." Bernard was silent for a long time before speaking. "The Mitchell family's status is enough to warn them."
Christina looked up, surprised at Bernard.
She just wanted to clear up the misunderstanding, not to seek pity. She didn't expect Bernard to stand up for her.
After all, besides that night, they were nothing more than passing acquaintances—not even friends.
At this moment, Bernard's offer to help moved Christina deeply, but she couldn't accept it.
If Bernard warned the Russell family, they would be scared and wouldn't dare to force her to sleep with other men again!
But Christina knew the Russell family well.
Once they knew about her relationship with the Mitchell family, they wouldn't miss the chance to climb the social ladder. They would try everything to make Christina gain benefits from the Mitchell family, forcing her to use the Mitchell family's status to get resources for Cheryl!
And she wasn't really Bernard's wife; they were just in an agreement!
She didn't have the ability, nor did she want to do that. The Mitchell family treated her well, especially Vincent and Hellen. Christina didn't want to disappoint them or touch things that didn't belong to her.
Christina hesitated for a while and finally shook her head. "No need, Mr. Mitchell. I appreciate your kindness, but this is my family matter, and I'll handle it myself."
Bernard felt inexplicably angry at her refusal. She knew this was the simplest solution, yet she chose a harder way and didn't want his help!
Fine, let her be!
She was right; it was the Russell family's matter, and he, an outsider, shouldn't interfere.
"Okay." Bernard suppressed his displeasure, took the clothes from the cabinet, went into the bathroom, put on the suit missing a shirt, and left without looking back.
Christina didn't know what was wrong, but she felt she might have offended Bernard somehow.
After Bernard left, the hotel staff quickly brought her clothes.
Christina changed and was about to leave when she suddenly thought of something and turned to look at the big bed.
According to Bernard, he brought Christina here yesterday, so who took off her clothes?
Could it be Bernard?
Christina blushed suddenly. Although nothing else happened, the thought of Bernard seeing her naked made her feel deeply ashamed.
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