Chapter 986 Whose Clothes are These?
"Ruben is my old classmates, can't he give me a ride? And it's so late, Billy is already off work. I'm not his boss, I can't just trouble him to make a special trip for me!"
Christina felt Bernard's questioning attitude was inexplicable and angrily explained.
Bernard snorted, "Old classmates? Are you really just old classmates? Christina, don't forget what I told you, during the contract period, you need to be mindful of your behavior. You're not single anymore, you must keep your distance from other men!"
Christina frowned, "I don't believe I've done anything inappropriate or crossed any lines! But Mr. Mitchell, isn't it more concerning that you left me to take another woman home first?"
Bernard was taken aback by her retort and couldn't find words to respond.
Both of them fell into silence. Christina felt awkward and tried to ease the tension, "Mr. Mitchell, I don't want to argue with you. I just hope you also pay attention to your behavior. You're not single anymore either! You want me to cooperate with you in this act, but you don't cooperate with me, which makes it difficult for me! I don't know how to explain it to your grandparents! For example, today, today you can leave me to take Ms. Pearl home, but I'm not allowed to take Ruben's car. Mr. Mitchell, don't you think that's unfair?"
Christina felt a bit wronged as she said this.
It was Bernard who had someone take her to find him, but then he left her alone for Virginia.
She didn't hold it against him, but how could Bernard have the nerve to blame her now?
Seeing Christina's glare, Bernard knew he was indeed at fault for leaving her there today.
"Yes, you have a point. I should also be mindful of my behavior in the future. But Christina, you need to understand, the Mitchell family is not an ordinary family. If a scandal breaks out, it will directly affect the company's stock price."
Bernard patiently explained to Christina, "You are now Mrs. Mitchell. Being so close to another man, no matter how innocent your friendship is, could be suspicious to those with ill intentions."
Bernard's tone softened, and Christina calmed down a bit, "I understand that. Don't worry, I'll be careful in the future! We should supervise each other. You should also try to keep your distance from other women, so I don't have to explain things to your grandparents."
"Okay."
Bernard turned to leave for his study, then remembered the booklet in his hand and gently tossed it onto the bed, "I'll be careful in the future too. Grandma asked me to give this to you. Take a look."
With that, Bernard's figure disappeared outside the bedroom door.
Christina picked up the booklets, flipped through them disinterestedly, and then set them aside before going to sleep.
The next morning.
Hellen heard that Bernard had slept in the study last night.
Hellen thought Christina had kicked Bernard out and wasn't angry. Instead, she gave Christina a thumbs up, "That's the way to do it. If he makes such mistakes again, kick him out and let him know the seriousness of the matter!"
"Grandma, I..." Christina smiled helplessly, but she couldn't explain yesterday's events to Hellen in detail.
Hellen had a knowing look and signaled Christina not to explain further.
Since it couldn't be explained clearly, Christina decided not to explain at all.
Anyway, in the eyes of others, she and Bernard were a married couple. Hellen's misunderstanding was reasonable and could help her establish some authority in front of the household staff, which was good!
After having breakfast with the two elders, Christina returned to her room and checked her emails on her computer.
These days, whenever she had free time, Christina was sending out resumes. To repay the three million dollars she owed Bernard, she needed to find a job to earn money and plan her future life.
Since graduating from college, Christina had been confined at home by the Russell family and hadn't worked outside.
Although Christina had a good education, it was very difficult for a college graduate with no work experience to find a good job.
Christina had recently sent out many resumes, but they all seemed to disappear into the void with no responses.
Looking at the empty inbox, Christina sighed helplessly, "Why is it so hard to find a job?"
Christina lay down on the bed, scrolling through her phone's contact list.
Because Cheryl didn't like her, almost no one wanted to be friends with her during her school days.
After graduation, even fewer people kept in touch with her.
Only a girl named Rilla Hamilton, who often worked on projects with Christina, had a decent relationship with her, and they occasionally kept in touch after graduation.
Christina opened Rilla's chat window and hesitated before sending a message: [Hi!]
Rilla replied quickly: [What's up, Christina?]
Christina: [Do you have time to meet up recently?]
Rilla: [Yes! I'm quite free!]
They chatted for a while and agreed to meet for dinner that evening.
Feeling good about meeting Rilla, Christina decided to dress up nicely before going out.
Opening her wardrobe, Christina found many new clothes inside, all in her size.
Christina was puzzled and called a maid to ask about it.
"Whose clothes are these? Why are they here?"
The maid respectfully replied, "Mrs. Mitchell prepared these especially for you."
It was Hellen.
Christina didn't expect Hellen to be so thoughtful and considerate, and she felt very touched.
She didn't have many decent clothes herself, so she picked a plain dress from the new ones and wore it out.
Taking the bus to the agreed location, Christina saw Rilla from a distance and quickly walked over to hold her hand, "Long time no see, Rilla."
"Yeah, you disappeared right after graduation. What have you been up to?" Rilla held her hand and looked her up and down, "Hey? Christina, something's different about you!"
Christina felt strange under her gaze and looked at herself, "What's wrong? What's different?"
Rilla squinted at her, "This dress must cost tens of thousands of dollars. How extravagant! Did you strike it rich?"
Christina was stunned and looked down at her dress.
What? This dress costs tens of thousands of dollars?
She knew Hellen wouldn't give her anything cheap, but she didn't expect the dress to be so expensive!
"Well, you got it wrong. This is actually a knockoff. You know my situation, I can't afford expensive clothes."
"Oh, really? This knockoff has amazing quality!" Rilla marveled at the 'knockoff' quality and then looked at her with concern, "Christina, is your family still treating you badly?"
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