Chapter 531 Your Junior

Having nothing to do and no plans of sleeping yet, Christina took out her phone and scrolled through Twitter.

Initially, she planned on checking her studio’s official page to see the increase in the number of followers.

Back when Rayne uploaded the photo of her at the beach, her studio gained a hundred thousand new followers. Consequently, the studio’s popularity soared considerably.

With followers as a foundation, not only could she continue running the studio, but she could also establish her own brand later.

In her mind, she sketched out the blueprint of her career.

All of a sudden, her eyes snagged on the topic that ranked top.

It read: Shocking news! Francis Fernando leaves the entertainment industry!

When Christina saw that it was about Francis, her finger stilled slightly. In the next second, she tapped on the link.

It turned out that it was connected to a live broadcast.

On the screen, Francis was as handsome as ever. His every single gesture captivated the hearts of countless girls.

When he announced his exit from the entertainment industry and said he would not be filming any television series or movies nor appearing on camera, a flurry of mournful comments flooded the screen.

Someone commented: Don’t go, Francis!

Another fan wrote: The entertainment industry will die without you, Darling!

That was followed by another comment that wrote: What should I do? I feel like I’m about to die.

No matter how much his fans pleaded with him, Francis stood by his decision. Soon, the press conference ended.

Christina spaced out as she stared at the phone screen that had gone black.

Only then did she understand that such was what Francis meant by leaving.

She scrolled through her phone before abruptly recalling that she no longer had the man’s number in her contact list.

On that very night, Francis left the country with Linda after the press conference.

The next day, Christina told Nathaniel about it, but the latter was not the least bit surprised.

In truth, he did not only meet up with a supplier yesterday but also Francis.

Francis handed him the information he had previously requested and bid him farewell.

Nonetheless, Nathaniel did not tell Christina all that.

He sensed a far greater storm on the horizon after scanning through the information from Francis, and he did not want her to be hurt by it.

Christina did not notice the man’s abnormality.

Instead, she felt a touch sorry about Francis’ departure as she had yet to thank him for bustling around tirelessly while she was missing.

But on second thought, he was a member of the Hadley family at the end of the day, so they would still meet again one day.

The sensation of Francis’ exit from the entertainment industry only lasted for half a month. Following the passage of time, he gradually faded from everyone’s memories.

Right then. Christina was three months pregnant. However, she was still so slender that one could not tell that she was with a child. That went doubly true when winter came since she was wearing much more clothes.

No sooner had she arrived at the studio than Rayne hurried over. On the one hand, it was to take care of Christina. On the other, she wanted to gripe.

“Christina, I really can’t get along with Hector! Why don’t you just sack him?”

Hector Fendley was the photographer who took Christina’s photos at the beach back then. Impressed by his photography skills.

Christina hired him for the studio with high pay.

Unexpectedly, Rayne and Hector were like natural enemies, neither liking the other.

But in Christina’s eyes, they seemed more like a bickering couple.

They always had conflicts due to work matters, but Hector always gave way to Rayne without compromising his principles.

“Who’s going to take photos for the studio to increase our followers if he’s gone?” Christina countered.

“I’ll do it...” As Rayne spoke, her voice grew increasingly softer.

Despite her reluctance to admit the truth. Hector was undeniably a professional. The photos he took looked great and could attract followers, bringing the studio commissions.

Thus, the studio’s performance improved, and she also had an increment in salary.

“Oh yes, I told you to recruit some staff. How’s it going?” Seeing that Rayne was no longer fuming. Christina started talking about work.

Speaking of work matters, Rayne turned professional. She placed the few resumes she had screened before Christina.

“Looks good. Arrange for them to come for an interview.” Christina gave a nod of satisfaction after skimming through them.

Since she was currently pregnant, coupled with the fact that the studio’s commission had ballooned, it was time to expand their operations.

“Will do.” Rayne promptly contacted the shortlisted applicants and made the arrangements.

In the blink of an eye, it was noon. Usually, Nathaniel came to pick Christina up for lunch together.

It was only when Christina had gotten into the car that she discovered it was Sebastian who had come to pick her up that day.

“Mrs. Hadley, something suddenly came up for Mr. Hadley, so he had me come to pick you up.” Sebastian explained.

Christina was unbothered about all that. She studied the man who had his entire focus on driving.

Hmm, he’s actually pretty good-looking. Besides, he has acquired some of Nathaniel’s aloofness after working for him for so many years.

As she recalled the blind dates she previously arranged for him that had all ended in failure, her curiosity finally got the better of her.

“What kind of girl do you like. Sebastian?”

Wholly focused on driving, Sebastian trembled inwardly upon hearing that question. Fortunately, his hands remained steady, and the car continued advancing steadily.

His face flushed bright red. “Mrs. Hadley, about this...”

“You can’t tell me that?” It was Christina’s first time seeing the man blush, and she was inexorably surprised.

Unbeknownst to her, Sebastian never had time to pay any attention to girls when he was studying. And once he graduated from university, he joined Hadley Corporation, catching Nathaniel’s eye because he was a fellow workaholic.

It had been ten years since then, and he had never been in a relationship.

Hence, Sebastian had no idea how to answer Christina’s question. Luckily, they were not headed for somewhere far.

He floored the gas pedal. On the heels of that, he brought the car to a steady stop in front of Lavish Dining. “We’re here, Mrs.

Hadley.”

Christina, who had yet to receive an answer from the man, turned and looked out the window. At once, a flash of puzzlement glinted in her eyes.

“Mr. Hadley scheduled a lunch date with the CEO of Lesley Group here,” Sebastian clarified.

The CEO of Lesley Group... Preston Lesley? That’s the person Madison was going to marry back then.

Christina’s lips pressed into a thin line. She alighted from the car and followed Sebastian to the reserved. private room.

The instant the door of the private room was pushed open, she had a clear view of the scene within.

Nathaniel sat across from the door with a man and a woman sitting on his left.

The man was clearly the CEO of Lesley Group whom Sebastian mentioned.

Meanwhile, the woman exclaimed, “This is great, Christina! I finally get to meet you!”

Nathaniel had just gotten to his feet to escort Christina over, but little did he expect someone else to act even faster than him.

By then, the woman had already reached Christina and greeted happily, “Christina!”

Christina stared at her somewhat familiar countenance. But at that moment, she could not remember who exactly the woman was. “You are?”

“I’m Victoria Lesley, your junior!”