Chapter 63

"I never saw you as a punching bag," William said, his voice sincere.

Who would treat someone like her that way?

Even these two incidents were caused by Christina herself, and he had to clean up the mess.

He hadn't even said anything, yet Christina was the one who got angry!

"You know damn well if you've treated me like a punching bag or not. Let go of me, William. What, you planning to kidnap me now? Don't forget our relationship, and don't forget the rumors out there!" Christina just wanted to leave.

She really didn't want anything to do with William.

William could see it all in her eyes. He wasn't trying to force Christina to stay by his side. "I just want to know what happened. Why have you changed so much, and where's all this hostility coming from?"

"Just tell me the truth, and I'll let you go."

Christina laughed, but it was more out of frustration than humor.

She really wanted to crack open William's skull to see what was inside that made him say such things.

Why should she tell him anything?

"I don't owe you anything. I'll say it one last time, let go of me. You don't want the news of the Cavendish family bullying people to get out, do you?"

"As long as I don't want it to, that news will never get out." William's patience was wearing thin.

Was he supposed to be afraid of Christina's threats?

As she just said, she was just a student now, probably couldn't even afford a private investigator, let alone go against him.

The tension between them was escalating.

Suddenly, Christina's phone rang.

She glanced at the screen; it was a call from Raymond. She had to answer it.

Out of respect for Raymond, William didn't say anything more. He didn't let Christina go, but he didn't interfere further either.

Because they were so close, he could hear the voice on the other end of the call.

"Christina, where are you? Tomorrow is Nicholas's birthday party, and we need to be there early. It's late, and you're still out. Just send me your location, and I'll come pick you up."

Christina looked at William while holding the phone.

Her message was clear: if William didn't let her go now, she would give Raymond her location and have him come over.

No matter how powerful he was, could he really stop Raymond from leaving?

William's face darkened. She was clever, using Raymond to pressure him.

He gave Bob a look, and Bob quickly opened the car door.

Christina got out of the car with her phone, ignoring William. She looked around and chose a landmark to tell Raymond.

"Wait for me a bit. I'm heading there now, should be there soon." Raymond hung up and immediately drove over to pick her up.

By the time he arrived, William was long gone, and Christina was standing alone by the roadside.

He opened the car door, signaling Christina to get in.

On the way home, they didn't talk much. When they opened the door, Christina immediately saw Elisa standing in the living room with a bunch of dresses.

She felt an urge to turn around and leave.

"Christina, come here! I picked out a bunch of dresses for you. See which one you like," Elisa called out enthusiastically, pulling her over to the sofa.

Raymond wasn't interested in women's fashion.

Besides, Christina was about to try on clothes, and it wasn't appropriate for him to stick around. He found an excuse to go upstairs. "I'm beat. I'll go rest in the bedroom. You two take your time."

"Alright, I'll bring you some fruit after we pick a dress," Elisa said, focusing all her attention on Christina.

Nicholas was the backbone of the Cavendish family, and his birthday was a big deal.

Everyone would be at the party tomorrow.

This included Gabrielle, who had previously had a falling out with Christina. Whether Elisa wanted to show off in front of Gabrielle or please Nicholas, she wanted Christina to look stunning.

She held up one dress after another against Christina. "Your skin is so fair. I think green would look great on you. What do you think?"

"I don't care what I wear," Christina said indifferently.

Her attitude immediately angered Elisa.

Elisa put down the dress, frowning. "Christina, I arranged for all these dresses to be sent over and had your father pick you up so you could look amazing at the party. How can you be so indifferent?"

Elisa could really drive Christina crazy sometimes.

When Christina and William had their incident, Christina's indifference was one thing. But then Elisa tried to set up dates for Christina, and what happened?

Elisa's face had been thoroughly embarrassed.

Even attending Nicholas's birthday party, such a simple thing, Christina had to show this attitude.

"Everything I do is for you. Do you want to drive me to my grave?"

"What you call doing things for me is just me giving in step by step to fulfill your wishes." Christina had barely said a few words when Elisa started shaking with anger.

She clutched her chest, breathing heavily.

Seeing her like this, what could Christina say?

No matter what, Elisa was her mother. She couldn't ignore her mother's health.

She silently picked up the dress that had fallen to the floor. "I think the green one looks nice too. I'll go change."

Elisa didn't say anything.

When Christina came back in the green dress, it made her skin look even fairer. Her exposed legs were straight and slender, and her waist was so small it could be held with one hand.

"I've arranged for a makeup artist for you tomorrow. Get up early, change into your dress, and get your makeup done. We need to be at the Cavendish Mansion by ten in the morning," Elisa said, her mood improving a bit.

Elisa had everything planned out. Christina nodded. "I know. I'll get up at six tomorrow."

"You can paint, right? Show Nicholas your skills tomorrow. Prepare tonight so you don't embarrass yourself," Elisa instructed before heading upstairs to find Raymond.

Christina's painting would be her way of showing respect. Elisa and Raymond also needed to prepare a birthday gift for Nicholas. Even if it wasn't the best, it couldn't be the worst.