Chapter 278

They were entangled together until midnight.

Nell was carried to the bed after being taken out of the bathroom by Gideon. Then, he dried her hair with a hairdryer and covered her with a quilt. She did not even want to move.

Gideon turned off the lights and laid down too.

He then reached out his arms, trying to hug her.

However, the woman turned over with her back facing him. She was acting like she did not want to talk to him nor pay attention to him at all.

Gideon smiled and did not force her. He simply tightened his arms around her while she lay sideways.

“My business trip tomorrow might take half a month to finish. When I come back, I’ll accompany you to Country F and you can accompany your best friend through her labor, alright?”

Nell originally did not want to talk to him, but she suddenly became energized upon hearing about Country F.

She opened her eyes to ask something, but because her heart was still angry, she kept silent.

Gideon played with her hair with one hand, wrapping the silky tendrils around his fingers. He whispered, “This trip will take longer than usual and it’ll take half a month at the earliest for me to return, so you have to take good care of yourself at home.

“I’ll leave Nancy here to take care of you. Aunt Joyce has also allowed her to fly over now. If there’s anything you need, you can go to them, and if you encounter any trouble at work, you can ask Elijah or Simon for help. You can also go to the residence and look for Grandma too.”

Nell could not endure it anymore so she turned to look at him in worry.

“What kind of work are you doing? Why do you have to leave for so long?”

Gideon remained silent.

Nell pursed her lips. She suddenly reached out to hug his waist and pressed her face against his chest.

“My heart aches for you. The entire burden of the Leith family is on your shoulders. It must be very tiring, isn’t it?”

Gideon chuckled.

"Your heart aches for me?"

"Mmhm." Nell nodded.

"Then give me a kiss."

"Save it!"

Nell slapped him on the shoulder. Although she knew that it was normal for couples to go through a lot of hardships, her heart still ached for him.

Everyone who saw this man had only seen his impressive and grand side. However, only those close to him knew how much pressure he carried.

In the end, she simply clenched her fists and pressed her face against his chest silently.

The night was long, and the room was peaceful.

Perhaps it was because she was tired from last night, but Nell slept particularly well.

When she woke up the next day, it was already almost noon.

She looked at the alarm clock and let out a scream before she immediately got out of bed.

It was only after moving that she felt the aches and pains all over her body.

Yesterday, she had been worried and saddened after hearing that the man was going on a business trip, and because of that, her drowsiness disappeared without a trace.

Nell lay back down. Covering her face with a pillow, she screamed into it.

If she had known, she would not have worried about him last night.

She sighed again and forced herself to sit up after a few seconds.

She forcefully endured the discomfort of her body and went to the bathroom to wash up.

Although she was sore all over, her body was clean and fresh. It should be because a certain someone had held her in his arms and helped her bathe last night.

Nell simply brushed her teeth and washed her face before changing into a simple shirt and pencil pants. Then, she left the house with her bag.

Yesterday, Cherry had given her a general story about Justin Harker.

Afterward, when Nell told Gideon about it, he mentioned that he knew the woman’s husband but was not familiar with him. The other party was a big fish in the investment industry, and he had never heard of any problems between the couple. He never expected such a thing to happen.

Nell did not tell Gideon to step in immediately. After all, interfering would mean that he was personally protecting Justin Harker.

The other party would compromise, but it would also be equivalent to Gideon owing him a favor.

Nell would not allow such a thing to happen, so it was better to talk to Justin face-to-face today and thoroughly understand him before making a decision.

When she arrived at the company, she told Cherry to call Justin.

He seemed a little embarrassed to see her when he arrived at the office.

After all, she had overheard what happened yesterday. Like a fig leaf suddenly being pulled away, anyone would be uncomfortable.

Nell did not mention anything, but Justin was so guilty that he did not dare to look her in the eye during the conversation.

After the talking, Nell realized that the smart and smooth-looking Justin Harker was actually a young and naive man.

The reason why he was with that female investor was that he drank too much at a dinner party. Under the other party’s teasing as well as the influence of alcohol, he ended up divulging information that could be used against him, and could only give himself up to her.

Nell was speechless.

She never thought the truth would be like this.

As for the scandals that were usually circulated, none of them were true. Either they were misunderstandings or others had wanted to take advantage of his hype.

Before meeting Stephanie Garrett, Justin had only been with that woman.

Under that woman’s enticement, he genuinely thought that she liked him and would divorce her husband, and build a family with him.

It was not until he accidentally learned that she was having illicit relationships not only with him but also with another popular male idol that he suddenly came to his senses.

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When Nell was done listening, she did not know what to say.

She also did not know whether to blame the darkness of this world or the shallowness of the man in front of her.

She sighed and waved, gesturing for Cherry to take him away.

The matter’s whole sequence of events was already clear. The next step was to resolve it.

It was actually quite easy to solve.

One, if Justin Harker was still valuable, they would spend some money to sell favors and help him wipe his *ss clean.

Two, if they felt that he would no longer be as popular as before, then they could just give up on him.

Nell handed this choice over to Gideon.

He gave her a reply swiftly.

Bury him immediately.

Nell did not find this answer unexpected.

After all, no matter what Justin did, they were all things that Gideon despised and held contempt against.