There was a sweet smile on Christina’s face and her bright eyes twinkled as she chatted with Sean. He was also beaming affectionately.The server who walked past could not resist complimenting them. “A handsome man and beautiful woman. What a great match.”Michael felt a sharp pain in his heart upon hearing this, but he strode out of the room, enduring the pain. The assistant hurried over to open the car door.Once he entered the car, he questioned without any emotion, “When did Sean come back?”“This afternoon,” the assistant replied.“What’s he doing back here?”“We’re not sure about that.”“Are you getting paid for doing nothing?” The rage was evident in his voice.The assistant lowered his head without replying. He knew what the man was furious about after working by his side for many years. Be it anyone else, they would also feel terrible to see the woman they deeply loved standing with their love rival.He sat in the car for a long time and it was not until he saw Christ
The look on Sean’s face changed. “Don’t you worry about me. I’ll find a way to solve the problems.”“How? You’re just fooling yourself.” Matthew did not buy any of that. “You’re the most excellent heir of the Young family. The elders of your household have great expectations of you and they would never allow you to do anything reckless.”He suddenly changed the topic of the conversation. “But unlike you, I’ve been a good-for-nothing since young and everyone sees me as the useless second-generation rich kid. I can do anything I want without a care in the world!”“I can fight them till the end.” The light went out of Sean’s eyes.“But a woman’s youth is limited. Christina hasn’t got the time to fight alongside you.” Matthew let out a devilish smile. “Whereas in my case, if I say the child belongs to me, the old man will undoubtedly believe me and joyfully accept Christina into the family.”“Shameless prick!” Sean gave him a deathly glare. “Matthew, I’ll never let you off the hook if
The door to the president’s office opened just as her voice trailed off. Matthew stomped out of the room and glared at Christina. “You’re a terrible assistant. How could you lead just anyone into my office?”She almost laughed out loud upon seeing the man’s wrinkled shirt and the bright red lipstick marks on his face and neck.It took less than five minutes since Yara entered for Matthew to leave the office. Could it be possible that this man was troubled by some problems in the bedroom?He had no idea what was going on in the woman’s mind. He ordered her to tidy up his office before dragging Sean into another office room.Christina waited until there was no movement in the office before she walked in. Not much in the office needed to be tidied up as everything else was in place apart from the messy couch, where Yara was sitting half-naked and looking annoyed.Christina acted as if she was here for the mug and left the office. Yara was bored being there alone, so she packed up her
Yara hung up on the phone in disappointment. Sean was in stitches while Matthew was so furious that his cheeks were flushed red like ripened tomatoes.The latter was displeased about Sean’s surprise visit back home. He had looked into it and discovered that there were no urgent matters waiting for him in the Young family. Hence only one explanation left — he must be back because of Christina.Michael was equally upset. No one knew the past between Christina and Sean better than him. She would not have broken up with Sean if Old Madam Young had not threatened it with her death.This had always troubled him greatly. Christina did not choose him because of love; she only did so to help Sean succeed.Although their relationship had improved tremendously after the marriage, Michael knew deep down that Sean remained a painful past in Christina’s heart.He had always protected this relationship carefully but it required more to maintain it. Christina’s heart was never with him.His eyeb
Initially, Michael did not suspect anything regarding the old town redevelopment project. Yet he now reckoned that something else was going on for John to take the time to explain things to him personally.He wondered what Matthew did to get John on his side.All of a sudden, he remembered the meeting between John and Christina in the café last time. Could she be involved in this? On second thoughts, it seemed impossible that she could successfully convince John.When the two of them were talking, Sophia asked for John for a short while. Bored sitting in the study alone, Michael looked around the room and picked up a photo frame on the table by random.However, seeing the unexpected face in the photo sent an electrifying sensation throughout his entire body as if he had been struck by a bolt of lightning. He could not believe his eyes.The woman in the photo looked exactly like Christina. He shook his head before taking a second look. He was even more certain that this woman was C
Christina was an attractive woman and John had a fondness for her beauty. Lured by the benefits, Matthew naturally seized this opportunity to use her as a bait to seduce John.What a prick Matthew was! Indeed, he did not truly love her but used her like a pawn. Michael knew all along that this playboy was up to no good!With that, he drove all the way to the old town to warn Christina.It was late, and Christina and Francis had been playing with Travis for the entire day. The boy had just gone to bed after taking a shower. Noticing that the milk in the fridge was running out, she decided to go get some.She stepped into the alley in her sleeping gown and slippers. Feeling as if she was being watched, she looked over her shoulder all of sudden only to find a car parked on the empty land.The window was up but she got a clear look of the person’s silhouette from the dim light in the car. Suddenly, a shudder passed through her.Christina could feel Michael’s dark gaze even from a di
“An urgent matter came up at work,” Michael simply replied. He was about to go upstairs when Heather called out to him. “Come over here, I have something to tell you.”He glanced at her before walking over to sit on the couch opposite her. “What’s the matter?”There was no emotion on his face and his voice reeked of impatience. Her son’s unusual mood today caught her by surprise. “What did John Garcia say when you went over for dinner today?”“Nothing really,” he replied.“I thought you were going to discuss the engagement.”“The engagement?” He laughed sarcastically. “I thought you wanted to do everything by yourself?”“What do you mean?” she said, annoyed. “You’re the one getting married after all. You should at least have a proper chat about it with them and be more thoughtful about Serena.”“I don’t mind. Just do everything according to your wish.” The indifference was evident in his voice.“Are you deliberately trying to upset me, child?”“Did I say anything wrong?” He sm
Michael tossed and turned on the bed the entire night, unable to sleep in peace. He dreamed of a scene that happened many years ago when he met Christina in school. She was smiling radiantly like a beautiful flower as she dashed toward him, shouting his name. He was lured uncontrollably toward her soothing voice. “Christina!”Michael extended his arms to catch her but in a blink of an eye, she was pulled into another man’s embrace. That man’s tender smile was so warm, it was as if he was a bright sun. He lifted her off the ground and twirled around. Then, the two of them walked away together holding each other’s hand.“Sean!” He felt a sharp pain in his heart as he jolted awake. It was yet another stupid dream!It was already late at night. Travis had fallen asleep and he even began to snore. Meanwhile, having trouble sleeping, Christina stared at the ceiling in the dark.She tried hard from prohibiting herself to reminisce about the horrible past. However, like stubborn sprouts