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
Michael’s persistence left Heather with no other choice but to agree for the young couple to be together although she was still dissatisfied with Christina.Christina never had a peaceful day after their marriage as Heather mocked and ridiculed her daily. It only got worse when she still had not conceived a baby. Heather even openly brought Serena back home to make things awkward for her.Apart from that, in order to improve her fertility, Heather also forced her to drink all sorts of traditional remedies such as a special alcoholic concoction made by preserving scorpions and red ants.She started throwing up at the sight of those wriggly worms. One day, she finally had enough and refused to drink the concoction.Infuriated, Heather scolded her incessantly and asked her to pack up her belongings to leave if she refused to drink up.The continuous mental and physical torture finally pushed Christina to her limits. She could not endure this anymore.She began to stand up for hersel
It finally occurred to Christina at that moment that she was the only one being kept in the dark from the truth. She was the stupidest woman in the entire world!Without hesitation, she signed the papers and left the Larson house wearing the red dress Francis bought for her.She did not sleep well that night. The next day, she went to work with dark circles beneath her eyes. Matthew teased her when he saw that, saying, “Where has this panda come from?”Christina, who was in a low mood, could not be bothered to joke with him. She returned to her desk and started working. However, he would keep stealing glances at the woman, wondering if she was troubled by anything.Was it because of Sean?In all the years he was friends with Sean, he knew that the man was deeply in love with a woman, but he had no idea it was Christina. He also had no idea what had happened between them.It was evident that Sean liked her dearly but was the feeling reciprocated?She was a straightforward woman.