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The man’s name was Finn Ryder. He was Christina William’s childhood friend and they both had attended the same high school. Finn had always had a crush on Christina, but her beauty meant that she was constantly swarmed by a pool of suitors. Insecure about himself, Finn decided to keep his feelings to himself.After high school, Finn got into a university abroad and had a work permit as soon as he graduated. Christina had gotten married by then, and so did he. His wife had even given birth to a child.Unfortunately, his wife had died giving birth, leaving him with his premature son.Devastated, Finn distracted himself from his sorrow as he placed all his time on work. He had never married another woman ever since.It was destiny for him to bump into Christina when she broke her leg. Bringing her home, he took meticulous care of her. News was hard to get by in the countryside and it was not surprising that Michael could not find Christina at all.After taking care of her for a few
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Michael immediately instructed his assistant to investigate Christina’s past once he got back to the company, and by the next day, his assistant had presented him a detailed report. It turned out that Christina was telling the truth. Finn died because he was trying to save the boys, and in turn, he was praised by the local authorities back then for his actions.Christina had transferred Travis’s account out of the Ryders family account after Finn was dead.Michael did not know how to feel as his emotions danced around deep the depths of his heart. He had never imagined that his despicable measures to make Christina stay would cause her to marry another man and eventually gave birth to his son. All he had ever wanted was for Christina to return to his side. He wanted to grow old together with her, but why did things turn out this way?Michael had fallen head over heels with her the moment he laid his eyes on her. He remembered how hard he had tried to get her attention by going to
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How could Christina betray Michael after everything he had done for her?In the recording was Christina and Sean’s voice. She told him that she was done being abused every day in the Larson family, so she begged Sean to take her away from this living hell forever and run away as far as possible.Sean’s voice could be heard as he consoled Christina, but Michael refused to hear any more of it.He threw the recorder pen on the floor and stomped on it furiously. Along with the pen, his heart was smashed, and he felt his heart bled in pain.He did everything he could to save this disastrous family, yet she was finding a way out of this mess instead. He could not believe that she was preparing to run away with another man.Angry, his mother started to chastise Christina and demanded him to divorce the woman in that instance. Not a single moment should be spared. However, he could never do such a thing? Life without Christina would be hell and he could not imagine his future without he
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Michael knew that Serena was the mayor’s daughter. Considering that she was from a noble family, he did not understand how his mother had managed to persuade someone like her to be his surrogacy. Later on, Serena confessed to him that it was because of love.She said that she had fallen in love with him the moment she first saw him. Since she had no opportunity to ever be with him, her heart was content now that she had the opportunity to carry his child and she was willing to do it.Serena even reassured him that she would not interfere in his relationship with Christina. He had never expected things to turn out this way. Though upon realizing that the surrogate mother was Serena, guilt and worry crept their way up to his head and he panicked.He had promised his mother to go to the hospital to provide a sperm sample a while ago, but when the day arrived, he regretted his decision. So he sneaked into the hospital’s sperm bank and gave his mother a random sperm bank that he had
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However, Christina only took a glance before she swiftly signed the papers. No sign of reluctance showed on her face as she turned and left.If she had loved Michael, she would have dug into the questions, but she did nothing of that sort and sealed the fate of their marriage. Just like that, she simply walked away without any sign of hesitation.A few days later, Francis showed up at the Larson family. “Christina wanted me to come to pick up her wedding ring and the divorce decree, Mr. Larson.”If eyes could kill, the rage in Francis’s eyes would have shot Michael down. Despite that, Francis held himself back and called out “Mr. Larson” calmly. This was how he had addressed him ever since the marriage to Christina. He had never taken him as his son-in-law and would never do that.It was as if he knew that the two would end up in divorce.“Where is she?” Michael gritted his teeth. “The divorce is between me and her. The divorce decree will not be issued if she’s not here.”Franci
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Michael’s body swayed as he pushed open the door and walked into the house. Furious, Heather groaned in frustration, “Why didn’t you pick up my call, Michael? Did you know that Serena has been waiting for you the whole night?”In a bad mood, he replied impatiently, “I didn’t make her wait!”“Are you okay? What happened?” Heather looked at her son.Michael’s body swayed unsteadily as he sat opposite her. “Do you really love me, mom?”“What are you talking about, child? Would a mom not love her son?” Heather replied. When the strong smell of alcohol pierced through her nostrils, she frowned. “Why would you drink if you know that you have a bad stomach?”Laying against the sofa, Michael started to mumble to himself. “Why can’t you see how sad I am if you really love me? Why?”It was impossible for Heather to not see how miserable her son had been for the past three lonely years after Christina had left him. He had, after all, kicked Christina out of the family for his love and respe
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Seeing that Christina looked more charming than she was three years ago, Serena was filled with jealousy. Christina was the belle of the ball during their college years with many guys pursuing her. Serena admitted that she herself was quite pretty. Yet when compared to Christina, she faded into insignificance and it made her very upset at that moment. Moreover, Christina had faced a lot of hardships over the past few years so she was supposed to look her age. However, God must have blessed her with ageless beauty because surprisingly, she looked as pretty as she was back then.Serena thought, ‘No matter how beautiful Christina is, she’s considered useless since she can’t even get pregnant!’ She finally felt better with this kind of mentality.Wendy was not only envious of Christina’s looks too, but deep inside, she was still seething from the slap that Christina gave her the other day.Christina simply ignored Serena and Wendy, knowing full-well that they were full of bad intent
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“Apparently, that kid is about three years old. Could it be your fiancé’s…”“Shut up!” Flushed with anger, she immediately interrupted Wendy’s sentence. In fact, this was what worried Serena the most. It left Wendy in terrible shock as she had never seen Serena act so furiously before, but at that moment, Serena no longer cared about Wendy. “I’ve got to go now. You can take a taxi home by yourself.” Just like that, Wendy was abandoned. Although she was not exactly sure why Serena was furious, she knew it had to do with the kid. Was there something more to the kid’s identity?Upon reaching home, Serena dashed into the house without being concerned about her image.Sophia was arranging the flowers in the living room when she saw her daughter dashing in. She frowned. “Why are you rushing? You look embarrassing.”“Mom, something has come up!” Serena rushed toward Sophia. “Christina… Christina has actually given birth to a boy!”“What are you saying?” Sophia instantly sat upright
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In fact, Matthew was the one who planned this entire thing. He had been keeping a close eye on Rachel since she returned.He could let bygones be bygones if she was willing to settle down. However, the woman did not learn from past mistakes and once again partnered up with Serena to plot against Christina.Matthew went along with their plan. He even found someone to set this up to lure them into the trap.Christina’s due date was approaching after Rachel and Serena were taken care of. Michael began making preparations for Travis’ transplant operation.He hired the best hematologist and gynecologist before arranging for both Christina and Travis’ operation to take place in the same hospital.The delivery went smoothly. Christina gave birth to a baby girl, and Heather was over the moon.Everything had gone well, and it was about time to start on Travis’ operation. Christina was accompanied by Matthew and Rachel whereas Heather stayed close by the baby’s side. Michael comforted Chri
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Besides, even if the plan failed, intentionally causing a pregnant woman to miscarry was not considered homicide by the country’s criminal law. The punishment was less serious as the behavior would be categorized as an assault occasioning bodily harm.Assault and criminal homicide were two completely different crimes.Rachel agreed to the suggestion. Scarface was indeed a ruthless man. He came up with this vicious revenge that would put Christina in pain forever.Upon agreeing on the details of the plan, Scarface and his friends from the streets proceeded to kidnap Christina. Rachel and Serena were told to sit tight and wait for the good news.Scarface had a well-thought-out plan and got his hands on Christina before long. Her head was covered with a black cloth as they forcefully pushed her into the van.Serena and Rachel were already at the agreed-upon location when Scarface instructed Christina to step out of the vehicle. The latter’s belly was round, and both of her hands were
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“Just a little while ago.” Sean came closer. “Christina, we need to talk.”She nodded and followed him to the garden. He helped her to get comfortable on the bench. “Do you believe in fate?”She shook her head, unsure where this was leading. “I didn’t either as I’m a firm believer that hard work always pays off. But now I do.”He looked her in the eye. “I’ve been lost and struggled a lot since that incident, unsure how to face you. After considering this seriously for the past few days, I’ve finally mustered enough courage to meet you again.”A sigh escaped her lips. “Sorry, Sean. It’s all my fault.”“No! It has nothing to do with you, Christina. It’s my fault that my love is not strong enough. I discovered that Suzy is really great after spending the past few months with her. She’s just like you. She’s gentle, kind, pure, and adorable. I realized I’ve fallen in love with her.”This was not what he really thought.He loved Christina since the beginning of time and believed he
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“That’s old history. We think Michael is actually pretty good.”“We? Who do you mean?” Christina teased.Ariel and Matthew had been spending a lot of time together lately. Christina went through that herself and understood the passion in her friend’s eyes. This silly girl was actually in love. She could not be happier for her.“Who else? Matthew, of course!” Ariel glared at Christina.“I say whatever’s on my mind, unlike you, who always keep everything to yourself and get stuck in dilemmas. Every good opportunity slips past you because of your indecisiveness!” “How can I not be? I promised to marry him but I’m now trying to convince him to marry someone else. Is this really the best thing for him? Will he be happy?”Ariel questioned after a brief silence, “Christina, let me ask you this. Who do you care for more? Michael or Sean?”Christina asked herself the same question too. She naturally cared more about Michael in the past, but she also started to develop a strong feeling f
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The harassment continued after the funeral. Serena went around spreading accusations and threatened Christina to give her money. Otherwise, she would report John to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for private corruption.If reported, the antique art collection would be seized and no one could get it!Christina became more frustrated after hearing that.She never expected John’s leniency toward Serena would cause her such a big problem. Matthew was infuriated by Serena’s unreasonable behavior. He suggested they could shut the woman up by teaching her a lesson. Sean shook his head. “That’s not going to solve the problem. Serena must’ve come prepared if she dares to stir up trouble. This is a lawful society. We can’t do as we wish.”“Are we actually going to pay her off then?” Ariel asked, “I think giving her money isn’t going to put an end to this. She’s certainly going to keep threatening for more!”Michael scoffed. “Why should we give her money? She can go
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“I will, Dad, don’t worry. I’ll listen to Sister,” Suzy replied.“Christina.” John grabbed Christina’s hand in his own. “My greatest regret in this life is failing to take good care of you and your mother. I’m going to meet your mother soon. I hope she’ll forgive me!”Tears rolled down Christina’s cheeks. Men would speak kindly in the presence of death. She was unsure if Molly would forgive him, but she had long forgiven her father.He strained to pull Suzy and Christina’s hands closer together as he looked at them with pleading eyes. “The both of you must live peacefully together. Suzy, listen to your sister, and Christina, you must take good care of her on my behalf.”Christina looked at Suzy before nodding quietly. Then, John shifted his glance to Michael.“I’ve done many wrongs in this life. I betrayed my wife and disappointed my daughter. I hope you’ll do better than me. I’ll hand over Christina to you now. I’ll come back to haunt you as a stubborn ghost if you dare to wr
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Suzy felt guilt-ridden and knew she was not in the position to demand anything from Christina. However, her mother had gone mad. She did not wish to see Christina continuing the fight with her mother.At a loss for what to do, she cried her heart out while in Christina’s arms.Sean felt a heavy feeling in his chest. He knew Christina too well after all the years they spent together. She was a soft-hearted person behind her stubborn facade. Seeing others in sorrow was her greatest weakness.There was no doubt she would choose to forgive Suzy and accept her as her sister.If that was the case, then the marriage between them was destined to fail. Christina would reject him for the sake of the child in her sister’s belly.At this moment, he was thinking of how everything was falling apart at this moment even after he had consistently pursued her all these years. He stood there in a daze for a long time before finally heaving a sigh.Perhaps this was their destiny. Suzy cried for a
