At this time of the day, most people were already back home having lunch. The streets were empty, and the public bus had yet shown up. “Get in my car. I’ll send you guys home!” Michael pulled over in front of Christina, but she showed no interest. “The weather is so hot out here. What if Travis gets a heat stroke?” Michael said as he opened his door and walked down from the car.Looking at the beads of sweat forming on Travis’s forehead, Christina finally gave way and the both of them got into Michael’s car.Michael was so delighted that he made sure to drive steadily. “Travis, are you hungry?”“Yes, I am!”“Let Uncle Michael bring you somewhere nice to eat, okay?”Travis could do little to resist the lucrative offer. He was about to say yes but as he swept a glance at the look on his mother’s face, he refrained himself and said, “It’s okay, Uncle Michael. Thanks for your offer.”Michael was not about to give up just yet. “But think about the yummy fruit popsicles and the tas
Heather was eating at the same restaurant with a few of her companions, of which one of them alerted her, “Hey, isn’t that your son? Why is there a child with him?”Heather’s heart sank, and when she turned around to have a look, it was indeed her son, Michael eating with that homewrecker Christina. He was even helping that little brat with the food.It appeared that her son had long known about Christina’s situation. No wonder he acted strangely of late. Even his attitude towards her had changed. Heather grew a little anxious. If her son had long known about this, why had he not said anything about it? What was in his mind really?Heather swapped seats with one of her companions and began to observe the trio whilst she had her own meal. However, anger started to build up in her when she noticed how her son kept trying to win over the mother and child. She had thought about storming out of the restaurant, but she could not bear the humiliation that was unfolding right in front o
Heather glared at Christina before she made her way to the restaurant exit as well, chasing after her son.Christina’s day was totally ruined, so she held Travis in her arms and made her way home. Travis was so frightened by the scene earlier that his voice trembled. “That old granny was so mean! She bullied you, Mommy!”Christina held Travis closer to her. “Travis, let’s not play with Uncle Michael again okay? Otherwise, that bad granny will keep bullying us.”“Yes, I’ll do whatever Mommy says. I won’t play with Uncle Michael again next time.”Michael did not heed Heather at all. Instead, he went back into his car and drove home all by himself, with Heather’s car trailing closely behind. Eventually, both of their cars arrived home and they passed through the main gate one after another. Heather tossed her purse on the sofa and called out, “Michael, I need to have a word with you!”“Fine!” Micheal turned back around and sat down on the sofa as he stared at Heather coldly. His
Her son was clearly siding with Christina. At this point, she was certain that he returned home with only one purpose in mind — to get on her nerves!“Michael, I can’t believe you’re going against me for Christina. What kind of drug has that witch lady been feeding you? You don’t even acknowledge your own mother anymore! Look, if it weren’t for her disobedience back then, I wouldn’t have treated her like how I did now.”“Great, now you’re pushing away the responsibilities. Do you really think I’m deaf or blind? You looked down on her from the very beginning. You savored every single opportunity to belittle and humiliate her. The more she persevered, the worse you became. She is also a woman like you, so why do you have to be so cruel to her?”“Me? Cruel to her? She wasn’t able to bear a child, and I’ve looked all around for any potential cure or specialist that may help her, spending so much of my own time and energy on this matter. But what did I get in return? Not only did she not
John was attending an event today and was accompanied by Sophia, leaving Serena alone at home. Serena thought that the house was too desolate and it made her feel uneasy.Just as she was about to ask Wendy out to shop together, she received a call from a servant of the Larson family. “Miss Garcia, it’s me.” A bad feeling came over Serena’s heart. “What happened? Is something wrong?”“President Larson and Madam just had a huge argument at home.”“Over what?”“President Larson already knew about Christina’s childbirth…” The servant described the matter briefly while Serena became more flustered as she listened to it. After hanging up the phone, Serena roamed around the house, not knowing what to do. She could not be bothered about anything else at the moment. She quickly gave Sophia a call, but the latter hung up without answering the phone. As she could not sit still, she picked up her bag and went out to find Sophia. Right then, she saw a car driving into the compound from
“Heather probably won’t want to help raise the kid. She’ll definitely think of ways to stop it, so we only have to add fuel to the fire.”“What ideas can she think of? Michael doesn’t care about her life or death now, so why would he listen to her?”“That’s because he knows Heather won’t really seek death. This method can only be used once. A foolish person will only fall for the trick if it’s used multiple times,” Sophia sneered, “Since she can’t persuade her son, Heather will probably move on to Christina. By that time, we’ll just add fuel to the flames.”At night when Christina went out to throw the trash, the sky was already enveloped in darkness. It was then when she saw a black luxury car parked downstairs. Matthew had already left, so who else would be waiting downstairs? She walked over and shouted, “Matthew?”Michael never expected that Christina would appear at this time. After arguing with Heather, he no longer wanted to stay home. As he drove around, he somehow ended
Christina interrupted him, saying, “Don’t talk about the past. I’ve already forgotten about it.” What a joke. He became cold and indifferent after a love affair and only explained things to her when he remembered what happened so many years after. Did he think his words could make up for the misery she had suffered over the years? Whatever that was done could not be undone. It was useless to quibble about something that happened in the past. “Mr. Larson, we’ve been divorced for more than three years. We no longer have anything to do with each other. There’s no need for you to bring up the past and explain to me. Besides, I don’t want to hear it.”“Christina, I know you hate me and I hate myself too!” Michael’s voice sounded sorrowful. “If I knew you’d make this decision, I would’ve never let you go in the first place…”Christina interrupted him again, saying, “If you’re here to ask for my forgiveness, then please go home. I won’t accept your apology and I won’t forgive you eith
Since Christina was leading a hard life, then she could give her some money. If money could not solve the problem, then she could only use ruthless methods. There were ways to deal with a down-and-out woman with no power and influence. How unfortunate it was for Christina to see Heather in the morning! Christina walked around Heather as if she had seen a ghost. Like a ghost hanging on to Christina, Heather caught up with her. “Christina, I want to talk to you.” Christina wanted to ignore her but could not get away, so she followed her to the cafe next to them. Heather regained her usual elegance as though she had forgotten that tea splashing incident from that day. “Christina, I know you’ve been having a hard time these few years. As a woman, I sympathize with your situation, so I’ve decided to give you a sum of money.” She tried her best to speak softer, but it turned into ridicule and insult in Christina’s ears. Christina felt that the woman’s words sounded particularly har