“Your mother had a collector friend who asked her to help look after some antiques, calligraphy, and paintings. But for some reason they all turned out to be fake!”“What does this have to do with John?” Christina did not understand.“John was going after your mother during that time and he always visited her in her house…” Francis did not finish the sentence.Christina remembered that John had mentioned his collection of antiques during their meeting earlier. Moreover, Sophia and Serena had no idea about the collection as it was meant to be passed on to her.Her heart sank. “Uncle, do you mean John secretly swapped Mom’s antiques with the counterfeits?”Francis nodded but then shook his head again. “It’s only a wild guess as I don’t have proof. It’s possible that your mother’s friend gave her the counterfeits from the beginning!”“Uncle, I’m certain John stole the collection!” A flurry of emotions chased across her face as she brought up what John had told her just now.“Christ
“Mister said that he didn't have a girlfriend last time and he wants Mommy to be his girlfriend, but why is he getting married to another woman?” Travis was upset. “Mister is a big liar! Uncle Matthew is a big liar as well. I’ve already called him daddy, but he doesn’t want us now!”Christina carried his tiny body in her arms. She knew that her son longed for a father’s love, and he always wanted a father. If he knew that the mister on the television was his dad, he would be very disappointed.For such a cold-blooded father, she hoped Travis would never know who he was.Just then, Francis came back and saw Christina sitting on the couch, watching Michael’s engagement conference. “Christina, are you okay?”“I’m fine, Uncle Francis. I have given up on him long ago.” Francis was worried that Christina would get upset when she saw the news regarding their engagement.Looking at Christina’s tough expression, Francis was especially desolated. “Christina, I promised your mother that I’d
The doctor did say that there was another way. However, that would require Christina to have another baby with Travis’s father, and the new-born baby’s umbilical cord blood could then be used to cure her son’s leukemia.While Christina sat on the corridor bench crying, Sean comforted her. “If there’s no other way, then you have to do it. We need to save Travis.”She shook her head. “Wanting me to bear a baby for that disgusting man again? I can’t do it!”“Christina, there’s no other way. You must do it for the sake of Travis. After all, he’s Michael’s son too. As long as you tell him the truth, he won’t just stand there and do nothing.”“It’s useless. He already said that he will marry Serena, which means he has decided to forget about our past. Why do I need to disgrace myself by asking him for help?”“Even if there is little hope, you should still try. We can’t just watch Travis’s health worsen day after day.”“Travis is my son, and I’m, too, unwilling to see him tortured by th
Besides, Michael knew that Christina did not genuinely want to get back together with him.Christina hated Serena, so to call him at such a crucial time, she must want to get even with Serena by ruining their engagement and use this opportunity to embarrass Serena.“Christina, I don’t care why you’re telling me all of this, and I won’t call off the engagement.” Michael finished his sentence before he hung up the phone.She did not want to hear Michael’s voice at all. However, for the sake of Travis, she had to put up with the embarrassment and call him again.Michael’s phone rang twice before he hung up. So she called once again, but he had switched off his phone by then. Christina’s hands fell weakly from her ear. Her whole body was shaking and her face was pale. She was surprised that Michael did not ask her anything, and his words repeated in her mind. ‘No matter what your purpose is, I won’t call off the engagement.’‘Fine, Michael. If anything happens to Travis, I’ll make y
“John came to me before, saying that he wants to bequeath me a fortune and among them are some valuable antiques and paintings. I rejected him then, but I think it’ll be enough to cure Travis’s disease if I can get my hands on it.”“Christina, don’t force yourself. Let me handle the money.” Sean knew the hate Christina had towards John because never once did she beg John for help even when she was put in a dead-end. Hence, she must feel helpless to suggest it now. “I’m not forcing myself, I was just too naive back then. Besides, if my son and I can have an easier life with the money, then why not? For my son, I’d do anything.”“My son has suffered a lot with me because of my cowardness and avoidance issues, yet meanwhile the people who hurt me are still living an extravagant and carefree life. So why should I let them be? Not only do I want the money, but I want to make them feel bad forever too.”The sudden changes in Christina frightened Sean. “Christina, don’t be too extreme. N
John was worried at first, but he finally breathed when he saw Christina’s behavior. On the stage, Michael slid the ring on Serene’s finger smoothly with a polite smile on his face and no emotion in his eyes. He then subconsciously caught a glimpse of Christina who was standing at the entrance, clapping. Michael blanked out for a moment, and at that moment, Serene took the initiative to tip-toe and kiss him.A cheer rose in the lobby as the applause got louder. The smile on Christina’s face deepened. Only when the both of them kissed did Heather feel relieved. After this ceremony, the wedding would be fixed. She then turned around and looked at Sophia. “Hey, where’s your husband?”“He was still here just now. Maybe he went to the washroom…” Before Sophia could finish her sentence, she saw Christina standing at the entrance with John carrying her luggage by her side.Heather noticed Christina too and her expression grew dark. “Why is she here?”When their family servant, Miss La
Only then did Heather notice the luggage that John had been carrying in his hands, and he was right behind Christina. John had a sullen expression on his face and he did not look happy. He did not miss out on a single thing of what Heather said to Christina earlier on. He could not believe how brazen she was to humiliate Christina in public. It suddenly dawned on John that his daughter must have gone through far worse when she stayed with the Larson family. This was not criticism, it was straight-up abuse.With his heart burning in fury, John entered the house, luggage in hand without saying a word.By then, Michael and Serena were already walking over in her direction. Confusion was written all over Michael’s face as he wondered why Christina was there at that moment. Michael then thought of Christina’s phone call at midnight yesterday. Christina had said that as long as he called off his engagement with Serena, she would consider starting a relationship with him again.Not b
“Why is it impossible?” John began to lose his patience when he saw how Heather was looking at him. “I have to go first. Christina hasn’t had her dinner yet.”At that, John strode away from the room. Sophia motioned for Heather to take a seat next to her. As she made her way slowly towards Sophia, Heather looked at her. “What’s going on?”Sophia sighed. “It’s a long story. Christina is Johnny’s daughter with his ex-wife, Molly Williams. They had a misunderstanding a few years back which caused Molly to leave their matrimonial home along with Christina by her side. Sadly they were met with an accident on the way there and her younger brother, Francis never forgave John. He blamed Johnny for the death of his sister and took Christina away. We’ve been looking for Christina all these years but we only managed to get hold of her lately.”Sophia was so used to lying by now that she had excelled in that skill. Using an accident as an explanation, she tried to cover up the fact that she had