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
Heather had seen the elephant before, so she very quickly jumped back to her senses. “I see. Regarding Michael and Serena’s wedding, Sophia...”Sophia cut her off. “Johnny and I were in a dilemma because of this too. We were worried that Christina would be uncomfortable about it, but it turns out that she’s a rather understanding person. Since she did not oppose the marriage, Johnny and I figured to just go with the flow and just let the lovers be.”Sophia was good at muddling things up. She twisted and turned the truth, making up perfect lies as she concluded how the engagement was not an issue.Heather went along with it and smiled. “That’s good. Since Serena and Michael both love each other, we shouldn’t interfere as their elders. Let’s just give them our blessings.”Sophia nodded her head. “Michael and Serena shouldn’t feel guilty towards Christina too. Let the past remain in the past.”“Definitely. Let the past be in the past. We should look towards the future.” Heather natur
“I know, Mom.” As Serena thought about how Heather had threatened to kill herself if Michael did not divorce Christina, she silently made up her mind to please Heather no matter what it took.Christina had taken a cab and headed towards the Garcia family the moment her plane landed. Since she did not manage to rest on the plane, she decided to take a nap in her room instead. After she woke up, she went to the dining room to look for some food.Having washed herself up, Christina now looked totally different from the sloppy woman she was just now. She was refreshed and revitalized, with no trace of tiredness. “Your cooking is still the best, Miss Laura. It’s been such a long time since I tasted your food. It smells so good!” Christina praised as she ate.Miss Laura stood next to her as she looked at Christina. “Do you like it that much, Christina? I’ll cook every day just for you then.” “Thanks, Miss Laura.” Christina let out a sweet smile before she devoured the food in front of
“Siblings who are related by blood don’t even look alike. What more those who have different mothers?” Michael’s tone was very calm.“How evil is Francis? Christina could’ve grown up in luxury and wouldn’t have had to go through so much with him if he didn’t take her away from the Garcia family!”“Yeah. If we had known that Christina is John Garcia’s daughter, you wouldn't have treated her so bad, right Mom?” Michael’s calm voice was deeper than usual. She wondered if he was trying to ridicule her for what she did.Heather’s face flushed. “No, you’re wrong. Our main conflict was due to the fact that she was infertile. It had nothing to do with her identity.”“She was living in a stressful environment, so it’s not unusual for her to be infertile under those circumstances.” Michael gave a laugh of mockery.“Let’s not talk about this for now, Michael. Now that Christina has admitted that John Garcia is her father, she would definitely do something to take her revenge on us. You must
Heather Sunderland did not understand what had gone wrong. Everything she had done from the beginning was for her son’s sake, yet why did Michael Larson not appreciate her efforts?After dinner, Christina Williams went back to her room, took a shower, and gave Francis Williams a phone call. As she filled him in the details of what had happened in the Garcia family, Francis became worried. “Be careful, Christina. Don’t fall for Sophia Kendrick’s tricks.”“Don’t worry, Uncle Francis. I’ll be careful.”The call ended. Unable to sleep, Christina laid on the bed as she thought of what had happened that day. She had managed to remain calm when she saw Michael and Serena standing in the lobby, yet she was very bothered about it. Putting up an act, she tried her best to hold her emotions in although she was very sad.She tried her best to maintain her composure in front of the two who had hurt her so many times. She knew how shocked Heather would be as soon as she learned of Christina’s tr
Christina rushed to the bus stop. She waited for some time, yet there were still no buses to be seen. Just as she was prepared to call a cab, she saw a car around the corner and noticed Michael Larson’s cold gaze staring right back at her.Christina had not expected to meet him there. Assuming that Michael was here to meet up with Serena at home, her first reaction was to look away. As she looked in another direction, she forbade herself to glance back at the man.The sound of a car door opening could be heard behind her back as Michael strode towards her. As he quickly shrouded over her, Christina was overcome with a familiar sense of masculinity. “We need to talk.”Christina had completely ignored what he had said. Seeing how calm she looked, Michael’s heart thumped even faster underneath his chest.It was already late at night yesterday but Michael found it impossible to drift to sleep. Twisting and turning in bed, the first thing he did when morning came was to find Christina