“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
Was it not too late for Michael Larson to ask Christina Williams why?“My mind went bonkers,” Christina replied.“Are you back to take revenge on Serena?”Serena! How intimately he had called her! Christina turned her head around with animosity in her eyes. “So what if I am?”Michael glared at her. “She’s my fiancee and I’ll protect her at all cost. I will never let your evil scheme prevail, so you better keep your tricks to yourself!”This was not the first time Micahel said something like that to her. He said the same thing when he tried to protect Suzy the last time. It was hilarious, yet heartbreaking too. She must have been blind to fall for Michael back then. She could not believe that she thought he would give her a happy life.The good thing was that it was all in the past. They had nothing to do with each other now.I deserved the pain and suffering you all inflicted on me in the past, Michael Larson. Things have changed now and I swear to make you pay for everything
Just at that moment, Fred Nelson walked in and was shocked to see Christina there. “You’re back!”Christina nodded her head. Letting out a sigh, Fred raised his hand and patted her on the shoulder to comfort her. “Travis will get better soon. Don’t worry too much.”Seeing how caring Fred had been towards Christina, Matthew Henderson started to feel uncomfortable. “Let’s get down to business.”Fred took out a document. “The National Sports Day will be held in Perth this year. We should be able to bid for the locations for each sporting game and also the construction of the sports arena soon. The profits are estimated to be above ten billion.”Matthew’s facial expression immediately turned serious as soon as they talked about business. “Have they given out the forms for the bid yet?”“No, but I managed to get you a copy from someone I know.” Fred placed the documents in front of Matthew. As Matthew read it, joy lit up his face. “What a gem! I’m going to be loaded this time!”Fred n
Wendy placed her chopsticks down. “Who’s that? Is it your mother-in-law?”Serena nodded her head. A crease had begun to form on her forehead and the smile on her face had been completely wiped off. Nothing bad could happen to the sports arena project this time or Heather Sunderland would show her attitude again. Christina started to writhe at the thought of this. Judging from the fact that Heather had to personally call Serena to check up on the project, it could only mean that the Larsons valued it a lot. If John had not pulled strings the last time, there was no way that Matthew Henderson could win over the project that easily. This time, John might take Michael Larson’s side instead just to make up for his loss.Christina could never let this kind of thing happen. She would never let Michael and Heather live in peace.Travis was still lying in the hospital at this moment, suffering from a disease. How was it fair for the bad guys to thrive in life if Travis was in so much pain?
It was quite an unpleasant meal as everyone’s minds were full of thoughts. Christina eventually did not feel like eating anymore. She put down her fork and left.Christina did not make those remarks merely to humiliate Sophia and her daughter. After coming out of the dining room, she waited for John in the living room. “I’ve got something to tell you.”“Alright. Let’s talk in my study room.” John supposed that Christina would probably make some unkind remarks, so he did not wish to let Sophia and her daughter hear their conversation.However, Christina did not appreciate his intention. “There’s no need for that. We can talk over here.”After coming out of the dining room, Sophia and her daughter initially planned to return to their room to calm themselves down. As soon as they heard that Christina wanted to discuss something with John, both of them lingered for a moment and ended up sitting on the couch in the living room.With Sophia and Serena seated by his side, John frowned an
“Am I?” Christina stared sarcastically at Serena. “I’m just trying to fulfill my responsibility and obligation as a citizen!” “You… You must be jealous of Michael and me because we’ve gotten engaged. This is just sour grapes!” Serena exploded in anger without being concerned about her image.Serena promised the project to Heather on the phone this afternoon, and now she was tricked by Christina. What was Christina’s real intention?“You’re right. I’m really jealous of both of you!” Christina gave a cold laugh. “Are you under the impression that I’ll extend my wishes to a pr*ck and sl*t like both of you? Let me tell you that I can’t wait to see both of you die!”With a pale face, Serena looked at John to ask for help. “Dad!”John had no illusion about the root cause of Christina’s resentment. It was mostly because she was indignant that she gained nothing after being expelled from the Larson family back then. It broke John’s heart to see his daughter being victimized so terribly.