Everybody in the private room started laughing. “This girl is daring, though!”Michael frowned as he grabbed her hand and went out of the private room, then he closed the door.In the corridor, Michael let go of her hand and said with a cold voice, “What do you want?”Christina stared at him and asked, “About Ariel, just what are you up to?”Michael ignored the hostility from her gaze. He leaned against the wall, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and lighted it. “She did something wrong, and of course, she needs to face the consequences. Anyhow, it’s a small punishment!”Christina took a step back and frowned a little. ‘He smokes?’She was disgusted with men that smoke and she disliked the smell of cigarettes. Michael told her that he had never smoked before, but it was obvious that he was a chain smoker when she saw his gestures.Christina realized that she knew very little about this man.“Michael, come at me if you have any opinions about me. Don’t make it hard for Ariel
The night breeze brought a slight chill. Christina was walking straight along the road. For some reason, her eyes suddenly started tearing up. Michael looked at her back which was turned against him. His arm stretched out and wanted to pull her back. In the end, he quietly retrieved his hand and stood against the wall as though all of the energy was sucked out from his body. Michael’s mood was extremely irritated. It had been a while since he felt this irritated. After he stood for a while, Michael took out the cigarette from his pocket again and was about to light it up. A sentence suddenly popped out in his mind, “I don’t like the smell of cigarettes…”Michael stopped, let out a sigh, and threw the cigarette and lighter altogether into the trash. Christina was crying and laughing on the way home. It took her awhile before she got there. Francis looked at her pale expression. “Christina, what happened? I’ll heat up your dinner for you.”“It’s okay, Francis. I just had dinner
“It won’t be long. Wait for Mommy to be ready and I’ll bring you over.”“Mommy, have you found Daddy?” Travis asked again. “Not yet. Mommy will try to help Travis find Daddy as soon as I can!” “Yes, Mommy. Take your time, I’m not in a rush.”Christina’s tears started flowing again and hugged this little kid tightly. “Mommy will pick up Travis very soon. Mommy doesn’t want to be apart from you anymore.”Sean let out a sigh. “Christina, if it’s really tiring to work out there, just come back. I can take care of both you and Travis.”Christina shook her head. “Sean, I’m grateful to have you the past few years. But, I don’t want to owe you anymore, do you understand?”“You don’t owe me anything. I’m doing this willingly from the bottom of my heart for both of you.” “But I can’t get over myself to accept all of these. Sean, you deserve a better woman. You shouldn’t be wasting your time on me.”Sean could only let out a sigh and only spoke after a second. “Christina, if you ever
Michael definitely underestimated his competitor this time. Luckily the consequences for that were not too dire. He needed to be more alert the next time he would interact with the Henderson family. ====When Christina returned home, she unexpectedly found out that the broadcasting station resumed Ariel’s job and allowed her to be in charge of this Blind Date Reality Show. She was not too sure what was going through Michael’s head. Maybe his conscience got the better of him!The male guests who signed up for this show all had outstanding looks and good family backgrounds. Ariel knew that Christina was looking for a boyfriend so she wanted to dress her up beautifully to prepare her for a stunning appearance in the show. If Christina could find a man who was not too bad and they successfully ended up together, it would be considered as a good deed done by Ariel. Christina could make money and find a partner at the same time. Christina thought again but did not agree to it in th
John did contribute to the decision of the bidding as well, but he would not have told that to Sophia. The moment Sophia heard it was a decision made by the city council, there was nothing she could do so she just ended the phone call with resentment. When Serena heard the news, she quickly rushed back home too. The moment she entered the house, she asked, “Mom, Michael didn’t win the bid. So what now?”Sophia replied harshly, “We’ll discuss it when your father returns home.”“Mom, could you find someone who has better connections? Maybe we can still make a change!” Serena was pacing back and forth anxiously. Serena made a guarantee to the Larson family saying that as long as her father was there, they would definitely win the project. Now that everything had turned into a disaster, Serena did not know how to give an explanation to her future mother-in-law. “Serena, don’t panic. I just called and asked. Your father’s not in a good mood. Even if you were to call again, it woul
John felt burdened about this. Both girls were his biological daughters and he did not want to let go of either one of them. Therefore, he just kept trying to convince Christina. Later on, Christina suddenly disappeared. John freaked out and sent a lot of people to search for her. He found out later that she ran away to her uncle Francis’s house. John sent someone to bring her home but she refused and would never accept Serena and Sophia. Finally, Christina moved out from the Garcia family by changing her address and changing her last name to ‘Williams’. John felt pity towards her but he could not do anything and could only agree to it. Ten years later, she completely ended her relationship with the Garcia family and never stepped foot into the house ever since. John was busy electing to be the Mayor during that time so he did not have much time to handle his family matters and only made time occasionally to see her. Christina had a stubborn personality. She would lock the
Matthew had successfully obtained the old town redevelopment project and Christina’s attitude toward John was not as cold as before, considering that she even agreed to have dinner with him.John drove her back home after their meal. Yet when they passed by the old town’s alley, all he could see was its filthy and gloomy environment while his other daughter was living in a bright and huge mansion. He felt really guilty.“Christina, this place is about to be demolished. Why don’t… you come back?”Bang.Christina slammed the door shut. “I won’t go back.”She was initially in a good mood, but her face changed immediately upon hearing what he said.John got out of the car, chased after her, and stopped in front of her. “Christina, I did something wrong back then, which I’ve regretted for many years and I’ve paid the price. Christina, I’m old; I can’t wait any longer. Please forgive me.”“You must pay the price if you did something wrong. I’ll never forgive you.” She sneered before s
The national anti-corruption policies were stern. Hence if the Mayor dared to have an affair or harassed a maiden, all it needed was for everything to be uploaded onto social media and he would be dead in the blink of an eye! He would be dead as a doornail even, with no chance to turn things around!Even if Matthew could not win against him head-on, it would not be difficult for him to take him down. Director Carter was the best example!Christina was shocked when she heard Matthew’s words. Did Matthew know about John’s previous affair?Was he that well-connected? Then, did he know about her relationship with John?John brought Sophia and Serena back home after Christina’s mother passed away. At first, she thought he wanted to marry Sophia and adopt Serena as his stepdaughter.Only later did she realize that Serena was John’s biological daughter. Moreover, Serena was the same age as her and their age difference was only a few months apart!John had been cheating. All these years