“You’re such a disobedient child. I think that Rachel is a fine lady, and I like her. Furthermore, she loves you deeply.” The woman did not know what her son was thinking about as she kept thinking of ways to persuade him. Matthew suddenly spoke, “Mom, I met Henry yesterday.” There was a glint of hope in the woman’s eyes. “Your father… Is he doing well?” “He’s fine!” Matthew hesitated for a while before voicing out his concerns. “Mom, do you know Molly Williams?” The woman’s facial expression immediately changed after hearing that name. It took her quite some time to calm herself down. She then nodded. “I know her.” “Were you involved in her death?” The woman’s hands could not stop shaking. “Matthew, did Henry tell you anything about that?” “Yes.” Matthew did not hide anything. “He said that you asked someone to kill Molly on purpose.” The woman’s face turned pale in an instant. Her body started to shake uncontrollably. “He… said that?” “Mom, is it true?” Matthew coul
“These are two different matters!” Matthew howled. “If you raised me, then I shouldn’t be able to separate right from wrong. If that’s the case, then I would prefer not to have had you raise me! Furthermore, you must’ve raised me just because you wanted to secure your place as Mrs. Henderson!” “You... You insolent child! Get away from me!” The woman was heartbroken as she used her shaky finger to point at Matthew. “I’ll just act as if I’ve never had a son!” Matthew immediately stood up and took a glimpse of the woman before walking away. After seeing her son’s silhouette eventually vanish from her field of vision, she sat down dejectedly as her tears started to pour. The maid walked toward her. “Madam, are you alright?” ==== Matthew returned to his old mansion and ignored everyone. He then rushed to his room and immediately locked the door. He could not describe the sadness and disappointment that he felt in his heart. After quite some time, the butler knocked on the door.
After Christina left the country, Matthew followed suit. Even though they were not on the same flight, Michael still did not believe that those two did not have a connection. If possible, Michael wanted to leave the country and capture that heartless woman. He wanted to ask her why she was that ruthless. Michael knew that the Hendersons and the Youngs held a lot of power overseas. As such, he could not do as he pleased when he left the country. As long as Sean and Matthew were there, he could not do anything to Christina. Logan finally had some news after investigating Serena and her mother. Serena had a small social circle. Apart from Wendy, she had no other friends. Sophia was living a stable life as well. Apart from socializing with a few rich ladies, there were no abnormalities. The conclusion was surprising to Michael. These few days, he had always thought that his mother, Serena, and her mother would hope that Christina would not stay in Perth. Now that the three of them
“Matthew, you’ve already grown up. You need to make your own judgments. You can’t get easily swayed by other people’s opinions. Even though I’ve imposed many restrictions on you, I still hope you still have some room for growth. Apart from that, your mother had it rough. Treat her well.” Matthew stood in the corridor alone as he looked at his mother crying through a glass window. Rachel was sitting beside her bed while combing his mother’s hair. She was whispering something to his mother. As far as he could remember, Matthew had never seen his mother cry. Even when she was ridiculed by the other aunties, his mother kept on being a strong person. His mother did not act like a rich lady even though she was married into a prestigious family. She had even volunteered at an orphanage. Apart from that, she was all smiles when she talked to the servants. How could a mother like her kill Molly? Matthew started to believe that Molly’s death was an accident. He only blamed his mother as
Christina understood Old Madam Young perfectly. The memory of their meeting in the coffee shop many years ago was still fresh in her mind. “Old Madam, don’t worry. I’ll never forget the words you told me. I’m not planning to overstep my bounds.” A look of embarrassment flashed across Old Madam’s face upon hearing the reply. Back then, she had been rude and said some unpleasant things. She sipped on her coffee to mask the awkwardness.“I heard about your son’s condition. The bright and adorable kid is so young. It’s such a shame.”“Indeed, life is unfair!” she replied calmly. Her gaze remained as still as water.“Christina, I need a favor.” Old Madam Young stopped beating around the bush. “Can you leave Sean? I’m happy to provide you other means of assistance for your son’s medical treatment as long as you stop being in Sean’s life.”Christina knew that was the motivation behind this meeting. In the past, she would have agreed to leave Sean without a doubt. However, Travis’ treatm
“Old Madam Young, honestly, I don’t dislike Sean, but I’ve suppressed those emotions because I know I’m not good enough for him. This is also why I left him after you came to speak with me. I didn’t choose him then when I didn’t have any baggage and I won’t burden him now after having gone through life’s vicissitudes. I’ll convince him to find his other half.”Christina heaved a sigh. “As for your request for me to stay out of his life, I can tell you right now that that’s not going to happen…”Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly noticed the terror in the old woman’s eyes.Christina appeared baffled. It was only until then that she realized the coffee shop was eerily quiet. She looked over her shoulder to find several armed people in the shop who wore masks that covered their faces.All color drained from her face as she was reminded of the announcement issued by the Foreign Affairs ministry back home not long ago. Apparently, the United States had been suffering from ho
“Go away!” The robber pushed Christina aside and aimed the gun at her head. She persisted and crawled forward to shield Old Madam Young. “Money is what you’re after right? Take me as your hostage but let my grandmother go!”“She’s your grandmother?” The robber appeared suspicious.“Yes! I’m her granddaughter, Rachel Young! My grandmother is old and can’t be put through shock. If money is all you’re after, then it makes no difference to take me as your hostage. Let my grandmother go and she’ll get you the money!” The robber knew the existence of a beautiful young lady in the Young family. After a brief consideration, it was indeed wiser to kidnap the younger woman. Things could get serious if something bad happened to the old woman under their watch.They brought Christina away. Old Madam Young was to have one billion US dollars ready while waiting to hear from them again. The police arrived soon after the robbers left. A city-wide search was initiated after learning about the
However, this was risky as the commotion might alert the kidnappers. Besides, a slip of the foot could result in a great fall.The situation did not allow Christina the privilege to overanalyze. Her life would be at risk in case the Young family refused to pay the increased demand of ransom. She would have to try no matter what.She observed the surrounding area before returning to the room. After waiting in silence for two hours, the kidnapper called the Young family again to settle on the ransom amount and location of the transaction.Two kidnappers left with their guns but without bringing Christina along. Her heart sank upon realizing the kidnappers had a change of mind. They were ready to demand more after the Young family paid the first ransom.There were two fewer kidnappers now at the scene. She requested to use the washroom once more. One of them brought her to the room without suspicion.This time, without hesitation, Christina locked the door and climbed to the window.