Christina was not bothered about manners with this man. Since he had made the decision to walk into a marriage, he should stay loyal and take up the responsibilities of being a good husband and father. In her memory, her mother’s love for John was untainted. She tried all she could to be a good wife and a good mother. On the other hand, Henry left his wife and son in the name of love.Not only did he destroy his family, but he also ruined Christina’s. She did not have a good impression of this man. “I… I became friends with your mother from school.” A look of embarrassment washed over his face. He did not know where to place the roses in his hand.“Really? My mother had numerous friends from school but I’ve never seen them here before. What do you really want?” A married man visiting another woman with roses. Did he know no shame?“My mother’s reputation was perfect all her life and I want to keep it that way. Please leave. Don’t come disturbing my mother anymore.”Henry stood
Christina teared up because in this house, only Laura would care about her now. Therefore, she let Miss Laura enter her room. However, she inadvertently spotted Michael walking up the stairs.Serena’s room was on the other side of the corridor on the second floor. Michael really cared about Serena. While thinking about that, Christina closed the door emotionlessly.“Miss Laura, come sit down.” Christina took the black tea from her hands and took a sip.“Christina, are you hungry? I can prepare something for you to eat.”“Thanks, Miss Laura. I want some noodles.”“Alright. I’ll cook some noodles for you.” Miss Laura took a few steps while hesitating to say the words or not. “Miss Serena was hurt. Christina, do you want to check on her?”Christina was stunned, but she reacted quickly. “I know. I’ll go and have a look later.”Laura opened the door and left after she heard what Christina said.Christina never wanted to check on Serena, but she understood Laura’s efforts because she
Michael went to Oak Lake Villa after he left the Garcias’ residence. He was getting impatient after waiting on the couch for three hours, and when Michael was about to go look for her, he heard sounds of the door unlocking.He quickly sat back on the couch with a lazy posture and forced himself not to look in the direction of the door.The fragrance of a lady’s perfume assaulted his nostrils, and it was the Chanel perfume that he was familiar with. Michael pretended to be calm with his eyes staring at the entertainment show on the television.Initially, Michael thought Christina would not have come here. Not only was she here, but she also came while wearing such a strong perfume. It was out of his expectations.Christina probably deliberately applied heavy makeup to disgust Michael. However, all these were foolish tricks to him. No matter her makeup, he had already decided what to do with her tonight.The lady changed her shoes at the door, and as she got closer to the couch with
Michael took his coat and went out after he gave the orders. His blood was boiling as he drove away from Oak Lake Villa because Christina dared to make fun of him.That woman thought she could get away from him by blacklisting his phone number and hiding inside the Garcias’ residence? Christina must have thought that he would not dare to do anything to her openly in the Garcias’ residence! Michael gritted his teeth, and his gaze was fierce. ‘Christina, you’re still too inexperienced to challenge me. I’ve got to get you out of the house tonight!”The hostess called Christina to tell her that the customer had forced her out after she got chased out of the villa by Michael. Everything happened like how Christina expected it to. She let the hostess be the frontliner just to make Michael sick.From what the hostess described, Michael was most likely fuming. He had mysophobia, so he might not be sleeping well tonight.Christina laughed while gloating. When she was about to sleep, a ser
Christina’s hand froze while holding the door handle. Matthew was so quick to get engaged to Rachel! It would be normal if he had gotten engaged to another woman, but Christina’s heart felt strange after she heard those words.Naturally, Serena and Sophia would not give up such a great opportunity to irritate Christina, so the both of them were having a conversation about it.Christina tried to calm down, but she realized she was not able to do so. Those b*tches intentionally wanted her to be in sorrow. Christina opened the door and strode out of her room.She went out to have a walk alone, not knowing where to go. Without realizing how much time had passed, Christina stopped because her legs were starting to ache.Only then did Christina realize that she had come out with empty hands. She put her hands into her pockets and found a few coins in them. Heaven would always leave a door open, and this saying probably fitted well in her current situation.News of Matthew’s engagement h
“Christina, you don’t need to worry about Travis’ disease. I’ll help you.”“By using money? Michael, I wouldn’t have left you the last time if I loved your money. Bring your money along with you and get as far as possible away from me. Don’t be so disgusting.”“Christina, I didn’t mean that. I want to take care of you and our child. I want to take care of both of you forever.”“With what identity? A sugar daddy? Letting Travis and me carry the names of a ba*tard and mistress for the rest of our life?” Christina smirked. Michael was now engaged to another woman, so what gave him the right to talk about taking care of them?Initially, Christina wanted to mock him a little longer, but she felt it was unnecessary to speak so much with Michael. “Mr. Larson, I’m tired. Please excuse me if there’s nothing important.”“Christina!” Michael still had something to say, but a gentle voice of a woman sounded from beside. “Sister, what are you talking about with Michael?”Serena appeared besid
“Is it because of that?” Serena wondered, and she felt that it was unbelievable. “Mom, you need to be careful. I feel like it’s not worth getting too close to Winona, and we need to prevent her from biting back at us.”“Don’t sweat it. Even if Winona is up against everybody, she won’t do anything to us.”“Why is that?” Serena was curious.“Secret!” Sophia smiled creepily, but her lips were sealed no matter what her daughter asked her.The next day, Sophia went to the hospital, and Winona was surprised to see her here. Thus, she closed the door and asked. “Is there anything urgent?”“It’s about Serena.” Sophia sat down and told Winona about Christina returning to the Garcias’ household. “Michael still hasn’t given up on this little b*tch. I’ve thought for the whole night, and there’s only one way. We should let them get married as soon as possible. You should ask Heather and see what her suggestions are.”“Alright.” Winona agreed.She had a dinner appointment with Heather, and du
“Heather’s not very eager,” Winona answered Sophia, “She said she doesn't want her son to marry a mistress’ daughter.”“That old b*tch. She’s a snob herself too, so what gives her the right to act all high and mighty?” Sophia was pissed.“What’s the use of you being angry now?” Winona sneered, “It’s better to use your energy to think of a way instead of getting mad. Heather was frustrated because she didn’t get the sports day project. It’ll work if you think of a way to let her have it.”“You think I don’t want to? This isn’t some matter that John can decide by himself, and I can only watch from the sidelines.” Sophia sighed, then she told Winona that a blueprint design was needed for the bidding of the sports day project. Winona’s eyes were flashing when she knew about this reason. “Let me handle this. I’ve got a plan!”Francis went for a walk around the neighborhood after he had dinner. When he was about to return home, a figure appeared suddenly. “Brother, how are you?”“Why ar
In fact, Matthew was the one who planned this entire thing. He had been keeping a close eye on Rachel since she returned.He could let bygones be bygones if she was willing to settle down. However, the woman did not learn from past mistakes and once again partnered up with Serena to plot against Christina.Matthew went along with their plan. He even found someone to set this up to lure them into the trap.Christina’s due date was approaching after Rachel and Serena were taken care of. Michael began making preparations for Travis’ transplant operation.He hired the best hematologist and gynecologist before arranging for both Christina and Travis’ operation to take place in the same hospital.The delivery went smoothly. Christina gave birth to a baby girl, and Heather was over the moon.Everything had gone well, and it was about time to start on Travis’ operation. Christina was accompanied by Matthew and Rachel whereas Heather stayed close by the baby’s side. Michael comforted Chri
Besides, even if the plan failed, intentionally causing a pregnant woman to miscarry was not considered homicide by the country’s criminal law. The punishment was less serious as the behavior would be categorized as an assault occasioning bodily harm.Assault and criminal homicide were two completely different crimes.Rachel agreed to the suggestion. Scarface was indeed a ruthless man. He came up with this vicious revenge that would put Christina in pain forever.Upon agreeing on the details of the plan, Scarface and his friends from the streets proceeded to kidnap Christina. Rachel and Serena were told to sit tight and wait for the good news.Scarface had a well-thought-out plan and got his hands on Christina before long. Her head was covered with a black cloth as they forcefully pushed her into the van.Serena and Rachel were already at the agreed-upon location when Scarface instructed Christina to step out of the vehicle. The latter’s belly was round, and both of her hands were
Serena lost everything. She had no choice but to work as a bargirl to survive.Scarface was the person in charge of the bar she worked at. The ruthless man had pretty much slept with every woman who worked at his place. Naturally, Serena could not escape from that fate either.Serena was different from other bargirls. She came from a prestigious family and was highly educated. Even in dire straits, she still maintained a certain grace that made her stand out from the crowd.Scarface spotted her on her first day at the bar. He ordered his men to drag her into the private room and tortured her the entire night.She resisted in the beginning. However, without anyone to depend on, she had no choice but to give into Scarface’s tyrannical abuse.Several times later, he found himself attracted to her. Every night, he would ask for her instead of other women.Serena, who could not escape from him, gave in eventually. She even ended up becoming his lover.By doing so, she found someone t
“Just a little while ago.” Sean came closer. “Christina, we need to talk.”She nodded and followed him to the garden. He helped her to get comfortable on the bench. “Do you believe in fate?”She shook her head, unsure where this was leading. “I didn’t either as I’m a firm believer that hard work always pays off. But now I do.”He looked her in the eye. “I’ve been lost and struggled a lot since that incident, unsure how to face you. After considering this seriously for the past few days, I’ve finally mustered enough courage to meet you again.”A sigh escaped her lips. “Sorry, Sean. It’s all my fault.”“No! It has nothing to do with you, Christina. It’s my fault that my love is not strong enough. I discovered that Suzy is really great after spending the past few months with her. She’s just like you. She’s gentle, kind, pure, and adorable. I realized I’ve fallen in love with her.”This was not what he really thought.He loved Christina since the beginning of time and believed he
“That’s old history. We think Michael is actually pretty good.”“We? Who do you mean?” Christina teased.Ariel and Matthew had been spending a lot of time together lately. Christina went through that herself and understood the passion in her friend’s eyes. This silly girl was actually in love. She could not be happier for her.“Who else? Matthew, of course!” Ariel glared at Christina.“I say whatever’s on my mind, unlike you, who always keep everything to yourself and get stuck in dilemmas. Every good opportunity slips past you because of your indecisiveness!” “How can I not be? I promised to marry him but I’m now trying to convince him to marry someone else. Is this really the best thing for him? Will he be happy?”Ariel questioned after a brief silence, “Christina, let me ask you this. Who do you care for more? Michael or Sean?”Christina asked herself the same question too. She naturally cared more about Michael in the past, but she also started to develop a strong feeling f
The following morning, Serena hurried to the police station to file a report.The police treated this with high importance and warned her to be careful of Darren Cain as he was a vicious gang member who had served over a decade in prison.She became more frightened after hearing that. Immediately, she moved out of that house and rented a place somewhere quiet. As she was terrified, she stayed indoors for the next few days.Much of Christina’s stress was relieved without having to deal with Serena’s pestering.“Christina, John was at the last stage of cancer. It was lucky enough that he lasted until he did. This is his fate, so try not to get too upset.” Francis comforted the dispirited woman. It did not make any difference even though he was not the real Francis. He had long adapted to the identity after assuming it for so many years. Most importantly, Christina was still willing to treat him like a real uncle even after finding out the truth.“Don’t worry, Uncle, I’m fine.”
The harassment continued after the funeral. Serena went around spreading accusations and threatened Christina to give her money. Otherwise, she would report John to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for private corruption.If reported, the antique art collection would be seized and no one could get it!Christina became more frustrated after hearing that.She never expected John’s leniency toward Serena would cause her such a big problem. Matthew was infuriated by Serena’s unreasonable behavior. He suggested they could shut the woman up by teaching her a lesson. Sean shook his head. “That’s not going to solve the problem. Serena must’ve come prepared if she dares to stir up trouble. This is a lawful society. We can’t do as we wish.”“Are we actually going to pay her off then?” Ariel asked, “I think giving her money isn’t going to put an end to this. She’s certainly going to keep threatening for more!”Michael scoffed. “Why should we give her money? She can go
“I will, Dad, don’t worry. I’ll listen to Sister,” Suzy replied.“Christina.” John grabbed Christina’s hand in his own. “My greatest regret in this life is failing to take good care of you and your mother. I’m going to meet your mother soon. I hope she’ll forgive me!”Tears rolled down Christina’s cheeks. Men would speak kindly in the presence of death. She was unsure if Molly would forgive him, but she had long forgiven her father.He strained to pull Suzy and Christina’s hands closer together as he looked at them with pleading eyes. “The both of you must live peacefully together. Suzy, listen to your sister, and Christina, you must take good care of her on my behalf.”Christina looked at Suzy before nodding quietly. Then, John shifted his glance to Michael.“I’ve done many wrongs in this life. I betrayed my wife and disappointed my daughter. I hope you’ll do better than me. I’ll hand over Christina to you now. I’ll come back to haunt you as a stubborn ghost if you dare to wr
Suzy felt guilt-ridden and knew she was not in the position to demand anything from Christina. However, her mother had gone mad. She did not wish to see Christina continuing the fight with her mother.At a loss for what to do, she cried her heart out while in Christina’s arms.Sean felt a heavy feeling in his chest. He knew Christina too well after all the years they spent together. She was a soft-hearted person behind her stubborn facade. Seeing others in sorrow was her greatest weakness.There was no doubt she would choose to forgive Suzy and accept her as her sister.If that was the case, then the marriage between them was destined to fail. Christina would reject him for the sake of the child in her sister’s belly.At this moment, he was thinking of how everything was falling apart at this moment even after he had consistently pursued her all these years. He stood there in a daze for a long time before finally heaving a sigh.Perhaps this was their destiny. Suzy cried for a