Matthew whispered in Christina’s ear, “Christina, it’s such a shame your sister isn’t an actress.” Christina smiled and replied, “Is this your first day knowing her?” Michael comforted Serena and saw Matthew whispering in Christina’s ear. The two of them seemed very happy as they were laughing. His face immediately turned sour. Matthew received a call. “Christina, I’ll come back and look for you in a while.” After the check-up, the doctor confirmed that John had a heart attack due to his anger. It was not a big problem. However, he needed to refrain from having any sudden mood swings and take some time to rest. Serena brought Michael into the hospital ward. Christina was left behind in the corridor as she did not enter the room. Matthew quickly returned after he finished the call. He muttered a few words to Christina. Christina’s facial expression changed. “Is that true?” “Would it be fake?” Matthew guaranteed as he patted his chest. At that moment, Michael walked outsi
“They don’t know! Christina, I didn’t tell anyone that I was acting sick. Even Sophia and Serena didn’t know about it. You’re the first one to find out!” He was indeed an old, sly fox. He would not allow any errors in his work. To put on a convincing act, he had even tricked his own family. Christina really did not know what to say. John knew that she would look down on his actions, but he had no other choice. “Christina, there are many things in the government that aren’t as simple as they may seem. I was forced to do these things all this while. However, please believe in me when I say that the only person that I will ever love is your mother.” Christina smiled coldly. “Mayor John, my mother passed away more than ten years ago. You’ve already married another woman too. Please refrain from saying these disgusting words ever again.” She ignored John’s facial expression. “I shall return since you aren’t sick. I’m sick too. As such, I can’t be bothered to act alongside you.”
The issue had put Heather and Serena on the same side. Apart from that, it had also heightened the conflict between Christina and Heather. Heather would never allow Christina to return to the Larson residence no matter what. Michael would sympathize with Serena ever more because she was attacked. He would think of ways to make it up to her. If John thought that Christina was scheming against Serena and Sophia, her cruel image would be formed. When compared to Sophia’s leniency and tolerance, John would despise Christina even more. That was the most important thing. After analyzing the situation in detail, Serena would reap many benefits in reality. Even if she seemed to be the biggest victim on the surface. The only one who would not gain anything would be Christina. She would need to deal with the aftermath of this incident. Christina was shocked by Matthew’s analysis. “That can’t be. They would take such a big risk to deal with me?” Matthew laughed. “Ha-ha, I’m just guessin
Heather was infuriated. She was once Christina’s mother-in-law after all. Although she had been mean to Christina in the past, she also spent years searching for doctors to cure the latter’s health condition. How cruel that woman was to forget everything in the past!Christina did not wake up until the following noon. She was exhausted the night before and decided to turn off her cell phone. After a quick lunch, she fell back to sleep again and only woke up at night.Francis went to get her in the bedroom when dinner was ready. She rubbed her eyes lazily. Finally, she felt rejuvenated again after a long rest.He prepared many of her favorite dishes. She devoured the food in no time. He heard the doorbell ringing after placing the last dish on the table.It was Ariel. He set another place at the table and invited her to join them for dinner.She accepted the invitation and sat at the table. “Christina, you turned off your phone so I came looking for you here.“I was knackered an
Serena was gentle, considerate, and kind. She agreed to be Michael’s pretend girlfriend to deceive Heather.This pretense went on for three years. The relationship between them was fake, even the engagement was a trick to confuse Heather.In short, the truth was Serena was not the third party but an innocent shield. To reunite Michael and Christina, she was willing to sacrifice three years of her youth without complaint.Michael only stepped forward to explain the situation because Serena suddenly became the scapegoat. He hoped people would stop scolding her. She was a kind person that did not deserve these reproaches. He shouldered all the responsibilities that came out of his decision to reunite with the love of his life. He solemnly apologized to Serena for all the pain he caused her. Besides, Michael mentioned that this experience taught him to not hesitate when it came to love, more importantly not to hurt the innocent because of his inability to make decisions. He hated hi
Serena stomped her feet angrily upon hearing the way Michael talked about her kindness and selfless sacrifice. She had put in a lot of effort to become his fiancée, yet he had just effortlessly broken off all ties between them.She wished he had not stepped forward to defend her name, and would rather be insulted by the public than cut off ties with him.Serena yelled angrily at Sophia. “Didn’t you say this is a perfect plan? Didn’t you promise Michael will surely be with me? Look at how things turned out. What should I do now?”Sophia was also enraged upon seeing her daughter getting all hysterical. “Calm down. We’ll think of something else.”“How can I calm down?” There was no way she could do that. “It’s all your fault to insist on doing this way. Now Michael’s trying to steer clear from me. It’s you who got me into this position…”“I’m only doing this for your own good!” Sophia flew off the handle for being yelled at by her daughter. “Michael wouldn’t have thrown a glance at y
“Alright then, Mom, I’m going to be honest with you. Christina is the only woman I want in my life. If I can’t marry her, I’ll never lay my hand on another woman either. Our family heritage will have to stop here then.” “That’s because you haven’t found the right person!” “If I haven’t met anyone in three years, then I probably won't meet anyone else for the rest of my life. Mom, you’ve introduced me to so many different women in the past three years and I never laid my hands on any of them. Isn’t that right?” “Serena counts. Aren’t the two of you getting along just right? If you don’t like Serena, I can accept that lover of yours named Suzy too!” “There’s no feeling between Serena and I. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have dragged on for three years without getting married. As for Suzy, she’s just a student I helped before. There’s nothing going on between us.” “You… What’s so great about that woman?” Heather was so angry she could not speak coherently. “I can’t help it. Christina
Christina pretended to not see a thing. “What do you want?” she asked calmly. “I want to talk to you.” “Sure!” Michael did not expect her to behave so calmly. He thought she would be mad at him for defending Serena. He worried she would be furious on the way here. However, a feeling of disappointment washed over him when she acted unperturbed. Did she truly not care about him anymore? He drove all the way back to Oak Lake Villa. Christina had an ulterior motive hence she did not refuse. She cooperated all the way into the villa. She did not want to listen to any explanation, only hoping he would quickly push her against the bed to finish the important task. Not only was she not going to resist, she actually wished he would ravish her tonight. However, he seemed to have a change of attitude. Instead of forcing himself on her, he poured her a glass of water and sat down on the couch. “Christina, did you watch the television this afternoon?” She replied with a nod. A smi