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Michael had sent a text to Logan in advance. He asked Logan to pick him up just in case something bad happened.Sure enough, it turned out that Heather tricked him by spiking the hamburger soup. After he finished drinking the soup, his whole body felt as though it was burning with flames. He was tormented by his arousal.Fortunately, Logan came in time to save him, or Michael could not imagine what would have befallen him.In the beginning, Michael was only gnawed by guilt about what he did to Serena. However, the feeling had now turned into hatred. She was forced to act as the surrogate mother back then because John and Sophia wanted to make it up to Christina, but what about now?This time, Serena schemed against him together with his mother. Who did she do it for?Michael had already made it clear on television that Christina was the only person he loved in his lifetime. Even so, Serena was shameless to the extent of scheming against him with his mother.Perhaps he was wrong i
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The servant was shocked to see Sophia’s expression. She had never seen Sophia feeling this nervous for the past many years. Was it because something bad had happened?Sophia pushed open the door of her daughter’s room. “Serena, are you fine?”“Is it possible to be fine?” Serena jumped up and yelled, “Michael said that he’ll come to our house and clear things up. Do you know what that implies? He’s going to ditch me!”“Lower your voice so that you won’t wake your dad up! He has just fallen asleep.”“I don’t care. I’ve been tolerant for so many years, only to end up with nothing. Why should I continue allowing myself to be victimized? Starting now, I’ll do whatever I want. Don’t you dare bother me!”Sophia went into a panic and covered Serena’s mouth. She told Serena off for failing to live up to her expectations. “If Dad hears this, our good days will be numbered!”“Without Michael, there won’t be any more good days in my life!” Serena got rid of Sophia’s hand and continued to sho
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Sophia lost her temper when her daughter mocked her for being a mistress. At present, Sophia was not the head of the family. She tried to keep John in the dark about the matter amid her daughter’s uncontrollable yelling. If John found out about it, Sophia and her daughter would have no chance to turn things around.It was a great irony that Sophia had been tricking others in her lifetime, only to be tricked by her own daughter eventually.Serena began to calm herself down after being told off by Sophia. She regretted criticizing her mother for being a mistress. How could she do such a thing that broke her mother’s heart?Although Sophia was greatly admired for being the mayoress, she had to be cautious and take John’s mood into account whenever she spoke at home. By shouting at the top of her voice, Serena could easily get her mom into trouble.Even though Christina could afford to act boldly in front of John by doing whatever she wanted, such as getting into a temper or pulling
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‘John, are you under the impression that I won’t be able to live without you? You’re actually just a puppet. Once I’ve obtained what I want, I’ll let you know the terrible consequences you’ll suffer from humiliating me.’Michael woke up from a deep sleep early in the morning. After opening his eyes, he gazed at Christina who was still sound asleep beside him. He hugged her compassionately and kissed her on the forehead. “Sorry, Christina!”He was completely out of control last night despite having no illusions about his absurdity. When he was still in the car, he had the willpower to resist his sexual urges. The moment he reached home and saw Christina, his urges became uncontrollable.At this moment, Christina was still sound asleep as she was exhausted. Michael’s heart ached as he touched the scratches on her body. Last night, Michael was tricked by his biological mother who spiked his drink in order to get Serena to sleep with him. His gaze became fierce at the thought of the
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“Sorry, I was a bit too rigorous!” Michael quickly let go of Christina. Lowering his head, he could not help but kiss her. “You must be hungry. I’m going to make breakfast for you.”“No need. I’ll make it.” Christina dragged her weary body to the bathroom to have a bath. Michael sat on the bed, watching her back in a daze. He nearly doubted his hearing when Christina suggested preparing breakfast for him on her own initiative.Happiness descended only too suddenly! This was the first time Christina took the initiative to prepare breakfast ever since she moved in.When he asked Christina to cook him a meal previously, she did not bother him. Now that she was willing to cook, did this mean that she had begun to accept him?John came back from his morning exercise. When he pushed open the door, she saw Serena on the living room’s couch. Wearing a smile, she said, “Dad!”John nodded and went to sit beside her. Serena apologetically said, “I’m sorry, Dad. I drank too much last night.
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At that very moment, Michael happened to receive a call from John who invited him over for a meal that night. As Michael intended to clear things up with Serena, he accepted the invitation without hesitation.Christina soon got a call from John who asked her to return home for dinner as well. With a cold voice, she replied, “So you’ve fully recovered, Mayor John?”Despite knowing that he pretended to be ill, she deliberately asked this question to embarrass him.“Christina, I’ve asked Miss Laura to prepare your favorite dishes. Michael will be coming over tonight too.”Christina spoke even more coldly, “Mayor John, you’re longing for Michael to be your son-in-law, aren’t you?”John was not annoyed at Michael despite the fact that both his daughters had a complicated relationship with him on different occasions. He even invited Michael over to have dinner together. What a big-hearted man!John was rather embarrassed. “Christina, as long as you live happily, I’ll be content. If Mic
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When Michael got together with Serena, he had never loved her from the bottom of his heart. She was just an insignificant nobody who had never caught his eye.Perhaps it had been too foolish of her to shower this man with unconditional love. She had actually gambled much of her youth on her relationship with him.Having failed in the gamble, Serena felt a sharp pain as if a needle was thrust into her heart.Nevertheless, she decided not to do such stupid things anymore. She wanted to be her true self.Christina smiled coldly while staring at Serena. Although Serena was wearing a smile, her mind had clearly wandered elsewhere.Serena was not as skillful as Sophia in terms of acting. However, she had embodied the essence of her mother’s character. Being able to keep up the pretense in front of Michael up to this point, Serena was considered brilliant.At least Serena was more brilliant than her mother. She could not smile at someone who she hated while pretending as if everything w
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When John spontaneously struck up a conversation with Michael, Sophia and Serena were all smiles. All of them seemed to be living in harmony. Seeing how they were acting professionally made Christina feel like snickering. When Miss Laura was serving dinner, she asked all of them to enjoy the food while it was still hot. Sophia and Serena were most active during dinner, taking turns to place more food into Christina’s bowl. Their eager looks filled Christina with disgust. At last, Christina could not bear with their behavior anymore. The moment Sophia took more food for her, she moved her bowl away. John was aware that Christina disliked how Sophia was behaving, so he stopped Sophia. “Sophia, we’re family. There’s no need to be overly courteous. Just eat uninhibitedly.” What an act they were putting on during the meal. After dinner, Michael went to John’s study to talk to him.Once they entered the study, John’s smile faltered as his expression became somber. “Michael, tell me wh
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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
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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
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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
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“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
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“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
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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.”
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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
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“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
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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
