“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.
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
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
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
Christina waited absentmindedly for some time before Serena and Sophia reappeared with a plate of fruits. Serena smiled as she placed the plate on the table. “Elder Sister, please help yourself.”A faint smile flashed across Christina’s face. “I’m afraid to disturb my digestion. Miss Garcia, don’t be shy though.”“I’m sorry!” Serena apologized sincerely. “I was at fault before. Forgive me!”The corners of Christina’s lips curled into an enigmatic smile. “You’re being too serious.”She refused to accept the apology. The smile on Serena’s face vanished instantly as she blinked pitifully at the former with glistening eyes.“I made a mistake. Wendy was the one trying to drive a wedge between us. I wasn’t able to think properly and went along with it… I don’t feel good about this. We’re sisters, after all…”Serena choked with emotions as two drops of tears rolled down her beautiful face. Christina was silently amazed! This woman was indeed a professional actress!If she remembered co
“What do you mean?”“It’s silly of me. I always thought kneeling down to beg for forgiveness is a scene you only see in movies. I didn’t expect coming over for dinner here would give me a chance to see such an act.” Christina rose to her feet as she spoke, “Mayor Garcia, thanks for the dinner, but I’m not staying to watch the performance. It’s not really interesting. Spend more effort into rehearsing and try harder next time to tug at my heartstrings!”Then, without glancing in John’s direction, she turned around to leave. Naturally, Michael was not staying without her. He mumbled his goodbye to John before running after the woman.When the two silhouettes disappeared into the distance, John pulled a long face.Christina’s words reminded him of something. Serena would not have chosen this time to apologize if she was genuinely doing it. He looked over his shoulder at the woman who was still kneeling on the ground. “Why are you still doing that? Do you think you’ve not disgraced y
Suzy felt uneasy about lying to Michael. She was not an evil person, hence she felt apologetic having to keep this from him.Winona dropped by. Now that she was doing well financially, she wished to support Suzy to study abroad as well as to compensate for all the years she missed fulfilling a mother’s responsibility. Many people dreamed of studying abroad, Suzy included.Upon sensing her inclination, Winona immediately offered to sort out the visa application. She told her daughter to resign from her position at Michael’s company, but Suzy was in a dilemma. Suzy’s interest in Michael did not stem solely from gratitude for his assistance. His ability and charm made him every woman’s dream lover. However, the feeling was not mutual as he was only invested in Christina. Suzy knew part of her wanted to leave not just to study abroad but also to forget Michael. Unrequited love was painful. She reckoned she could not stay by his side anymore. Leaving right now seemed to be a good ch
“Back then, Michael offered Christina a huge sum of money so that she could live the rest of her life without concern. Knowing it was a small amount for the Larson family, she deliberately left the household without a single penny in her name to make him guilty. She’s a treacherous woman.”Winona described Christina as a completely worthless person whose son even became an illegitimate child who she had with Sean.“Old Madam Young knew Christina was scheming against her grandson, so she insisted on not letting her into the family. Christina shamelessly stayed by Sean for three years. Upon learning about Michael’s marriage, she returned again to mess things up, not to mention still dreaming about her share of the Larson wealth!”“Christina and Serena are sisters from different mothers. Why does she want to destroy her sister’s marriage?”“There’s something you don’t know about Christina. She’s a selfish, treacherous, and vengeful person. She thinks Sophia stole her mother’s husband,