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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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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
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“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
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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
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“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,
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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
