“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,
“I want to know if you genuinely want to be with Michael.”Christina scoffed. “What does it matter to you if I want to be with him, Miss Miller?”Based on Suzy’s tone, Christina was certain the former was interested in Michael. Although she did not see Suzy as the same type of person as Serena, in general, she despised women who had no respect for themselves.This only made her more disgusted with Michael. He claimed to have cut ties with Serena, but here came Suzy before that was even accomplished.He told her of his desire to start over, but there were still these different women pestering him. He could not have been telling the truth.“Miss Williams, I’ll wish you two happiness if you genuinely want to be with him. Otherwise, I hope you’ll stop bothering him and leave him for good.”Christina was annoyed. “Miss Miller, my decision is none of your business.”“I… I’m his friend, so it’s natural that I care for him!”“Friends? Are you a real friend or a friend with benefits?” T
Christina’s gaze was filled with evident disdain and despise. “Actually, Miss Miller, there’s no need for you to get upset at me. You’re young and pretty. Just a tiny bit more effort and Michael will definitely be unable to leave your side!”“I’m not as shameless as you! I simply can’t bear to see you acting all bold and confident while stealing someone else’s fiancé. It’s another story if you love Michael, but you’re just using him for revenge. Your twisted personality makes you jealous of others' happiness!”Infuriated, Suzy could not care less about speaking politely. “You’re calling me a third party, but aren’t you a homewrecker yourself? Do you think you’re nobler than me?”What was this about? Could people not tell right from wrong anymore? Even a homewrecker was starting to seek justice for another homewrecker.“I’ve never called myself noble and I wish you’ll not pretend to be that in front of me. I’ve seen many disgusting things recently, but it’s surely a first to see an
Suzy had just met up with Christina. The latter’s overbearing arrogance further confirmed Winona’s words.“Christina’s such a mean person. She must be using Michael’s guilt against him, constantly keeping him in the dark. I can’t let her behave like that anymore.”Winona echoed, “Exactly! Poor Larson family. They only have one son after several generations, yet Michael insists on wasting it all for Christina. Heather’s dream of having a grandkid is probably never going to happen!”“Mother, what can we do?”A light flashed across Winona’s eyes. “Suzy, tell me, do you like Michael?”Suzy’s cheeks turned red. “Mom, what’s the point of asking that?”“Heather wants you to have a child with Michael. She promises a grand sum upon the birth of the child.”Winona was trying to probe into the other woman’s mind. In her opinion, Serena was the best fit for Michael, but she needed to know if Suzy was interested in him too.“No, I’ll never do that!” Suzy was firm in her stance. Although she
Francis regretted the minute he handed the stadium blueprint to Winona. She was known for going back on her words. Even if he had lent her a hand, she might not stop pestering him as promised. He should not have believed her in the first place.He gave this a long consideration. The main competitors for this project were the Henderson family and the Larson family. Francis reckoned he should pay Matthew a visit.The latter was shocked to see him outside of his office.Francis cut to the chase. “I want to offer you a deal.”“What sort of deal?”“I’ll help you acquire the stadium construction project and in return, you’ll help Christina and I emigrate to another country so no one can find us.”“Christina’s willing to leave?”“She’s reluctant now simply because of Travis. We can leave whenever the time is right.”“Sure, I’ll sort out the immigration process. You can leave anytime you wish!” Matthew promised and instructed his staff to handle it right away.Francis retrieved a pi
John was facing a major crisis for getting involved with Hoffman Corporation. He had a friendly relationship with Jovan Hoffman. The latter was good at doing business and the scale of his company expanded as time passed. Due to their friendship, John would sometimes give special treatment to Hoffman Corporation.John had just assisted Jovan with a bank loan not long before Hoffman Corporation announced bankruptcy. The latter then vanished into thin air with all the money.Billions of dollars were involved. John was extremely anxious lately because he had no idea how to settle this enormous amount.He did not have that much money, thus he hoped to seek help from others. However, who could hand out billions of dollars at once to help him out?Michael was once on good terms with the Garcia family, but their relationship deteriorated when his engagement to Serena was broken off. John was cracking his head trying to come up with solutions. Michael was deeply in love with Christina.
“It’s fine.” Michael rejected the invitation.Christina did not wish to see anyone from the Garcia family. She would be upset if he took the liberty to bring her home without asking first.Once he returned to the office, he instructed his assistant to send over the funds to John. This should be kept from Christina for the time being in order to avoid any misunderstanding.Suzy walked into his office just as he was deep in thought. “Michael, I need to speak to you.”“What is it?”“I’ve applied to study abroad and received an offer, hence I’d like to hand in my notice.”Michael nodded. “It’s a good thing. Let me know if you need anything before you leave. I’ll try my best to assist you.”“Before I leave, I’d like… I’d like to invite you out for dinner. Is that alright?”“Of course.”Michael was back at Oak Lake Villa. Christina was walking out of the kitchen when he returned.He led her to the couch. “John came to me today.”“What did he want?” She smelled trouble upon hearing
Back then, Christina knew Heather was dissatisfied with her, and she also knew Serena was constantly bugging Michael as well. However, she did not think she needed to let her guard down and it had given her the impression that Michael would protect her as well as take care of every matter because he loved her.The result of Christina’s trust was a huge disappointment. Now, Christina had matured, and she was no longer the foolish little girl who would position herself in an awkward situation.A lot of women coveted Michael. A single Serena had caused Christina to be in a fix, and there was Suzy as well. Not to mention Heather from the Larson family who was eyeing her.All those matters were stumbling blocks placed in front of them, and if Christina could not handle it well, both of them would never have any outcome.Even though Christina wanted to provide Travis a home, she could not promise him for no reason.“Michael, about this… You need to think about it thoroughly.”“I’m very