While they were conversing, Christina curved her lips when she saw two familiar figures walking into the restaurant. Michael said that he could not accompany her because there were some problems with his company, yet he had time to have dinner with Suzy. What a joke.Christina recalled Michael’s sweet talk during their time together. He even proposed to her last night and swore that he would treat her right forever.Her laugh deepened. Fortunately, Christina had yet to make her decision, and luckily, she was having this dinner with Matthew. It was because of this opportunity that she could witness how this deceitful man would lie to her.Matthew followed Christina’s gaze, and when he saw Michael with Suzy, he laughed indifferently. Michael was bonding with his side chick while wanting to remarry Christina.No one thought that there would be such a coincidence today. Matthew was pondering in his heart as he took a glimpse at Christina just to see her expression growing dark.Christ
“Miss Garcia, don’t stand at the roadside. Come in.” Suzy invited her.Serena looked at Michael pitifully. “Michael, can I?”Michael scowled, then said with a cold voice, “Get in.”“Thank you, Michael.” Serena climbed into the car. She hung her head low because she did not dare to look at Michael’s expression.Michael did not feel well since getting out of the restaurant. Hence, he leaned on his seat and quickly dozed off.Heather and Winona waited impatiently in the house, and finally, they saw Suzy and Serena bringing Michael back home. Both of them were over the moon because their plan could succeed tonight.Suzy left after she was done with her task. Then, Heather hinted at Serena to go for a quick shower because nothing could go wrong tonight.Serena knew it in her heart, yet she still needed to act in front of Heather.Serena did not have to have sex with Michael tonight. All she needed was to fake a scenario where they had slept together. Then, she would proceed to make
Knock, knock, knock.Heather brought breakfast into his room after she knocked. “Michael, breakfast’s ready.”Michael frowned. “Why am I here?”“You were drunk yesterday. It was Serena who sent you back home.” Heather did not let him know what happened yesterday. It was not too late for Heather to let him know after Serena got pregnant like how she had discussed with Winona and Serena.If Serena could not get pregnant and Heather exposed it too early to Michael, her son would be furious. Michael did not know that Serena had rushed to the hospital before the sun was up to do a test tube baby.Michael sat up and massaged his forehead, only to realize he was naked. “Mom, where are my clothes?”“You smelled awful yesterday. I took your clothes off and washed them for you.” Heather explained to him.“How did I get drunk?” Michael’s stomach was weak, and that was why he dared not drink too much liquor. Moreover, Michael only had three glasses of wine while he was having dinner with Su
At the crack of dawn, Christina rushed to the hospital without having breakfast. The doctors were still not on duty and the corridor was almost empty. There were only a few people queuing.Christina stood at the entrance to wait for her doctor after she made an appointment. Then, Christina caught a vaguely familiar voice coming from behind.“Mom, will it go wrong this time?”“Don't worry, Serena. It won’t go wrong this time.”Christina turned around just to see Sophia and Serena in the hospital’s corridor.“Aunty Winona is here. We don’t need to queue up, so why are we here so early?” Serena looked unwell because she had left the Larsons’ household at 3 a.m. Therefore, Serena was suffering from severe sleep deprivation.“Aren’t you worried about such an important thing? I just don’t know what to say to you!”“Anyway, we got Aunty Winona. There won’t be an issue, so what’s the rush?” Serena looked unhappy that Sophia had woken her up and brought her to the hospital this early.T
Christina was so emotional that she almost cried. Christina immediately called Sean once she got out of the outpatient department and shared the good news with him.“Is it?” Sean’s voice sounded complicated as if he was happy for Christina but in a sad manner. “That’s great. We can cure Travis’ disease now.”“Yes, I’m so happy. I can finally save my son!” Christina started to sob.Travis heard Christina’s voice. “Momma, when are you coming back to see me?”“Good boy, I’m coming back right now. Momma isn’t going to be apart from you again.”“Yeah!” Travis was over the moon. “Momma, Sean said he has a surprise for you!”“What surprise?”“Uncle Sean will tell you once you’re back.”Michael’s missed call notification popped out on Christina’s phone right after she hung up. However, she did not bother about it. Christina took a cab and went straight back to Oak Lake Villa because she wanted to pack up and leave.There were not many of her things here because Christina never planned
“I’m leaving. The plane will depart ten minutes later. I’m going back to America.” This time, Christina did not want to hide from him. They would break up once and for all.Michael’s fingers turned pale as he clenched tightly. “Why? Is it because of Sean?”He mentioned that name without the need to think twice. For so many years, Sean was still coming in between them.“Kind of.” Christina was reluctant to explain so much while she subconsciously rested her hand on her belly.“How can you do this to me? You promised me! You said that we could start over again…” The pen in Michael’s hand broke as it pierced through his flesh. Blood was flowing out, but he was not aware.Christina smirked, and the emptiness in her heart expanded. “Is it? But I don’t believe in you… Actually, I gave you a chance… Unfortunately… We still let it slip.”They had lost each other, in the past and present. Thus, Christina did not want to go on anymore.Christina hung up the phone after she finished her se
After dinner, Old Madam Young brought Christina back to her room.After the old madam took out a velvet box, Christina opened it and saw an exquisite emerald ring in it.“What’s this?” Christina looked at the old madam in confusion.The old madam stared at it and replied slowly, “This is our family ring. It’s no treasure, but it must be passed on to the daughter-in-law.”Christina already understood what the old madam meant even before she finished her sentence. “But, I…”She looked at the old woman in disbelief. She remembered how opposed the old madam was back then and found a question lingering in her head. What made her change her mind now?The old madam nodded her head in assurance, looked at her, and said, “Travis is a good boy. I hope that he’ll have a complete family. I’d love to see my grandson happy. We’ve all misunderstood you in the past, but I’ve decided not to make a fuss about it anymore. I don’t care who he marries as long as he’s happy.”Christina did not know h
Sean was standing there in a clean-cut tuxedo, his face smiling as he held a bunch of roses in his hands.“Marry me, Christina. Let me take care of you for the rest of my life.”Christina was obviously stunned and instinctively took a step back.Bitter tears started to well up in her eyes. She was moved, but there was more guilt and remorse. Without realizing it, she had already placed her hands above her belly where a baby laid within the safety of her womb.The father of the child was not Sean.“Marry me, Christina. I’ll make you happy.” It was something Sean intended to tell her years ago. He still thought the same years later. Christina walked over slowly and stood in front of him. “Do you really not care about the child in my belly? Don’t you care about my past?”Sean gave a soft smile as he replied, “I don’t. You know that I only care about you, Christina.”As her tears quietly made their way down from the rim of her eyes, Christina looked at him with wet eyes as she nod