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
Sean had never talked to Rachel that way before. Now, because of Christina, he told her off like that for the first time in her life.“I’ll never let you get what you want, Christina!”On the other hand, Michael had woken up in a hospital ward. The first thing he saw was white. Then, the pungent smell of disinfectant drifted into his nostrils.Serena knew he had woken up the moment he moved, so she ran to his bedside. As she looked at him with care, she asked, “Are you awake, Michael? Is everything okay?”The edge of Michael’s eyes flashed with annoyance the moment he saw her face. He only gave a curt reply, “I’m fine. What are you doing here?”“Suzy said that you fainted suddenly and asked me to be with you here. She’s dealing with the application process to go abroad, so she couldn’t stay with you here.” Serena had rushed over as soon as she heard that Michael fainted.As she thought about how Michael had fainted out of grief because of Christina’s departure, she could not help
Rachel continued to blabber. “You must definitely find it weird how Christina started a relationship with you after she came to Australia and then left out of the blue.”Indeed, Michael had found it weird and never understood how Christina’s attitude changed that quickly.“The whole reason behind Christina’s return is because of Travis’ leukemia. She wanted to get pregnant with your second child as she could save Travis with the umbilical cord blood.”As he was a calm man, Michael could always hold in his frustrations no matter how big the issue was, yet he was completely dumbfounded this time.He knew that umbilical cord blood could be used to cure leukemia, but only if the second child had the same parentage as the first.The phone in Michael’s hands fell on the floor with a loud smack.“What’s wrong?” Serena noticed the look on Michael’s face and realized that something had happened again. Michael ignored her and did not say a word before rushing out of the hospital ward.Ser
Sean had walked over by then and noticed Michael as well.When he came back to his senses, he walked over and held Christina’s hand. “Don’t worry, I’m right here.”With her pillar of strength next to her, Christina’s heart calmed down as she straightened her body and looked at Michael. “What are you doing here?”The fury in Michael’s eyes rose. He could not wait to burn her into ashes. “I’m here to ask you just one thing. How many things have you been hiding from me?”One sentence was enough to make her lose her composure. As her facial expression paled, she tried her best not to fall on the floor.He knew everything!As Sean stood behind Christina, he stopped her from falling down and faced Michael calmly instead. “It’s an honor to the Young family to have someone like President Larson to visit us.”Rachel stood behind them with a smug look on her face while she gloated over the incident. Although Sean looked calm and polite, she knew that it was actually nothing but the peace