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
“Tell me, Christina! Who’s Travis’ real father?”Christina looked at Michael calmly. “He’s dead.”Michael no longer believed in such baseless explanations. “I want to have a DNA paternity test done with Travis. I’m sure that the truth will be out as soon as the results of the test come back.”“I’m against it.” Christina objected. “He’s my son and I don’t agree with it. What gives you the right to bring him for a paternity test?”“Are you scared?” Michael gave a cold smile. “Are you so afraid for me to find out the truth, Christina?”“I’m not scared. I just don’t want Travis to go through all that pain. After all, he’s still weak from his disease.”“Fine, let’s not talk about Travis now. What about the baby in your belly? Are you going to say that the child has nothing to do with me again? I’ve already found out about everything, Christina. How long were you planning to hide things from me?”“What’s a DNA paternity test, Mommy?” Travis looked at Christina in confusion.“Uhm… It’
“Of course, it does! I’m his father!”“What makes you think you deserve it? You were, after all, the one who kicked us both out of the Larson family and left us to our own devices. Ever since that divorce, you’ve lost all your rights to be his father!”Michael gripped his fists so tightly that his veins seemed like they would pop anytime. Whenever someone mentioned what had happened back then, Michael’s heart would ache as if they had been stung by a billion needles.“I’ve already explained what happened to you already, didn’t I? I had no choice!” Michael had been blaming himself and living in regret ever since that day.“So what? Do you think that all our misery would vanish after saying that?” Christina tried her best to control her emotions, yet her temper still flared.“I know I was wrong, Christina. I’ll change for the better. Heck, I’ll even use the rest of my life to make up for what I’ve done. Can’t I do that?”“No!” Christina outright rejected him. “Not every mistake can
“Since he has come all the way to the States, he’ll never go back without putting up a fight. If we don’t act appropriately, things might take a turn for the worst and backfire on us instead. Let him stay for a while, then we’ll come up with a solution in the meantime.”The old madam was just an outsider to the story and could see the incident in a clearer picture. “After all, he’s Travis’ father. You shouldn’t make things harder now for the child’s sake.”There was still something else on her mind, but the old madam chose to keep it to herself. Although the Larsons had no power in the States, there was nothing the Youngs could do if Michael insisted on bringing Travis away. Christina made her way back upstairs only to realize that Travis was already sleeping. As she sat by his bedside, she lowered her head and stared at her son’s tiny face while she got lost in her thoughts.Since Michael had learned of the truth, she was sure that he would never give up so easily. Judging from h
“I understand, but I’ll just look over him. I won’t even do or say anything to him. That’s not alright too?”“No. You’re nothing but a stranger to Travis and he’ll be shocked to see you when he wakes up.” Christina paused. “How do you want me to explain things to him when he’s in this state?”Michael was slightly annoyed. “He’s still young. He won't have so many questions.”“Travis is actually quite a sensitive child, and besides, he’s still sick now. I really don’t want him to find out that you’re his father. I’m worried that he can’t take it.”Christina bit her lip. This was obviously the best excuse she could come up with and she hoped that Michael would buy it.“What I meant is, you should stay away from him until he recovers. As soon as he’s well, I’ll let him know that you’re his real father and I won’t stop you from visiting him either. I’ll let him make his own decision about this. How about that?”“It’s a great reason, but I can’t accept it!” Michael raised his head and
“Based on the fact that the child in your belly is mine!” Michael started to lose his composure.Sean gave an ironic mock. “This won’t come in the way between my marriage with Christina!”“Stop taking advantage of the situation, Sean, and act like a gentleman for once.”“I’m pretty sure that this has nothing to do with whether I’m a gentleman or not, President Larson. Moreover, you have no right to talk about being a gentleman after what you’ve done.”“Anyway, I’ll never allow you to marry Christina! Never!”“We shall watch and see.” Sean turned a blind eye towards Michael’s fury. “Excuse me, President Larson. Duty calls.”Michael felt himself going crazy as he watched Sean leave, yet he could not help but let out a soft murmur in defeat. “I would’ve killed you if you weren’t the one who took care of my wife and children, Young!”“What a scene you’ve made, President Larson!” Michael turned his head around and blushed the moment he saw Christina. He then let out a dry laugh. “Is