“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
Having packed her suitcase, Suzy was ready to head for the airport. Winona was there to see her off in person.“Mom, I’m leaving now.” In fact, she was reluctant to leave, and even more reluctant to separate from her mother with whom she had just reunited with. She had no idea when she would return from overseas.“Kid, you’ve got to take care of yourself when you’re overseas. Call me if you need anything.” Winona acted reluctant to part with Suzy when she was in fact longing for her to leave as soon as possible.She felt that having Suzy around was like a huge burden as she could not do things freely. She was afraid that she might accidentally show her slip in her speech. To appease Suzy, Winona personally drove her to the airport and helped her with check-in before sending her to the departure lounge. It was only after the airplane had taken off that Winona was finally relieved. The weight on her shoulders was finally lifted, and with that, she left the airport while humming a
As soon as Sean came to his senses, he first pulled open the car door. “Quickly get out of the car and take a look!”“She has stopped breathing.” The chauffeur turned the woman’s head carefully and placed his hand in front of her nose. Sean was taken aback the instant he touched the victim’s face. “It’s her!”“Do you know her?”“Yes! Her body is still warm. Send her to the hospital first. She might have a chance of surviving!” Sean ordered.Despite the bloodstains on Suzy’s body, Sean carried her into the car with the chauffeur’s help before the chauffeur started the car and headed for the hospital.After they had arrived at a nearby hospital, a doctor rushed out to wheel Suzy into the operating room.Sean did recognize the girl, but he only knew her by sight.He had attended a meeting in Perth a few years back. His schedule that day was quite hectic and because of traffic congestion, he arrived late at the hotel where a meeting was held. Accompanied by his entourage, he was in
Winona and Serena came to the hospital surreptitiously at midnight.With only a handful of miscellaneous staff around, the hospital was very quiet at that time. Though on Winona’s way to the operating room, she ran across a nurse who was on duty. “Chief Physician Harris, are you here because something has come up?”Deep down, Winona felt that it was very unlucky of her to come across someone she knew. In fact, she had chosen a night slot for the operation in order to hide the truth. Although Winona was annoyed, she still plastered a smile on her face. “I left something in the hospital, so I came to take it.” The nurse believed her and politely said goodbye to her. Soon, Winona opened the door of the operating room and went inside. A few minutes later, Serena had also arrived at the operating room with Sophia’s company. “Did you meet anyone on your way here?”“No,” Sophia replied.Winona was relieved to hear that. She then instructed Serena to lie on the operating table. They ha