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This commotion attracted the attention of other customers, and everyone laid their eyes on Winona. As she thought of John who was sitting inside the private room, she did not continue to make a fuss and left the coffee shop in a scurry.After she left, John walked out and left in a hurry too.“Hey, isn’t that Mayor John?” Ariel’s colleague pointed towards John when he left the place.Ariel cast a glance at the man. “Yeah.”“What’s he doing at a place like this?”“The Mayor is a human being too and has his own life. What’s wrong with him having a drink here?”“No, not that. Do you remember the fierce woman who hit the waiter earlier on? She came out from the same private room.”Ariel had seen Winona hitting the waiter earlier on and did not put too much thought into it. Since her colleague mentioned it, she realized that something was off. It did not seem normal for Winona to meet up with John.John headed straight home after he left the coffee shop. Seeing his return, Sophia we
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“If you don’t want anyone else to know what you’ve done, then you shouldn’t have done it at all in the first place. Don’t you understand this?”“What’s going on?” Sophia pretended to look panicked as she rushed over to them.“Look at what you’ve taught your daughter to do.” If looks could kill, Sophia would be dead by now.“It’s all my fault, Pops! This has nothing to do with mother. She doesn’t know about anything so you should scold me instead!” Serena knelt dramatically on the floor with a loud thud. “I’ll explain to Christina that none of this is Michael’s fault!”“Explain what? Do you think your explanation would mend their relationship?”John looked disgustedly at Serena. “Don’t you ever think of leaving this house from now onward!” After saying this, John furiously rushed into his study and shut the door. As Sophia reached her hands out to pick Serena up, the duo shared a look and let out a satisfied grin.On the other side, Ariel headed back to Matthew’s villa after she
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“Wouldn’t Sophia go mad if John really is cheating on her with Winona?” Matthew became interested in the topic. “Looks like I better find someone to follow them and take pictures of their secret rendezvous!” “I agree!” Ariel lived for the chaos. “Both of them aren’t nice people anyway. Do you think they’ll end up in a fight with blood all over their fingers in the end?” Christina was not so interested in this. To her, her son’s illness mattered most, and everything else had nothing to do with her. “You’re just too stubborn, Christina,” Ariel mumbled. Christina could have lived on as the Mayor’s daughter, but she left her home to the mistress and the illegitimate daughter, allowing them to take over her position. If things had been up to Ariel, she would have fought with them to the bitter end. She would never have surrendered her position to them. Christina sighed. She knew that she had let Serena and Sophia off the hook by doing that, but her mother had just passed away. Alo
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Although she was not in the picture, Ariel could not tolerate the evil deed Sophia and her daughter had done. Ariel was similar to Matthew in this aspect since he too found it hard to turn a blind eye to this. “I understand that you care about Christina a lot, it’s just that we should do things slow and steady. If we pay more attention to this, I believe that we will find a mistake no matter how careful they are.” “Does that mean you’ll look into this matter?” Ariel became excited. It had been some time since she wanted to expose Sophia, but she had not enough influence and power to do so. Having Matthew on her side was way better than tormenting herself to come up with a solution. “Yes.” Matthew nodded his head, “I’m not planning to pay much attention to John since he’s Christina’s father. No parent would hurt their children and I’m sure that this is the same case for Christina. On the other hand, Sophia isn’t her mother and we need to pay extra attention to her.” “Yeah. I thi
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“To me, compared to that place, it feels more like home here.” Christina was blunt. She did not feel like seeing John in at all, yet she could not chase him away right in front of Travis. At that very moment, Francis came. Since Christina had moved into Matthew’s villa with Travis, Francis came over to help out as well. He was astonished to see John here, and his expression instantly darkened. “Why are you here?” Delighted at Francis’s appearance, Travis left John and ran toward Francis. “Granduncle, I just had some snacks. I’m not hungry yet, so you can cook later. Now play with me first.” “Alright. I’ll play with you for a while and cook later.” While speaking to Travis, Francis headed to the kitchen to put down the vegetables he had bought. Christina then stretched out her hands to take the vegetables. “Uncle Francis, go ahead and play with Travis. I’ll cook today.” “No need. I’d better do it since Travis likes my cooking.” “Granduncle cooks better than Mom. I want Gra
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Christina did not want to see Francis and John come into conflict. In fact, her resentment toward John stemmed from her concern for him. When she was young, John was a good father in her eyes. Only because she had a good impression of him back then, she was unable to accept that he betrayed her mother. Even though Francis was just her uncle, he cared for her in a fatherly way. Compared to the Garcias, Francis had spent a longer time accompanying her ever since she left home. “You can leave first,” Christina said. From her words, John supposed that she was trying to chase him away on behalf of Francis. With that, he got even more furious and resented Francis even more strongly deep inside. John did not want to leave a negative impression on his grandson, so he swallowed his rage. “Travis, I’m going to visit you again tomorrow, okay?” “Okay. See you, Grandpa!” John turned his gaze to Francis before he left. “Thank you for taking care of Christina all these years. I’d like
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This was the first time Christina and Michael had spent time alone together since they had returned from overseas. Looking at Christina carefully, Michael said, “Sorry, Christina. It’s my fault, I caused you so much trouble this time.” “Michael, what else can you do besides saying sorry?” She turned around. “You’ve been making mistakes and saying sorry again and again, but what’s the significance of it?” “I won’t do it next time,” he answered tactfully. “There’s still a next time?” Christina gave a cold laugh. Michael was at a loss for words after being teased by her. After a while, he begged, “Christina, I want to come and visit the kid frequently. Is that okay?” “Can I say no?” Christina replied huffily. Assuming that she did not reject his request, Michael beamed with joy. “Thanks, Christina.” “Thanks for what? Michael, I’m warning you not to push your luck. I’m just letting you visit the kid. Don’t ever get any ideas.” “I’ll just visit the kid, and I won’t get idea
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Michael nodded with his gaze fixed on Benny. He somehow got the sense that Benny felt a little nervous, but at the same time, he wondered if he was overthinking. Judy’s heart thumped as she watched Michael gaze at Benny. Forcing a smile, she asked, “Who’s the man just now?” Michael was stunned by her question. From what she said, the implication was that she did not know Benny. In fact, he saw the two of them greeting each other at the entrance before they entered the pharmacy just now. In the blink of an eye, it turned out that she did not know him. ‘What’s going on?’ Despite having doubts about it deep inside, Michael did not betray himself. “Mayor John’s chauffeur.” “Ah, he’s actually Mayor John’s chauffeur!” Judy answered dully, then added, “I’ve been a bit under the weather these past few days, so I came to get some anti-inflammatory drugs.” “I appreciate your hard work!” Michael knew for sure that his mother vented all her anger on Judy, who was too afraid to talk back
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“I will, Dad, don’t worry. I’ll listen to Sister,” Suzy replied.“Christina.” John grabbed Christina’s hand in his own. “My greatest regret in this life is failing to take good care of you and your mother. I’m going to meet your mother soon. I hope she’ll forgive me!”Tears rolled down Christina’s cheeks. Men would speak kindly in the presence of death. She was unsure if Molly would forgive him, but she had long forgiven her father.He strained to pull Suzy and Christina’s hands closer together as he looked at them with pleading eyes. “The both of you must live peacefully together. Suzy, listen to your sister, and Christina, you must take good care of her on my behalf.”Christina looked at Suzy before nodding quietly. Then, John shifted his glance to Michael.“I’ve done many wrongs in this life. I betrayed my wife and disappointed my daughter. I hope you’ll do better than me. I’ll hand over Christina to you now. I’ll come back to haunt you as a stubborn ghost if you dare to wr
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