“Dad, I don’t want to study abroad. I can’t bear to part with you and Mom.” Serena begged. “What? You’re just planning to stay home with us forever, huh?” Serena looked down without saying a word. Sophia instantly chipped in, “Johnny, since our daughter is reluctant to study abroad, don’t force her. I’ll make her get a job and start working sometime soon.” “The issue here isn’t about going to work, but what’s at issue is Christina. Since she’ll be moving in with Travis, it’s inevitable that Michael will come over here. In that case, Serena will always bump into him in the house which isn’t really fine. After some thought, I’d better send you abroad which will do everyone good.” Serena bit her lip. “Dad, if that’s your concern, I’ll just move out.” “You still don’t get my point. Your presence here will make Christina and Michael feel uncomfortable, so the best solution for this issue is that you go abroad.” After John made himself plain, Serena’s face was distorted with ange
John gave a hum of acknowledgment. “Pay more attention to the affairs in the family.” Miss Laura nodded. “I will.” After watching Michael leave, Judy bought some anti-inflammatory drugs and left the pharmacy as well. On his way home, she gave her son a call. “Did he suspect anything?” “Don’t worry. We have nothing to do with each other, so he wouldn’t have thought of it,” Benny answered. Judy was relieved upon hearing that. She had been hiding the fact that Benny was her son very well. The only people who knew about it were Sophia and herself. Speaking of Sophia and Judy, both of them came from the same hometown, Hoover Alley. Judy was a few years older than Sophia, and they were old acquaintances. Hoover Alley was filled with a good and bad mix. In that kind of environment, it was difficult to lead a pure life. Judy, who came from a poor family, naturally faced a lot of hardships while living there. Since young, she had helped out with her parents’ stall but earned very
Although Heather was unreasonable and had a short temper, she was heavily dependent on Judy. Judy initially planned to keep on working for the Larsons, but Heather’s temper had become so nasty that she often took it out on Judy. With that, Judy had started looking for a way out. Once she saved enough, she would leave with her son and live in an isolated place together. This time, Judy visited the pharmacy to buy some sleeping pills which she planned to sneak into Heather’s food. By doing so, she wanted to make Heather feel drowsy and consequently unable to jump on her. Unexpectedly, when she just arrived at the pharmacy, she bumped into Michael and nearly showed her slip. She was paranoid probably because she had done many bad things. She did not expose herself, yet her mind was full of anxiety somehow. She got a sinking feeling. By the time Judy got back to the hospital, Heather had lost her cool in the ward. She shouted at Judy as soon as she saw her. “Where the hell did y
“No way.” Michael rejected Heather’s request out of hand. “Why not? Travis is my grandson. As his grandma, I want to spend time with him. What’s wrong with that?” “Mom, from the way you treated him last time, do you think he’s still willing to see you?” Heather was slightly upset at her son’s rejection. She muttered, “It’s all Christina’s doing! If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t have had to part with my grandson.” “Stop blaming Christina. She isn’t as awful as you think. She has mentioned that she’ll let Travis acknowledge me once he’s recovered. It won’t be an issue if you want to spend time with your grandson then.” “Did she really say that? Heather was doubtful. “Son, could she be lying to you?” “Does she have a motive for lying to me?” “Who knows? She’s such a hypocrite, and that might be a delaying tactic. Well, if I didn’t sue her for intentional assault and stop her from leaving the country, she’d probably have taken the kid abroad and gotten married to Sean.” Mi
Heather urged Winona to keep it a secret as she wanted to let Serena nurse herself back to health first. When the time came, she would let her son in on Serena’s pregnancy and get Serena and Michael’s marriage settled. With that, there was nothing Christina could do about it. Winona came to observe Heather’s attitude this time. To her relief, Heather was rather enthusiastic about Serena’s pregnancy. After that, Heather talked about the bidding for the sports project with her again. Now that bidding of the sports project had begun, Heather was undoubtedly concerned about it. She heard that Matthew had found a team of Westerners with a background in design. Even though Michael hired Joshua Carlin as the chief designer, Heather felt uneasy about it as things were unpredictable. During the development project last time, Heather and Michael were under the impression that they had decisively won, yet it turned out that they lost to Matthew. In this regard, they could not afford to drop t
Before the new project commenced, a media conference was held, as usual. Matthew and Michael attended the conference punctually. The both of them were confident and breezy, and they greeted each other with a nod. Most people that did not know them would have thought that they were friends or even besties. Christina sat in front of the television and watched them act flawlessly on the live conference. She could not help but feel amazed that entrepreneurs were excellent at acting, and their acting level was close to that of a professional actor. Both companies organized a joint wine party at night. However, Matthew missed Christina, so he let Fred attend the party on behalf of him, and Matthew went to Beverley Villa to find Christina. Francis and Ariel were at Beverley Villa too. Francis even prepared various dishes to celebrate the return of Christina and Travis. Once Matthew entered the villa, Francis and Christina congratulated him. Travis followed them and congratulated Mat
The next day, Rachel went to Matthew’s Beverley Villa. Christina was shocked upon seeing her, but she still welcomed Rachel respectfully. No matter what, Rachel was Matthew’s rightful fiancée. Rachel’s attitude did not change, and she walked in with a straight face, even Christina greeted her warm-heartedly. “Christina, you came to stay with my fiancé secretly while you hide from my brother. What are you trying to do?” Christina acted calmly. “I didn’t keep anything from him. Sean knows that I’m here. He even called Matthew yesterday night just to ask him to take care of Travis and me.” Rachel choked, which made her expression look terrible. “Men are possessive, and thus no man would let another man take care of his woman. Don’t you understand? Besides, you had a relationship with Michael before, as well as scandals with Matthew back then. Although my brother didn’t lecture you, shouldn’t you be staying out of this?” “Miss Young, you’re worrying too much. I know Sean, and he’
“Christina, Michael is Travis’ father. Even if you’re divorced, your ex-husband still has the responsibility to pay you and your son compensation fees. Why do you always reject him? Back then, I didn't understand no matter how much I thought about it, but now, I finally understood.” “What did you understand?” “Christina, you’re the typical example of a greedy woman. You’re playing with Michael, my brother, and Matthew. To have a relationship with three men at once, making them willing and pleased to commit to you. Do you have a sense of accomplishment?” Her expression changed. Initially, Christina did not favor Rachel, so she went hard on Rachel. “Miss Young, I have a clear conscience on what I have done. However, you’re the one who did a lot of bad things behind Matthew’s back. Aren’t you afraid of him finding out?”Christina had taken a step back, but Rachel still wanted to irritate her. Thus, naturally, she did not need to be courteous to her. “You stay in my fiancé’s house