“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
When Michael appeared at the villa with toys he had bought for Travis, the boy was crying on Christina’s shoulder. Tears streamed down like a waterfall as he sobbed. Michael bolted forward. “What’s the matter? Why is Travis crying?” Travis wiped his tears as he saw Michael. Then, he then ran to his bedroom to take his water blaster and aimed it at Michael. “You’re a bad guy. Leave. Momma and I don’t want to see you!” Michael was drenched the moment he was about to utter something. With an angry face, Travis aimed the water blaster at him. “Bad guy. Hurry up and leave. I’ll shoot you if you don’t leave.” Although Michael was clueless, he could see that Travis was frustrated. The kid had no ulterior motives, so he just did what he wanted to do, and now, he was hostile toward Michael. “What happened?” Michael shifted his gaze to Christina. “Rachel made a scene just now, she told Travis about your relationship to him.” Christina smiled bitterly, and up until now, she did not
“Michael, what happened to you?” Heather was bemused, but Michael stood up and pushed Heather to the study room with him. Michael then closed the door and sighed. “Mom, Travis knows that I’m his father.” “Isn’t this a good thing?” Upon hearing this, Heather was on cloud nine. “When are you going to bring him home?” “Bring him home? Mom, how could you think this is a simple thing?” Bitterly, Michael smiled. “Travis hates me for abandoning them. He took his water blaster and aimed it at me. He said I’m a big liar, too.” Michael could not go on because Travis’s angry expression and voice were lingering in his mind. Words could not describe how he felt. “It’s all because of Christina. If she had told Travis about the truth early, would he look at you like you’re his enemy?” Heather looked at her son’s desperation, and of course, she blamed everything on Christina. “Mom, it has nothing to do with Christina. Now I know why Christina wouldn't let me meet with Travis, not because she
Michael sighed quietly upon detecting the hostility in Travis’s eyes. “Where’s Christina?” “She left to get groceries,” Francis replied. “Uncle, don’t speak to the big fat liar. Get him out of here quick!” Travis pointed at Michael, his little face twisted in anger. “You better leave now to prevent further aggravating the boy. He can’t take any more of this!” Michael dared not infuriate his son more so he turned around and left the living room. He planned to wait for Christina outside of the villa. A brief moment later, he heard a commotion behind him. He looked over his shoulder to see Travis chucking the things he bought out of the house. The little boy could not carry all of the things at once so he made three separate trips before he threw everything Michael bought on the floor. Then, when he was done, he slammed the door shut behind him. Michael forced a smile. The little boy had definitely inherited his mother’s bad temper. He bent down to pick up everything Travis