If anything were to happen to Christina, Ariel would let Matthew know about it immediately. Her safety was their main concern because Christina was pregnant and she still needed to be cautious of Serena.Matthew felt bottled up as he wanted to back Christina up. However, Serena was not the only one who held grudges against her but Heather as well.He pondered. Finally, Matthew came up with a splendid idea to teach Serena a lesson and let Heather know what kind of lady Serena was at the same time.If Serena were to lose Heather as her patron, maybe she would not dare to be cocky to Christina.Serena was still staying in the hospital after she was hit by Ariel last time. Thus, Matthew bribed the nurse to anger her on purpose so that Serena could lose her temper in front of the nurse.Usually, Serena would act decently in front of Michael, but now, she was in the hospital. Therefore, she did not need to pretend anymore. Most of the time, Serena would get mad and throw stuff at the nu
Francis looked at Winona in disgust. “Just tell me now.”“This is not a good place. We should find somewhere we can sit at.” Winona pointed to the coffee shop next to them. “How about that place?”Francis knew that he could not shake her off that day and walked into the coffee shop without saying another word.“What would you like to drink, Brother?”Francis gave a cold smile. “Cut the chase. I still need to go grocery shopping after this.”Winona ignored how annoyed he looked and ordered a cup of coffee on his behalf. “I won’t come looking for you for no reason, Francis. I’m here this time because of Christina. Can you bring her away?”“Is Christina getting in your way?”“She’s not. I’m just worried for her safety, okay?” Winona pretended to be the good guy. “I’m pretty sure you know how Sophia is. Christina’s in her daughter’s way now and I’m worried that she might do something bad to her.”“As if you’re so kind.” Francis knew that Winona would never be so kind and that she w
Christina could not believe what she had just witnessed. Why did Francis meet Winona?Sophia was afraid of laying her finger on Christina after she had beat Serena up, but that did not mean she would let Ariel off the hook. After all, Ariel had severely wounded her daughter, so she needed to take her revenge on the woman.Sophia knew that it was not the right time to bash Ariel up now. She had to create a perfect opportunity and let time take its course.Sophia made time to visit the beauty salon. Mary called for Davis the moment she saw Sophia enter her store. Seeing her arrival excited Davis as he hugged her and stripped away his clothes. “What took you so long, babe? I missed you to death.”Sophia pushed him away. “I came here to talk to you about something.”“What’s wrong?” Upon saying this, Davis reached his hands into her shirt and groped her.“Do you wanna die, you b*stard?” Sophia got mad and forcefully pushed Davis away. “How do you even have the mood for this after your
Ariel saw someone making a scene outside the guest house during her afternoon stroll. A shabbily dressed woman was grabbing onto a man as tears ran down her cheeks. “Do you know how hard it is for me to be the home-maker? I gave birth to your children, yet you have the audacity to steal from home and buy that woman a necklace?! How can you do this to me?”The man stood next to her with a young woman by his side. Although she was wearing thick makeup, it was the shiny diamond necklace that stood out. It looked as if they were about to enter the guest house together.The young woman was very annoyed to see the man’s wife. “You can only blame your age for this. Of course, he likes me better. I’m young and gorgeous!”“You b*tch. You can do anything at such a young age but you chose to be a mistress instead. Why are you so shameless?”The woman took a step forward to hit the mistress who seduced her husband, but the young lady quickly hid behind him.This made the woman rush forward,
“True, true. The invincible Mr. Henderson fears no one but his fiancée.” Ariel teased.Matthew’s face turned solemn. “What do you mean? Some things can be talked about but others are way off the limit, okay?”“Honestly, I’ve really got to thank you for today. I was literally shivering when that scumbag tried to hit me!”“That’s why I told you not to be so impulsive in the future. You’ll be a piece of meat if I wasn’t here today, you know? Who’ll even marry you if you get disfigured? What are you planning to do at that time?”“It’s not like I’m getting married at all. Even if I get disfigured, it’s literally the same for me.” Ariel had quite a few boyfriends but those relationships never lasted even a day because of her temper.“I’m pretty sure that you’ll get married one day. You’re quite the woman, you know?” Matthew consoled her.“You must be joking. No man has even praised me about anything before.” Ariel knew where she stood.“That’s because they’re all blind!” Matthew becam
“Larson? Has Michael finally come to his senses?” Matthew was shocked. “Whatever. It doesn’t matter who’s behind all this. I’ll help anyone who would get rid of Sophia! Send someone to the Larson family and tell Heather everything Sophia did back then. Tell her every dirty bit and let’s see how she reacts.”“On it!”The rich women of upper-class society always knew one another. Although they did not talk much most of the time, they would definitely keep in touch from time to time. Fred found a rich lady who had conflicts with Sophia and asked her to pay Heather a visit.On the other hand, Heather had always loved Serena and that adoration was completely overcome with disgust after her tricks were exposed. Heather did not even know how to feel anymore.Michael got home only to see Heather sitting on the couch with annoyance all over her face.He did not have the energy to entertain his mother and headed for the stairs instead. Seeing how depressed her son looked, Heather’s mood w
Everyone knew about Hoover Alley. It was a messy neighborhood with all kinds of thugs. Whenever one thought of that place, one would be reminded of a certain kind of vocabulary. It was a dirty, evil, and chaotic place.Sophia always looked so elegant and had a picture-perfect reputation. Who would ever expect her to come from a place like that? She even had an indecent nickname that made her sound like a prostitute. Heather’s heart was consumed with discomfort. She had no idea about all of this, but today’s incidents really changed the way she thought about Sophia.After all, Heather and Sophia were rather close in the past. As Madam Parker went on to talk badly about Sophia, Heather felt her face burning in embarrassment as if she had been struck across the face.“I gotta admit that Sophia is beautiful. She must’ve been way prettier during her youth, which is how she got that kind of nickname, I suppose.”Madam Parker disagreed with what she said. “That doesn’t mean she can be a
Now that Madam Parker had verified what happened back then, the truth was finally out. Christina was the daughter of the wife who had been driven to her death and was even chased out of her home!Heather sat on the sofa, baffled by what she had just learned. Her chest felt so tight that she found it hard to breathe.Back then, Heather’s father had an affair with another woman and this caused her mother to die out of sadness. Heather’s fate was better than her mother’s as she married into the Larson family and had a husband who loved her deeply.She went through so much because of that mistress and now that she thought about it, Christina was actually going through the same thing. They were both victims of a ruined family. Christina was even more pitiful than she was. She was in love with her son, yet Heather was such an evil mother-in-law who tore both of them apart.Moreover, she was also prepared to let Christina’s sworn enemy, Serena, be wedded into the Larson family. At this