“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
“You also said that Wendy has a bad reputation. Perhaps she was just defaming Serena on purpose in return for money?”“What’s wrong with you today, Heather? Why do you keep siding with the mistress?” Madam Parker wondered. “What’s Serena’s identity? She’s the mayor’s daughter! Even if Wendy had balls of steel, she would never defame a mayor’s daughter! This means that it’s true!“I’m pretty sure you don’t know about the clip that has been circulating online since yesterday. In the short video, Serena could be seen screaming at a nurse in the hospital. Her language was filled with vulgarities and she didn’t even care about her reputation!”Heather felt her heart sink. She had seen the clip, and if Madam Parker knew about it, that meant a lot more people must have already seen it as well.However much she wanted to believe otherwise, she knew that flies were only attracted to rotten meat. Serena was not as simple-minded as she looked.Heather thought about how nice and trusting she
Wendy was not happy about the fact that she had been abandoned, so she stalked Serena every day. Eventually, having had enough of it, Serena started to threaten Wendy and her family members. She was determined to get Wendy off her back.Wendy felt very uncomfortable as she thought of all the things she had done and troubles she had gotten into for Serena over the years, and the idea of revenge popped up in her head.Just when she was at the lowest point of her life, a beautiful lady found her and paid her a handsome sum in return for her to expose what Serena had done. Wendy was initially afraid that Serena might take her revenge back on her and hence did not have the guts to do so. However, when she saw how much money she was offered, she changed her mind.Without Serena, Wendy could always find another rich family and leech off their riches. She could still be as respectable as she had been in the past.After Wendy had accepted the money, she followed this missus around and att
John let out a snort. “What menopause? You must’ve done something to offend her. Didn’t I tell you to watch what you’re saying when you socialize with the wives? Director Hitchcock is getting a promotion soon and we can’t afford to offend people like them now.”Sophia felt wronged when John reproached her but she did not dare to stand up for herself either. Sophia held in her anger until they got home, trying to find out why the wives had been ignoring her but she could not come up with an explanation.Heather felt like she was losing her mind at home for the past few days. Had she been living her life in nothing but lies and deception?Truth be told, she did not have a good first impression of Serena but changed her mind when her friend Winona praised how kind and beautiful Serena was. As the praises increased, Heather was soon indoctrinated by it and started to have a liking towards Serena.Although she liked Serena, Heather had never wanted her to end up with her son. That was u
Of course, Heather did not know the woman’s part in this incident. Treating Winona as her best friend, Heather was under the impression that they were both deceived by Serena, so she showed Winona the video she had just received“Look, I even received this before Madam Parker told me all this stuff.”Winona was taken aback by the video as she thought who on earth would plan to trick Serena? Despite feeling surprised, she did not betray it. Instead, she tried to explain the matter to Heather to keep her from doubting it.“Serena’s been feeling down after Christina hit her. According to the doctor, she might have been traumatized. Sophia also said that Serena has been acting out of character these days, often throwing a tantrum like a maniac. When Serena returned to normal, Sophia asked her what happened and Serena’s answer seemed like she was having hallucinations which are likely to happen only when she feels out of control.” ‘Hallucination and mania? Aren’t these characteristics