Christina had no idea why Heather’s attitude had changed all of a sudden. Even so, she could not possibly accept her request just like that.“Old Madam Larson, I’ll take good care of my child. As for reconciliation, it depends on fate, and Michael and I are no longer fated to be together.”Christina’s rejection made Heather feel worse for all she had done back then. “Michael can’t stop thinking about you, Christina. It’s my fault that I ruined your relationship. I’m begging you to forgive Michael.” To Christina’s great surprise, Heather actually humbled herself to beg her. After all, Heather was Christina’s senior, yet she still unexpectedly lowered her head willingly and apologized to Christina. “Let bygones be bygones, Old Madam Larson. I made mistakes too since I used to hit you in the past. I hope that you can forgive me too.”Christina spoke in an impersonal manner the entire time to give Heather no chance to get closer. Plainly, Christina was very alert to her. Heather
Michael left the house cheerfully. Looking at the smile on her son’s face, Heather suddenly realized that it was the first time in a few years that she saw such a cheery smile on his face. She sighed, wondering why she was so narrow-minded back then. If she had come around earlier, her son would not have lived in misery for so many years.Heather and Michael were in high spirits, while Judy began to feel nervous as Heather had become less reliant on her. Today, Heather went out without bringing her along, and as such, Judy did not know why she went out. Judy then wanted to find out the reason when Heather came back, but Michael happened to come back at that time too. She hid at one corner and eavesdropped on his conversation with Heather. Upon hearing that Heather had begged Christina to reconcile with Michael, Judy was worried for Serena. Judy was well aware of her purpose in staying at the Larson family’s house. She felt the need to inform Sophia about the issue so that she co
“But isn’t she pregnant with Michael’s child?” Winona reminded.“Speaking of the child, I have something to tell you. As you know, Michael has always disliked Serena. Whether or not she’s pregnant, he just isn’t fond of her. This time, Michael is determined to make her abort the child. It was very silly of me to warn him off earlier because now he’s afraid to do it.“Come to think of it now, the child will be an albatross. I already have two grandsons now, and what’s more, Christina can still get pregnant in the future so there’s still a possibility that I’ll get another grandson. Why would I need a vicious woman to give birth?“Serena has to abort the child in her belly as it would affect Michael and Christina’s relationship.”Winona did not expect such a drastic change in Heather’s attitude. She had run out of ideas at that instant. “But Serena isn’t well at this moment. She can’t abort the child, or she won’t be able to get pregnant again.” “That’s the thing.” Heather sighed.
Bill had been arrested and sent to the police station. Since it was John who personally inquired about the case earlier, the police sent him greetings on the phone and subsequently informed him about the arrest of the suspect. John met with Bill in the police station and listened to him during the interrogation. His brow furrowed as soon as he learned that the person who instructed Bill to kill Christina was Ninth Brother, a hooligan from Hoover Alley.Christina had never been to Hoover Alley, so there was no bad feeling between her and the people there. Why would Ninth Brother want to hurt her? Evidently, Ninth Brother had acted on someone’s instructions. The mastermind behind this incident had yet to be exposed.Since Michael was the one who had arrested Bill, John personally paid him a visit to get a better understanding of the situation. In the end, Michael casually answered, “Didn’t Bill already confess everything? It’s Ninth Brother.”“But there’s no bad feeling between Ni
Fortunately, Michael did not voice his assumption just now, or John would have become vigilant.After John left Michael’s office, he chewed over the matter along the way. He felt the need to investigate the issue as soon as possible to avoid the danger first. He had to keep the issue from being disclosed. Once he arrived home, he looked at Sophia with suspicion. His expression was filled with hostility. Throughout these years, Sophia was most capable of observing one’s expression. From John’s gaze, she could sense that danger was near. Sophia then asked the chauffeur, Benny, about John’s itinerary only to find out that Bill had been arrested and that John had personally interrogated Bill in the police station.Sophia instantly panicked. If Bill confessed everything, she would be dead.She felt uneasy as she recalled the way John looked at her. Could John be suspecting her already?Luckily she never had direct contact with Bill. Now that Ninth Brother had gone abroad, she was
“Do I need to discuss with you if I’ve managed to persuade her? I wonder which b*stard exposed all your doings back then. Heather hates mistresses most for interfering with other people’s marriage. She got even more furious after knowing that you were friends with Molly. She said outright that she won’t accept the daughter of a mistress into the family.”What fuelled Winona’s anger was that Heather even began to suspect her when she spoke up for Serena. After that, she was afraid to comment further. “Heather has always longed for a grandson. Now that Serena is pregnant with two children, how can she afford to give up on them? This is strange!”“I initially thought so too, but Heather said that Christina has already provided her a grandson and there’s another one in Christina’s belly. Two is enough for her, and what’s more, Christina can still get pregnant in the future.”The more Winona described, the more furious she became. “Anyway, Heather has taken to Christina now, and she’s
“What? Did you say Bill was caught?”This took Winona by shock. She knew the entire development of Bill’s incident the last time. If John learned the truth from Bill and tracked it down to Sophia following the clues, then all of them would be in trouble.“John knows about the past?”“Not yet but his attitude has changed after seeing the man. Bill’s involved with Hoover Lane, hence John must be suspicious of me because of that.”Winona knew the seriousness of the matter. Christina had never been in contact with people from Hoover Lane thus it seemed unlikely that she would be involved with them. John must be able to guess that Bill and Ninth Brother were under someone else’s instruction.Fortunately, Bill did not know much of the details. He only carried out Ninth Brother’s orders as told and had no direct contact with Sophia. However, if John continued with the investigation, the truth might come to light soon.“Ninth Brother has already left the country. So even if John’s suspic
“Remind Judy to keep a close eye on the Larsons and report to you immediately if anything happens. We can’t afford another mistake this time.”“Don’t worry about that. I’ve got leverage on Judy so she’ll have to listen to me.”Just like the two of them discussed earlier, Heather did unexpectedly apologize in a low voice, which greatly shocked both Christina and Francis.There had not been much interaction between Francis and Heather. He did not have much contact with the members of Larson family even when Christina was married to them before. Even then, Heather’s overbearing arrogance had already left a huge expression in him. Why would a tricky and malicious woman like her start to see things properly all of a sudden?It was Christina who broke Heather’s leg hence the latter hated her to the core, always shouting about wanting to sue Christina and send her to jail. Why would Heather suddenly change her attitude? Not to mention she was willing to accept Christina, and she also re