After the inspection, Heather suffered from severe brain injury. A hard object hit her head, or she fell which caused cerebral hemorrhage, needing to undergo an operation immediately.The doctors asked Michael to sign some consent forms in the office. Christina stood at the office’s door with butterflies in her stomach as she was worried about Heather.Soon, Heather was transferred to the operation room. Whereas Michael, Logan, Christina, and Judy were waiting in front of the operation room.Michael was busy signing the papers, so he did not have the time to ask how Heather got hurt. After he sat down and calmed himself, he looked at Christina and asked, “Christina, how did my mother get hurt?”Before Christina could open her mouth to answer him. Judy, who was sitting beside her, answered furiously, “President Larson, Christina pushed Old Madam.”Christina looked at Judy, shockingly. “Bullsh*t. I didn’t push her.”Michael frowned as he gazed at Judy and then Christina. “What happ
There was something odd about this incident, but Michael could not care about those because Heather’s condition was more important to him.“Christina, you saw my mother once you reached my house? Is that right?”“Yes. Initially, I wanted to ask your mother to come down, but Judy said that she was napping. However, I don’t feel like it’s nap time now, so I went to her bedroom to find her, and I saw Heather was on the floor once I got in.”Michael kept quiet for a moment, then he asked Judy, “You said Christina pushed my mother, so that’s why she was injured. Did you see it with your own eyes?”“Although I didn’t see it, I know that Miss Williams went up there angrily. Later, Old Madam was on the floor, and there’s a red palm print on her face too. I felt like it must have been her who pushed Old Madam. Otherwise, who else?”Christina was irritated because she felt Judy blamed it on her purposely.“Bullsh*t! I immediately told you to call 000 once I saw her on the floor. When did I
When Christina was about to explain. Judy, who was sitting on her right, muttered suddenly, “You talk like you really care about him. I bet you’re gloating inside.”Christina turned her head and uttered while staring at her, “What did you say?”“I said, I want to go to the washroom.” Judy pouted her lips as she stood up and took a turn to the washroom in the corridor.Judy let out a long sigh after she went into the washroom. She went to check every partition to make sure there was nobody in there. Judy then took out her phone from her pocket and dialed a number.After a while, the call went through.“Heather is still in surgery. The doctor said that even if she’s safe, he cannot guarantee that she won’t be in a coma. Now, Michael is starting to suspect Christina. Alright, call me if there’s anything.”After she hung up the phone, Judy lifted her head as she looked into the mirror to check her paled face because of her nervousness. She exhaled deeply, and the scene that happened
“You’re getting out of control. Call the guards and chase her out of here!” Heather ordered Judy, but she did not move a muscle. Thus, Heather stared at her. “Didn’t you hear what I said? Are you turning against me?”“Why can’t I?” Judy sneered. “Heather, ever since I came to the Larson family. You always gave me an attitude, and you would yell at me if things didn’t go your way. I always wanted to ask you, what is your heart made of? How can you be so wicked?”Heather did not imagine the tolerant Judy would turn against her. Then, Heather turned to Winona, who kept her mouth shut.“Have you ever seen such an arrogant servant before? You won’t know your place if I don’t punish you today.” While Heather was cursing, she picked up the cup and threw it at Judy, but Judy dodged it.Judy pointed at Heather. “You old witch. You dare to be this fierce before you die! Do you think no one can punish you?” Judy raised her hand and slapped Heather while she was talking.For her whole life, H
“I’ve already added the stuff in Christina’s spinach soup, and she’ll have a miscarriage in no time. By then, your other grandson will die since he would not have the cord blood too. I’ll make sure that the Larsons will have no heir if Michael doesn’t marry Serena!”“You… How can anyone be so evil?” Heather felt blood rush to her head, and she almost fainted on the spot. Since her legs had not healed, she could not even stand properly and struggled to lift herself from the wheelchair. It was obvious that she wanted to knock over the thermos in Judy’s hands.Unfortunately, Judy realized this immediately and gave Heather a shove. As the old woman lost her balance, she hit her head on the table and fainted.This took Judy by surprise, and she rushed over to take a look. “Thank God she’s still alive. She’s still breathing.”As the three of them placed Heather back into her wheelchair, they covered the bruise on her head and waited for the chauffeur, Mr. Wesley, in the living room.Aft
If Christina had not been worried about Heather’s surgery, she would have left the place. Then, she would not even have to bear this humiliation and embarrassment.Ever since Christina had gotten pregnant, she grew tired very easily, and after standing for so long outside of the operating room, her legs began to give way as she struggled to stand.Logan noticed this. “You’re pregnant now, Miss Williams, so you should go home and rest. I’ll inform you if anything comes up.”Michael turned around and looked at her swollen belly. He looked conflicted with what he was about to say before he told her off again. “Get lost from this place. My mom wouldn’t want to see you either if she got out of the operating room.”Christina did not say anything. She knew how terrible Michael must have been then and decided to let things slide. Judy was the happiest person among them all. As she put up an act, she walked over to advise Christina. “Yeah, Miss Williams. Since things have turned out that
“Yes,” the guard replied. “Doctor Harris was here.”“Doctor Harris said that she brought some beauty products for the Madam.” Judy pointed to the products where Winona had placed them in the living room.Michael took up the things, had a look, and placed it down. “When did Doctor Harris leave?”“Around noon,” Judy replied.Michael nodded his head and looked at the security guard. “Alright, now get me the surveillance tapes from the camera outside.”“The recordings aren’t complete today because we lost power for a few hours,” the guard answered.“A power outage? When did this happen?”“It stopped for around two hours after Doctor Harris had arrived,” the guard said. Michael’s forehead creased when he heard this. After all, he wanted to see what had happened during Winona’s visit, but how was he supposed to do that without the tapes?Wait a second. The security guard said that the power went out after Winona had arrived. Did that mean she had something to do with his mother’s a
“It really wasn’t me, Michael! Why won’t you believe me?” Christina tried to explain to him. “She was already on the floor when I arrived.”“Who would it be other than you?” Michael had an icy expression on his face as the rim of his eyes draped in coldness. “Are you saying that my mom would slap herself intentionally? Are you saying that’s how she fell and fainted?” It did not feel good to be accused of something she did not do, and honestly, Christina had not been expecting Heather’s apology a few days prior. Even the way Heather treated her had changed and Christina could see that she was sincere. Who knew that something so unfortunate like this would happen after that and dragged her along with it?“It wasn’t me! What must I do for you to believe in me?”“You prove that you had nothing to do with my mom’s injuries!”The bad thing was that everything was pointed towards Christina now. Since there were no surveillance tapes nor witnesses, how would Christina obtain the evidence
In fact, Matthew was the one who planned this entire thing. He had been keeping a close eye on Rachel since she returned.He could let bygones be bygones if she was willing to settle down. However, the woman did not learn from past mistakes and once again partnered up with Serena to plot against Christina.Matthew went along with their plan. He even found someone to set this up to lure them into the trap.Christina’s due date was approaching after Rachel and Serena were taken care of. Michael began making preparations for Travis’ transplant operation.He hired the best hematologist and gynecologist before arranging for both Christina and Travis’ operation to take place in the same hospital.The delivery went smoothly. Christina gave birth to a baby girl, and Heather was over the moon.Everything had gone well, and it was about time to start on Travis’ operation. Christina was accompanied by Matthew and Rachel whereas Heather stayed close by the baby’s side. Michael comforted Chri
Besides, even if the plan failed, intentionally causing a pregnant woman to miscarry was not considered homicide by the country’s criminal law. The punishment was less serious as the behavior would be categorized as an assault occasioning bodily harm.Assault and criminal homicide were two completely different crimes.Rachel agreed to the suggestion. Scarface was indeed a ruthless man. He came up with this vicious revenge that would put Christina in pain forever.Upon agreeing on the details of the plan, Scarface and his friends from the streets proceeded to kidnap Christina. Rachel and Serena were told to sit tight and wait for the good news.Scarface had a well-thought-out plan and got his hands on Christina before long. Her head was covered with a black cloth as they forcefully pushed her into the van.Serena and Rachel were already at the agreed-upon location when Scarface instructed Christina to step out of the vehicle. The latter’s belly was round, and both of her hands were
Serena lost everything. She had no choice but to work as a bargirl to survive.Scarface was the person in charge of the bar she worked at. The ruthless man had pretty much slept with every woman who worked at his place. Naturally, Serena could not escape from that fate either.Serena was different from other bargirls. She came from a prestigious family and was highly educated. Even in dire straits, she still maintained a certain grace that made her stand out from the crowd.Scarface spotted her on her first day at the bar. He ordered his men to drag her into the private room and tortured her the entire night.She resisted in the beginning. However, without anyone to depend on, she had no choice but to give into Scarface’s tyrannical abuse.Several times later, he found himself attracted to her. Every night, he would ask for her instead of other women.Serena, who could not escape from him, gave in eventually. She even ended up becoming his lover.By doing so, she found someone t
“Just a little while ago.” Sean came closer. “Christina, we need to talk.”She nodded and followed him to the garden. He helped her to get comfortable on the bench. “Do you believe in fate?”She shook her head, unsure where this was leading. “I didn’t either as I’m a firm believer that hard work always pays off. But now I do.”He looked her in the eye. “I’ve been lost and struggled a lot since that incident, unsure how to face you. After considering this seriously for the past few days, I’ve finally mustered enough courage to meet you again.”A sigh escaped her lips. “Sorry, Sean. It’s all my fault.”“No! It has nothing to do with you, Christina. It’s my fault that my love is not strong enough. I discovered that Suzy is really great after spending the past few months with her. She’s just like you. She’s gentle, kind, pure, and adorable. I realized I’ve fallen in love with her.”This was not what he really thought.He loved Christina since the beginning of time and believed he
“That’s old history. We think Michael is actually pretty good.”“We? Who do you mean?” Christina teased.Ariel and Matthew had been spending a lot of time together lately. Christina went through that herself and understood the passion in her friend’s eyes. This silly girl was actually in love. She could not be happier for her.“Who else? Matthew, of course!” Ariel glared at Christina.“I say whatever’s on my mind, unlike you, who always keep everything to yourself and get stuck in dilemmas. Every good opportunity slips past you because of your indecisiveness!” “How can I not be? I promised to marry him but I’m now trying to convince him to marry someone else. Is this really the best thing for him? Will he be happy?”Ariel questioned after a brief silence, “Christina, let me ask you this. Who do you care for more? Michael or Sean?”Christina asked herself the same question too. She naturally cared more about Michael in the past, but she also started to develop a strong feeling f
The following morning, Serena hurried to the police station to file a report.The police treated this with high importance and warned her to be careful of Darren Cain as he was a vicious gang member who had served over a decade in prison.She became more frightened after hearing that. Immediately, she moved out of that house and rented a place somewhere quiet. As she was terrified, she stayed indoors for the next few days.Much of Christina’s stress was relieved without having to deal with Serena’s pestering.“Christina, John was at the last stage of cancer. It was lucky enough that he lasted until he did. This is his fate, so try not to get too upset.” Francis comforted the dispirited woman. It did not make any difference even though he was not the real Francis. He had long adapted to the identity after assuming it for so many years. Most importantly, Christina was still willing to treat him like a real uncle even after finding out the truth.“Don’t worry, Uncle, I’m fine.”
The harassment continued after the funeral. Serena went around spreading accusations and threatened Christina to give her money. Otherwise, she would report John to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for private corruption.If reported, the antique art collection would be seized and no one could get it!Christina became more frustrated after hearing that.She never expected John’s leniency toward Serena would cause her such a big problem. Matthew was infuriated by Serena’s unreasonable behavior. He suggested they could shut the woman up by teaching her a lesson. Sean shook his head. “That’s not going to solve the problem. Serena must’ve come prepared if she dares to stir up trouble. This is a lawful society. We can’t do as we wish.”“Are we actually going to pay her off then?” Ariel asked, “I think giving her money isn’t going to put an end to this. She’s certainly going to keep threatening for more!”Michael scoffed. “Why should we give her money? She can go
“I will, Dad, don’t worry. I’ll listen to Sister,” Suzy replied.“Christina.” John grabbed Christina’s hand in his own. “My greatest regret in this life is failing to take good care of you and your mother. I’m going to meet your mother soon. I hope she’ll forgive me!”Tears rolled down Christina’s cheeks. Men would speak kindly in the presence of death. She was unsure if Molly would forgive him, but she had long forgiven her father.He strained to pull Suzy and Christina’s hands closer together as he looked at them with pleading eyes. “The both of you must live peacefully together. Suzy, listen to your sister, and Christina, you must take good care of her on my behalf.”Christina looked at Suzy before nodding quietly. Then, John shifted his glance to Michael.“I’ve done many wrongs in this life. I betrayed my wife and disappointed my daughter. I hope you’ll do better than me. I’ll hand over Christina to you now. I’ll come back to haunt you as a stubborn ghost if you dare to wr
Suzy felt guilt-ridden and knew she was not in the position to demand anything from Christina. However, her mother had gone mad. She did not wish to see Christina continuing the fight with her mother.At a loss for what to do, she cried her heart out while in Christina’s arms.Sean felt a heavy feeling in his chest. He knew Christina too well after all the years they spent together. She was a soft-hearted person behind her stubborn facade. Seeing others in sorrow was her greatest weakness.There was no doubt she would choose to forgive Suzy and accept her as her sister.If that was the case, then the marriage between them was destined to fail. Christina would reject him for the sake of the child in her sister’s belly.At this moment, he was thinking of how everything was falling apart at this moment even after he had consistently pursued her all these years. He stood there in a daze for a long time before finally heaving a sigh.Perhaps this was their destiny. Suzy cried for a