Thus, Michael’s spy directed his investigation to the mental hospital, and immediately, he got something out of it. Sophia was not dead but locked in the psychiatric hospital secretly by John.John must have found out something to deal with Sophia so suddenly in such a way. When Michael heard that Sophia was suffering in the psychiatric hospital, he saluted John.No wonder John was a politician. He was evil-minded and vicious enough with his actions to come out with an idea like this.Michael’s initial aim was to let Sophia suffer too. Though since John had done what he had planned to do, Michael would just go with the flow and let Sophia enjoy the rest of her life in the psychiatric hospital.Michael told Matthew about it and asked Matthew not to tell Christina until she gave birth to the child. Hence, Matthew promised him.Judy pondered for several days, and finally, she came out with an idea. If she mixed the abortion pills into her drinking water and let Yvonne consume them, i
Serena still had no idea about what had happened to Sophia. When Winona paid Serena a visit at the hospital and realized that Serena was staying in the best hospital ward, she felt relieved. It seemed like Sophia did not betray them at all.If things were as such, then she must find a way to save Sophia from that place. After all, Winona would be ruined if John managed to extract more information from Sophia.Winona hired some thugs to set the psychiatric hospital on fire and ordered them to save Sophia during the commotion.By then, Sophia had been tortured by the patients so much that she was already half-dead. There was an unbearable stench on her who was nothing but bones and her legs were broken too. Sophia thought that she would spend the rest of her life at the psychiatric hospital and had never expected to be saved. Sophia was utterly happy. What mattered the most now was to escape from John. Since she was supposed to be dead from the fire, he would definitely kill her if
Darren found a cheap motel around the corner and checked in. He only had some loose change on him right now. It was the living expenses the prison had given him when he was released. He had to find a job first to keep himself alive.The next day, Darren went back to his old house and started to pull out the overgrown weeds. Just as he was doing so, a man walked past his house and peeped into it out of curiosity. “You’re… Brother Cain!” Darren stopped in his tracks and looked at the person in front of him. “Do I know you?”“I’m Earl!” The stranger introduced himself. “I used to be one of your lackeys. Don’t you remember me, Brother Cain?”Darren knew from the man’s name that he was just a nobody back then. However, it had been so long, so how would he remember someone he barely knew?“Oh yes! Of course I remember you, Earl!” Darren went with the flow and laughed.“When did you come back, Brother Cain?”“Yesterday.”“Give me a second, Brother Cain. Let me get the others to cle
Since security was getting better, it was not safe to rob houses anymore, so Earl’s men became the bouncers for nightclubs and illegal gambling organizations instead. To put it bluntly, they were to watch the venues. They were employed to maintain order there and had the permission to bash anyone up if they felt like it.Darren knew that the job description fitted him as he wanted to find a job just like that too.After settling Darren down, Earl went out of the house and called a number in a quiet area. “I’ve followed your orders, President Larson, and everything is proceeding according to plan now.”That was right, Earl was just another man set up by Michael.Judy had almost killed his mother so he would never let her get away with it so easily. He knew that Darren would go after Judy the moment he got out of jail, and by then, she would suffer.In the half a month that Darren lived in Earl’s house, he was served good food every day and got treated as if he were a king. It was t
Heather dared not to think about the consequences as she anxiously struggled to get out of bed. However, she had been unconscious for such a long time that her body was too frail to walk.Michael woke up to the nurse shaking him and rushed to Heather’s room after he had simply put on a jacket. Heather immediately grabbed Michael’s hand the moment she saw him. “Michael… My grandson… How is he?” “Don’t worry Mom. The child’s fine.” Michael held her hand as he comforted her.“What about Christina? How is she?”“She’s fine too. Just focus on getting well, Mom. I’ll bring Christina and Travis over to see you in a few days.” Michael helped Heather to lie down on the bed. Heather was glad that her grandchildren and Christina were fine, and with that, she finally felt at peace.However, as soon as Heather let out a sigh of relief and laid back down onto the bed, she suddenly sat up again. “Son, is Judy still home? That wr*tch!”Michael nodded his head and Heather started to panic once a
It was already risky for Yvonne to get pregnant at this age and the miscarriage made things worse. By now, her body had become so weak that Benedict decided to look after her at home out of worry.Under Sophia’s orders, Davis immediately sent his men to spy on Yvonne and found out about her relationship with Benedict.Sophia was shocked to learn that Benedict was living together with Yvonne too. Since Benedict was Judy’s son, did the ransom letter have anything to do with them?After all, decades had passed since Yvonne learned that Sophia was the one who had instructed Davis to kill Molly. Out of all times, why did she choose to expose her now when she was in a relationship with Benedict?Her thoughts trailed off and she remembered the huge sum that Benedict had compensated earlier on. He must be desperate for money now, so this definitely had something to do with him.Her only hopes were that Benedict did this on his account. If Judy had been the mastermind instead, then things
The commotion at the front door woke Yvonne from her sleep, and she quickly put on her slippers to check what was going on. Seeing that her brother was punching Benedict furiously, she rushed forwards to stop him. “Stop hitting him, Darren!”Darren unclenched his fists when he saw his younger sister. “Who’s this p*nk?”“He’s my boyfriend!” Yvonne felt her heart ripped apart when she saw the bruises on Benedict’s face. As she ran forward to help him get up, she started to tell her brother off. “Why didn’t you ask before you hit him?”Seeing that Yvonne obviously cared more about the sugar baby, Darren became rather annoyed. However, it was his first time meeting his sister after so many years, so he held back the complaints he had.By now, Benedict was so bashed up that his face had started to swell. Yvonne was so focused on bandaging him up that she had totally forgotten about her brother’s return and ignored his presence.This was his first time meeting his sister after being in
How bewitched Yvonne was for her to be twirling around that sugar baby’s finger?Since he could not persuade his sister to leave him, Darren placed all the blame on Benedict instead, that bastard sugar baby. Darren was desperate to do whatever it took for his sister to forget that man.Just as Darren brainstormed on a plan to kill Benedict, Earl put his thoughts to a halt by telling him about Judy’s whereabouts. Word had it that Judy was a caretaker for the Larson family, and Darren’s eyes glinted when he heard the news.As the Larsons were no average family, Judy definitely would have earned a lot from that job. With that in mind, Darren had to force Judy to empty her savings before he demanded information about his son’s whereabouts from her.After much consideration, Darren headed to the Larson family and waited outside the gates. He had been expecting to see the driver and Judy but not Benedict.Benedict was too scared to go out after Darren had beaten him up, so he spent a fe
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