Winona also thought about the same thing. Benedict was too big of a threat to her. She could not allow him to exist any longer. “I came here to discuss the solution to this issue with you.” “The wage of avarice is death. Benedict first came to blackmail me. Now, he has plans for you too. In the end, he wouldn’t even know how he died!” Sophia said fiercely. She already had the intention to kill him. After the three of them discussed the issue, they decided to give Benedict the money that he had requested. That way, they can trick him to come out. After that, they would find an opportunity to get rid of him once and for all. Winona guaranteed that she would give him the money. As such, Benedict was exceptionally glad. Why did he need to search everywhere for a job if he knew that he could earn two hundred thousand dollars that easily in the beginning? Benedict still did not know that Winona went to look for Sophia to discuss how to get rid of him. At night, he received a phon
Benedict tried to stand up when he saw Sophia, but he realized that he was being tied up. As such, he could not move at all. He looked at Sophia vigilantly. “What are you trying to do?” “Are you asking me what I am trying to do?” Sophia laughed at Benedict sinisterly. “Don’t you feel uneasy when you see me like this?” “How did you end up in this state?” Benedict asked. “You still have the gall to ask me how I became like this? Isn’t it all thanks to you that I ended up like this?” Sophia glanced at Benedict fiercely. “You damn mongrel, how dare you send an anonymous letter to threaten me. I ended up in this state because of you. I must skin you alive today.” Benedict was frightened after he saw the murderous glint in Sophia’s eyes. “I didn’t do it. Madam Garcia, this is all a misunderstanding!” “I will immediately get to see whether I have misunderstood you right now.” Sophia sneered. “Soon, they will bring that lowlife, Yvonne, to this place. I’ll see how the two of you wi
”I wrote the anonymous letter. Benedict had nothing to do with it!” Yvonne shifted all of the blame to herself. She hoped that Sophia would let Benedict go. However, Yvonne did not know that Sophia already had the intention to kill them both. She assumed that Sophia and Winona only wanted them to suffer for a while. “I just knew that you were the one who did it, you lowlife!” Sophia began to slap Yvonne’s face multiple times. “I am not your enemy, so why would you do this to me?” John broke Sophia’s legs and sent her to the asylum because of that scumbag, Yvonne. If Winona did not save Sophia, she would have to live in the asylum for the rest of her life. Sophia thought of the inhumane tortures in the asylum. She also thought of her disfigured face and her broken legs. How could Sophia not hate Yvonne? She then began to slap Yvonne even harder. Benedict felt bad as he watched from the side. “I wrote the anonymous letter. Sophia, come at me if you want to!” “Mongrel, I’ll sa
Upon hearing the truth, Benedict and Yvonne were dumbstruck and frozen to the spot. They thought that they had found true love, but they did not expect that God would play a joke on them. Who would have guessed that their relationship was an incestuous one between an aunt and her nephew? Sophia was worried that more problems would appear the longer they kept on delaying. She urged, saying, “Let’s not wait any longer. The day will break soon, so let’s do what we need to do first!” “Alright!” Winona nodded. Sophia grabbed a shovel and walked toward Benedict and Yvonne. She had a fierce gaze as she said, “Look what you've done to me, you pair of dogs! I’ll let you have a taste of an experience worse than death!” She then raised the shovel and hit the two of them with it. Sophia kept on hitting them until she ran out of strength. Both of them were tied up, so they could not evade the attacks. All they could do was scream, their yells growing louder with each hit. Davis ran in
Sophia let out a sigh. She had finally got rid of this menace and was relieved. This place was a secluded forest, so no one would find out that they had buried two people here. It was as if the two of them vanished from the earth all of a sudden. “Yes, I’m finally relieved after getting rid of these two scumbags.” Sophia got into the car. “Hurry up and go!” Michael had always been monitoring Sophia and Winona’s actions. Winona and Sophia’s cruelty was beyond Michael’s expectations. The two of them even said they were going to kill Yvonne and Benedict to get rid of the evidence. Michael did not feel any sympathy for Benedict. They were fighting amongst themselves, so they had no one else to blame. However, the only pitiful person was Yvonne. However, that prostitute did not deserve any sympathy. Back then, she knew that Davis and Sophia were ganging up to kill Molly. Even so, she chose to remain silent. It served her right to end up like this. Judy had already gone through a
Sean did not want his good friend Matthew to suffer in the future, so he had to warn him about this.Matthew already guessed Rachel was behind this set-up, hence the truth did not come too much of a shock to him. However, he flew off the handle upon learning she tried to take Christina’s life before. This woman was too treacherous—almost as dangerous as Winona. As he was a man of his words, he never planned on breaking off their three-year agreement and intended to marry her once the time was up.However, his mind was swayed after seeing how ridiculous Rachel was. Keeping a promise to a woman of crazed cruelty would be repeating the mistake of “The Farmer and the Snake” fable. No way! He had to break off his engagement to the woman!He knew Rachel had been spending a lot of time with his mother lately. For fear that she might harm his mother, he warned his mother about the woman’s evil history.Jess found it unbelievable that Rachel would hurt Christina and Sean. The gentle and
Winona feared that the truth would come to light after learning that Suzy was still alive. She immediately reached out to a gang of hooligans based in America to inform them about the news. She ordered them to do everything within their power to stop Suzy from returning to Perth alive.After all, only the dead could keep a secret. Since she believed Suzy was Sophia’s child, she could not be soft-hearted or lenient with this issue.After that group of hooligans received payment, they ambushed the Youngs’ residence after waiting for the perfect timing to kidnap Suzy. They wanted to end this once and for all.Rachel had been experiencing a downfall lately after the infuriated Old Madam Young chased her out of the household for setting up Sean and Suzy.She previously lived like a princess, but now even her so-called friends had started to mock and ridicule her. She was incredibly upset about this.Sean was feeling the same. What would be his future with Christina after what happened?
Christina sounded baffled. “What happened?”“I… I did something wrong.” Sean summoned up the courage to tell the truth. “After a long contemplation, I’ve decided to be honest with you.”“What is it that you’re holding back? You’re not usually like this.” She found it strange.“Christina, I… I slept with another woman…” He braced himself and told her the entire truth about Rachel’s set-up.She was stunned into silence after hearing this, unsure what to say. “I didn’t expect this from Rachel,” she commented after a long time. “Christina, I’m sorry! I…” He was at a loss for words.“Sean, you don't have to apologize to me. You’re the victim in this case, and it’s not entirely your fault.” She felt bad upon hearing the guilt in his voice.Friend or husband, Sean was an upright gentleman who always made her feel warm and safe to be around. He should not be burdened with the responsibilities of a set-up that was forced unto him.Rachel was the one to be blamed. She was so cruel that
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