After having a plan in mind, Serena began to approach Tommy with an ulterior motive.“Uncle Tommy, I didn’t recognize you as I was too young to remember what happened back then. I’m sorry about that. Let me treat you to a meal, okay?”Of course, Tommy was more than happy to accept the offer as Serena sounded sincere. Moreover, she was going to bring him to a large and high-end restaurant.Having been tricked by Sophia previously, Tommy was aware of Sophia’s cruelty. Little did he realize that the innocent-looking woman in front of him was actually a cruel person as well.Very soon, Tommy had forgotten how Serena initially treated him with indifference and disdain. He began to see her as a kind woman now.Upon noticing this, Serena treated Tommy more pleasantly to make him feel flattered.Up until now, Tommy had completely dropped his guard in front of Serena. On this day, Serena deliberately took him to the place near Christina’s house and ambled around the area. Coincidentally
Christina glanced at Tommy. “Who are you? Does it have anything to do with you?”“I’m her uncle. Since you bullied my niece, it certainly has something to do with me.”“Birds of a feather, huh?” Christina snickered. She then pulled Travis and turned around without bothering Tommy.“You slapped someone, but you’re planning to leave just like that? Is there no justice?” Tommy boiled with rage as he watched Christina turn around and leave. “Stop right there!”Deep down, Serena was delighted to see Tommy grab hold of Christina. Just as she was thinking about pushing Christina forward, a powerful voice rang out all of a sudden. “Get your dirty hands off of her!”The bodyguard whom Michael assigned to protect Christina appeared. He twisted Tommy’s hand behind his back and punched him twice in the face. During Tommy’s dizzy spells, the bodyguard even fiercely asked, “What are you planning to do? You’re tired of living, aren’t you?”Serena was shocked to see Tommy get beaten. There was a
Before Christina could answer, the bodyguard beside her said, “Madam, make sure you have evidence before you make an allegation against her. Mind your words. I can sue you for accusing her!”The bodyguard’s words made Winona lose her temper. She stared fiercely at him. “Who are you? Are you in a position to speak?” “I assigned him to protect Christina. Do you have any problems with it, Doctor Harris?” A cold voice sounded, and Winona subsequently looked in the direction where it came from. Michael then appeared in front of them. He had always called her Aunty Winona. Now that he was addressing her as Doctor Harris, Winona was really not used to the form of address. “Michael… Why are you here?”Michael did not bother about Winona. He had swiftly driven here upon hearing about the matter from the bodyguard on the phone, so when he noticed that Christina was safe and sound, he let out a sigh of relief.With a dismayed tone, he said, “I’ve told you many times that having mercy on yo
The air was tense as the operation went on. Winona walked back and forth in front of the operating room nervously while mouthing prayers from the bottom of her heart. Michael held Christina’s hands and said, “Let’s go, it’s none of our business anymore. We’ve done our part by sending her here.” Christina shook her head. “Let’s just wait for a bit. Don’t you want to at least see the twins?” Michael scoffed. “Hmmm, I guess having a peek wouldn’t hurt. I really want to know what the boy will look like.” The two sat down on the bench. Right then, Howard came in a hurry. “Sir, are you alright?” “I’m fine.” Then, an idea came into his mind. “Go inform the media. Tell them my ex-wife, Serena, is giving birth.” It was a big scoop, and if the news got out, the reporters would swarm the hospital soon. Winona concentrated all her thoughts on the situation happening inside the operating room. She was anxious. Then, she heard messy footsteps striding over to her. When she turned a
Michael did not play along, however. He smiled at Winona instead. “Dr. Harris, how do you know that it’s my children in there?” “Of course they’re your children. Serena is your fiancée. If she’s not bearing your children, who’s the father then?” Winona asked. “Let me correct you right there. She’s my ex-fiancée. The engagement between me and her is over.” “That might be true, but Serena only has you in her life. Whose children could she have if not yours?”“You can’t be too sure.” Michael scoffed. He touched Christina’s bloated stomach and continued, “I only have one woman in my life and she’s Christina. She’s the only woman who’s worthy to bear my children.” “There’s no use denying it right now. The children have been delivered now, so what are you going to do about it?” Winona sounded intimidating. “What? What should I do?” Michael scoffed even louder. “I suppose the media doesn’t know why Serena and I broke up, right? Well, let me make this clear once and for all. The r
Michael wrapped his hand around Christina’s waist and said, “Chrissy, the show’s over. We should leave now.” Christina nodded and agreed to leave. When the two walked past Winona, Michale paused and whispered, “Winona, shouldn’t you contact Sophia about Serena’s babies?” Michael’s words shocked Winona. ‘He knows that Sophia is still alive?!’ However, before she could wrap her head around the matter, the doctor rushed out of the operating room and anxiously shouted, “Nurse! The mother is bleeding! I need blood packs in here!” Winona was worried, so she rushed into the operating room to check on Serena herself.Michael watched with a blank look before sparing a glance at Tommy who was also stunned at one side. Tommy did not expect things to take such a dramatic turn. When he noticed the glance from Michael, he instinctively faltered backward. Michael grunted coldly. “Remember, I want you to tell Sophia about everything that happened here.” He left Tommy with the message
“No! They’re not my babies!” Serena shouted. She could not accept what she saw. “You people must have swapped my babies away! Give me back my baby!” Startled by the scream, the babies started to cry. Even the nurse was so stunned by Serena’s vicious look that she quickly carried the babies and stepped away, worried that Serena might harm the babies. For a white woman to give birth to black twins, it was no doubt difficult for Serena to accept it. “Ms. Garcia, they are your babies. I was in the operation room and I saw it myself,” the nurse explained. “If you don’t believe me, you can ask Dr. Harris, she can prove it.” “Impossible! I’m pregnant with Michael’s child! This is impossible! You must have taken my babies away!” Winona got to the ward and saw Serena losing control, tossing everything within her reach to the ground as if she had lost her mind. “Who told you to bring the babies in!” Winona bellowed. “Dr. Harris, it’s not my fault. Ms. Garcia wanted to see the babie
How would Serena react when she woke up and see her babies? “You two even kept this secret from me?” Ariel grumbled. “You must tell me if you plan to do something like this next time. I want to join the fray as well!” Ariel did not sympathize with Serena. In her opinion, Serena was the one who plotted against everyone, and now that she was in such a state, she only had herself to blame and had reaped what she sowed. Before this, Ariel was worried that once Serena delivered Michael’s babies, she would come asking for trouble. Now it seemed like she did not have to worry at all. “I am certain that the babies Serena had are not mine but I did not expect them to be black either. I was quite shocked as well,” exclaimed Michael. “Maybe she really got this coming, even God doesn’t show her mercy.” Michael laughed. In order to shake his mother off his back all those years ago, Michael told Logan to simply grab a sperm specimen from the sperm bank for his mother to use for surrogacy.
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