Darren almost believed what Judy said. He thought that the sugar baby who got in touch with her was his son. However, when he thought about it again, he realized that Judy must be lying, especially since his sister died a mysterious death. With that, it increased his suspicion. It must be because his sister somehow stole Judy’s lover, and so Judy killed her out of hate. Darren had been holding back his anger while he tried to search for Judy. Unfortunately, Judge lost her home and had to wander on the street, which proved to be a difficult target to locate. He finally found Judy after going through the mill. His eyes were red as he grabbed her by the collar and bellowed, “You bitch, you will pay for my sister’s life!” Judy had been through a lot of suffering, she had already lost her will to live. If she was not hellbent on avenging her son, she would have taken her own life a long time ago. “Darren, I don’t mind dying but I can’t let my son die without a reason. If you wan
“No!” Tommy shook his head repeatedly. “Sophia, I’m just suspecting! I’d never tell her something this important!” It was only a suspicion? Sophia’s anxiety eased up for a bit as she scolded him angrily, “How can you simply suspect things? You almost gave me a heart attack!” After she calmed down, she started to comb through the details. Winona was helping her and Serena, so it was not possible for that woman to find out the truth. Otherwise, Winona would have turned against her and Serena. “Sophia, why are you so sure that Winona doesn’t know the truth?” “This…” Sophia hesitated. “Of course she doesn’t know. She’s the one who helped Serena with the test tube babies. Without her, Michael and Christina would have gotten married by now.”“That’s it?” Tommy did not agree with Sophia. “Sophia, come on, wake up! Look at the ‘help’ that she’s been giving! The help she gave put Serena in this condition. She even cut off Serena’s womb and you still believe she’s helping you?” Soph
“So that’s it? You’re just going to let that slip?” Sophia was furious at Winona’s excuse, so she replied to her in a huff. “I can’t do anything now. All we can do is send the babies away and let Serena recover. We’ll then see what we can do next.” “Send the babies away? You’re going to make Serena take the blame?” Tommy intervened. “Why are you meddling around?” Winona glared at Tommy who must have lost his mind. How dare he say something like that about Serena in front of Sophia? He must have a death wish. “Out! This is none of your business.” Tommy was sent away, leaving Sophia and Winona alone in the ward. Sophia looked at Winona coldly. “Tommy is right, are you going to make Serena take the blame?” “What do you suggest?” Winona retorted. Serena was also her daughter, so she too felt bad about what happened but she merely did not express her feelings verbally. “I don’t have any good ideas but things feel strange. The doctor who froze the sperm had no beef with us, so
Sophia and Winona’s argument ended on a sour note. The argument strengthened Sophia’s belief that Winona was behind all this. She believed that the latter must have swapped the sperm out and simply found a reason to cut off Serena’s womb. It was all for the sake of revenge. “Winona, you wicked witch! I won’t let this slip so easily, just you wait!” Since Winona had made her move, Sophia ought to retaliate with fiercer means. She wanted to see who would end up as the victor. Back in the hospital, Winona was extremely angry. From the moment Serena was admitted into the hospital, she had been working non-stop to take care of Serena and her babies painstakingly. To her surprise, not only did Sophia not appreciate her effort, but Sophia even suspected her of causing all this. Sophia was well-known for her ruthless methods. From the moment she killed Molly, Winona knew she was dealing with a ruthless person, so Winona dared not be careless in front of Sophia. She knew had to be c
When Winona went to work, she realized that the doctors and nurses looked at her differently but she was not overly bothered. She continued her daily routine of making soup that could help with Serena’s postpartum healing and brought it to Serena’s ward. “Serena, drink it while it’s hot.” She poured the soup out of the container for Serena who took a sip, but her curiosity got the best of her. She did not believe the woman in the video was Winona. She rather believed someone had Deepfaked Winona’s face into the video. “Aunt Winona, did you make someone angry? Why are people doing this to you?” “What do you mean?” Winona asked. “Look at this.” Serena passed her phone to Winona. “Those shameless bastards. They used Deepfake your face into the video, you better sue them.” Winona was terrified when she saw the video. Other people may not know but she knew everything that happened in the video was real. Her hands shook as she deleted the video from Serena’s phone. This was obv
Winona was still worried despite that, so she quickly checked her online banking account. To her surprise, there was nothing left in the account. After looking through the transaction history did she find out that the money was actually transferred from her computer at home.Incensed, she reported it to the police so that they could help her get her money back, but they reacted indifferently to her complaint. Instead, she was told to wait patiently for more updates.Meanwhile, Logan instructed someone to deliver the audio recording of Winona and Sophia's argument to Darren. Both Darren and Judy were so enraged upon hearing its content and they swore to avenge the ones who were wronged. They planned to get rid of Sophia and Davis for good.At the same time, Sophia and Davis too received the obscene video clip of Winona. They were laughing happily when the doorbell rang. Sophia rose to her feet and walked to the door.She saw an unfamiliar man through the peephole. Instead of openi
Sophia was still trying to shift the blame despite the given situation. Judy was so furious that she went forward to kick the woman forcefully. “Sophia, you’re indeed heartless to kill my son after all I’ve done for you these years. You’re vicious!”No matter what, Judy would not let Sophia off the hook today. Her only son was unjustly murdered and ended with him was the family bloodline. Sophia the mean woman must accompany him to the afterworld too!“How dare you try to argue even in the face of death? Both you and Winona will not run free from this, not forgetting Davis. I must avenge my son.”Sophia, who was tied up, screamed hysterically in pain at Judy’s beating.However, no amount of beating could remove the hatred in Judy’s heart. She then snatched the bat from Darren’s hands to break Sophia’s other leg. The woman was covered in blood from head to toe.Davis was not treated differently either. Back in the days, Darren was already the gang leader in Hoover Alley when he w
“You’re Winona?” Darren glared at her murderously as if he intended to tear her apart into million pieces.Winona was terrified by the sudden attack. “We’re in public during the day. What are you two going to do?”“Avenge for my son, of course!” Judy revealed a fruit knife and shoved it into the woman’s stomach. “You heartless woman should accompany my son to the afterworld!”This knife was originally meant for killing Sophia, but it came in handy to get rid of Winona too.A pedestrian caught sight of this bloody exchange and immediately rang the police in fright. The security guards by the gate heard the commotion and hurried over right away.Unsatisfied, Judy stabbed the woman two more times.The security guards came up and got hold of both Darren and Judy. Winona, who was lying in a pool of blood, was already at her last gasp.She was rushed to the hospital urgently and she had managed to keep her life.However, the two people in the house were not blessed with the same luck
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