A blush of shame soon appeared on Heather’s face. “Michael, what did you hear?”“Mom, don’t you feel tired of pretending in front of me?”She was unhappy about it. “Since when did I pretend? I just don’t want you to be with that evil woman. Is there anything wrong with it?” “Mom, I just want to let you know that it’s not Christina who keeps pestering me. I’m the one who keeps pestering her shamelessly. Don’t bother her anymore.”“Why do you want to pester her?”Michael laughed. “Mom, you should know the reason very well!” Heather was momentarily stunned. “Michael, that’s all in the past. Let’s not talk about it anymore, okay? Serena has spent many years waiting for you. She loves you so much, so you must not let her down!” Micheal gave a self-deprecating laugh. “You’re the one who has let Serena down, not me. You planned everything back then, didn’t you?”“I just did it for your own good. If you insist on being with that evil woman, the Larson family won’t have any descendan
‘What a terrible woman who’s always taking days off! She went to date her lover yesterday and consequently didn’t show up at work today. How awful of her!’Matthew was enraged for no apparent reason. There were several times when he felt like calling Christina, but he thought that doing so would cause him to lose his dignity. At last, he got Fred to call Christina. After trying to make a call, Fred told Matthew that Christina’s phone had been turned off. Stomping his feet, Matthew thought, ‘That woman must be busy dating her lover. She doesn’t want anyone to disturb her, so she turned off her phone.‘Watch out, Christina! I’m going to give you a lesson.’Matthew behaved grumpily all day and criticized everyone he met at work. Even Fred, who just quietly minded his own business, got criticized by Matthew. Fred began to look glum. When Matthew was finally done for the day, he drove to the old town only to discover that Christina and Francis were not around. The house was empty and
Ariel winked at Christina and added, “Exactly, Christina. What President Henderson said is right. You didn’t have to harm yourself because of that scumbag. It’s fine to break up. I’m sure you’ll find a better partner.”Christina looked down in silence.Noticing that Christina remained silent beside him, Matthew continued to lecture her. Then, he cheerfully picked up his phone to give Fred a call. “Christina is sick. Based on her skin and face, I can tell that she’s suffering from malnutrition. Get some tonics and bring them here right now!” Fred seemed puzzled after he hung up the phone. Just the day before, Matthew had called her an evil woman and had wanted to give her a lesson, but within a day, his attitude toward her had changed.Not only did President Henderson sound cheerful, but he had also asked Fred to buy some tonics and bring them to the hospital. What a drastic change in him.Speaking of the Garcia family, Sophia was under the impression that she would receive what s
Having confirmed that her plan had succeeded, Sophia did not doubt Ninth Brother when he called to ask for money. She just transferred the remaining amount to him straight away.Only now did she realize that it was too early to pay him. She should have paid him after she received what she had requested from him earlier.Once she had parked her car at the empty space outside Hoover Alley, she walked into the alley. She would be able to find out what had happened once she saw Ninth Brother.She arrived at the courtyard effortlessly before she pushed open the door and entered the house. Inside sat a man with sunglasses holding a pipe. “Brother Davis, it’s been a while since we met.” Sophia took the initiative to greet him. Removing his sunglasses, the man sat upright and glanced at her in astonishment. “What brings you here, mayoress?” She walked toward him. “Brother Davis, I’m looking for Ninth Brother.”Brother Davis asked, “Why are you looking for him?”“For some personal re
“Nightingale, why are you here?”Sophia glanced at him and she looked extremely annoyed. She did not want to bother him initially, but when she thought about her intention of coming here, she suppressed her annoyance and asked, “Where’s Ninth Brother?”However, the man did not mind her poor attitude. “Ninth Brother got into trouble, so he ran off two days ago.”The news left Sophia in shock. ‘Why would Ninth Brother run into trouble so suddenly? And more so, at this critical period? What actually happened?’“Nightingale, why are you looking for Ninth Brother?”It was not convenient for her to tell him her motive. “Just inform me once you know his whereabouts. I have to settle a score with him!”“He won’t return anymore. I heard that he has traveled to Europe.” ‘What a bastard!’ Sophia finally understood that she was cheated by Ninth Brother. Her furious expression tickled the man’s interest. “What’s going on between you and Ninth Brother?”“Nothing much!” Sophia could not reve
John could no longer focus at work so he left home early with a made-up excuse and he was in the study, blaming himself.He walked out of the study upon hearing the sound of a car engine approaching the house. By chance, he overhead Serena demanding something from Sophia. The latter mentioned she was scammed for hundreds of thousands.Sophia was startled but she quickly smoothed over the surprise and regained her composure. “John, I’m sorry!”“What’s wrong?” The indifference was evident in his voice. He was already in a terrible mood to begin with.It was not his initial plan to be with Sophia. Back in the days, Sophia and his wife, Molly, were good friends, so he only got to know the former through his wife.Never did he think that he would get drunk that day and sleep with Sophia.Sophia did feel guilty afterward as well, thus both parties took a step backward and it ended there. He almost forgot that this even happened. It was not until a few years later that Sophia suddenly r
“That’s right! Bill is a horrible man to have tricked Christina like that. He deserves a good punishment for what he did!” Sophia echoed. In actuality, she became more concerned. If the police had really caught Bill, then her scheme with Ninth Brother would come to light too.“John, did they get the man yet?”“Not yet! Those useless rubbish in the police station still couldn’t find a lead after three days. It’s so frustrating!”Sophia felt slightly reassured after hearing that. Ninth Brother mentioned that those people held multiple identities as Bill Hunt was a fake identity too. Hopefully, the police would never find out the truth or catch the culprit.Christina could have left the hospital after one night but Matthew had forced her to stay for two more just in case.She felt fine physically but mentally, she was scarred. Her terrible experience with men before made it difficult for her to trust men but this time, when she had finally put the past behind and opened up, she was
Christina tried again with patience. “Alright, Matthew, why are you calling me at this hour?”“Can’t I just speak to you?”“Fine! Speak away, I’m listening.”“Why don’t you do the talking and I’ll listen?”“I don’t know what to say to you,” she replied.“Tell me something that makes me happy!” He was being unreasonable.“What’s the matter with you? For drinking so much?”“I did drink, and I drank a lot…” He burped. “Christina, I like you. Do you know that I like you…”She rolled her eyes. This guy was evidently too drunk that his talkative side had taken over him. “Christina, I really like you. Why don’t you like me back? Why?”She refused to reply, and on the other side, he did not know if he should laugh or cry. “Christina, I just want you to show me a glimmer of hope. I don’t mind that you’ve had a divorce before, I don’t mind anything…”“Matthew, you’re drunk. Go to sleep!”“I don’t want to sleep. I want to hear you say that you like me. I want you to like me…” His voi