Chapter 8

Matthew was shocked. He had never imagined that the four-eyed girl who silently agreed to everything would dare to slap him.

“You dare hit me?”

“I’m hitting you now!” Christina stared at him with her eyes wide open. She was frustrated and utterly different from her usual meekness, nothing like before. “You think that you can bully me just because you’re rich? I’ve had enough of you!”

Michael started to get angry after he was slapped and scolded by her. “Christina, are you tired of your job? Do you want me to fire you or something?”

“I don’t need your dismissal. I’m resigning now. I’m not serving you anymore!”

She threw all her work-related things at his face, cleared her hands, and walked out the medical ward with her chin high up.

She turned out to be the ugly duckling, and her strong personality frightened Matthew. After Christina disappeared, he reacted and touched his face. “Interesting. I like it!”

As dusk arrived, in the old town, there was a luxurious black car that stopped in an alley devoid of street lamps

This kind of luxurious black car popping up here would definitely attract an audience. However, for the past three years, this car had frequently appeared here. The people nearby were used to the car stopping here for a whole night.

The people nearby knew that the driver was a young man. He was tall, handsome, and phlegmatic. It was obvious that he was a distinguished man.

The last bus stopped at the bus stop, and when the door opened, Christina took her handbag and got off the bus. She walked through the pitch-black alley and went straight to her apartment complex.

It was dark in there but her pace was quick, deftly avoiding the pothole she knew would make her trip.

Christina had stayed here for so many years that she could have reached home with her eyes closed.

Michael was in a black suit standing under the tree in the alley. His black suit had merged with the dark surroundings as he stood there silently, staring at one of the apartments in the apartment complex.

The paint of the apartment had peeled off and there were patches of rust on the door. The people around this complex had moved out one by one, and there were only a few families left there.

The sound of the high heeled shoes that came from the alley was sharp in the silence. Michael turned, and with the help of some dimmed lights from the entrance of the alley, he saw a slim figure appear in his sight.

His eyes were tender, and he did not make a sound as he set his sights on a blurry figure.

Christina was unaware of her surroundings and did not realize a man was standing there. In the dark, she quickly walked through the alley and went into her apartment.

Her high heeled shoes creaked along as she stepped on the old wooden floor. Michael heard it, and it was better than any music that he had ever listened to.

After Christina went up the stairs, she took out her room keys and entered the room, and then she switched on the lights in the living room.

Francis was not back yet, so she shut the door and walked to the window to close the curtain. Later, she went to the kitchen to prepare some food for Francis.

Michael stood outside as he glanced at the shadow that occasionally appeared on the curtain. He did not blink, his eyes filled with warmth and hope.

After three years, he had finally met her.

However, Michael’s joy and excitement in his heart did not last for a second when he remembered Christina feeding another man.

His heart ached like a needle was poking it. Michael thought he had seen it wrongly, but the fact was, everything was real.

Michael did not know that he should be happy or sad, as his heart was filled with countless emotions, and his chest felt heavy.

It was late at night, and the lights were off, but Michael was standing there until he left at midnight.

‘Christina, I’ve finally found you!’

…

She fell asleep rather quickly, but she did not sleep well.

“You b*tch, if you can’t bear a child, why did you murder my grandson?”

Christina felt a burning pain when she was slapped in the face, which was followed by a high-pitched voice of a woman’s cursing.

Then, there was blood on the floor, and it shocked her nerves so badly.

Christina did not push Serena. It was Serena who fell by herself. There was a pool of blood on the floor, but she did not know what happened!

The back of Christina’s waist hit the corner of the table, and she felt excruciating pain.

Michael came in from the door. Christina thought he would comfort her, but he did not even look at her once. Such cold and despair had frozen her heart wholly.

Christina wanted to say that she did not push her, but when she saw Michael carry Serena, all the words were stuck in her throat and she could not say a thing.

Her deepest despair was that she handed her whole life to him, but he turned and left in a hurry.

This was the man she was dying to marry! This was the man that she swore she would never leave, and she would be by his side for eternity.

Christina’s heart was torn into pieces, and it was too painful for her to breathe.

In the room, her little face was twisted as she was tossing and turning. Finally, she woke up and sat on her bed.

She was breathing heavily, and her body was covered with sweat, even the bed sheet was soaked.

For three years, the nightmare had haunted her like a curse from the very beginning, and she could not forget about it.

Christina did not know when she could forget all of it and get out of this nightmare.

She was not sleepy after that, so she switched on the lights and wore her slippers. She went to the water dispenser to have a drink.

The phone on her bedside suddenly rang. She picked up the phone and heard a cute voice coming from the other side of the phone. “Mommy, why didn’t you come and find me?”

Her tone softened, “Honey, I’ll find you at once after I settle my work.”

“Then when are you gonna finish your work?”`

“…” When Christina was about to say something, she suddenly remembered she had resigned, and currently, she was jobless.

“Mommy, did you find daddy?”

She sighed. “… I haven’t.” Last time, before she left, Travis was holding onto her leg and did not want to let go because he wanted to be with his mother.

Christina had no choice but to tell him that she was going to find his father. It was only then that Travis finally let go of her.