Samuel was surprised to hear the question. His sharp gaze landed on Tina’s form.“The Langford family had sealed the news. No one knows about this. How did you find out?” he demanded harshly.Guilt gnawed at Tina’s heart. There was no way she could tell Samuel that she had heard everything from under the table.“Of course, I didn’t eavesdrop on you! That was because… because I was…”Under Samuel’s cold gaze, Tina started stammering in panic. Before she could finish her sentence, the former’s phone started ringing again.“Samuel…” A sickeningly sweet voice blared from the phone’s speaker at that moment.Tina shivered the moment she heard the voice. She quickly recognized the owner of the voice.That was Cindy!Samuel didn’t notice Tina going stiff all of a sudden. He rose to his feet and picked up his phone.“Samuel, I heard that you just attended a gathering. You must have drunk a lot, right? I’m very worried about your health, so I made some hangover soup for you…”Samuel tu
Tina didn’t want to pay Cindy any attention at first, but it was impossible for the latter to ignore the opportunity to mock her.“Hey, Tina! You couldn’t find any jobs lately, right? Don’t you want to know who’s the one who made your life hell?” she jeered again.“You were the one behind this?!” Tina replied angrily.“That’s right. It was me!” Cindy admitted frankly, without the intention to hide that fact.Tina was so furious, she balled her fists. She roared, “Aren’t you afraid that I might tell Samuel everything you did?”“By all means, go ahead! Do you think Samuel will believe in what you say to him?” Cindy replied, still speaking in the same mocking tone. Her smug demeanor made it obvious that she feared nothing.That sentence pricked Tina’s heart greatly. Cindy was right. Samuel had always trusted Cindy all this time, so why would he believe Tina? He would most likely think that she was framing Cindy again.“I understand everything now. I’m the woman that Samuel trusts t
As Tina watched Samuel helping Cindy up, she finally realized why the latter pretended to be weak all of a sudden.“Things aren’t like what you think, Samuel. Please listen to me…” Tina said, but as always, Samuel found her words empty and meaningless.“Listen to you?” Samuel laughed coldly in response. “Tina, do you seriously take me for a blind man?”Cindy received two heavy slaps from Tina, after all. Her cheeks were already red and swollen. Anyone who laid their eyes on her would’ve thought that Tina was the one who bullied her on purpose.Tears started falling from Cindy’s eyes. She said softly, “Samuel, this is really a big misunderstanding…”“There’s no need to explain.” Samuel felt guilt gnawing at his heart. “Come back with me. I’ll apply medicine to your cheeks.”“B-But Samuel, I thought you hate having outsiders in your house,” Cindy protested weakly, all the while pretending to be considerate about him.Samuel glanced at Tina coldly. “You’re not the outsider. That wo
When Tina noticed John’s expectant gaze, warmth flowed into her heart. It was obvious that he was sincere in helping her out.However, she could only bite her lower lip and shook her head. “I can’t really remember my childhood. The doctor told me that it could be due to the shock that I had received, but I ended up developing selective memory loss.”John comforted her, “It’s fine if you don’t remember anything. There will always be clues. I’ll have someone look for them again…”Tina looked very crestfallen, and clutched her head.“If only I can remember useful information…” she mumbled.“Take it slow. It’s best if you can regain your memories, but if you can’t, then we can’t force it to happen,” John coaxed her in a soothing voice while patting her head. “Your health is the most important thing. I hear it’s best to drink hot tea during your period, so I’ll brew you a cup.”“Okay. Thank you, John,” Tina replied with a small smile.Then, she tried her best to recall her childhood.
Samuel took care of Cindy the whole night?So much had happened last night, so Tina had forgotten most of them. However, she would remember Samuel’s look of disdain vividly. She made sure to keep her expression as neutral as she could before saying lightly, “It’s true that my matters are insignificant, but aren’t you free enough to meddle in them?”“Miss Lynd, I’d like to give you a piece of advice. The more bad things you do, the heavier your downfall will be. Now that you’ve treated Miss Young that way, the consequence you have to face will be grim,” Sandy warned with a snort.Tina replied with a cold chuckle of her own. “Oh yeah? It’d be great if that advice does come true. Your precious Miss Young is in dire need of it.”“You…”Tina didn’t mind the sudden change in the car’s atmosphere. The only person in the Langford family that she missed right now was Madam Langford. The thought of her having only half a year to live gave her strength. No matter how much the rest of the f
There was no way Tina would ever accept something as precious as that ring. After all, she wasn’t the real Mrs. Langford of the family.“But Grandma, I already have the ancestral jade bracelet that you’ve given me. You shouldn’t be giving me a diamond ring this big,” she protested.Madam Langford stared at Tina seriously before saying, “No. This is different.”“How so?”“The ancestral jade bracelet means that the Langford family has accepted you. But once Samuel gives you this ring, it will be a symbol of the love you have for each other. Nowadays, the media loves making up stories out of nothing. If we don’t announce your presence in a grand way, you’ll most likely be gossiped and talked about behind your back. Things like this must be treated with care at all times.”Tina never expected that Madam Langford would consider that much for her sake. However, the fact that the ring symbolized true love between her and Samuel was a farce. It was impossible for them to have feelings for
“Oh? Aren’t you Miss Lynd? Today’s not a weekend. What are you doing here? Aren’t you going to work? Is there something you wish to discuss with the director?”The security guard in front of the orphanage recognized Tina instantly. He was surprised to see her there.It was only then that Tina realized she had walked all the way to Loving Heart Orphanage. She didn’t care about the Langfords’ opinions of her. All she wanted was to not make the people she cared about worry for her.“I just happened to pass by. There’s no need to bother Madam Woods…”Tina was about to turn and leave before she remembered something.“Oh, right! I’m here to look for something that I left some time ago.”The security guard didn’t suspect her motives at all. Tina was a kind-hearted woman who always dropped by to help out the orphanage personnel. Not to mention, she had a heart of gold. Naturally, she was accepted as a member of the orphanage.“Go ahead.”Tina walked all the way to the place she had tid
Looking at Pearl’s contemptuous and shameless expression, Tina clenched her fists furiously.That necklace was the only clue that would lead to the truth about her biological family. She must find it, no matter what.“How much do you want?” Tina asked.Pearl noticed that Tina had let her guard down and took advantage of the situation by naming an impossible price. “1.5 million for the necklace.”“What?” Tina was shocked.Incensed, she stood up and yelled at Pearl.“Pearl, stop making things difficult for me! Do you think this is a joke?”Pearl pointed at Tina and screamed back, “Stop lying to me! I know you have the money!”“Back then, you seduced Sandy and swindled 750k from him. But I did a thorough background search on you and found out the truth! That man you seduced last time wasn’t Sandy, but Samuel’s business partner, John Carter! For a rich man like him, 1.5 million is nothing!”Tina was so angry that she was shivering.She had a strong urge to slap Pearl on the face,
Chapter 826The man's breath was scalding her skin, and his deep, husky voice assailed her eardrums.Like a scared rabbit, Tina abruptly turned around and asked, "What are you doing..."She turned around, only to end up in his arms. The man happened to bend down, but she kissed him by accident. It was not her intention.Tina widened her eyes in astonishment.Samuel hadn't expected her to suddenly turn around. It was such a pleasant surprise.He didn't give the woman a chance to escape. He lifted the blanket to cover Kara and keep her out of the improper scene.In the next instant...He wrapped his arms around Tina's slender waist."Heh, did you do that on purpose, eh?" His voice was thick with playfulness."I didn't." Tina avoided making eye contact with the man.'Come on, it was just an instinctive reaction.'Unexpectedly, things went this way. She found it hard to explain.As expected, Samuel was not convinced. "Stop quibbling."This woman was full of lies.He found
Chapter 825Tina originally felt a little embarrassed. As she listened to Kara's words, Tina's fair face and ears turned red uncontrollably."What are you talking about? Why don't you hurry over here and take a nap?"Tina couldn't help but glare at her daughter.She couldn't understand why her daughter said that. Keith must have taught Kara such things.Tina thought, 'I should talk with Keith.'Although he was a genius hacker, and he knew a lot of things at a young age, he couldn't mislead his sister.Just as Tina was muttering inwardly, Keith, who was talking to Arthur, suddenly sneezed."Wow, boss, I didn't expect you to sneeze like an ordinary person."Arthur said with a voice changer, "Tut, tut. Is someone cursing you?Keith couldn't help but frown."Who dares to curse me?" He narrowed his eyes. Although his face was young, his tone was like that of Samuel. "Is it you?"At these words, Arthur immediately broke a sweat as if a big crime was pinned on him."Boss, I was w
Chapter 824Samuel was walking so fast that Tina had to jog to keep up. She was afraid of being left behind.Finally, Samuel stopped at the door to Kara's room.After he carried Kara inside, Tina came up.The sight of the woman appearing and panting made him frown."What happened to you?""I," Tina stammered, "you walked too fast. I couldn't keep up."She didn't know why she was so weak now.It was not a long way from the courtyard to the room. The trotting had brought profuse sweat to her forehead. Her face was a bit pale, and she was teetering.Samuel saw it, tensed up, and grabbed her despite his anger at her.Like iron, his robust arm wrapped around the waist of the tottering woman.His brows locked in a frown, he said coldly, "Did you cast the doctor's caution to the wind? You're aware of your condition and know that you need to recuperate, yet you ran so fast. You'd get yourself killed."In a deep voice, he reproached Tina for not caring about herself.To Tina's ears
Chapter 823"What?" Immediately, the maid got the attention of the other maids around. The maid glanced at Tina who was chasing after Samuel and gleefully told the others what had happened earlier. "Mr. Langford warned that woman that she was only a maid. "He also told the little princess that the woman was not her mummy. Only his wife could be the little princess's mommy!" The other maids were stunned. "Really, Mr. Langford really said that?" "If Mr. Langford treats her as a maid, how can she come to the party this afternoon and wear such a fancy dress..." "It must be due to the little princess!" "Mr. Langford gave her some decency for the sake of the kids, but that woman went too far. I heard she claimed at the party that she was Mr. Langford's woman. She went out of the boundary." "Mr. Langford must have been angry with this woman. He went to take the little princess away himself and warned..." The maids gossiped and chattered. They used to be careful
Chapter 822Samuel's tone was icy.Kara pursed her lips and said aggrievedly, "But Mommy is not a maid. Even if Mommy were a maid, she would always be Kara's mommy."Kara's words gave Samuel a headache.Samuel thought, 'Ah! Like mother, like daughter!'Tina always makes me nervous, and so does Kara. Kara is on her mother's side and doesn't take me seriously.'They may be secretly calling me a bastard.'Samuel stopped in his tracks and asked coldly, "You are very unwilling to let your mommy leave, right?""Yes!" Kara nodded her head repeatedly."Then tell me. Do you want me, or do you want your mommy?"At Samuel's words, everyone around was stunned.Tina was a little confused and wondered if she had misheard. How could Samuel possibly say this?Why...Tina was amused, feeling Samuel's annoyance. The originally cold and ruthless man looked a little childish.The drivers also lowered their heads, trying to pretend they had not heard anything.Samuel, however, did not bother
Chapter 821Once the words were out of Samuel's mouth, Tina's heart was in her throat again.She looked at his dark eyes that were gleaming with playful light and immediately had a bad feeling. Despite that, she asked, "What... is it?""Moving into my room!" Samuel replied.His authoritative tone brooked no argument.In fact, this couldn't be called a request.If he wanted, this woman should have appeared in his room last night. He wouldn't have let her go to the room next to the children's.Samuel was just upset that this woman had failed to appreciate his kindness. Through this, he hoped that she would cooperate.However...Tina subconsciously blurted out, "No!"…The air in the car was frozen in an instant."Say it again?" Samuel forced the words out of his gritted teeth.His scowl frightened Tina so much that a cold sweat broke out on her back.She was too careless to blurt out her thoughts.She had to explain, "It's... not like that. I mean, the children need care
Chapter 820"Haha, Daddy is really nice. Daddy was worried about me and Mommy?!" Kara immediately said. Samuel, who didn't want to admit he was terribly worried, snorted. "Yes, I really was. I was worried that your mommy would kidnap you!"When she heard Samuel had specially come over to pick up their daughter, Tina had had some inexplicable feelings. But after hearing her explanation, she felt like he had poured a basin of cold water down her head, making all her feelings disappear. Yeah, of course, Samuel was worried! He didn't trust her at all, but treated their daughter so nicely as if she was a little princess. Of course, he was afraid that she would kidnap his precious daughter!Feeling so uncomfortable, she could not help but say, "I wasn't thinking about kidnapping the child…""Really?" Samuel asked with a very suspicious eye, "Do you think I'll believe what you say?!"Honestly, this little woman just turned around and ran away without any hesitation. But she d
Chapter 819When the car came into Tina's sight without any presage, her face turned pale.She was afraid that someone would get out of the car to harm her, so having no hesitation, she turned and ran with Kara in her arms.Immediately afterwards, a man's shout came from behind..."Tina! Where are you going?"His voice was pleasant to the ear, though it was tinged with annoyance.Tina's heart skipped a beat suddenly, and a sense of security came over her.‘It's Samuel!’She stopped running. Before she could turn around, Samuel had caught her wrist.It seemed that he was worried that Tina would run away with their daughter.Samuel exerted so much strength that Tina gave a gasp in pain."It hurts!" She subconsciously cried out and struggled. "Release me..."However, upon hearing her words, Samuel got angry.He was going to be infuriated by Tina!He went to the hospital in the morning. During the examination and treatment, he missed Tina and their children a lot.However, w
Chapter 818Mireya was pissed off. She grabbed Madam Langford's arm and angrily complained, "Godmother, look! How dare she publicly say that? She is so ambitious! "We must not let her marry Samuel!" Madam Langford patted Mireya's hand and said, "Don't worry! Samuel will only marry you! Such a slut cannot marry into our family!" "What about our previous plans..." Mireya asked. After thinking for a while, Madam Langford replied, "We'll leave this woman alone for a few days... Then we will..."People saw Mireya and Madam Langford whispering to each other, and they thought that Madam Langford was very fond of Mireya. "Mireya will definitely marry Mr. Langford. Look how close she is to Madam Langford!" "Yes! As for that woman..." Speaking of which, they turned their eyes to Tina. Even though Tina was never conspicuous, and neither did she care about others’ opinion, those people were always picking faults with Tina and slandered her. "Although Mr. Langford loves