Chapter 454Tina picked up the phone, but, on the other end, there was a long silence. "Hello? Who is it? What can I do for you?" She asked again, but, there was still only silence... She frowned in confusion. 'Could he dial the wrong number?' Just as she was about to hang up, a harsh voice finally rang out on the other end of the line. "Is that Tina?" It was a processed mechanical voice, cold and harsh, which instantly alerted Tina. Tina paused. Usually, people knew her by her name 'Linda'. Few people know her as Tina! She asked you warily, "Who are you?" "I know you want to know about your daughter." "If you want to know it, we can meet." Hearing the familiar rhetoric, Tina sneered involuntarily, "What ploy is this? Sorry, I won't meet you. Forget about it!" After saying that, she hung up the phone abruptly. Tina was not a goldfish with only a seven-second memory. She remembered the last time Desmond used an excuse to approach her at Cindy's in
Chapter 455When the subordinate met John's eyes, he felt so anxious! John had been in the hospital for several days. He didn't know what had happened in the Carter mansion. A few days ago, Tina, 'the manipulative woman' had been thrown out of the Carter mansion! And she was caught back by Samuel. Not to mention if she could be contacted, no one could tell if the woman was still alive! But in the current situation, the subordinate dared not tell John the truth. After all, if John became anxious and left the hospital to look for Tina after learning it, the duke and Mrs. Carter would surely blame the subordinate. By then, he would be finished! "Uh... I don't know..." "Should I make a call to the mansion and ask about it?" John's face darkened immediately! "There's no need to make a call. I'm going back to see them!" Then John lifted the blanket and got out of the l bed. The subordinate was shocked by John's move. "Mr. Carter, don't worry! You have not
Chapter 456When she got out of the bathroom, Tina shivered involuntarily. There was an uneasy feeling inside her. She thought it was because she had gotten wet from the rain. She was afraid she would catch a cold, so she rushed to blow dry her hair and went back to her bedroom… Glancing around the apartment, Tina felt a sinking feeling in her heart. Tomorrow she must go back to the Carter mansion. She couldn't believe what Samuel had said earlier. ‘How could Kara be John's child?' ’There was something wrong with that paternity test!’ Even if the Carters didn't want to see her and would kick her out, she had to explain it clearly! With such thoughts, Tina drifted off to sleep. The next day, just after dawn, Tina was waiting outside the Carter mansion. She didn't go straight to the gate like she did last time. If she went to the gate, the security would definitely drive her away mercilessly. Therefore, she hid in a corner and waited... Finally, the g
Chapter 457"I..."Tina only felt bitterness. What else could she do but agree?"Mrs. Carter, I want to see my daughter. Is that okay?" Tina said."Sorry, Miss Lynd. Without the duke's consent, I can't let you see the child."After all, since the duke takes her as his great-granddaughter, he naturally wants to protect her."By the way, I have something urgent to do. If there is nothing else, I'll leave."Mrs. Carter was so polite that Tina couldn't continue to block her way.Watching the car leave, Tina felt depressed. Indeed, Samuel's and Mrs. Carter's words were reasonable.Kara was very safe.Tina thought, 'Is Kara used to the life without me telling her stories and putting her to bed? Is she afraid of staying in a new place alone?'Tina could only shake her head, not daring to think about it any further.She was about to go back to her apartment, but unexpectedly, a tall figure suddenly appeared in front of her, blocking her way."Tina, sure enough, you still want to
Chapter 458Cindy was sitting in the back seat of the car now.As her forehead was wrapped in gauze and her face was pale, she looked very weak.However, when she looked at Tina, she gave a triumphant smile."Miss Lynd, I'm really sorry to let you misunderstand.""You must be very tired after staying outside for a whole day, right?"Tina felt sick when she heard Cindy’s hypocritical words and complacent expression.Looking at Cindy's triumphant smile, Tina remembered what had happened yesterday immediately. Then she closed the car door without hesitation, turned around and left!"Where are you going? Stop," Samuel said in a cold and low voice.Tina clenched her fists and said, "Don't worry. I won't run around. I can walk home by myself!""Why are you throwing a tantrum again?"Rubbing his forehead, he became more and more impatient, as his patience was running out."Are you still angry about what happened yesterday?""I admit that I was too anxious yesterday. I worried tha
Chapter 459Tina stood there still. Samuel knew Tina was a stubborn woman, but he was surprised that she wouldn't make any compromise at such a time. "OK. You asked for it yourself." Samuel was disappointed. Without hesitation, he slammed the car door and drove away, leaving Tina there alone. Watching the car drive away, somehow, Tina felt her heart ache as if it had been stabbed with a knife. She sniffled and wiped her tears haphazardly. ’There's nothing to cry about!’ Tina had always known that Samuel was cruel and merciless to her. Even if he did make some changes for her and surprised her many times in the past few days, once Cindy showed up, he was back to being the same as before. He only trusted Cindy, and no matter what tricks Cindy used to set Tina up, he would always be on Cindy's side. Tina wiped her tears, took a deep breath, and began to walk alone down the road. Just then… Beep-- A car sounded its horn as it drove past Tina. And sud
Chapter 460Leo was so considerate that Tina could not refuse; not to mention that she admired him so much!"All right, thank you very much."Tina had to get in the car.Leo was indeed a gentleman, opening the door for Tina.Tina directly said her addresses, and then Leo drove toward the destination.The car moved smoothly along the road, and the atmosphere inside the car was very quiet.While waiting for the traffic light at a fork in the road, Leo felt very boring, glanced at the woman sitting in the back seat, and then said, "Linda, I've seen your name on the cover of magazines before, and I've tried to recruit you before, but I don't know much about you...""Recently, I heard you seem to have left the studio. Why? Are you done designing? This is too pity! I can see that your designs are very thoughtful and unique!"Tina could not help but clench her fist and asked in her heart, ‘Why? I certainly want to stay in the studio if I can. No matter how hard and tired it is, it is worth it
Chapter 461When she was speaking, several servants carried over the mannequins that had been torn apart. As for the clothes on them, they had been crumpled up like rags and thrown on the ground!Tina said anxiously with a gloomy face, "Stop! Put the things in your hands down! They are all important to me!""They are important?" One servant said in confusion, "But Ms. Young said these are all trash and asked us to throw them away...""No! They are not trash! Stop it immediately! Otherwise, I will fight you!"Tina's words frightened the servants, so they immediately froze and stared blankly at her.Tina was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes, and she couldn't help clenching her fists.She could not go back to work in the studio to continue to pursue her dream, but since she had been placed under house arrest in the villa by Samuel, she had been designing clothes to kill time.These were fruits of her hard work!She hadn’t expected Cindy was so ruthless that she would ord
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