Seeing Tina, Pearl barked scornfully, “I knew it, Tina. Someone like you deserves to work in a shabby place like this! Hahaha! I’ll smash everything here! Let’s see if anyone’s willing to hire you anymore!”Accompanying Pearl were several thugs getting ready to destroy the shop.Tina’s eyes burned as she shouted angrily, “Stop it, Pearl! That’s enough!”“What are you gonna do about it, huh?” Pearl shot Tina a look of loathing, her tone dripping with venom. “I told you, I’ll destroy your life! This is the price for ruining my family!”Tina threw herself at Pearl, but Pearl, who had been expecting this, managed to dodge.Her cronies then gave Tina a hard kick in the stomach, sending her crashing to the ground.Pearl cackled as she looked at the injured Tina, pleased. “On second thought, I’m gonna torture you slowly and make your life even more miserable! Today’s just the beginning. I promise, I’ll ruin you forever!”Pearl then left with her cronies. Just then, Tina’s superior ap
Cindy cut Tina off without any reservations and went on, “Oh, right. We’re getting married soon. Now that your contract with Samuel is over, I do hope you won’t contact him anymore. Wouldn’t it be bad for you if word of this got out?”Once Cindy was done, she hung up without waiting for Tina’s reply.Tina felt as if she had been slapped in the face. ‘Cindy must have misunderstood! I never planned to seduce Samuel in the first place.’Unfortunately, this phone call had been her last chance.The boss had exhausted all his remaining patience when he saw that Tina’s call got cut off yet again. “Seems like nobody’s willing to lend you any money! You’re coming with me to the brothel!”He was about to drag her away by force, only to be interrupted by a deep voice. “Wait.”Tina’s eyes widened as she looked in the direction of the voice,‘John?! What’s he doing here?’“Who’re you?” the boss sneered, scanning John from head to toe.“I’m her brother,” John replied.“Brother? That’s im
“This is a private condominium!” Tina was in shock. “I don’t think the environment of your current place is safe enough for a woman to live alone. From now on, you’ll be living here.”“But…”“No buts! I know you want to pay me back for this. If it makes you feel bad, consider it a debt. You can pay me back when you’re financially stable.”Aside from finding her an apartment, John also arranged for a job for her at a locally-renowned art studio that he knew Tina used to study art when she was still in university.Since Tina was new to the job, she worked at the front desk welcoming guests and giving them tours around the studio.It wasn’t an exhausting job. What was more, Tina’s boss was deeply impressed by the skill sets Tina demonstrated at work. It seemed that her university studies were being put to good use.“This is your pay for this month!” the boss announced to her.When Tina saw the numbers on the pay slip, she couldn’t believe her eyes. “Sir, I think you gave me more
Cindy quickly hung up, and then sent Tina an address.Tina sighed in defeat. Despite this, she still decided to meet Cindy. ‘I need to make everything clear to Cindy! She probably misunderstood the whole situation.’ Later that evening, Tina followed the address and arrived at a prestigious hotel.Before she could enter, the security officer blocked her way and snarled, “I’m sorry, Miss, but you can’t enter the premises.”Judging from Tina’s crummy attire, the clothes she was wearing weren't even worth 20 bucks. Since the hotel could charge up to millions per night, Tina simply didn’t look like she was a legitimate customer.Tina explained, “I’m here to meet someone. Is Cindy Young here?”“Miss Young?” The security guard scoffed at Tina. “What are you trying to play at? She isn’t someone you can meet just because you want to! Leave now, or I’ll drag you out of her!”The security guard shoved Tina away, so roughly she almost fell to the ground.Right at this moment, a car stop
The moment Samuel appeared, Tina froze.Standing at a height of 1.9 meters and dressed in an elegant suit and tie, he exuded a domineering charisma that suffocated her. He grabbed Tina’s hand roughly and spat, “You should know your place!”‘This woman is so shameless! I thought she’d get out of my sight once and for all, but I was wrong. How dare she meet Cindy just to get to me!’ he thought, fuming. “I…” Tina tried to explain herself.However, Samuel’s angry gaze was locked on Tina’s hand. He sneered and snatched the check away from her viciously.“I guess you’re willing to do anything for money.”When Tina tore the check into pieces before, Samuel was slightly moved. Alas, that appeared to be one of her dirty tricks. He had been deceived!This time, she tore her facade once again to get money through Cindy.‘Am I a joke to her?’ Samuel’s anger seemed bottomless.Cindy approached Samuel and attempted to explain in a gentle tone, “Samuel, you’ve misunderstood Miss Lynd. It’
Rumor had it that Samuel was a dangerous and cruel man who would torture anyone who got on his bad side. There was no coming out once they got into his underground chamber, and they would suffer a fate worse than death.Tina was horrified. She didn’t want to die!Samuel didn’t answer Tina’s questions at all. He stepped on the accelerator and sped up on the road, ignoring her fearful stammers. It was so terrifying, that Tina shut her eyes tightly and cowered into a little ball at the corner.After a long time, the car stopped.Samuel turned to look at the pitiful and helpless Tina. There wasn’t the slightest empathy in his voice as he barked a fierce order, “Get off the car right now before I drag you out!”Tina saw the scenery outside the windows and realized that they were at the villa she used to live at. Without hesitance, she shoved the door open and sprinted for her life.Right now, the only thing she wanted to do was to get away as far as possible from Samuel.However, her
Samuel frowned.He didn’t expect Tina to react in such a way. She didn’t bawl her eyes out or begged for forgiveness. Instead, she accepted her fate with open arms.Her eyes did reflect desperateness and agony, but she didn’t seem to have given up at all. They burned with such powerful fire, that even Samuel could feel it just by looking at her.At this, he hesitated.Right at this moment, Samuel’s phone rang.“Mr. Langford, your grandmother has woken up!”The doctor at the other end of the phone sounded excited.Tina was still awaiting her death when she heard the news. Shocked, she couldn’t believe her ears.“Where’s Tina? I want to see Tina right now!” Madam Langford’s voice was frail despite her determination. “Samuel, you insolent man! Don’t tell me you’ve done something bad to Tina while I was in a coma! If anything happens to Tina, I’ll…!”When Tina heard her voice, she couldn’t contain her excitement. “Mr. Langford, is that Grandma?”Samuel’s frown deepened. Seeing th
“Ouch!” Someone knocked on Cindy’s shoulders. Out of habit, she yelled in anger, “Watch where you’re going, you idiot!”She looked up and, much to her shock, saw Tina.“Why are you here?” Cindy couldn’t believe her eyes. “Aren’t you…”‘Why’s this b*tch here? I thought she’s done for!’ “I’m here to see Grandma. I’ll be leaving now, Miss Young.” Tina left as soon as she was done explaining.Cindy was furious. She ran towards Samuel with a pitiful expression, complete with doe eyes and trembling lips.“Samuel, what’s going on? Have you come to terms with Miss Lynd? Why is she here?”Samuel replied icily, “If it wasn’t for Grandma’s sudden recovery, she would’ve died a long time ago. Now, I’m keeping her alive to entertain Grandma.”Cindy couldn’t believe that the reason her plan failed today was due to Madam Langford! Such bad timing!Cindy gritted her teeth, furious. What infuriated her more was that Madam Langford refused to see her when she requested a visit.‘You old b*tch!
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