The man at the other end of the phone went by the nickname ‘Scarface’. He was the most-wanted and notorious fugitive in Freesia. He was also willing to do anything for money.Scarface could never let go of such a golden opportunity. He chuckled and replied sinisterly, “As expected of Mrs. Langford! 450k in exchange for a woman’s life is an easy job for me.”“Good! I look forward to hearing from you.”The moment Cindy hung up, her mood lightened up. She was looking forward to news of Tina’s demise!She bumped into Samuel when she exited the bathroom, which shocked her somewhat.“S-Samuel! I thought you had to attend an emergency meeting. Why are you still here?”She was slightly nervous. ‘Did Samuel hear what I said over the phone just now?’However, Samuel didn’t seem to suspect anything at all and replied casually, “I’m not in a hurry. I’ll send you back myself.”Cindy felt warm on the inside. It seemed she had made the right move when she got Samuel to recognize her as his le
Before Tina could say anything, Madam Langford cut her off instantly.“No! That’s not an option!”Tina was dumbfounded. “I haven’t even said anything!” Madam Langford continued with an unpleasant tone, “No need. It’s written all over your face!”“It can’t be that obvious, right?” Tina touched her cheeks, a little embarrassed.Her gesture angered and amused Madam Langford at the same time. “You silly child!”With shaking hands, she mustered all her strength to caress Tina’s head.“Tina, you’re too kind and innocent. You should marry Samuel before anything happens to me. Stop making me worry about you!”“I know that I won’t live for long. Before I die, I want to see you two as a happily married couple. The first reason is to have Samuel take responsibility for you, and the other reason is to realize the wish I’ve had all these years. What’s more, you’re a perfect match for my grandson. I want to see you two building a family together.”When Tina discovered that Madam Langford w
Mr. Jackson decided to annoy her even further. “I was only asking for your number the last time I met you, but you treated me like vermin. Are you aware of the humiliation I had to endure from my friends just because I got rejected by a woman like you? I won’t let you off the hook this time!”“Serve you right! If I were your friend, I’d be laughing at you too!” Tina spat sarcastically.Mr. Jackson stood rooted to the ground, amazed by this woman’s audacity.Nobody in Freesia dared to regard him with such disrespect! Most of the time, they would let it slide because his father was also one of the powerful figures in Freesia.Women from all around would flock to him for a taste of money and power!All his life, he had never been rebuked by a woman. Tina was a unique exception.Right at this moment, someone spoke politely from afar, “Mr. Langford, welcome.”‘Mr. Langford? Samuel’s here!’ Tina was horrified.Her complexion changed instantly. She ignored Mr. Jackson and hid from vie
Sandy’s remarks stunned Tina.“What?! Marriage contract?”It was then when she realized that she was getting off at the Civil Affairs Bureau.Despite Tina resisting, Sandy insisted on dragging her into the building.Samuel wasn’t there, and there was only a document with his signature on it.“You just need to sign here,” Sandy said coldly. He didn’t even bother to explain.Tina’s brain grew muddled when she saw the marriage contract.“What’s going on? I think you got the wrong person.”‘Wasn’t Cindy the bride-to-be? Why isn’t it her instead?’Sandy answered sarcastically, “Isn’t this what you want? Ruining the relationship between Mr. Langford and Ms. Young so that you can be the wife.”“That’s not true!” Tina explained hurriedly. but was reminded of Madam Langford. “Could it be Grandma? I’ll talk to her about this…”“Indeed, it’s Madam Langford’s suggestion. iMr. Langford agreed to it too.” Sandy recalled the sight of Cindy crying her heart out and immediately felt that Tin
After work, Tina went to visit Madam Langford.Grandma Langford looked at Tina with a smile. “Tina, you’re here early today. Is there anything you wish to tell me?”Looking at Madam Langford, Tina could finally understand why Samuel changed his mind and married her.She ignored the clusters of emotions whirling within her and said shyly, “Grandma, please stop teasing me.”Then, she took out the booklet from her pocket and handed it to the old lady.Madam Langford let out a satisfied smile when she saw the picture of Tina and Samuel on the booklet.“This is great! Now that you two are married, I can finally stop worrying.”Just then, Tina heard footsteps approaching the room. Just as she expected, she saw Samuel when she turned around.Madam Langford glanced at Samuel and said in an indifferent tone, “You’re only showing up now? Are you planning to ignore your wife for the rest of the day?”There wasn’t much expression on Samuel’s face as he wrapped his hands around Tina’s wais
Tina said nothing, and responded with an awkward smile. She never prepared the wedding snacks as Samuel had accused her of.But she also knew full well that Samuel wouldn’t buy it even if she tried to explain. After all, she had ruined his precious relationship with Cindy.‘What goes around comes around. I’ll just have to endure it.’Contrary to Samuel’s expectations, Tina kept quiet the entire time, as if admitting to his accusations.For some reason, he felt annoyed…They spent the entire car ride together in silence.After a long time, they finally reached their destination. Before them stood a magnificent mansion only the Langford wives could stay at. As soon as Samuel got out of the car, a figure rushed towards him and threw herself into his arms.“You’re finally back, Samuel! I thought you’d leave me…”Cindy burst into tears as she closed her arms around Samuel’s waist. She was furious to see Tina sitting in the car as well, but ultimately chose to ignore it.Samuel di
The mansion was filled with soft music. Gathered under a luxurious chandelier were the elites of prestigious backgrounds.Mrs. Carter, John’s stepmother, was talking to Mrs. Langford, Samuel’s mother, on the balcony. As Mrs. Carter had been taking good care of her skin, her appearance belied her true age and she only looked like she was in her thirties. As the sun was almost setting, Mrs. Carter said, “It’s getting late, I should head back now.”Before she could finish her sentence, she saw a shadow standing under the balance. She let out a startled cry from shock.“Who is that?”“What?” Mrs. Langford followed Mrs. Carter’s stare and turned her head to look.Not far from the balcony, someone suspicious was standing there.It was quite difficult to see the person’s face due to the distance and the dimmed environment, but Mrs. Langford recognised it right away.‘Tina!’‘How dare that wench show up in this mansion after taking what was rightfully Cindy’s!’Mrs. Langford was fur
John had never paid much attention to Coco’s appearance, and the reason he knew about the birthmark was because of Mrs. Carter.Perhaps Mrs. Carter remembered it wrongly?Tina could really be his sister!That thought itself was sufficient enough to give John some form of hope.“What do you mean? I’m certain there is!” Mrs. Carter said, though she was careful to avoid eye contact with John. “Your father left a picture of her before he passed away, remember? That birthmark was so obvious in the picture!”John gave a forced smile as Mrs. Carter’s reply killed his last remaining hope.“You’re right. If Coco had the birthmark when she was a kid, then she would still have it now…”‘No matter how much Tina resembles Coco, she’s not her.’Mrs. Carter looked at John in silence, thinking to herself.‘You’re right, John. There’s no way the birthmark would disappear! But when I sold her to the human traffickers, I already made sure they removed her birthmark.’‘Even if she’s still alive,
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