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As Tina quickly alighted, John followed, holding up an umbrella to keep her dry.Time passed, but it was soon past the agreed time, and Quentin had still yet to show up.Unable to wait, Tina called him—and just as she did, a phone rang in the alley behind her.She did not notice at first, but she realized something was unusual when her call reached voicemail a third time.John noticed it too, and they traded glances before heading into the alley together.Soon, they notice a man lying motionless in a pool of blood nearby.He continued to bleed, dyeing the ground at their feet red.Stunned, Tina stumbled backward, but John caught her with perfect timing.Tina gulped, her hands shaking as she called the number again, and a phone started ringing from the man's body.Tina turned pale, and she scrambled to Quentin's side, dropping to her knees to push him up and shrieking, "No, don't die! Get up! You haven't told me who it was!"This time, John could not catch her and had to hurry
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The leading surgeon sighed. "I'm sorry—we've done our best."Tina was left thunderstruck, her knees buckling, and she started to wobble.John caught her, holding her by the shoulder and quietly offering her support."Are you Ms. Smith?" the surgeon then asked."Yes…" Tina's voice was very soft, as if all her strength had left her.The truth was within reach… but the witness was dead!"He wants to see you."Tina looked up right then, pausing for a moment to make sure she heard him right, then scrambled inside the operating room.The nurses had left, and it was just her and Quentin.Rushing to his side, she asked urgently, "Please, sir. I've wired the one million you asked for. Tell me, who was it?"Quentin's gaze was unfocused, but he rasped with his dying breath nonetheless, "It's your rival… Linda Cook…"Tina's eyes widened at the name, as she felt a chill running up from her toes to the rest of her body.And clearly aware that he was on borrowed time, Quentin panted to
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Tina had just gotten on a cab when Whitney Barnes called her."There's a luncheon today. Come help out," she said and hung up right after.It was a command—Henry's aunt had always treated her like a servant in the family.Even though Madam Barnes declared that Tina was a daughter of the family after her stepmother passed away, the Barnes never acknowledged that.They therefore did not acknowledge Sophie either, since Henry did not acknowledge Sophie as well, even though Tina and Sophie lived with Henry under one roof for five years.Still, Tina was smirking as she heard Linda over the phone and told the cabbie, "Barnes Ranch."An hour later, the cab stopped outside the private lane leading to Barnes Ranch.The Barnes did not want to be bothered, so they bought every other piece of land around their ranch and denied entry to all public vehicles.After Tina alighted, she had to walk for thirty minutes to reach the main house.As soon as she entered, she saw everyone hovering aro
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Henry inhaled sharply, his gaze darkening as he watched Tina.Opposite them, Linda gritted her teeth so hard that they could break.That bitch!"Who told you to sit?!" Whitney snapped at her coldly nonetheless. "Look at the time—get cooking!""Yes, ma'am." Tina slowly got up, releasing Henry's hand but brushing her fingertip down his spine.Feeling the soft touch down his back, Henry stiffened as he inhaled sharply again."I'll help." Linda got up, lying through her teeth.Irene stopped her, however. "No, you don't have to—that's a servant's work, and you're going to be Mrs. Barnes soon. Right, Henry?""Yeah," Henry murmured distractedly, his eyes still on Tina.Tina paused for just a second at the doorway but soon continued forward.Then, Irene started pulling along Linda and Rory. "Come on, let's take a stroll in the gardens."Linda turned to Henry. "Are you coming with us?""No, I have things to do," he replied and headed upstairs.-Meanwhile, Tina soon found herself
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Tina had undoubtedly been cold to Henry for a while, and the sudden return of her enthusiasm was too tempting to resist.As he kissed her even more fiercely, the kitchen seemed to heat up…Meanwhile, unable to find Henry, Linda saw the kitchen servant who was supposed to be working outside and remembered that Whitney had sent them away on purpose.And Tina was alone in the kitchen…Her gaze turning sinister right then, she started toward it, her heels clicking in her wake.Seeing that, Irene quickly said, "He's not in the kitchen, Linda."Linda did not respond and continued onward.Henry heard them, and his rationality returned.However, he did not release Tina and kept kissing her, relishing the taste until the footsteps closed in.As he released Tina and took a step back, her knees buckled. She almost fell and had to lean against the worktop.She stared at Henry, who was barely a pace away, looking sharply dressed and refined, unlike her miserable state.As if it was someo
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Since no one invited Tina to join them for lunch, she headed to Madam Barnes' garden, tidying the place.There were gardeners for that, but she would come from time to time to look after Madam Barnes' flowers.It was quiet here, as Madam Barnes was recuperating abroad, and the servants only came in the mornings.However, she had just finished trimming some bushes and was about to leave when Linda cut her off.Without anyone else around, Linda dropped all pretenses and snapped at Tina right away, "You're the one who keeps saying you're leaving Henry, but now you're snuggling up to him?! Don't you feel like a wh—"Even before she could finish, Tina slapped her across the face without warning. "You'd better watch your tongue."She glared coldly at her, ready to skin her right then.Linda actually backed down from her glare but soon noticed the pain on her cheek and strode up, ready to slap her back. "How dare you hit me, you bitch—"However, Tina caught her wrist just as she raise
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Rory fell into the ice-cold pond, kicking up a large splash.As soon as she did, Linda cried out at the top of her lungs nearby, "Rory! Help! Rory fell into the pond!"She was so loud that all the servants came running, some calling for Henry while others jumped in to save Rory.It had only been half a day since Rory came to Barnes Ranch, and the servants knew that Henry loved Linda's daughter to bits, unlike Tina's daughter, whom they completely ignored whenever she came.Rory had yet to change her last name to Barnes, but they were treating her like the heiress apparent already.Whitney and Irene heard the commotion as well and strode over from the opposite side of the pond, with Whitney wheeling on Tina and snapping "Seize her!"She did not even ask any questions and promptly pinned all blame on Tina, but the servants all promptly did as they were told anyway!Henry soon arrived as well, just as Rory was getting fished out of the pond by the servants.It was deep into winter
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Whitney sat and glared coldly at Tina.Tina's face had been an eyesore to her the first they met—she looked too much like that woman!On the other hand, Tina stood motionless, forced to stay silent despite being keen on maintaining her innocence.Among the members of the Barnes family, Whitney despised her the most—it was pointless to reason with her.Tina had expected Henry to at least give her a chance to defend herself too and did not think that he believed Linda and Rory's word at face value, denying her even that.She pursed her lips, fighting back the sense of helplessness inside.There really was nothing she could do against an opponent with so much support.That was when Irene snapped, "My mom told you to kneel!"Glee showed in her eyes, as she despised Tina too.Her mother had been telling her to win over her grandmother when she returned to this manor with her mother. And yet, her grandmother never liked her, instead favoring Tina and siding with her on every occas
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Yancy was himself on the way to the hospital when he called Henry, and his expression was somber as he hung up.Even as he sped toward the hospital, he was left wondering how Mrs. Smith suddenly went into shock, when her condition was clearly stabilizing?She was already weak after a major surgery, and the shock came with terrible timing.If they could not save her in time, she would die.And even if they did, she might remain comatose, staying in a vegetative state.Even as the thought crossed Yancy's mind, he floored the gas pedal again.Every second counted for such medical crises, and just being early by one minute might make all the difference.And Yancy prayed that Mrs. Smith would be fine.-Tina was pale as she stood outside the doors of the emergency room.She and Jimmy were going to take turns taking care of Mrs. Smith, as there was no reason for two people to stay with her at the same time.As such, Tina told Jimmy to go home to rest and come tomorrow so they coul
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On the other hand, Linda felt gleeful about it too.Sophie was six feet under but had never once experienced such fatherly love from Henry.It all went to Rory instead.Smart as ever, Rory called out to Linda just then, "Mommy." Linda hurried over as Rory held out a hand while she remained in Henry's arms.Linda quickly grasped Rory's hand and used that as an excuse to move beside Henry, even pressing herself against him.Her spirits soared as she inhaled that mature masculine scent of his.How could she ever let go of his man?No matter what happened, she would never let Henry find out that Tina was Orange.Henry was hers and hers alone!As Linda subtly pressed herself closer to Henry, they looked just like a blissful family of three in the distance.Still, she had to get up when the specialist Henry recruited hurried over, and Henry told Rory to lie down.After the specialists took turns to examine Rory, Henry went with them to the office to speak about her condition in
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Hearing that there was evidence, Tina's spirit soared.After countless attempts on her own life and pulling herself together, she told herself repeatedly that she must be patient—that she must not break before she avenged Sophie.That she must never rush things and always be calm, and never let Henry or Linda get to her.However, how could she not get impatient?Linda had murdered her baby, and her hatred for Linda cut deep into her bones.Even in her dreams, she wanted justice for Sophie.But now, knowing that Linda was a fraud all along, Tina could not wait to get her hands on the evidence and rip off Linda's mask of lies as Henry watched!"Where's the evidence, Mom?" Tina pressed urgently.Beside Mrs. Smith's bed, Mrs. Fuller leaned closer when Mrs. Smith said there was evidence.Mrs. Smith's voice was too soft for her to catch, and Jimmy and Tina were both too focused on Mrs. Smith to notice what she was doing anyway.However, just before Mrs. Smith could tell Tina where
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Crash!However, just as Mrs. Smith finished, Mrs. Fuller suddenly staggered and knocked over a bedside lamp.It shattered loudly on the floor, drowning out Mrs. Smith's already enfeebled voice."I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Mrs. Fuller apologized repeatedly as she dropped down to pick up the pieces, and no one paid attention to that minor distraction after.Still, Henry missed what Mrs. Smith said and was about to ask what it was when Linda grabbed his arm and caught his attention. "Please, Henry—Tina's mother's surgery was a success. She can wait, but Rory can't."She's really in terrible danger—anything else can wait. Can't you go to Rory now?"Linda's tears poured as she pleaded miserably, as all she wanted was to get Henry away from this place.Once she did, she would use Rory to buy even more time while she came up with a plan.Henry had to agree that Linda was right—there was a priority to things.Mrs. Smith's surgery was a success, and she had already passed her risk period—t
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Looking Henry straight in the eye, Linda seemed not to notice his hostility at all.Her fingers clenching on her wheelchair, she threw herself toward Henry without an ounce of self-regard. "Please, Henry. You have to save Rory…"Henry did not expect that and could not catch her in time, leaving her collapsing in front of Mrs. Smith's bed."Linda!"As Henry came to his senses and went up to Linda, she seized the moment to wrap her arms around him, looking at him with a face covered in tears of misery and despair. "Please, Henry. You have to save Rory!"Henry's face dropped as he finally heard what Linda was saying.Scooping Linda off the ground and putting her into her wheelchair, he asked nervously, "What happened to Rory?"Linda kept clinging to him as she choked with tears. "Rory is suffering from kidney transplant rejection… the doctor said it's very serious…"She's very scared… she's crying, saying she wants to see you… but you won't answer my calls!"I know Tina doesn't w
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Henry had not fallen asleep for long when Jimmy rudely shook him awake.He was a light sleeper, and as he jolted awake right away and opened his eyes, he leveled a clearly hostile glare at Jimmy.Jimmy met his glare unflinching, even snapping coolly, "My godmother wants to see you."Henry's hostility faded right away at those words.Jimmy's godmother was obviously Tina's mother, and for some reason, she was asking to see him.Henry promptly got up, but he moved too quickly and his head started spinning.He leaned against his bed on one hand, pushing himself up slowly.He headed to the washroom first, cleaning up at top speed before putting on a suit and heading to the opposite room."Mrs. Smith."As he entered, he greeted Tina's mother humbly, without poising himself with superiority.Mrs. Smith knew she should not feel agitated when her surgery was so recent.In fact, she took her time composing herself before Henry came over and was much calmer when she saw him this time.
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Yancy had been sleeping in his office too and never left the hospital, leaving express instructions for the nurses to call him as soon as Mrs. Smith woke up.As he hurried over, he quickly examined Mrs. Smith, while Tina stood by her bed looking utterly worried.When Yancy was finally done, Tina quickly asked, "How's my mother?""She's cleared the risk period—she's stable now." Yancy nodded at her, utterly relieved as well.As they spoke, Mrs. Fuller—who was standing behind them—quietly hung up the call on her phone.Linda was listening on the other end.She too had gone the entire night without sleeping after leaving the hospital yesterday, albeit waiting for Mrs. Smith to die from the surgery.She really wondered how much Tina would suffer from it, and if she would lose her mind altogether.What she did not expect was for Mrs. Smith to be so lucky to survive, and she panicked as soon as she heard the surgery was a success.Nothing about everything that had happened yesterday
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Hearing that the surgery was a success, Tina burst into tears of joy. "Thank you so much!"An exhausted Yancy told Tina that Mrs. Smith would be out in another ten minutes, and she had nothing to worry about.Then, he returned inside as well to get changed.As the doors of the operating room closed, she turned and threw herself into Jimmy's arms. "Oh, Jimmy! Mom's alright now!"She was completely unaware that it was Henry, who had somehow arrived outside the operating room and was standing right beside her.Henry knew that she got the wrong person, but he could not resist wrapping his arms around her.However, the embrace was all too brief as Tina realized almost instantly that she was hugging Henry.Having loved him for so many years, she was all too familiar with his scent and did not hesitate to push him away just as he was just about to hold her in turn.However, he had just donated a lot of blood and had barely made it there to wait with Tina.Utterly frail, he staggered
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However, Henry did not hesitate to hang up on Linda while grasping and gently squeezing Tina's cold, trembling hand."I won't leave until your mother's surgery is over. I'll do all I can to make sure she's safe."There was no changing Sophie's death, and there was nothing he could do about that.But he would do what he could for Mrs. Smith.And before Tina could speak, Henry released her hand and hurried away with the nurse.His phone rang three times before he was gone from his sight.They were all calls from Linda, but Henry did not hesitate to hang up on her.It was the first time Henry had chosen Tina instead of Linda when Tina needed him.Nonetheless, Jimmy put a hand around Tina's shoulder then. "I just got off the phone with two of my friends. They're coming as we speak."Don't take it to heart, Tina. Henry Barnes owes you that much."He did not want Tina to feel burdened by Henry's help, when she hated that man to the bone.Even if what he did would not change Tina's
