A Complicated Romance

A car sped down the road as a man sat at the back. Proposal in hand, the man furrowed his eyebrows as he paid attention to what he was reading.It had been some time since the Larson Corporation was interested in the development project of an old town.It so happened to be that Christina Williams’ home was one of the houses that stood within that area. Staring at the blueprint, Michael Larson scanned through the housing areas labeled in red as flashbacks tranced through his mind.As the car accelerated, a familiar figure by the roadside caught his eye. The corner of his eyes glinted and he straightened his back. “Stop the car!”Shocked, the driver hit the brakes as the car came to an immediate halt. “Is everything okay, President Larson?”Michael stared into the crowd of people as he felt his chest tighten. A moment passed before he let out an awkward laugh. “Nothing, I must’ve been mistaken.”He knew that it could not possibly be her. Her hatred towards him was so deep that sh

Serena Garcia found herself in a difficult position. Christina Williams had always mocked her from the start and had occasionally made her look bad too.Although Christina had been kicked out of the Larson family, she was still as feisty as she used to be. Now that Serena has become Michael Larson’s new girlfriend, Christina was still relentless when she spoke to her, without a slight hint of respect.Standing next to her was Wendy Cohen. Trying to become an upper-class woman, Wendy relied on Serena to be a part of the rich. In return, Wendy backed Serena up whenever she bumped into tough situations like this.“Serena only took you as her sister because she’s a nice person. If it were another person, they probably would’ve struck you across the face by now.” A loud smack could be heard just as her voice trailed off. Marks from the slap begun to show on her face as a tingling sensation spread across her cheeks.Wendy was stunned. Absorbing what had happened, rage overtook her as s

“Is that so?” Sophia smiled gently and softly. “How’s Christina now?”John sighed. “She looks like she’s having a hard time.” “She still hates you, right? Is it our fault that we dragged you down, John.”“Don’t say such a thing.” He sat straight on the couch. “Christina didn’t hate me as she did before, and she even eats the food that I offered her!”Sophia's smiley expression did not change. “Then why didn’t you bring her back? I haven’t seen her for such a long time.”“It’s not the right timing, and she’s still harboring anger. I’ll do it slow and steady.”His expression was heavy. “Sophia, you must show more care toward her when she’s back home, you must be considerate even if she has a bad attitude.”“Don’t worry. I understand.”He looked at his daughter again. “Serena, Christina has suffered a lot all these years. You need to compromise and not fight with her, and you must be patient with her bad temper.”Serena nodded. “I understand, daddy.”Sophia wanted to say someth

Matthew was shocked. He had never imagined that the four-eyed girl who silently agreed to everything would dare to slap him.“You dare hit me?”“I’m hitting you now!” Christina stared at him with her eyes wide open. She was frustrated and utterly different from her usual meekness, nothing like before. “You think that you can bully me just because you’re rich? I’ve had enough of you!”Michael started to get angry after he was slapped and scolded by her. “Christina, are you tired of your job? Do you want me to fire you or something?”“I don’t need your dismissal. I’m resigning now. I’m not serving you anymore!”She threw all her work-related things at his face, cleared her hands, and walked out the medical ward with her chin high up.She turned out to be the ugly duckling, and her strong personality frightened Matthew. After Christina disappeared, he reacted and touched his face. “Interesting. I like it!”As dusk arrived, in the old town, there was a luxurious black car that stopp

Christina was stunned for a moment, and later, she recognized the female driver. “Ariel?”Ariel walked toward her and grabbed her hands. “Where have you been all these years, Christina? Why has there been no news about you?”She smiled bitterly and said, “I’m sorry, I… I don’t know where to begin.”Ariel dragged Christina into her car. “Hop on, let’s talk while we’re on the road!”“That b*stard Michael doesn’t want you, but you still got me, right? Christina, you haven’t called me for so many years. Do you even see me as your friend?”Ariel was still the old her. She was straightforward and never beat around the bush.They were besties in their school days, but later, one chose to marry, and the other chose to study abroad.Ariel heard that Christina had divorced when she came back from abroad. Thus, she searched everywhere, but it was to no avail. Unexpectedly, Ariel met her when she passed by Christina’s apartment.She liked the show business and currently was a director of a