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 blamed herself when she recalled that she had lied to Travis. There was no explanation for him.She was not a good mother, and Travis had never met his father ever since he was a child. Even if she gave him more motherly love, it was still not enough to fill the lack of love from a father. Christina thought of finding another man, but it was hard for a mother with a child to find a partner, and she was unwilling to settle down casually, so she kept on pushing the matter.She was ready to get her uncle after this business trip when her job was stable. Later, she would go for a blind date to find a father for Travis when all of her family members had settled down. Christina never imagined that her impulse would have cost her the job.“Mommy take your time. There’s no need to hurry.” Travis comforted Christina on the other side of the phone.Christina’s eyes became sore, and tears almost fell from her eyes. The more obedient her son was, the more uncomfortable she felt,
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
There was a black Cayenne that was parked in the empty space opposite the alley. The driver withdrew his gaze and looked at Michael through the rear-view mirror. “President Larson, that person just now… I think she looked like Mrs. Larson?”Michael’s face turned green and he snorted. “She’s not the Larson family’s Missus anymore!”The driver did not dare to speak anymore after Michael’s expression turned sour. He walked down from the car and opened the door for Michael, then opened up the map in front of him. “President Larson, the demolition procedures are being processed. It can be completed in a week’s time at the earliest.”“A week?” Michael talked to himself, “How can it be so quick?”The driver was surprised. The procedures being processed quickly so that the project could start as soon as possible was good news. Why did President Larson look like he was not too happy?Michael stood in front of the alley’s entrance, looking out to an apartment complex. He looked absentmi
Serena’s voice was gentle but sounded urgent. Michael’s face darkened. “I’ll be there soon.”Michael walked into the coffee shop and Serena had already been waiting there for a long time. Her hair was in a high ponytail and she was wearing a simple and elegant long dress. Regardless of how she dressed up and the aura she released, Serena was like a beauty from a noble family. Michael stared at her ponytail, and his heart suddenly fluttered. He walked to the chair opposite her and sat down. “Did you wait for a long time?”“I just arrived as well.” Serena laughed and asked him considerately, “Michael, do you still drink black coffee?”Michael nodded. “Why did you need me so urgently?”Serena bit her lip and her face was a little worried. “I… Saw Christina. She’s not doing well now.”Michael did not give any further reaction and only responded with, “Mm.”Serena knew immediately that he already knew about this. Maybe he had already met up with Christina. She felt very uncomforta
Once Christina returned home, she looked at the material Ariel gave her from beginning till the end and analyzed them thoroughly. As compared to the other popular Blind Date Reality Shows on TV, there were a few things that were different. The female guests would appear on the stage holding a mask and introduce their hobbies, interests, values, and their thoughts about love and family. The male guests off the stage would freely choose the female guests that they liked and ask them questions. If the female guest had a good impression of the male guest, she could ask him questions in return. If both of them liked each other, the female guest would then take off her mask. In other words, as long as the female guest did not make a choice, she could be wearing the mask forever and earn some money quietly.Christina finally understood what Ariel was saying. This was surely a chance to get easy money. No wonder Ariel wanted her to go so badly and even said this was a good thing for her
Matthew randomly said the last sentence. When those words traveled into Michael’s ears, they sounded very harsh. Matthew was well-known for being a womanizer. Michael was surprised that Christina would be in contact with such a Casanova, she really did not value herself. Also, Matthew was recently attracted to a model and they were in the passionate stage. He was obviously cheating on both of them. After he thought about it, Michael curved the corner of his lips and subtly insulted him by saying, “You’re a man of many tastes, Mr. Henderson!” Matthew actually thought Michael was referring to the incident where Christina bit his hand, so he randomly replied, “I’ve no choice. I like playing with excitement. Plus, the more interesting, the better!”Michael’s expression turned completely gloomy. Matthew’s words had changed the meaning and made him extremely angry as though there were grey clouds above him. “I initially thought that Mr. Henderson was here for work. I never thought
On the way back to the Larson family’s house, Michael sat in the back seat with his eyes closed. The driver thought he fell asleep and reduced the speed of the car. Only Michael knew that he could not actually fall asleep. All he had in mind was the image of Christina and Matthew being together. Michael finally met the person he was searching for the past three years, but there was not even a hint of happiness seen on his face. At most, there was only anger and hurt. Where had she been for the past three years? How did she end up with a person like Matthew Henderson?Michael was very confused. His thoughts were very fuzzy as he returned to that morning three years ago. That morning, when he returned to the villa, Michael noticed that it was unusually quiet and not a single sound was heard. He went downstairs to look for any activity. Finding nothing, Michael dragged his heavy feet back upstairs and opened the bedroom door, but Christina was nowhere to be found. Michael had