Christina felt relieved. Since her uncle was not planning on hiding anything, she did not have anything else to ask. Just as she let out a sigh, Francis said, “Christina, I have something important to tell you.” She looked at Francis. Christina had the impression that her uncle was a gentle person. He would never lose his temper. However, her uncle had a solemn expression on his face. She could predict that something bad was about to happen. As expected, Francis said something surprising. “I’m not the real Francis Williams. He is dead. My true name is Martin Harris…” Francis told Christina about his true identity. Christina dared not to imagine that her honest uncle would become a famous architect within seconds. It was as if it was a scenario from a fairy tale. He was a little worried when he saw Christina’s shocked expression. “Christina, I didn’t mean to lie to you on purpose. I have my own troubles as well. Please don’t blame me. I hope that you will forgive me for acting a
Martin liked Molly, her mother. Christina was stunned. One was her uncle, and the other was her mother. How was this possible? Even though there was no kinship between the two of them, and even though they were just siblings in name, they were still in a sister-brother relationship after all, hence they should still care about their reputation. “Christina, your mom didn’t know my interest in her back then. So this entire thing was all my wishful thinking and had nothing to do with her. I hope your impression of your mother doesn’t become negative because of me. If there’s resentment in your heart, do hold it against me.” This was totally beyond Christina’s imagination. She froze for a while before she could finally respond and reveal a somewhat stiff smile. “Uncle, I… I need some quiet time, so I’ll go back to my room first.” Christina returned to her room and did not come out for a long time. When Francis called her during mealtime, he thought it was abnormal that there was no
Winona gave Christina a call right after seeing Francis, so it was definitely not something pleasant. Christina was pregnant and safety came first to her. It was impossible for her to meet a person who posed such danger to her. She replied in a flat tone, “I don’t have time to meet you. Just talk on the phone if you have anything to tell me.” “It’s not convenient on the phone. How about we talk in person?” “I already told you I’m not free!” Christina stressed her tone. She did not want to trifle with a person like Winona. “I’m going to hang up now if you’re not going to say it on the phone.”“Alright, if that’s what you wish, I’ll tell you then. Francis isn’t your biological uncle…”“Doctor Harris, you’re late. I already knew that.” Christina interrupted Winona. This woman was truly dodgy. Luckily, Francis told her prior to that, otherwise, she would be stunned by what Winona said. Winona was stupefied for a bit, she did not expect Francis to reveal his identity to Christina
Francis and Ariel had no other choices so they nodded. Matthew stepped back and charged forward to slam open the door. When the door was open, they saw Christina sitting on the bed with her hands over her head. Christina was not in danger, and the three of them heaved a sigh of relief. Christina was shocked when the door suddenly opened. She stared at the three of them by the door with wide eyes and a look of astonishment on her face.Ariel closed the door and walked to her side. “Christina, you scared us to death!”Christina showed a wry smile and asked, “Why did you come back?”“Uncle called us to come back. What happened?” Ariel sat down by Christina’s side, watching her with concern. Christina did not know how to tell Ariel about this entire thing. She twiddled her fingers in silence. Ariel did not press her further. As her gaze landed on the disintegrated phone, Ariel walked over to pick up the phone. “Who called you earlier?” “Winona.”“It’s her?” Ariel was taken abac
“Christina, don’t overthink too much. They must be innocent. How could you believe in that wicked woman’s words?”Christina knew all of this, and she was aware that Winona wanted to get her worked up. However, when the impression of her mom in her mind was shattered and no longer perfect, she felt terribly hurt deep inside. Ever since leaving the Garcias in her teens, John’s image in her heart had already been ruined. She was ashamed to have a father like this. Hence, she was unwilling to see her mother’s image gradually changing for the worse like this.“Christina, you have to believe in your own judgment. Don’t fall for the mischief of those bad people,” Ariel shook her shoulders and said in a stern voice, “You have to trust your mom. She’s not the woman Winona described her to be!” “But… I have no way of pretending that I don’t know everything.”The reason why Martin told the truth was that he knew this whole thing could no longer remain concealed, so he had no choice but t
“I’m not sure either. I haven’t dealt with her that much, but I know that she snatched away her best friend’s husband. She seduced John and even gave birth to his child out of wedlock. She’s definitely not a good person.”“I think Molly’s death must have been related to Sophia for sure.” Matthew’s face took on a solemn expression. “Sophia started out from Hoover Alley and ended up in the position of a mayoress, so she’s not to be underestimated.” “I was suspicious of Molly’s death before, but the police have already arrested the driver who caused the accident. Upon investigating the truth, it was indeed an accident. We can only blame the heavens for fooling humans and not letting kind-hearted people live long lives.” “If Sophia hadn’t gone looking for Christina’s mother that day, she wouldn’t have been killed in the accident. I don’t believe this whole incident had nothing to do with Sophia!”“What did you say?” Martin was shocked. “You said Sophia went to find Molly on the day o
John was hopping mad at her uncle, asking him what rights did he have to call the shots and cremate her mother’s body before waiting for him to come back. Her uncle, who had always been quiet, suddenly beat John out of anger. Her uncle was like a madman then. “John Garcia, put your hand over your heart and examine your conscience. Aren’t you aware of what you’ve done to her behind her back? I’m telling you, she already knew about all your scandals. This funeral is what she wanted. It’s what she told me to do before she left us!” John was very angry at first but wilted after hearing her uncle’s words. Christina did not know why John was fearful of her uncle back then. When Sophia brought Serena into the family later, Christina felt extremely disappointed with John after seeing that timid little girl calling him her dad. Hence, she ran away from home without hesitation. All these years, she had always thought her mother’s death was an accident and never thought there would be an
While Matthew was investigating the incident, Michael was also carrying out his investigation in an intensive manner. Michael instructed people to carry out an investigation on the people from Hoover Alley one by one, not missing out on any clue. The key person was Sophia’s cousin. He might have been the guy who got Winona pregnant with Suzy. Sophia’s cousin was a gangster who committed all sorts of crimes. He was involved in plenty of rape cases back in Hoover Alley. That place had always been sketchy anyway. He gave the female victims some money and made various threats, so no one dared to report him to the police. However, one girl acted differently. She reported him to the police after getting raped by him. Sophia’s cousin stabbed the girl twice and threw her into the well out of anger. The circumstances of this crime were severe. Sophia’s cousin was sentenced to 20 years in prison, and he had been imprisoned ever since. Even after Sophia became a mayoress, she did not