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
Michael looked at him with pity. “The reason is that someone outside doesn’t want you to be released from prison alive.”“You’re lying to me! This is impossible!” Tommy was shaken up. He was not foolish and knew what Michael meant. He did not believe his cousin would be so heartless to him. “She’s now a mayoress. There’s no one above her but the mayor. You know she did many disgraceful things in the past. That said, she’s kind enough to let you stay alive.”Tommy stood up all of a sudden, his face as white as a sheet. “You’re lying to me!”“I have no reason to lie to you. Sophia became the mayoress more than ten years ago. For so many years of stirring up trouble, why did she not come to bail you out? You’re a smart person. There’s no need for me to explain all of these right?”Tommy was furious. He gritted his teeth until they chattered and only calmed down after a long while. Staring at Michael, he asked, “What’s your motive for seeing me here today?” “I’d like to hear someth
The reason why Miss Laura did not intend to alert anyone was that she did not want Sophia and Serena to know about this. Only Serena was at home, so Miss Laura found an excuse to head to the hospital. While on her way there, she gave Christina a call and told her to come and visit John. “Where’s the driver?” Christina asked Miss Laura. “I let him go out to have his meal.” “How did he get sick? What did the doctor say?”“The doctor said he has high blood pressure and he’ll be alright after staying in the hospital for a few days.” While Miss Laura was speaking, the door was pushed open. The driver walked in right then. Since he was new, he did not recognize Christina and was stunned upon seeing a stranger showing up in the ward. Miss Laura immediately introduced Christina to him in a brief manner. Christina then asked the driver, “Did anything happen before he fainted?”The driver shook his head. “While on our way home, Mayor John’s face turned pale all of a sudden and he sai
The doctor checked John’s body and left after confirming that there was nothing serious with him. There were only John and Christina left in the ward. John’s eyes were a little wet as he never expected that after having Sophia and Serena accompany him for more than ten years, the only person who made him feel at ease was Christina—his daughter who left home at such a young age.“Christina, I’m sorry. Dad is really sorry.”He had said this many times before, so his words did not make much of a difference to Christina. However, for John, he had never been this sincere. He truly felt that he owed Christina too much. Christina turned her head and poured a glass of water for him. “Don’t bring up things from the past. Even after you’ve made so many mistakes, you’re still my father. As a daughter, I have no right to hate you. Let’s just leave the past behind.”Christina was so sensible that it made John feel even more guilty. “Christina, I’ve indeed made many mistakes. I’m sorry for yo
This was the first time Christina would be celebrating John’s birthday since she moved out years ago. The man was naturally over the moon. He instructed Miss Laura to prepare a feast full of Christina’s favorite food from her childhood.Sophia frowned at Christina’s appearance. Winona said Francis would soon leave the country with Christina. Why would she suddenly show up at the Garcias’ residence?Did Winona’s plan fail again? It seemed like she needed to chat with Winona to find out what was going on.The mother and daughter duo tried their best to be friendly to Christina and Travis. Sophia complimented the little boy, saying, “Travis is really good-looking. You’re surely going to be a handsome boy when you grow up!”Serena echoed something similar. Travis then asked Christina, “Mommy, who are they?”She pointed at the women as she introduced them. “This is Madam Garcia and this is her daughter. You can call her Miss Garcia.”He nodded. “Hello, Madam Garcia and Miss Garcia!”
Sophia could not fall asleep later that night as she kept speculating Christina’s intention. It was not until late at night when she gradually dozed off.She had a dream. It was the scene by the road outside of the coffee shop.Molly was lying in a pool of blood while Sophia was standing by the entrance of the coffee shop as she coldly watched the woman struggle in pain. A feeling of joy filled her heart as more blood oozed out of the woman’s body.The feeling lasted for a couple of seconds before Molly, who was lying on the ground, leaped up all of a sudden and rushed toward her. “Sophia, give me back my life!” she screamed.Sophia was terrified. She wanted to run, but both her feet were rooted firmly to the ground.Just as the pair of bloody hands were about to strangle her, her eyes sprung open and she jumped up from the bed. She could feel that her back was drenched in a cold sweat.John, who was lying next to her, was startled by the commotion. “What’s wrong?”“Nothing. I’m
Molly was incensed upon hearing Sophia’s words. “I’ve always treated you as a friend. How could you do this to me? There are so many men out there, so why must you destroy my family?!”Sophia did not have to pretend anymore now that the truth was exposed. Her gaze toward Molly was cold and emotionless. “You can’t blame this on me when your husband is a cheater.”“That’s impossible!” Molly did not believe that. John had been loyal to her since marriage and never once flirted with other women. He would never do such a thing like this!Sophia scoffed. “Do you think a weak woman like me is capable of forcing myself on a man? He forced himself on me that night. I didn’t refuse.”Molly had no idea that John was drugged by Sophia that night. She could only feel the excruciating pain in her head as if the whole world was collapsing around her.“Sophia, I didn’t wrong you in any way yet you’ve done something shameless as this. Our friendship ends here. I’ll blame it on my own misfortune.”
Matthew informed Sean over the phone about all the troubles Christina went through after returning to Australia. Sean missed her terribly every day and felt horrible about not being able to stay by her side to take care of her. Fortunately, he was slightly reassured that Matthew was always there to keep an eye out for her on his behalf. Now that the problems in the factory were pretty much sorted, he planned to return to Perth in a few days. After work today, instead of heading straight home, he came to a villa by the countryside.He purchased this villa last year with Christina and Travis in mind. Due to its location in the countryside, the fresh air over here would be beneficial for the boy’s recovery.Having gotten Old Madam Young’s blessings to marry Christina made him overjoyed. Immediately, he renovated the villa completely with the intention to make this their future home.The renovation was soon completed. The garden was decorated with a variety of flowers, and in the