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Chapter 126
Chapter 126
Chapter 126
Chapter 126 As Tina watched Samuel helping Cindy up, she finally realized why the latter pretended to be weak all of a sudden. “Things aren’t like what you think, Samuel. Please listen to me..? Tina said, but as always, Samuel found her words empty and meaningless. “Listen to you?” Samuel laughed coldly in response. “Tina, do you seriously take me for a blind man?”
Cindy received two heavy slaps from Tina, after all. Her cheeks were already red and swollen. Anyone who laid their eyes on her would’ve thought that Tina was the one who bullied her on purpose. Tears started falling from Cindy’s eyes. She said softly, “Samuel, this is really a big misunderstanding…” “There’s no need to explain.” Samuel felt guilt gnawing at his heart, “Come back with me. I’ll apply medicine to your cheeks.” “B-But Samuel, I thought you hate having outsiders in your house,” Cindy protested weakly, all the while pretending to be considerate about him.
Samuel glanced at Tina coldly. You’re not the outsider. That woman is.”
As soon as his words fell, he scooped Cindy into his arms and carried her bridal style. The latter quickly wrapped her arms around his neck shyly before shooting Tina a wicked smirk. Mockery was written all over her face.
See, Tina? Samuel would never believe you! You’re a joke!’ she thought joyfully. “Wait a second…” Cindy suddenly noticed something on the ground. “Samuel, I’ve dropped my necklace!” novelbin
It was until then that Tina noticed a blue crystal shell necklace sitting on the spot where Cindy had fallen earlier. Stunned by its appearance, she instinctively picked it up.
Why did the necklace seem so familiar to her?
But before Tina could study it properly, Samuel snatched it viciously out of her hand. The duo disappeared in the distance right after. A short while later, the taxi that Tina had been waiting for finally appeared.
The driver was an honest-looking man. He apologized sincerely to Tina, “I’m so sorry for being late, Miss. Traffic was all clogged up, so I got delayed. Why do you look so pale? Do you need me to send you to the hospital?”
Tina finally noticed her frightening appearance. She looked like a ghost who had just crawled out of a pool.
She could only shake her head while clutching her stomach. “I think my period’s coming…”
Tina’s health had always been poor. It was the norm for her to not have her period for two or three months, but once it was time, her body would be racked with pain. The day’s events had infuriated her greatly, so her period probably decided that it was the best time to make her day even worse.
At her reply, the taxi driver didn’t ask her any more questions.
Tina returned to her apartment like a lost soul. All strength was already sapped from her body, so she collapsed onto her bed and fell into a deep slumber.
It was barely dawn when Tina was awakened by a phone call.
John’s voice drifted through the speaker. “Hi, Tina. You must be at work around this time, right? I’ll go to the art studio and visit you there.”
His words woke her up instantly. If John were to visit the art studio, he would have found out about her dismissal.
As she didn’t want to worry him, she quickly replied, “I got sick, so I’ve lodged a sick leave.” It was by pure coincidence that last night’s events made her voice incredibly hoarse, so she sounded very sick on the phone. John sounded quite concerned. “You’re sick? What are you down with?”
“Um…”
Tina caressed her stomach instinctively. She thought the reason behind her sudden stomachache last night was because of her period, but that didn’t seem to be the case.
“Maybe my period’s coming,” she replied.
The moment John heard Tina’s reason, he knew that it was an inconvenient topic for her to talk about. “I’ll drop by your place soon.”
Some time later, he appeared in front of her door. John didn’t beat around the bush and told her in a straightforward manner, “I’ve been collecting intel on your background. Unfortunately, the criminals involved in your abduction case are all dead. The orphanage didn’t have a picture of you as well. Do you have any clues about your childhood?”
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