Sebastian sighed. "I didn't think so in the past. I would never have thought about all these as well. I only knew to focus on fighting for more riches and power. As long as someone offended me, I would certainly punish the person. I had never thought twice about it. If I were to look around, nobody in my surroundings could be my match. However, things are different now. I have three children now. I have you as well. These are people I care about and also my concerns, which is also the most tender part of me. Not only do I have the four of you, but I also have all these relatives now. Sabrina, you may never be able to imagine it, but a heartless man like me who did not care about family relationships at all would actually care for these relatives as well."Thinking of that, Sebastian suddenly smiled gently."Take Minerva, for example. She and I are not related by blood, but when I heard that she was abducted, I wanted to kill someone. There's Zayn and his child as well. Also, there's
Kingston was speechless. He was absolutely stunned."Do you know your own age?" Kingston asked her coldly and angrily."I…I am thirty-four this year.""You're already thirty-four!" Kingston smiled. "You're already thirty-four, yet you are still thinking of marrying Master Sebastian. It looks like your condition is quite severe. It's not wrong at all to put you here for treatment.""No, no, no! No! Kingston, listen to me, Kingston. I am one that best suits your Master Sebastian. His stepmother is my aunt. What a good match we are with our status? What about that Sabrina? She is so unfashionable and is a criminal. How could she be a worthy match for my Sebastian? Also, Selene is an impostor! I've known that she is an impostor for a very long time. With her cheap quality, she is even more unworthy to be with my Sebastian. I am the only one! More than a hundred years ago, my family, the Quinton family, were like royalties and had a huge business. I am also not a weak woman as well. Onc
Sebastian made a decision. He did not recover or expand the Ford Group's business. Instead, he kept the majority of its business under the Aino Group.At that moment, other than Eldon and Marcus, nobody knew who was the boss of the Aino group. Therefore, he would just continue keeping his identity a secret.In the future, the Ford Group would slowly wither away."Send my word out and just say that the Ford Group is no longer the same as before," Sebastian told his subordinates.All of his subordinates sitting in the conference room understood what Sebastian was feeling at that moment."Mister Ford, why?" one of Sebastian's men who had fought alongside him for more than twenty years asked him straightforwardly.Sebastian smiled gently and shook his head. "I'm tired. I don't wish to bring trouble to myself anymore. I'll just take it as letting my children have a peaceful life. I have all the power now, but there are still people who will challenge me from time to time. I've figured
"It was the same every day and it was flourishing. In just five years, the Ford Group had expanded to five times the size before he had taken over. The Ford family in South City was only famous in South City at first. However, the Ford Group and the Ford family are well-known around the world. We can't underestimate Sebastian.""That's right. This person is highly unpredictable. He said he wanted to retire and said that the Ford Group has shrunk in size, but I don't believe it. Instead, I believe that he has other plans.""I don't believe it either…""I also feel that with Sebastian's personality, he is not the kind of person who would admit defeat so easily."A group of elderly men was discussing it while playing chess by the river in the city.It so happened that at that moment, Sebastian, who was wearing a hat and sunglasses, passed by the river in the city. He had intended to walk to Aino's school to pick up his daughter, whom he had not met for a week. He unintentionally hear
"Oh?" Sebastian replied. He had never truly asked her about her future.That was because Aino was only thirteen. She still has a long way ahead of her before she has to think about her future. Sebastian was thinking that she has to go through the entire process of elementary school, middle school, high school, college, and further studies abroad. That would at least take her more than ten years. It was truly too early to be thinking about her future career path at that moment.However, Sebastian did not know that Aino had already had her own plan all along. She has had it since a long time ago."Mm-hmm. I want to study architecture." Aino raised her head and looked at her father."You want to follow in your mother's footsteps?" Sebastian asked with interest.Aino smiled mysteriously and looked at her father. "It's my grandmother's…"Sebastian instantly smiled. "You're quite good with your words. However, I have to tell you that where you were to walk in your mother's or your gran
When they got home, they realized that there were two people in the house."Alex, Martin, why are you here in my house? Especially you, Martin. You rarely come to visit me. It's been a few years since we've last seen each other, isn't it?" Sebastian asked happily.Martin got up and hugged Sebastian's shoulder. "My friend, I'm sorry. You've always been in the south while I've always been working on matters in the north. We are just so far apart. When I heard about your matters, you've already resolved them. I truly feel that I have failed you. Therefore, as soon as I heard about your news, I immediately rushed over. However, I'm still too late. Rumors have spread to every nook and cranny in South City now. They are saying that the Ford Group has shrunken by four-fifths because of this war in business with the Shaw family. If that is truly the case, I certainly will lend you a hand. If you're short on money, I'll immediately transfer it to you. I'll give you however much you need. Just
"Of course, I would." Sabrina supported her daughter without any hesitation.She could tell that her daughter did not seem to like the bustling life in the city that much. Instead, she loved nature more. As long as her daughter was happy, Sabrina would not stop her. The future and being highly educated did not matter as long as it was enough for her daughter to support herself, be self-reliant, and have a more fulfilling life."Thanks, Mom," Aino said happily, hugging her mother.At that moment, the way Aino looked was undoubtedly pure and naive in Sebastian, Alex, and Martin's eyes. However, nobody would have expected that despite only being thirteen years old, Aino had suffered plenty.Before she turned five, she had been living poorly with her mother and uncle, which made her understand the miseries of life way too early in her life. After that, her father brought her back to South City. She then became the princess of South City, who was second to none, the young lady, and the
"A few business-savvy talents. A few! You're even going to be scouting them from South City and not within the Ford Group. Wouldn't that mean you're dividing the group up?" Alex asked with concern.Sebastian chuckled. "Alex, there are two sides to everything. Letting the group be divided is only one side of the coin. What if the few independent talents could keep each other in check and compete with each other? That could make the company develop even more quickly. Have you thought of that? I know that you're worried that they would be in conflict with each other after being in competition for a long time, which would then result in disputes in the end. Don't worry. I am taking a back seat, but I am still around. I will keep an eye on them, keep them in check, and let them be in need of each other at all times. This way, they had to think of how to surpass the others, but they also had to ensure the others wouldn't collapse. When necessary, if one of the parties had fallen behind, the