"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
Sebastian looked at Kingston with a gentle smile. "What's the matter? Are you dumbfounded by joy? You've never expected that I would give you such a generous gift, haven't you?"Kingston was speechless. He was truly so happy that he was dumbfounded.He had been following Sebastian for nearly twenty years. He still remembered that he was only sixteen when he had started following Sebastian. He stopped going to school when he was in his junior year in high school because he had beaten up a thug from another school when was seeking revenge for a girl in his class. However, he never expected that the thug would have connections with the upper management of the school. As a result, Kingston, whose grades were not good, to begin with, was expelled from the school during his junior year. He pissed off his parents so much at the time that they almost fainted. In a fit of anger, his parents threw him out of the door. It was fortunate that working abroad was very popular at that time. In order
He was surrounded by bloody situations most of the time, and there was no warmth at all.Other than Alex, whom he had just saved, Sebastian really did not have anybody that was close to him and addressed him endearingly as mister like Kingston.There were none abroad. There were also none back in his country. At that time, Sebastian's half-brothers saw no difference between him and a beggar.Therefore, when Kingston tried to let himself stay by Sebastian's side by addressing him as mister, he instantly melted Sebastian's heart."Have you been trained in combat?" Sebastian asked.Kingston immediately answered him happily, "My family has been trained in combat for generations. My father is very skilled at fights, and he gained his experience from getting in real fights with others since childhood. Not long after I was born, before I even knew how to walk, he already started to let me do stretches. Later, when I was slightly older, he started teaching me various endurance exercises.
Kingston, a tough man, was crying inconsolably. "I…I didn't expect that you…would actually do me such a big favor. The salary you're paying me and the bonuses you give me every year is already the amount a top elite in the city would make in a year. I…I am just a fighter. If I were to be a trainer or whatnot, I may make three hundred thousand dollars a year at best. However, I am making more than five million every year now. You're already treating me well enough. Master Sebastian, I-I don't deserve to be treated like that by you."Sebastian raised his hand and tousled Kingson's hair. He then smiled. "You brat. You're already a big man now, so stop crying! Are you trying to say that I'm not even this nice to my own biological brothers? However, Kingston, do I have biological brothers? Vireo could be considered as one, but he already has shares in the Ford Group. You don't have to worry about that. In this world, other than Vireo, you're the person who has been with me the longest, the
In a blink of an eye, Aino was already 18.She was already going to college.Her husband, Mister Ford, already had gray hairs on his sideburns and was already a man who was pushing 50.Both Sebastian and her had gone through thick and thin together for almost twenty years.That was so fast."Old man," Sabrina called out.Sebastian turned her head to the side and looked at Sabrina. "What did you just call me?"Sabrina smiled. "Isn't that right? You're going to be fifty next year, and I'm only in my early forties. I'm not an old lady, but you are a proper old man! Let me ask you something. Your sideburns have turned gray, are you going to dye your hair on our wedding day?""I'm not going to! I simply want others to say that an old man like me is marrying a young wife! Listen to me. You'd better stop dressing up and putting on makeup in the future!" Sebastian said to his wife, who looked ten years younger than him.How unreasonable!This old lady simply has not aged a day since
Yvonne hugged her children and lifted her head to look at her mother. At that moment, she was incredibly excited. She was both excited and aggrieved, which made her cry inconsolably. She rushed into her mother's arms. Immediately after, her father also hugged both her and her mother. The family of three was finally reunited. No, it should be a family of five at that moment. It would be a family of six with Marcus included. The family of six hugged each other and cried so much that the people at the side could not help but cry as well. Even the nurse also teared up.It was after a long while that Yvonne's parents let go of her."Alright, my child, let's go home. Let's go home."Helena raised her head and looked at Yvonne. Her child did not have her original face anymore, but she was truly her child. After her child went missing for five years, she finally got her child back. During that time, Yvonne got a rare condition that was hard to cure in any part of the world, but she was cure
After everything, all of it, was handled, Marcus suddenly burst out in tears."What's the matter, my son?" Missus Shaw has lost three sons and he was the only son left by her side. When she saw her son crying like that, it was only natural that she felt very saddened."Mom…I just feel that karma really is a funny thing. It's really making a fool of all of us! It turned out that everything was already destined. Everything was destined!" Marcus was covered in tears.Missus Shaw was confused. "What's the matter, my child?"Marcus cried and then he smiled. "Mom, I've finally understood why God let Yvonne go through this disaster that lasted for five years. It turned out that God had given her the biggest hardship which seemed so inhumane, but God had given her the best reward. Otherwise, the person who truly died would've been my Yvonne, wouldn't it? I would've been my Yvonne."Hearing him saying that, Missus Shaw said extremely emotionally as well, "That's right. At the end of it all
The fake Yvonne was still conscious the second before she died. She watched herself fall over with her eyes widened. She never would have expected it. After she had plotted everything, she was only one step away from the wedding, and then she could have replaced the real Yvonne and truly be a part of the high society of South City and be the wife of a rich man. However, she was fatally shot. Who was it?There was no time for her to look into it in detail before she fell to the ground. All of her regrets were forever sealed in her body. Without even a cry or shouting, she fell to the ground. She was feeling so reluctant to accept defeat that her heart had already stopped beating but her eyes were still wide open.Marcus was also stunned. He did intend to have Bonnie's entire gang arrested in one go, and he had already done it. The police were simply there that day to have this group of people surrounded. However, never in a million years would Marcus expect that someone would kill Bon
Two female attendants wheeled out a completely sealed glass cart. The ring that was carefully kept inside the glass cart was truly colorful and dazzling. Every side of the gem was radiating in different colors as the light shone upon it through the glass chart. The fake Yvonne was stunned silly when she saw it. Another person who was also stunned silly was the tan and fat man holding a pair of binoculars while sitting in a car across from the jewelry store.The tan and fat man muttered, "Gosh! This man must love her so much. He actually is willing to spend so much on her! This woman really deserves to die! She deserves to die too much!"Inside the jewelry store, Marcus looked at the fake Yvonne gently. "Do you like the ring I'm giving you?"The fake Yvonne was so excited that tears streamed down her face. "I like it. I love it too much! I truly love it so much!""I should've given you this ring four years ago. It was such a pity that at that time…""It's fine, hubby, it's fine. Is
All thirty people in the banquet hall were stunned. At that moment, they still have not made sense of what the hell has happened. How come a group of police came in once Yvonne left? Did they arrest the wrong people?"No, officer, we're…friends of Master Marcus of the Shaw family in South City. We've saved his wife. Master Marcus even said he is going to give me two apartments as gifts. Did you…have the wrong place?" Bella boldly asked the police at that moment.Nobody answered Bella. A few police officers came up and confiscated all of their phones. Not a single one was left behind.Bella could not hold herself back anymore and said while trembling, "We're Marcus' friends. He is not an ordinary person in South City. If Marcus knew that you've arrested us, when the time comes…"A police officer sneered. "The people we're arresting are all of you, the group of Marcus' friends!""Huh? Why?" Bella did not understand. Actually, she was not too familiar with the law. She just knew tha
"A billion dollars! Isn't he just insulting us, the three Shaw brothers? Marcus loves this bitch so much! When I see her looking so happy, I just want to kill her immediately! I have to have her killed!"At this end of the call, the tan and fat man asked Marcus' eldest brother very respectfully, "Sir, as long as you give an order. Just tell me, how do you want to get this woman killed? Why don't I kill her now?""No!" Marcus' brother stopped him and said. "It's not the best time now. There are too many people in there, so it's not going to be easy for you to escape. I only have a loyal servant like you. I can't let you die. You have to find a place outside that you can easily run away after getting the deed done. Now is not the right time!"The tan and fat man instantly said, "Alright, Sir, whatever you say. I'll find an even messier place and have this woman killed! I'll be hanging up now, sir!"After he hung up the call, the tan and fat man continued watching everything inside th
When Bella heard Marcus saying that, she immediately said shyly, "Gosh, how can I trouble Master Marcus in everything? No…there's nothing else.""Come on, Bella, whatever difficulties you have, just say it. My husband is the second most powerful person in South City anyway. There's really nothing he can't do." The fake Yvonne lifted her head and looked at Marcus coquettishly. "Am I right, hubby?"Marcus looked at the fake Yvonne very dotingly. "Baby, what do you think? I'm a husband that you've picked, so could you have been mistaken?""That's right!" The fake Yvonne happily leaned her head on Marcus' shoulder. Marcus hugged the fake Yvonne and was feeling so disgusted that he almost threw up. This Yvonne and his Yvonne indeed look very alike. They looked extremely alike! If this Yvonne did not speak and remained quiet, Marcus would feel that this is his Yvonne and his wife whom he had been thinking of all day and all night. However, the real Yvonne would never make such a request o
Of course, the fake Yvonne agreed. Three days later, they held a banquet for the fake Yvonne's benefactors at the most luxurious hotel in South City. Some of them were out-of-towners. There were also some from South City. Marcus roughly scanned them and surely, the middle-aged woman was there. She was the woman who was staying in the same area with Mila back then and the one who suggested letting Mile do a DNA test.Marcus held the fake Yvonne's hand and came to the middle-aged woman. "Miss, do you still recognize me?"The fake Yvonne immediately introduced her to him. "Darling, let me tell you, this is the lady who had helped me the most. Her name is Bella Hughes. She has always been taking great care of me, including the time I had a miscarriage. She was the one who took care of me. I feel we should give her two apartments!"The middle-aged woman named Bella immediately waved. "No need, no need. There's really no need for that. To be able to escort you back to your husband's side