Their breakfast was a feast of light delicacies. Sabrina was surprised to find her appetite improved compared to yesterday, and Aino enjoyed every bite of the morning indulgence."Mommy, Stinky Bum's home had better breakfast than we had back home," Aino exclaimed. She was mindful of switching back to calling Sebastian "Stinky Bum" in front of her mother.Sebastian had grown used to the name-calling and no longer reacted when Aino called him "Stinky Bum". He concentrated on his porridge without even batting an eyelash and finished his breakfast swiftly as he was never fond of talking during meals."Aino, are you done?" Sebastian looked over at Aino with his usual cold expression."Ya, done," Aino was startled and immediately nodded in response.Sebastian then turned to look at Sabrina, "And you?""Done," Sabrina paused for a moment before asking warily, "If you are taking me with you, is...is it necessary for Aino to tag along?"He did not respond to the question and stood from
"Of course!" Sebastian confirmed in a cold tone, "Aino might be my hostage, but I couldn't possibly keep her by my side every single day. Don't you think I had much better things to do with my time? You wouldn't be able to afford to hire me to be your babysitter!""..." Sabrina was instantly rendered speechless."Which was why I would want to send her to study in kindergarten. Her tuition would be added to the debt you owe me. The day you pay me back what you owed would be the day you and your daughter would be free," Sebastian deadpanned.Meanwhile, Kingston, who was standing behind Sebastian, tried his very best to suppress his laughter. He was the only one who knew how devoted Master Sebastian was in his search for Sabrina. For the past six years, Sebastian had barely rested and travelled around the globe at the faintest sign of Sabrina's appearance. He had cancelled the wedding with Selene for Sabrina's sake and hadn't touched another woman since Sabrina's disappearance. It
Aino was an extremely intelligent child that didn't need much help to comprehend the situation she was in. Back when she was studying in her old kindergarten, she would get into a fight whenever someone said something bad about her mother and beat the person until they took back what they said. But this time was different, her fight with another kid not only got her mother in trouble with the teacher and had cost her mother a tremendous amount of money.Aino seemed thoughtful for a moment, then said to Kingston, "Uncle Kingston, you shouldn't call me little princess from now on, I don't like it. You can call me a little bastard like the others, I won't get upset if I hear it more often, then maybe I won't feel like punching someone the next time I hear that."A child's words were always innocent and true, she did not mean anything by it, but both Sebastian and Kingston were visibly affected by what she had said. Sabrina felt a lump in her throat as she kept her head down, her heart thr
"I guess there's nothing bad about surrendering. I misunderstood you, at least you aren't cruel with my daughter. I'm happy as long as my daughter gets to go to kindergarten and accept education like all the other kids. I don't want to overthink this anymore, I will do whatever you ask of me from now on, my life is in your hands," Sabrina drawled with a low voice, almost like she had given up on struggling, as she nestled into Sebastian's arms. In truth, she wanted to say that she had accepted her fate and would be the companion to anyone Sebastian sent her to. Se would follow the man for the rest of her life if that's what he wanted. She simply didn't have any fight left in her, when she was exhausted both spiritually and physically. If there was never a chance that she could escape the man to begin with, why would she wrestle with him? She might as well be the horrible woman everyone thought her to be and enjoy every moment of happiness as much as she could in Sebastian's arms.His c
She didn't care, as long as her daughter got to go to school and they were alive, nothing else mattered to Sabrina. She felt like an elephant had lifted its leg off her chest once she had made peace with the current situation. After Sebastian left, she laid around on the bed lazily in different positions until she simply couldn't sleep anymore, and got up to head towards the bathroom for a bath. The bathtub Sebastian had in his bathroom was absurdly enormous with every single function possible installed that made it likely more luxurious than any other bathtub that could be found in high-class spas.Sabrina sat alone in the bathtub on where Sebastian usually sits and indulged herself with the waves of lukewarm water that circulated from the bottom of the tub like a hot spring. She slowly closed her eyes as she sank into the wondrous experience, without realizing she was being watched.Over in his office, Sebastian observed every single movement from the surveillance cameras he had se
Sebastian's expression immediately darkened. He gritted out, "What did you say?" This woman never ceased to amaze him with her ability to infuriate him!"I said, Mr. Poole seemed to be a dignified man with standards. I could tell that he is probably from an upbringing that holds similar status to yours, wouldn't he be disgusted by someone like me?" Sabrina repeated calmly.Sebastian abruptly reached out and tightened his fingers around Sabrina's neck. "You will not speak of yourself like that ever again!"Sabrina choked and struggled with breath for a moment, she helplessly nodded. She shouldn't have mentioned it. After he had loosen his grip, she coughed like a fish out of water as she tried to breath in fresh air. It was then when someone knocked on the door."Come in," said Sebastian after clearing his throat.The top saleswoman of the shop stepped in. "Mr. Ford, this was tailor-made to those measurements you have provided us and the pattern was designed in accordance to your descri
Her beauty was beyond his expectation. She had always been cold, almost expressionless most of the time that he had known her. The only times that he had seen a smile on her face was when she was with his mother. It was the kind of smile that one would see on teenage girls, sweet and innocent. He had also seen the way Sabrina had distanced herself from everyone all the time like she didn't belong, but he had never seen her in such an indolent demeanor and was taken by surprise as to how alluring that had made her."How do I look?" Sabrina asked casually. No matter how hard life had been growing up, she had never imagined herself to one day earn a living by being a plaything for men. Even when she was trapped in prison for two years, she had never given up on life. She worked hard and studied architecture under Aunt Grace's wings and often dreamed of finding a designing job when she was released to make ends meet for her mother and herself. In her little fantasy, she would even find her
Sabrina sighed a breath of relief that Sebastian was finally satisfied and that she didn't have to try on anything else. Trying clothes on, especially clothes that were meant to please the eyes of beholders, was nerve-wracking."Tired?" Sebastian asked."I'm fine," she replied.Sebastian glanced over at the saleswoman. "Pack all the dresses I've picked so far.""Yes, Mr. Ford. I'll get to it right away," the saleswoman chirped cheerfully.Sebastian then lowered his gaze to look Sabrina in the eyes and asked, "These dresses, do you like them?" He had been the one to pick out every single one of the dresses specifically for her. Some of them were more mature in style and some were more innocent-looking. Regardless, they were all styles that matched Sabrina's unique demeanor."I don't really care," Sabrina lowered her eyes calmly and asked, "I am already wearing one now, would it be a waste to buy this many?" She couldn't help but worry that the expenses would be added into the debt she o
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