“Hmph! You need to be taught a lesson!” The first to speak among the guests was Old Master Shaw. The moment he opened his mouth, everyone in attendance was taken aback. Even Old Master Ford could not keep a straight face.However, Old Master Ford had known Old Master Shaw for more than five decades, and the two had a deep bond. Furthermore, Old Master Shaw had even saved Henry’s life once before, when he got involved in politics. So, as Henry heard his friend say those words, he had wanted nothing more than to protect his great granddaughter, but was forced to give Old Master Shaw respect.After all, this had all been his great granddaughter’s fault to begin with.Even though Henry found joy in the fact that the little thing was such a cheeky troublemaker, he had no choice but to toughen up. He scrunched up his face and started to say, “Aino, you really are too uncouth! It seems that your mother did not teach you well, so in the future, you can’t follow her any more!”Aino was at a
Those in attendance, including Sebastian’s grandfather Henry, his father Sean and stepmother Rose, were all taken aback by his words. Kingston was so shocked he forgot how to speak momentarily.His young master had wanted him to take photographs of that woman’s swollen face?That would be too scandalous!Had he said that just to appease his five year old daughter?Kingston’s intuition told him that the young master did not do it for his baby daughter, but rather, his true goal was to please his daughter’s mother.That woman who owed Young Master Ford ten million.Just by thinking about how the young master had ordered him to take ugly pictures of Selene to please Sabrina, Kingston’s heart started to grow incredibly happy. He quickly reached for his phone from his pocket and was just about to take the photos when Selene whimpered, “Young Master…”The tone she used complemented her current state incredibly well. In fact, she would have given anybody watching goosebumps.Yet, Se
If Old Master Shaw hadn’t mentioned the pendant, Sebastian would have forgotten about it. Back when his mother was still alive, she had given Sabrina a pendant, which was a priceless family heirloom.Old Master Shaw continued, “Sebastian, that sly woman has definitely been scheming against you. Think about it, how badly did she end up harming Nigel, young Zayn of the Smith family, and even Marcus?“She can never be compared to your mother.“Can a woman like that even properly teach her child?”Sebastian forced a smile. “My daughter is currently with me, so what does that have anything to do with her mother?!“Old Master Shaw, you’re jumping to conclusions!“As for educating my daughter, I don’t need any outsiders to advise me on how to do that. Old Master Shaw, you’d better focus on properly educating your own granddaughter so that you’ll stop humiliating yourselves in front of the Ford family!”After saying that, Sebastian carried Aino in his arms and tried to make his way out
Aino asked, “... Uncle Kingston, what does killing two birds with one stone mean?” After all, the little girl’s vocabulary was still not developed fully yet.Kingston replied, “It means…” Just as he was about to explain it to the little princess, he noticed the cold expression on his young master’s face from the rear view mirror. He immediately kept his mouth shut.Kingston had learned how to read his master’s expression well, but the princess did not seem to have that skill. When she saw that Kingston had not answered her question, the little girl turned to her Stinky Dad and rolled her eyes, asking, “Let me ask you then, what does killing two birds with one stone mean?”At that moment, Aino no longer relied on her father’s embrace like she did back at the old residence. In fact, she did not even feel like calling him daddy now that it was just the two of them. She even felt a bit angry for some reason. Even when her father was such a fierce person, there were so many women out th
Sabrina did not know how to respond to the question she was asked.The sentence itself made no sense!She asked, “What pendant? You’ve only given me clothes to wear for the past few days but not jewelry.” Was he trying to extort her?She did not steal any pendant of his!Sebastian’s frigid tone did not change. “I’m asking about the pendant from six years ago!”This left Sabrina speechless.Before she left South City six years ago, she had left that pendant together with Aunt Grace’s remains. Sabrina had wanted the pendant to symbolise herself, and so she left it there to keep Aunt Grace company. At that point, it was the only thing that Sabrina could do for her.After pausing for a moment, Sabrina said, “I would have forgotten about it if you hadn’t brought it up. I tried to return it to you six years ago, but you didn’t accept it then. You even said that I should be the one to keep it since your mother gave it to me, so why do you suddenly want it back now?”At that moment,
That little one was really fearless. In the two years she spent in the kindergarten at Ciarrai county, she had fought with countless little boys.Of course, Aino had only fought with other kids when they mocked her for not having a father or insulted her mother.Aino would valiantly defeat the other kid every single time.After having fought kids in kindergarten, now she actually provoked an adult?Sabrina broke out in a cold sweat.How complicated was this world of adults? It was definitely not something a five year old like Aino could understand. Her child was still small, so regardless of how fierce or bold she was, she could still never defeat an adult in intelligence or strength.Sabrina was mainly worried about her daughter’s safety. She scolded through the phone, “Aino! Let me tell you, if you ever harm an adult again, I will make sure to beat your butt until it's sore! I won’t want you anymore!”Aino was shocked at her mother’s harsh words and even started to cry. She
Marcus Shaw was much more mature now than he had been six years ago, and had a scholarly look. Sabrina was reminded of all the assistance that he had provided her with as she had been fleeing from South City back then. Even as she left the rental home to stop Sebastian from getting married, Marcus had been there to help her. As Sabrina looked into Marcus’ eyes, she realized how gentle and kind they were.He started to ask, "Sabrina, are you okay? I know Sebastian was the one who captured and brought you back here, but my family has started to monitor me more strictly recently. Thus if I had approached you carelessly, it would only have provoked Sebastian even more, which is why I didn’t attempt to contact you all this time. So tell me, how are you doing now?“How has Sebastian been treating you...""Very good." Sabrina replied with just two words.She merely smiled at Marcus without explaining anything. Even when she was thankful to someone, Sabrina had always been one to keep
The relationship that Sabrina had with the Lynn family had always served as a painful memory for her. It was a scar that she did not wish to reveal so easily. However, it was by no means something to be ashamed of. Despite Marcus’ invitation, Sabrina did not go with him to the coffee shop. Both of them now stood on the main road outside the entrance of the company. Sabrina had planned to give him a simple account of her relationship with the Lynn family, because she wanted to go home quickly to find out what Aino had done at the Ford household."Before turning twelve, I lived in my hometown, which was on the outskirts of a small county. My parents made a living there by growing vegetables in greenhouses. During the slack season, my dad would also deliver goods at a warehouse.“When I was ten years old, my dad, while working at the warehouse, was crushed to death when some of the goods fell onto him. During that same period, my mother became ill and did not recover for the entire
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