On the other end of the call, Marcus’s mother answered with a surprised tone. “Marcus, it’s so rare for you to call me over the phone. I know that you’re probably going to say something about Selene not being your cousin, and that it’s supposed to be Sabrina. Marcus, does who it is really matter? It makes no difference, as long as they can comfort your grandpa’s heart.“Selene is doing a good job now, so isn’t that enough?“I know that you feel sympathy towards Sabrina, but she is doing quite well herself now. She’s even married to the most powerful man in South City, so you should be happy for her instead.”Marcus waited for his mother to finish speaking before replying. “Mom, I’m not calling you about Sabrina or Selene. I just wanted to ask you about my aunt and uncle’s death back then. Do you know the details of what happened?”His mom seemed taken aback by his question. “Marcus, why are you asking about this? Are you worried that Mindy doesn’t have enough to live on? If you are
Yvonne lifted her chin proudly. “Hmph! I don’t want to! You and I are equals! Even if I can’t afford a high-end evening dress, I’ll just wear my best friend’s dress. Don’t you forget, she’s extremely wealthy! I’ll visit Sabrina’s house this weekend, and when I’m there, I’ll pick out my favourite dress from her closet. That’s it, I’m going to crush all the other women at the banquet!”“Pfft…” Marcus, who always had a charming demeanor, suddenly let out a peal of donkey-like laughter.When she heard this, Yvonne snorted and asked with great dissatisfaction, “What are you laughing at? Is this funny? You’re clearly laughing at me!”Sabrina began rolling her eyes at Marcus as well, saying, “Yes, Director Shaw, you shouldn’t underestimate our Yvonne. She’s a proper little beauty. Who knows, she might actually end up being the most attractive woman at the banquet!”“That’s right!” Yvonne added haughtily. All of a sudden, Marcus put his smile away, and turned to look at Yvonne seriously.
Sabrina looked at Sebastian with a puzzled expression. “Hmm? What… What do you mean?”Sebastian sighed before repeating himself. “I’ve already told you a few days ago. I want you to invite your best friends over to the house.”His words left Sabrina in a daze. Yes, he was right, he did say that. However, not thinking that he was being serious at the time, Sabrina had turned a deaf ear to his words and did not think much of it afterwards. After a moment, she turned around and looked at Sebastian solemnly. He really had changed drastically. For some reason, he now even felt concerned for her best friends. “You’re acting a bit weird,” Sabrina suddenly remarked.Unlike the day before yesterday, when Sebastian had brought her out to try on the luxury dresses, she didn’t feel afraid to speak her mind at all. Seeing as he didn’t reply her, Sabrina continued to ask, “What happened?”“Nothing!” Despite hearing his brief answer, Sabrina still didn’t believe that nothing was going o
However, she also knew that there was about an 80 per cent chance that Sebastian would say no. To her surprise, he actually agreed and even said to the little girl, “Aino, follow Daddy up first. Mommy wants to talk to Uncle Kingston for a while.”With a spring in her step, Aino immediately walked upstairs with Sebastian. Meanwhile, Sabrina could only stare dumbfoundedly at the backs of the father and daughter.Seeing as the madam wasn’t saying anything, Kingston quickly asked her with a big smile, “Madam, do you remember what I told you six years ago?”Coming back to her senses, Sabrina asked, “Hmm?”Kingston continued, “I’ve once told you that Master Sebastian is actually a very warm person. It’s because of the horrible experiences he had in the past that made him cold-blooded and ruthless. However, that’s not his true self at all. Beneath his aloof facade, he’s a good husband and father.”Sabrina lowered her head with a faint smile. To say that she hadn’t felt Sebastian be
When she saw how shocked Kingston looked, Sabrina instantly realised that she had been falsely accusing Sebastian for so many years. Back then, the people who had tried to exterminate both her and Zayn used Sebastian’s name as a disguise.If not him, then the people who had resented Sabrina the most….“The Lynn family!”“It’s the Lynn family! Madam, it must be the Lynn family’s doing!”Sabrina and Kingston both said it at the same time. Though their words were similar, Sabrina’s tone was calm, while Kingston sounded extremely furious. “Madam, if you need me to do anything for you, just let me know. The same goes for Yvonne. I’ve watched her grow up after all, and I can assure you that she doesn't bear any ill will against you. Madam, you can keep her around all you want. In the case of an emergency, she can at least be someone of help to you,” Kingston said earnestly. “I know. Yvonne is a good person. She’s my best friend too. Thank you, Assistant Yates, for introducing me
“Say something! Does it look good or not?” Sabrina asked playfully, as if they were an old married couple.Aino’s small little eyes looked very dissatisfied as she glared at Sebastian. “Dad isn’t complimenting us, which means it doesn’t look good.”Sabrina tugged on Aino’s arm. “Your dad is a man. He doesn’t understand this sort of thing well.”Sebastian, who had been lost in thought, immediately came to his senses and replied, “I think you two look very good in this outfit.”Aino was the first to react. With a bright smile, she exclaimed, “Yay! I knew Dad would like it. This mother-daughter outfit is my favourite.”Sabrina smiled too. “Mmm, I think it would look even better if the three of us were to wear this matching outfit, don’t you think so Sebastian?”She had called him Sebastian.This was the first time she had referred to him by his name like this. Once again, Sebastian was overwhelmed by a feeling of warmth in his heart.It was rare for him to feel such emotions at
The man sat up abruptly in shock.At that moment, he realized that the reason Sabrina was acting so abnormally today was because she planned to divorce him.“No!” the man retorted with a cold expression.Sabrina tried to explain herself, “I already know that it wasn't you who sent those hitmen after me. Instead, you spent the last six years trying to look for Aino and I. “As such, it’s my fault that you lost out on precious time.“I heard that you had planned to take over that island city in the southeast region but was forced to delay it for six whole years because of me. “The enemies who harmed Aunt Grace, no, I mean Mom, and killed her entire family are still there, right?”Sebastian had never expected that Sabrina would know so much of his conquest. He had made it a habit not to speak about it in front of her, as he did not wish for Sabrina to get involved in bloodshed.“Was it Kingston who told you about it earlier this evening? You said you had to discuss something ab
That was not accurate.She should be called a tough girl!Was that not right either?Sebastian could not find the adjectives to describe her for a moment.“Sleep!” Sebastian put one arm around Sabrina and raised the other arm to turn off the wall lamp.Sabrina still wanted to have a chat for a little while, but he blocked her lips.He forced her easily. After half an hour, Sabrina finally fell asleep. The following day.Two out of the family of three woke up very late.Aino became more considerate. She sensibly had her milk and sandwich alone in the dining room. When she heard that the maids’ footsteps were loud as they walked, Aino would remind them.“Aunt Lewis and Aunt Tianna, you had to walk a little quieter. My mom and dad were still sleeping, and I want a younger sibling. Let them sleep a while more,” Aino patiently discussed with the maids.The two maids smiled heartily. That morning was the first time Sabrina was late for work. However, since she had always been
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