Aino, who was abruptly awakened by the ringtone, climbed onto Sebastian’s lap like a little kitten, listening in on his call while laying down. On the other end, as expected, was Old Master Shaw. “Sebastian… please don’t get angry at me. I was the one who helped Selene and her parents escape to Star Island.”After listening to his confession, Sebastian asked calmly, “Do you know where I am now?”Old Master Shaw remained silent, waiting for him to continue.“I’m currently in my car, and I’m not home yet. My daughter is lying right here beside me. She was sleeping very peacefully, but you woke her up,” Sebastian said with a solemn tone.Old Master Shaw quickly responded, “I didn’t know you had the child with you.”Letting go of the matter, Sebastian asked again, “Why are you calling me?”The old man let out a sigh. “Sebastian, you have a child yourself now. Your heart already aches when I wake her from her sleep, so you must understand how I feel about my own granddaughter. Seein
“I was in the middle of a meeting just now,” Sebastian explained.Sabrina, clearly taken aback, muttered “… You… What did you say?”“Yeah, they heard every single word,” Sebastian said truthfully.“You… I hate you! I… I’m so embarrassed now! How can I look them in the eye after this?” On the other end of the call, Sabrina’s face began to flush bright red.In contrast, Sebastian didn’t seem to be affected at all. “They thought Mrs. Director was very cute.“I haven’t heard enough of your flirting yet. You can flirt with me all you want now. Seduce me however you like, there’s no one beside me now, I’m all alone here.” Even when saying such racy words, his tone remained exceptionally calm.Sabrina didn’t know how to respond at all. “… Dear! I hate you!”“Are you doing it right now?” He asked.Sebastian loved it when she flirted with him. Even though he couldn’t see her with his own two eyes at this moment, his imagination would suffice. Who knew that the cool and aloof Sabrina, w
That night, she didn’t dream at all. Though Sabrina got a good rest, she woke up very early the next morning as she wasn’t used to sleeping without using Sebastian’s arm as a pillow.Not long after the morning rays of the sun crept into her room through the windows, she prepared herself to face the new day. Then, she ate breakfast in the hotel at six in the morning before hailing a taxi.As she passed by the county town while traveling from the airport yesterday, Sabrina had felt that the town had lost its old and vintage charm. Now, numerous tall buildings stood in every part of the area. After taking a closer look in the daytime, she noticed that construction and development works of all sorts were taking place virtually everywhere.Seeing as the town was developing so rapidly, Sabrina could not help but wonder what her old house, which was located not far from the town centre, looked like now?Every lot in the residential areas must have been occupied by a newly-built double-sto
Sabrina headed for the forklift without any hesitation and stood in its way.Seeing this, the forklift driver jumped in shock and immediately stopped his work. He shouted angrily after jumping down from his seat, “Do you want to die?! Even if you do, you shouldn’t stand here and cause more trouble for me. Just who do you think you are?! Go away, go away, don’t get in the way of our work!”Despite the man’s fierce tone, Sabrina simply stood there without moving, “This is my house, I never agreed for it to be demolished!”Seeing as the forklift driver was speechless, she raised her head and looked at the faces surrounding her. She didn’t recognize a single familiar face. Her old neighbors were nowhere in sight, or maybe they just looked completely different now.Right then, an old and wizened voice called out from behind her, “Sabbie, is that you Sabbie?”Sabrina immediately turned around and saw a hunched-back, 80-year-old old man. After some hesitation, she asked, “You are…?”“Ar
Now, after all this time, Sabrina was finally back.“Sabbie, come with me to my house, I need to talk to you.” Even though he was now of old age, Granduncle Scott was still very much cautious and alert. Seeing how the place was crowded, he knew that it wasn't suitable to have a conversation here.After nodding at him, Sabrina turned to look at the people present and at the forklift driver who was about to resume work. She took a deep breath and announced, “I’m the owner of this house. Since I’m here now, you’ll have to give me an explanation as to why you were allowed to start the demolition work without my consent.“Otherwise, I’ll just lie down right here. We’ll see how you continue working then!”The forklift driver was left completely speechless. He was just following orders, after all. Seeing this, the manager of the village’s construction had no choice but to make a few phone calls. After a while, he sighed and shook his head, saying to the forklift driver, “There’s no choi
Granduncle Scott immediately stopped speaking and shuddered in shock when he heard the loud and boisterous voice.He whispered to Sabrina softly, “Your cousin is here.”Upon hearing this, Sabrina turned around calmly and saw a woman standing in Granduncle Scott’s rundown yard.She looked to be five or six years older than Sabrina. At a glance, people might have assumed that she was in her 30s. Though she was quite well dressed, the woman’s skin was atrocious and she looked slightly plump as well. Without hesitation, she yelled arrogantly in the direction of the house, “Sabrina! It looks like you finally remembered your hometown, come out!”Then, she said to Granduncle Scott, “Hey, old man, I think you’re on the wrong side here. Even your own daughter and son-in-law are afraid to come back here, and yet, you’re expecting this little mixed-breed to support you?”Mixed-breed?When she heard the phrase, Sabrina was instantly brought back to her childhood, where the other villagers wo
The driver immediately stopped talking. He was so shocked by Coral’s fierce tone that he couldn’t say a single word. All he could do was stare at Sabrina.Seeing the look on his face, Sabrina said gently, “Thank you, sir, please wait for me in the car. I’ll pay you once I’ve dealt with the matters here.”“Alright, alright, Miss.” The driver had no choice but to return to his car.Then, she turned to look at Coral with a vicious expression. “Who was the one who told you such things about me?”Were the Lynn family here?Sabrina wasn’t worried about anything else, not even the compensation fee. As long as she managed to find some of her parents’ old belongings and get people to retrieve their buried remains, she would be satisfied.Meanwhile, Coral lifted her eyebrow and turned her attention to Sabrina again, her lips curled up in a sneer.In the past five or six years that Sabrina had spent on the run, the Lynn family had come to the village a few times. Every single time, they wo
Coral smiled sinisterly. “What do I intend to do? Sabrina, what have you been doing all these years? It must be tough, being in that line of business, right? The rich girl in South City told me a lot about you.”Sabrina immediately asked, “Selene Lynn?”Coral’s smile grew even bigger, “You’re smart, but you stayed in her house and ate her food. I heard that your mother was a servant in her house, so who knows how she serviced the man of the house? With your lowly status, how could you have the audacity to refer to your master by her name? It’s no wonder that your master Selene resents you so much!” “What did Selene tell you?” Sabrina shouted furiously.“She told me to hand you over to her the moment I see you sticking your head out in this town. Aren’t you aware of the debt you owe her? Sabrina, you made a grave mistake. As your cousin, it’s my responsibility to teach you a lesson!” Coral spoke in a condescending tone, like a parent disciplining their naughty child. Since she wa
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