Sebastian, who rarely spoke, heaved a long, deep sigh. He finally said, “This piece of land belonged to my mother’s family. They have been controlling this area for generations. Although it wasn’t well-developed, the people here lived in peace and harmony. Later on, the Ford family shattered the peace the islanders enjoyed and drove my mother’s family to extinction. She harbored her hatred in her chest till the day she died.”“Although I carry the Ford name, half of my blood belongs to the Summer family and flows in my veins. I came here to find what I was looking for. How could I wage war on this land and cause pain and suffering for its residents?”Sabrina could not help herself and hugged her husband when she listened to his words, “My dear…”He continued, “Since I was a teenager living in exile abroad, I had been planning for this day, building my private army step by step, growing and strengthening it, stationing them all over the world, wherever they were needed.”“Holden, ha
“Sebastian Ford! Do you think you were the only one who was exiled as a teenager abroad and forbidden to return home? I was once exiled too.”Holden looked at Sebastian pitifully, “At least when you were exiled abroad, your father gave you a generous allowance, while your mother was a senior architect and had an enviable job abroad. Although you were in exile, you didn’t need to worry about feeding yourself, or whether you had any warm clothes to cover your body, you even had extra money to socialize and make friends. However, what about me?”Sebastian was silent.At this moment, in his eyes, Holden did not seem like an enemy. He was more like a disgruntled housewife who was venting her frustrations instead. “I didn’t have anything! All I could rely on was my business-savvy smarts and my viciousness to help build my empire. I could stay in the East Hall of the Payne Manor and bossed my brother around because I sponsored my brother with one billion dollars! One billion!”“With tha
When the three of them were still stuck in a daze, a bored voice rang out from above their heads.“Sebastian! Faith really is a mysterious thing, even though I didn’t know you had already taken absolute control of the entire island, but since the day I entered the Payne Manor, I made a backup plan for myself. I am the only one who knows about this secret passageway that leads to the underwater tunnel. This is an escape route that I prepared for myself! I will not admit defeat!” “Never!”The voice drifted further and further away until it finally disappeared altogether. Sebastian immediately ordered his men to investigate the secret passageway. A short moment later, the soldiers found the entrance to the passageway and opened it. However, they realized it had been sealed from the other end after a short distance into the tunnel. More than ten soldiers reported to Sebastian guiltily, blaming themselves for Holden’s escape, “Master Sebastian, this is our fault. We have been hiding
In the past, all she knew was that her husband was a cold-blooded killer and took the lives of others with a snap of fingers and a smile on his face. However, she never knew there was a side of him that loved and appreciated life so much.He conquered the entire Star Island without mobilizing a single soldier or firing a single bullet. It looked easy. However, in reality, this resulted from his dedicated planning and arrangements for the past six years. Sebastian soon started the repair and restoration work on the Payne Manor and the old residence of the Summer family. He ordered the Payne Manor to be restored to its glory, like how it used to look when controlled by the Summer family. Portraits of the Summer family ancestors were hung up in the manor as a sign of respect and homage to them.All these arrangements did not take much time. After the necessary decisions were made, the restoration works were completed within a week.Sebastian placed the Lynn family and the Payne fam
Jade was silent.Sabrina smiled coldly as she looked at Jade, “Mrs. Lynn, do you not remember this man at all?”Jade said, “You…he…”“Who is he?” Sabrina asked as the smile hung on her lips.Seeing Sabrina’s expression and hearing the man’s pet name for Jade, Lincoln immediately looked at his wife suspiciously, “Who is he?!”“He…”“Jadie, you have always loved me. I did everything you asked me to do. I had a good life in South City, with a stable job, but you asked me to come to Star Island with you, so I did. Can you save me, please…?” At this moment, the stick-thin man knew death was fast approaching him. He could not hide the truth any longer.Jade kicked the man away from her harshly, “You damn fool! Were you in cahoots with Sabrina?! That’s right, I admit, I was the one who asked you to assassinate Sabrina! However, doing so was Lord Payne’s idea, and back then, the entire Star Island was gearing up to fight Sebastian and Sabrina. We were only trying to take the first victo
As easy as fastening a button.Selene and her parents were all scared silly. In the near distance, Harry Payne and his wife were equally terrified. Surprisingly, Minerva was the more courageous one out of them. She kept her wits with her and even looked at Sebastian with slight admiration. She muttered softly under her breath, “When my Uncle Holden controlled the island, he was so vicious and decisive too.”Minerva glanced at Aino and said softly, “Hey my little follower, your dad is very similar to Uncle Holden.”“Uncle Holden?” Aino asked.Although Aino was a proud and almost arrogant little girl, she willingly answered an ugly girl like Minerva who called her as her little follower. Aino thought it was an honor to be the follower of a girl who was more than ten years older than her.“My Uncle Holden!” Minerva rolled her eyes at Aino, “He loved you like you were his own daughter! He found me disgusting, but the moment he saw you, he coddled you like you were his little treasur
“What?” Minerva thought she misheard him.Beside him, Sabrina added, “He’s asking what do you want to major in college so that we can enroll you in a suitable school.”Sabrina knew her husband best. He was a slave to his daughter’s wants and needs. Sebastian could tell his daughter liked this older, flat-nosed girl. She was wild and rebellious, but as a whole, she had a righteous soul. She would grow up to be a valuable talent if she could receive a better education.Most importantly, she would have a friend, and Sebastian considered this too. By bringing Minerva to South City, he was effectively holding her hostage. By then, if Harry Payne and his wife wanted to overthrow him and come up with another devious plan, they could no longer do so.Minerva cried tears of gratitude, “I…I…Master…Master Sebastian, you…Are you really willing to support my studies in South City? South City is full of good colleges, with as many universities as some of the most advanced cities in the world.
Some were in charge of defense and management, and some were from civil organizations. Sabrina smiled and said to Sebastian, “Sebastian, look. The Summer family has disappeared from Star Island for more than 50 years, yet people still remember them. They love and respect you too. You must be so happy.”The man smiled faintly. What was happiness? Neither his career nor his ambitions could bring him happiness. The only things that could bring him happiness were his wife and his daughter. In front of all of the high-ranking officials on the island, the domineering and ruthless, cold-blooded man suddenly pulled his wife into his arms and planted a soft kiss on her forehead, saying gently, “Come on, it’s time to board the plane.”Sabrina was speechless.Did he have to do that?That man!He was becoming an expert at flaunting their loving relationship in public. The trip to Star Island was worth it. It seemed Holden, who escaped, had taught her husband many valuable lessons. He wo
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