Ruth didn't respond immediately, as she thought to herself, ‘Me? Beating you up? I wouldn't even have a chance to raise my hand at you before your dad, your mom, your bodyguard Kingston and probably Yvonne, too, beat me up first instead. How do I even beat you up?’"Of course I won't beat you up! Just give me my gift already! If you don't do it right now, let's see if I'm going to beat you up right now and here," Ruth glared at Aino sternly.Aino flinched. "Alright, then." She ran off to the back of the car and took her gift for Ruth out."Here you go, pretty Aunt Ruth." Aino cocked her little head to the side and held her gift up high towards Ruth."Ah...!" Startled, Ruth immediately jumped into Ryan's arms.Jane, who was next to them, was amused and glad to realize that Aino loved her after all. Jane found her gift beautiful and heart-warming, in comparison to Ruth's gift."You...! Aino Scott! Our friendship is over! You...what on earth is this thing you are giving me?""It's
Aino sighed. "I'll show you now, then.""No! Just pass it to your Aunt Yvonne, Aunt Ruth won't look at it for now." Ruth grinned mischievously. She had been scared to obliviation and so she wanted Yvonne to experience the same.‘Hehe! I'm sorry, Yvonne, but it's your fault for not coming here to see Sabrina!’ she thought.Aino ceased hurrying towards her gifts at Ruth's words. She didn't want to show Ruth her gift to Yvonne to begin with, because she wanted to keep it mysterious for the surprise.After handing out all the gifts, it was time for Sabrina, Aino and Sebastian to head home. Kingston drove them home and when the three sat in the car, they were all overwhelmed with the feeling of returning home after a lifetime. Familiar streets, familiar roads, even the street lights felt like home. Sabrina gazed out the window.The car went towards their residential area and before they reached the gates, Sabrina accidentally saw those long-lost eyes, only that this time, she saw it di
Sebastian pulled Sabrina into his arms, his heart heavy with guilt."Mom, I miss you so much. Is it really you, mom?" Sabrina sobbed uncontrollably. "Why won't you come out and see me? Mom, Aino, Aino's dad, and I, we all miss you. Mom, could you please come out? Mom..." Her wailing started catching the attention of passersby and even Aino was shocked by the sight."Sabrina, you are scaring Aino. Don't cry," Sebastian whispered gently.Sabrina tried her best to calm down and turned around to find Aino, who was at the brink of crying as well."Mommy..." Aino stepped towards Sabrina and said, "Mommy, don't be sad, okay?""Baby..." Sabrina muttered."Actually, I bought you a gift as well. I wanted to wait until we get home to surprise you, but mommy, I want to tell you what I bought for you right now," Aino reached out to her to offer her comfort.Sabrina wrapped her arms around Aino. "I'm sorry, baby, did mommy scared you?"Aino wiped the tears off Sabrina's face like a miniature
That reminded Sabrina of her mother again. Those eyes she found outside their area were dazed, and even though Sabrina couldn't see her face, she was certain that those were the eyes of her mother. The thought of what her mother had been going through pierced through her heart like a sharp blade. She went off the shower in silent sorrow, not even bathing Aino could help brighten up her mood. The child noticed her mother's struggle and decided to remain quiet as well. After they had showered, Sabrina tucked Aino in for a short nap and she slowly drifted off to sleep after Aino. She was exhausted, but couldn't seem to find peace in sleep.Sebastian, too, was tired but he had no time to rest. After seeing that Sabrina and Aino had gone to sleep, he went to his study to work. It's been half a month since he showed up at the office. Everything was operating as per usual, with only the documents that were pending to be approved piling up in an electronic drive. After handling them all, it w
Sebastian stared at Sabrina, his eyes widened with surprise. "What's wrong, Sabrina?""Don't do it, Sebastian. Please don't."He cupped her cheeks in his palms and said, "Sabrina, once the old Master Shaw sees that Selene is the imposter, he will no longer try to protect her. You can deal with the Lynn Family however you want then."She shook her head. She forced a bitter smile at him despite the tears in her eyes and said, "Don't you get it, Sebastian? The old Master Shaw hates me."Sebastian sighed."He hates me to the bones," she continued miserably, "Marcus had told me that I looked like his aunt from the first time we met. If even Marcus could recognize the similarity, do you really think the old Master Shaw couldn't? But still, he insisted on acknowledging Selene as his granddaughter, because he took a natural liking in Selene and instinctively wanted her to be his granddaughter. This is nothing but an act of fooling himself into finding comfort in his selfishness. If they g
On the other hand, Sabrina had been so understanding and embraced everything about him. She never asked for anything in return and every single thing she did was out of consideration for him. At that moment, Sebastian was at a loss of his words. He could only hold her close fiercely with his arms tightly around her. He was so afraid of losing her.For over thirty years, he had always been alone. Always. The Fords despised him, and he was exiled to foreign land, left to make ends meet with his mother. He was not born this way, but the environment he grew up in made him the vicious man that he had become, until he met Sabrina. He could still remember the electronic filter she gave him one night, the creamy lemon pasta she made for him before, and the smile as bright as the sun that blossomed on her face at the smallest gesture of kindness she was shown. All those were proof as to how lonely Sabrina had been, and how much she longed for real love. He was lonely too. He also shared her lo
The next day. It was sunny and bright outside when Sabrina woke up. She felt as though her entire body had been disassembled and barely glued back together, but somehow, she felt energized and refreshed. A shy smile appeared on her face. The two of them had been a couple for some time now, so they had been busy when they were on Star Island and had not been intimate for half a month, but when they finally returned home with some time alone, it felt as though it was their honeymoon all over again. He had some tricks up his sleeves and so did she. After some sleep, she found herself in a much better mood, perhaps due to the beautiful weather as well. Though she still could not find her mother, Sabrina was ninety per cent certain that her mother was still alive. As long as she was alive, there was always hope. It was at least better than her thinking that her mother was dead like she had been the past six years. Living was the biggest hope there was. She sat up from the bed and turned
"Sebastian..." Never had she thought that Sebastian would be the first to bow before her."Once Nigel recovers from his injury, have him over to the Ford Group and co-sign a contract with me. That land by the edge of South City will be developed by the Ford Group alongside the Conor Group," said Sebastian.Nigel, his aunt, and his uncle-in-law froze."Sebastian..." Nigel looked at him, red-eyed.Sebastian glanced over at him mockingly. "You helpless brat!""You're right, Sebastian," Nigel said as he laughed in response."Hurry up and recover. Aino keeps badgering us, saying that she doesn't have an uncle for her to let her ride on. That ought to be you from now on!""That little thing chose the right person to be her horse, then," Nigel said as his laugh grew even more cheerful.Next to him, Minerva was smiling as well. "That naughty little thing Aino loves horse-riding."Sebastian's attention was instantly drawn to Minerva at her words. He glanced over at her before saying to
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