When Sharon saw Simon’s sudden appearance, her heart subconsciously skipped a beat.On this dark evening, the tall man was walking toward them. His innately powerful aura was making the people around him breathe somewhat cautiously.Sharon suddenly felt nervous upon being stared at by his bottomless, obsidian eyes.When Sebastian saw his daddy, his little face immediately bloomed into a smile as he said, “You’re right on time, Daddy. Mommy is taking me to eat ribs for dinner. Why don’t you come along?”Sharon could feel her breathing becoming hitched and she was about to refuse when Simon spoke first, “Sure. It’s my treat.”She turned her eyes to look at him, and right at that moment, he turned his gaze toward her as well. Their eyes met, and there was a spark of electricity. It was as if she had been electrocuted, so she quickly looked away from him.Sharon had spent all her efforts trying to leave him, but now it seemed like she had no other option but to keep in contact with h
Sharon could not help but ponder, ‘Wasn’t Franky Simon’s assistant? When did he switch to this young lady?’She did not overthink it and faintly replied, “Hello.” She had no intention of shaking hands with her.An awkward look of embarrassment flashed across Xena’s face as she silently retracted her hand. Then, when she saw that they were eating ribs, she turned her head to smile at Simon. She said, “I’ve been looking for Sebastian all day and haven’t eaten anything. Can you treat me to some ribs, President Zachary?”Simon glanced at her indifferently and then looked at Sharon who was talking to Ceylon. With a frown, he finally said to Xena in a deep tone, “Sit.”Xena showed an even brighter smile and immediately sat down next to him.Sharon noticed this entire scene from the corners of her eyes. It seemed like Xena was not merely his assistant.It was impossible for a mere assistant to speak to him in that tone.“Mommy, I’d like some meat. Can you take the meat off the bone for
Simon watched as the car Sharon and his son were in slowly drove away. He placed one of his hands into his trouser pocket, and the street lights shone on him. His facial features had become even more three-dimensional like a sculpture, while his dark eyes were akin to a bottomless pool.Xena was standing behind him, looking straight at the handsome man. She could not help but voice out her curiosity, “Why didn’t Miss Jeans leave with you, President Zachary?” Instead, he allowed Sebastian to go with her?Simon retracted his gaze, turned around, and walked toward the black Bentley parked on the side of the road. When he passed by her, he spat out a somewhat indifferent sentence to her, “Don’t ask about things that are none of your business.”Xena had to shut her mouth and merely look at the view of his upright back. There was a dark flash across her eyes.It seemed like Sharon was not willing to go with him!Once the car stopped at the Newton household, Sebastian looked out and coul
Sharon parted her lips but gave up trying to argue with him. There was not much point to it anyway.“Quick, put your clothes on. If you catch a cold, I won’t be held responsible for it.” She no longer tried to help him and made him dress himself.Sebastian was still smiling as he put his clothes on. Then, he continued, “It’s alright. Now that I have Mommy by my side, I’m not afraid that no one will take care of me if I get sick.”Sharon frowned at his words. “Did no one take care of you when you got sick? How about your daddy?”Sebastian pretended to be sorrowful and sighed. “Daddy’s been very busy at work, and he was looking for you all over the place. Plus, Aunt Penelope kept forcing him to go on blind dates too, so he didn’t have time for me.”“Blind dates?” Was Penelope arranging blind dates for Simon?Sebastian grabbed her hand and said, “That’s right, Mommy. Since you’re no longer by Daddy’s side, he’s being forced to marry another woman. Aunt Penelope arranged that lady fr
Sebastian happily embraced his mommy, feeling immensely warm in her arms. “Mommy, please don’t leave us again, okay?” The little guy looked up at her while he was in her embrace.Sharon leaned her body sideways to stare at her son’s face, which was looking more and more like Simon’s. Under the dim lights, there was an unnoticeable trace of sadness flashing across her eyes.She could no longer give him any promises. Frankly speaking, even bringing her son back home tonight was something that had exceeded her boundaries.She should have fiercely refused them and cut off all contact with them, but her heart was not made of stone. She could not force herself to be so indifferent.Sharon wanted to be brazen this one time and allow herself to spend some time with her son for a couple of days before sending him away again.She proceeded to caress her son’s back while realizing how much taller and bigger he had gotten. However, he was a little bit on the thin side, so she asked, “Doesn’
Sharon frowned at his words. What kind of era was this guy living in? Why could one not have children without getting married first?However, the old man would be adamant about his way of thinking, so there was no need for her to argue with him over such matters. Not to mention, she had to leave her son in the Newton household for the day.“I’m just his mother for the time being.”Quinn found her words to be even more ridiculous and scoffed. “For the time being? So are you saying the kid is not yours?”“Of course, I’m Mommy’s son!” Sebastian shouted.Sharon refused to discuss this topic and pulled her son over to sit at the table.“I’ll be a little busy today, Grandpa, so Sebastian will be here to keep you company.”“I’m a loner, so I don’t need anyone accompanying me.” Quinn refused without the slightest hesitation.“Then… you can keep him company instead.”Quinn’s old face appeared stern when he said, “I don’t take care of kids.”“Great-grandpa, it’s easy to take care of me
“I have a daddy and a mommy, so I’m not a wild child!” The old man’s words managed to stir Sebastian up, making him immediately jump off the chair as he shouted at him furiously.“How impudent!” Quinn sneered. How dare a little brat challenge him?!His murky old eyes immediately glared at Sharon as he said, “Contact his parents immediately and demand them the compensation for the vase. Ask them to take this kid away as well!”Sharon was getting somewhat angry as well. She knew that the old man had a weird temperament, but he was clearly abusing his authority to hurt a child.“I’ll pay you back for the vase, but how can you bicker with a child at your age? You’ll become a laughing stock if outsiders find out about this,” said Sharon coldly.Quinn snorted back at her. “I’m already a laughing stock for accepting you back into the Newton household! You’re not even his mother, so why are you paying for his mistake? Call his parents over!”“I’m his mother for the time being, so I shoul
Sharon looked at him in astonishment. It was eight million dollars. Was he about to pay up so quickly?She felt that Simon was letting the old man get away with it so lightly!Quinn did not expect Simon to be so frank and straightforward as well. He suddenly said, “Hold on.”The pen in Simon’s hand paused as he looked at the old man in a puzzled manner. Quinn was not uttering a word and merely stared at him for quite some time. It seemed like something had flashed before his murky old eyes.Then, he quickly muttered, “Since you’re being so sincere, President Zachary, why don’t we change the mode of compensation?”Simon put his pen away as his thin lips curled into a half-smile. He asked, “What kind of mode are you speaking of?”Sharon had a bad feeling in her gut when she saw the old man smiling so insincerely.A sharp light flashed across Quinn’s eyes as he said, “I heard that you’ve successfully acquired one of Far East’s projects. As far as I know, the project is huge, and