Xena kept denying that she had hired people to kidnap Sebastian, but the police had evidence in their hands. They were confident that she was the one who did it with the evidence in hand.Xena finally broke down and confessed upon seeing the evidence. Adding to the crime that she had stabbed Howard with a knife, it was inevitable for her to be convicted. As Sebastian’s mom, Sharon was also called into the police station to cooperate with the investigation.Now that everything had come to light, even Penelope’s big shot lawyer could no longer protect Xena.“Xena, tell us. Why did you hire a kidnapper to kidnap Sebastian? He’s just a child. What kind of resentment could you possibly harbor toward a kid?” Penelope was extremely disappointed with her over this matter.In any case, Sebastian was still the Zachary family’s flesh and blood. Especially now that Simon had been murdered, the Zacharies were left with only one male heir!No matter how much Penelope disliked Sebastian, she s
“Grab her and send her over to the infirmary for her injury,” said a police officer.“How could you prevent me from seeing Simon?! I hate all of you!” It was as if Xena had utterly lost her mind. She honestly thought that she could see Simon if she died.Sharon could only watch as Xena was taken, and even her shrieks were slowly fading away.“Please take care of her, and don’t let her harm herself,” said Sharon to the police officers.“Don’t worry. We’ll take care of this from here. You may leave after giving your statement.”Sharon nodded and proceeded to leave the police station.Eugene’s car was parked by the entrance. He was standing on the side of the vehicle with one hand in his trouser pocket. It seemed like he had been waiting for her.“How did it go? Have they investigated it? Was she the one who kidnapped Sebastian?” he asked.Sharon looked solemn as she responded, “Yeah.”“So it was really her? She’s truly a vicious woman, isn’t she? She couldn’t even let go of a ch
Sharon looked straight into Penelope’s eyes with a cold gaze. She asked in a deep voice, “I’m not here to see anything. He’s not dead, so why are you holding a funeral for him?”“Not dead? Then do you know where he is? Tell me where he is right now,” said Penelope.“We have to see the corpse before we determine that he’s dead. Without a corpse, as far as I’m concerned, he’s not dead!” Sharon had no idea what Penelope was thinking. How could she hold a funeral without a body?Anger started surging in her chest upon seeing the priest reciting his prayer near the tombstone. Someone else was throwing flowers onto the casket. “Stop it! Stop praying!” she yelled to stop the priest and went over to pull on the people who were throwing flowers. “Stop tossing the flowers onto the casket! He’s not dead! He’s not!”Everyone started avoiding her upon witnessing this. A few of the elders from the Zachary family started cursing at her with gloomy expressions, “Where did this madwoman come from
“Stop struggling so unnecessarily, Sharon. Just go with Simon. He needs you!” Penelope raised her hand, and the sharp pair of scissors were about to pierce Sharon’s neck…“Stop! Don’t hurt my mommy!” Sebastian appeared out of nowhere and pushed his way through the crowd, rushing toward his mother.Before Penelope could grasp the situation, a brutal force knocked her over to the side. She lost grip of the weapon in her hand and it immediately fell to the ground.She even staggered a few steps backward in embarrassment before finally regaining her balance. She shifted her eyes and saw that Sebastian was already trying to save Sharon.“Let go of my mommy! Let go!” Sebastian was pulling the bodyguard’s hands.“Sebastian…” Sharon could not help but be surprised by Sebastian’s appearance. How did he know she was here? He had not even fully recovered from his injury yet!“Don’t touch him! He’s injured!” Sharon hurriedly scowled at the bodyguards.Thinking that he was now the Zachary fa
Penelope’s current forces were indeed not enough to go up against Eugene who had come prepared.Eugene’s men had managed to save Sharon and Sebastian at this point, and Penelope’s bodyguards were temporarily surrounded.The entire scene was under Eugene’s control, while Penelope was simply out of options.“Why you… You….” Penelope could feel her anger surging to her head right now and almost fainted from the dizziness. Her assistant had come over to support her.“It’s bad enough that you came here to sabotage Simon’s funeral, Sharon. Now, you’ve brought the Newton family over as well. Aren’t you bullying the Zachary family by doing this?” She could not help but scoff.“I’m not here trying to sabotage anything. I’m merely stopping you from going through with this funeral. Simon doesn’t need it!” Sharon retorted.“Ha… Alright, fine. I see it now. You’re refusing to let Simon have a peaceful rest! From now on, the Newtons and Zacharies will simply no longer co-exist! Just wait and s
She wondered if it was due to the stabbing incident, but Howard had become severely thin and he had stubble all around his mouth. He looked extremely haggard, yet those eyes were still staring at her with a piercing gaze.Howard picked up the phone, trying to communicate with her.Sharon hesitated silently before finally picking up the phone. As soon as she placed it on her ear, she could hear his hoarse voice saying, “Shar…”“Why were you looking for me?” Truthfully, she did not want to see him at all.Her attitude was cold and indifferent, yet he paid no heed to it at all. In fact, he was just happy to see her. “So you’re still willing to come to see me after all, Shar. I knew that you wouldn’t be so ruthless to me.”His words made her frown in disgust, and she replied, “What do you want? Get to the point.”“I merely wanted to ask if the poison is out of your body now?” It was as if he was utterly concerned about her.Frankly, Sharon did not think that the liquid he had inject
On this day, Autumn had to undergo a routine check-up with a doctor, so both Sharon and Eugene went over to Bamboo Garden.Perhaps it was because Sharon had often come back to keep Autumn company and make perfumes with her, so her mother’s mental state was much more stable than before.Nowadays, she was less agitated when the doctor was giving her a check-up.“The two of you can rest easy. Judging from the examination results, the madam is recovering even better than before. As long as she remains in this state, I have every reason to believe that she’ll keep getting better and better. Perhaps she’ll be like any other ordinary person soon,” said the doctor.Sharon and Eugene were naturally happy to hear this. If their mother could recover, that would mean that she would not have to stay cooped up in Bamboo Garden.“Kelly, you may go ahead and see the doctor out. We’ll stay here and keep our mother company for a while,” Eugene said to the housekeeper.Sharon went back into the hou
Eugene lowered his head to touch hers to check her temperature. Her fever had subsided by now, but he could tell that she was not in good spirits.“Then, I’ll keep you company while you finish up your homework, alright? But you’ll have to get some rest afterward. Okay?” The man’s voice sounded low and gentle.“Okay.” Rue was quite reliant on the father whom she had just met.Rue was the studious type, so she had always been able to do her homework independently. She could do everything without any of Eugene’s guidance.“I’m done, Daddy. Can you read me a bedtime story before I sleep?” She already knew that her mother would be back late tonight, so she did not ask about her whereabouts.“Sure. Which story would you like to hear?” Eugene carried her over to the bed and kept touching her forehead to test her temperature. It was still normal at the moment.“Anything is fine.”“How about ‘Little Red Riding Hood’?”“That sounds great!” Rue lay down on the bed beside him quietly and r