Neither Simon or Penelope relented in front of the police station. The siblings had always been this stubborn, and neither one of them was willing to give in.Sharon was genuinely afraid. She wanted to say something to persuade them to at least not make a scene here.“This should be a happy occasion, two siblings have reunited at last. How about I buy some ingredients and cook us something delicious tonight? Why don’t you come over and have a meal with us, Penelope?”Even though she was somewhat reluctant to have Penelope be a guest in her house, she was still Simon’s only sister after all. Sharon genuinely did not wish to see them argue incessantly.It was just that for Penelope, Sharon was truly despicable. It was understandable when Sebastian wanted to stay with his mother and refused to return to the Zachary household. However, even Simon was so bewitched by her that he refused to come home as well!The two father and son were entirely in Sharon Jeans’ grasp!“Who said anythi
“Don’t come here, or I’ll jump!” Sebastian stood up at this moment, completely disregarding the danger.Sharon halted her footsteps, not daring to stir him up further. “Okay, okay. I’ll not go over, but you have to come over.”“First, you have to give me your word. Only then will I go over!”“Are… Are you trying to piss off your mother?” She only refused to let him learn anything about guns because of the danger he would face in the future after learning that skill.Seeing the mother and son quarreling, Simon, who had been silent for a while, said in a deep voice, “I give you my word.”Both of them looked at him at the same time. Sebastian could not help but get excited, exclaiming, “What did you say, Daddy? Are you agreeing to let Uncle Claude teach me more about guns?”“Yeah,” said Simon as he nodded.Sharon furrowed her eyebrows as she looked at him. She was extremely bewildered. “Simon?” Why are you agreeing to it?”“Let him learn if he wants to. It’s not a big deal anyway.
“Who is it? Why aren’t you opening the door?” Riley walked over and asked Sharon.“It’s Jim,” said Sharon as she turned to look at her.There was instantly a change in Riley’s expression. “How did he know where to find me? Did you bring him here?”“I’m the last one you should doubt here. Would I ever betray you like that?” Sharon scoffed as she furrowed her brows. “Did he perhaps follow me here? But when I came over, there was no one behind me!”“No one would know the answer to that. Plus, he’s always been such a shameless person!” Riley was not at all surprised that he would go as far as to stalk someone.“What do we do now? Do you want to see him?” Sharon thought that they should be talking things out rather than avoiding each other entirely.However, she was merely a bystander and the decision was still in Riley’s hands.“I don’t want to see him. Since he came here by following you, you figure it out.”As soon as Riley said this, Jim stopped ringing the doorbell and started
“Jim Newton! Riley is my best friend, so if you do anything to her, I won’t let you off!” She had no idea what this bastard Jim was up to now.“I’m trying to talk to her, so there’s no need for her best friend to meddle in,” Jim said from the other side of the door.When Riley recovered her senses and chased after Jim, Sharon had already been pushed out of the door by him.“Aren’t you going too far, Jim Newton?! This is my house!”“I know. I just want to talk to you alone. Don’t get too stirred up now. It’s bad for the fetus.”She only found his words ironic. She took a deep breath and said, “I think you’d prefer it if the fetus were gone, right? Weren’t you planning on being the executioner who’s planning to kill your own child?!”Jim furrowed his eyebrows deeply. “Can you stop uttering such unpleasant words? I was merely doing it for your own sake. I didn’t want you to end up with a child before marriage or become a single mother.”“That just means you’re not planning to take
Once Simon agreed to let Claude teach Sebastian more about guns, the kid excitedly came over to look for Claude.Since the boss himself had given his consent, Claude was no longer hesitant as well. He began to teach Sebastian wholeheartedly.“Today’s your first lesson with guns. But before that, I’d like to make some things clear to you and you have to keep these things in mind,” said Claude.“Yes, sir!” Sebastian was even more serious about this than attending his classes at school.“You told me that you wanted to be a powerful sniper. This is not an easily achievable goal. In addition to bitterly hard practices, the other thing you have to pay attention to is to treat the gun as if it’s a part of yourself, an extension of your hand. You can hit anything if you want to, and to put it simply, you have to become one with the gun itself. Once you reach this level, you’ll be a powerful sniper as well.”Sebastian gave it a thought for a moment and said, “I got it!”“Okay, let’s begin
Just as Sharon was about to go over, she halted after seeing Claude helping her out.After the two picked up all of the fruits, they both stood up at the same time without paying much attention to each other. Then, they accidentally bumped into each other while standing up.“Ah…” Candace rubbed on her sore forehead. She scrunched up her tiny nose and looked at the other party. It seemed like she had bumped into the man’s chest instead of his forehead. However, why on earth was the man’s chest muscles rock-hard?Seeing that she was somewhat in pain, Claude quickly apologized, “I’m sorry… Are you alright?” He was slightly at a loss as well and clumsily waved his hands around, not knowing where to place them. The big man was utterly embarrassed at the moment.It was as if he had never laid a finger on a woman before.Seeing this adorable demeanor, Candace burst into a peal of laughter.“What are you laughing at?” Claude was puzzled. Had she hit herself in the head too hard?Candace
Sharon abruptly remembered something else now that her son had fallen ill and was hospitalized. She had been wanting to do the test on her son a long time ago.She was wondering if he had inherited her genes… Specifically, the madness gene she had inherited from her mother.Sharon had never managed to get the check-up done as she was afraid of the result. However, now that she and Simon had gone through so many ordeals in the past, she felt that she could face any result now.She went ahead and discussed this with the doctor privately. They took a little bit of blood from Sebastian for the examination. Yet, she did not inform her son what she was doing with it.“This test takes time, but don’t worry, I’ll notify you once the test report comes out,” the doctor said to Sharon.Sharon truly wanted to know the result, but she was still a little afraid. She merely nodded and said, “Alright. Sorry for the trouble.”Sebastian stayed in the hospital for three whole days and recuperated a
Half an hour later, Candace was looking at the serious little boy in front of her and smiling while asking, “So, do you understand everything that I’ve taught you?”“Yes, almost. There’s still a little bit left, so can you please tell me about this part?”Candace was naturally happy that he was eager to learn and explained it to him in detail.Before they knew it, the sky had turned dark. Sebastian glanced at the time on the wall and said, “I think I got it now, Miss. Thanks for the extra tutoring. I’ll call my family to pick me up, so why don’t you and I go together?”Candace would be worried if he were to stay in school alone. She wanted to see him getting picked up by his parents, so she nodded. “Sure.”“Are you really single, Miss? You don’t have a boyfriend?” Sebastian chatted with her.Candace smiled and asked, “Why? Are you still planning to set me up with someone?”“I can surely do so if you’re single.”“Why do you like playing Cupid so much? Thank you, but I don’t real