Claude could not help but inwardly laugh when looking at Candace’s deer-like eyes that were clear as day but on high alert. Was she perhaps regarding him as a bad person now?“Don’t misunderstand him, Miss. Uncle Claude is my daddy’s bodyguard. He’s not a bad guy.” Sebastian felt that this could go very wrong. He should not let Miss White have a terrible impression of Uncle Claude.“Bodyguard?” Candace looked at the two of them suspiciously. “Are bodyguards allowed to carry guns around?” Sebastian’s dad was not an influential figure, after all.“Then what does your dad do for a living?” Candace had only met Simon once before. She remembered that he was sitting in a wheelchair and had a devastatingly handsome face with an indifferent expression. However, he exuded a strong aura.“Your daddy is not a criminal, right?” Candace started guessing on her own.“My daddy is a good person! He doesn’t do bad things!” Sebastian merely thought that she was indeed a literature teacher, judging
“Miss, does that mean you and Uncle will meet again someday?” Sebastian was always looking for an opportunity to set them up.Candace said to him in an easy and relaxed manner, “That’s right.” Afterward, she turned around to enter her front door with a smile.Sebastian crossed his hands over his chest and nudged Claude with his elbow, saying, “Uncle, it seems like your heroic act worked this time. Miss Candace has a good impression of you now, so you didn’t get injured for nothing.”Something seemed to freeze in Claude’s eyes, and there was zero expression of joy on his face.A person like him could lose their life on any given day. It would be better for him not to drag a nice girl into this. He was more suitable to be on his own.…When Candace was in class the next day, a police officer came looking for her. She felt a throb in her heart.Sebastian secretly followed them and hid behind a corner in the corridor, listening to the police officer questioning her.“We received a
In the hospital, Sharon had just come out of the doctor’s office. Her complexion appeared ashen, and there was a test report in her hand.She walked as though she was soulless as the doctor’s words echoed inside her head.“You can see from the result of the test that the child has inherited your gene…”The very thing she had been too terrified to face was now a reality. Sebastian had inherited the madness gene!However, the doctor said that the gene was not as obvious, just like hers. If nothing triggered him, he could live life like a normal person as the risk was not that high.It was just that the doctor had discovered something else during the examination. Sebastian seemed to have recessive aplastic anemia. He had no obvious symptoms yet, but he must be treated as soon as possible or it would be life-threatening.…Sebastian, who was in the corner of the hospital corridor, watched as the police officers came out of the ward and left.“Daddy, Uncle Claude, the police are gon
“I have to stay here and protect President Zachary.” Claude was relieved just knowing that she had been released from the police station.“My daddy is now under my protection. You go ahead.” Sebastian pushed him off.Claude was still refusing to leave until Simon spoke up, “Go ahead. I don’t need your protection at the moment.”Claude looked at the two and nodded. “Yes, sir.” It was as if he was merely following an order to pick Candace up.Sebastian and his daddy walked toward the entrance of the hospital. Sebastian sighed and said, “If it weren’t for me, Uncle Claude would be single for the rest of his life.”Simon glanced at his son and said with a half-smile, “I didn’t expect you to have the potential to be a matchmaker at such a young age.”“How can you say that, Daddy? Not just everyone will receive such great treatment from me.” He was not fond of getting called a matchmaker.When the two walked to the door, they just happened to bump into Sharon who was coming from the o
Sharon did not respond to him and quietly cleaned up the mess on the floor before getting up. She turned her back on him and fell silent again. Truthfully, her heart was no longer at peace.Simon was absolutely certain that she was hiding something from him.“Is it because of the hospital visit today? Are you sick?” This was the worst thing he could think of.Sharon could not contain herself any longer; her emotions were crumbling down as she tried to suppress her cries. Even her shoulders were twitching.Simon’s expression sank as he turned her around to face him. “What’s the matter? Tell me.” Was it a serious illness, perhaps?Sharon wanted to tell him, but she found it difficult to speak, so the only option was to pass him the test report.Simon took it and looked at it suspiciously. “What’s this?” It seemed like it was his son’s test report.“Can’t you see? Sebastian has inherited my family’s genes. Plus, he’s sick…” Sharon was choked up.He was not surprised that their son
The next day, they went to see the doctor together. The answer they got was still for them to have another child as it was the best option to cure Sebastian of his illness.After coming out of the hospital, the two sat in the car with a dull and depressing atmosphere shrouding them.“Simon, how about listening to the doctor? You should have another child…”“Shut up!” Simon’s expression looked extremely solemn, and his voice was icy. “I’ll find another doctor. There must be another option. You have to stop overthinking, and you’re not permitted to say another word about me having a child with another woman!”Sharon turned her head to the side and looked out the window. Her eyes were reddened now.…Sharon was so agitated that she went to talk to Riley.“What? How could Sebastian get such an illness?” Riley was extremely baffled upon hearing this.“What I’m worried about now is his treatment. Simon doesn’t accept the idea of looking for a surrogate to conceive another child…”“I
Perhaps Simon’s gaze was overly cold and sharp, so his stare sent shivers down her spine.Lena thought that she had said something wrong and quickly corrected herself, “No… Not cooperation. I just mean to say that I’ll work well alongside you… I’ll try my best to work well with you.”Simon’s eyes grew colder. He looked at Sharon and asked in a stern voice, “Why did you bring this person to me?” He could guess the reason at this point, but he wanted to hear Sharon say it herself.Hence, Sharon had to explain, “Simon, we’ve talked about this. For Sebastian’s sake, you have to have another baby, and Lena is—”“Enough! Shut up!” The look in Simon’s eyes was frighteningly cold. Did Sharon honestly not mind the fact that he would have a child with another woman? Not to mention, she even went out of her way to look for a woman for him!Sharon’s heart was throbbing in pain as well. This was truly not what she wanted for them, but she could not stand idly by and watch her son die…She swa
Penelope glanced at them coldly and asked with a chilly tone, “Weren’t the two of you quarreling so loudly earlier? Why aren’t you talking now? Did you become mute all of a sudden?”She stared at Sharon and said, “You. Tell me what happened to Sebastian.”“Didn’t you hear us? He’s sick and needs cord blood treatment.” Sharon could not hide the trace of fatigue in her eyes.“So? You want Simon to have a child with that woman? Why can’t you do it?” Penelope asked and suddenly remembered something as she looked at Sharon mockingly, saying, “Oh, I almost forgot about your lousy genes. If you have another baby, it’ll probably have the madness disease like you!”“Why are you here, Penelope?” Simon said abruptly. Her presence would only worsen the conflict between him and Sharon.“If I weren’t here today, would I even come to know that Sebastian is sick?” Penelope snorted angrily.She looked at Sharon again and somehow agreed with her approach. “You did well this time. Since you know th