All these years, Marcus held on to his wishful thinking that Sabrina was the Shaw family’s granddaughter, and yet Old Master Shaw kept hurting her. It wasn’t just Sabrina, anyone else in her position would be equally irate and incensed. And what’s more, Sabrina wasn’t a greedy woman. Marcus apologized to her sincerely. “I’m sorry…”Sabrina didn’t take it to heart. “It’s alright, I know you meant well. Enough about me, how are you and Yvonne?”At the mention of Yvonne, a smile appeared on his face. “She’s very interesting, cute and lively.”“Then be nice to her. Her cousin is Sebastian’s top bodyguard cum driver. If you harm her in any way, her cousin will cut you into teeny tiny little pieces of meat!”Marcus laughed. “I know, I would never dare go against her wishes, I will treat Yvonne like a princess.”Sabrina laughed. “That’s more like it!”After a pause, she looked at Nigel again. “Master Nigel, you should go home. Thank you for your concern, but my husband can solve this proble

Hearing her daughter’s scream, Sabrina started and turned to look back at Aino, “Where, baby?”“Outside the window.” Aino pointed outside the window.Sabrina looked in the direction of Aino’s finger. “Where? I don’t see anything.”“Mommy, your eyesight is poor. You need to look past the road, behind that tree. See, there are two little black eyes there.” Aino’s gaze was still fixed far in the distance. She wasn’t afraid of the pair of eyes at all, because Aino could feel the warmth of its gaze. Upon closer look, Sabrina did indeed see the pair of eyes.Sabrina was so shocked, she froze for a split second. All she saw was a pair of dark eyes behind a tree, the eyes were looking at them through a gap in the branches.Sabrina stared back at the eyes for a while, then immediately got out of the car and led Aino running toward the road. “Aino, quick, follow me.”However, by the time they reached the opposite end of the road, she didn’t see anything. The pair of eyes had long since disappear

She told herself that she still had Sebastian and she still had Aino. They were a happy family of three. She craved more from Sebastian, to calm her anxious wounds. The moment her words left her mouth, the people on the other side immediately felt like laughing, but didn’t dare to, they didn’t even dare cover their mouths!Luckily, Sabrina knew when to stop. “I won’t get in the way of your work. Come back soon, I can’t fall asleep without you. I’m hanging up soon, bye dear.”Her continuous sweet tone and words made him feel refreshed. In the past, he hated sweet things. Even his coffee was the most bitter, most concentrated coffee available on the market worldwide. And now, he didn’t realize when it had started but he drank his coffee with a cube of sugar. He found that the fragrant coffee tasted particularly delicious when it was laced with a hint of sweetness.That night, Sebastian returned home late. Tip-toeing into his house, he thought Sabrina would’ve fallen asleep, but noticed t

Instantly, Sebastian straightened up. “What action?”On the other end, his subordinate reported immediately. “The leader of Star Island, Simon Payne, is giving a speech in public. He is talking about resisting an attack from South City!”Sebastian laughed coldly. “Ha! Why would I attack him? He overestimates himself.”“Master Sebastian, what should we do now?” his subordinate asked. Sebastian laughed coldly. “He wants to resist an attack from South City, right? Hire more soldiers for him, let him realize how strong he is.”“Understood, Sir.” On the other end, his subordinate said respectfully, “I’m sorry for interrupting your rest, Sir. Goodnight.”“Alright.” Ending the call, Sebastian saw that Sabrina was already sitting upright. She was looking at him worriedly. “You stayed late in the office today not to make up for the delay, but because you were preparing for the attack on Star Island?”Sebastian nodded. “Yes.”Sabrina bit her lips. “Will it be dangerous?”“No,” he answ

A blush spread across her cheeks. When she was done changing into a new set of clothes, she walked out of the bedroom and headed to the dining room, but still, Sebastian was nowhere in sight.Seeing her, Aunt Lewis said, “Madam, Sir left for the office more than an hour ago. He seems particularly busy these days.”“Yeah, it’s fine.” Sabrina turned and walked to the balcony. The balcony was filled with various species of potted plants, all of them green and lush with life. Taking advantage of the spare time before breakfast, Sabrina tended to the plants. Once again, she was reminded of her mother. Even though they had been poor, her mother had green fingers and loved plants. In the past, Sabrina could never figure out why her mother was so different from the other women in the village, even though she was just another poverty-stricken villager?Her mother could play the piano well. She loved nature too. She even loved to wash Sabrina’s hair with water soaked in Jasmine flowers. Her moth

Ruth was crying miserably on the other side of the line. "Sabrina, hurry and come save me please.""Don't cry, Ruth. Tell me the address and I'll head over right away to get you," Sabrina said immediately."It's a secret hostel in the slum area, you lived here six years ago. They told me it's just a secret hostel when it actually is filled with people specializing in trafficking. They said they are going to sell me off to some old man, and he is going to be here in an hour."Sabrina's heart ached, listening to her friend's suffering voice. "I'll be there right away. If that old man arrives before I do, you need to fight him with everything you have. Buy yourself some time, do you understand?""Okay."Sabrina hung up, grabbed her bag and rushed down, without stopping to inform the Design Director. She got into her car and it wasn't until she was on the way when she called the Director to explain her sudden disappearance."I'm sorry, Director, there is some urgent matter that I need to t

And in comparison to her, Selene was the absolute opposite. Did Selene ever show even the slightest trace of integrity? Mindy, the cousin he had been spoiling for over twenty years, was no different. The more he looked at Mindy, the more disgusted he was by her. However, the thought of Mindy had reminded him of Ruth, which was why he decided to call Sabrina to ask about her."I'm sorry, Sabrina," he said apologetically. "I guess I have been getting ahead of myself, I want to apologize to you about that. I won't force you into it anymore. We are still good friends, though, aren't we?""Yes. I will always see you as a good friend of mine. Is this why you are calling?" Sabrina's tone eased."Not really. You received a call from your friend Ruth just now right before you left. It has been a few days since she last showed up for work. Did something happen to her?"Sabrina became increasingly anxious at the mention of Ruth, but she knew that she couldn't mention this to anyone just yet. She

In the small room with dim lights, Ruth was completely naked and was shaking like a leaf. There was an old man in bold laying in his own pool of blood."Ruth?" Sabrina shouted.Ruth scrambled up and ran towards Sabrina, sobbing. Sabrina immediately pulled her handkerchief out from her handbag for Ruth to cover up as much as she could."Ruth, are you okay? Did you get hurt?" she asked, worried."Sabrina...I didn't. I did what you said and fought with everything I had. But when I resisted, they stripped me down to nothing and even tossed my undergarments away. This old man came in and hit me in the head but I white-knuckled through it. I waited until he undressed himself and then I took his belt and smacked his head with the buckle over and over again. I'm so scared...am I going to jail?"Sabrina pulled Ruth into her arms and comforted her. "You did right, Ruth. You have been great, so great. That was nothing but self-defense, you'll be fine."Just as she was speaking, a woman in heels s

Sabrina narrowed her eyes in contempt. The woman paled in fear and continued to explain frantically. "It's just...your friend's parents really did borrow a million dollars from us. They said that they needed the money for their other daughter, who was sick and needed treatment to survive. They said they are sending the other daughter here to me and that they didn't care if I sold her off as long as she is alive. I was only doing this because they couldn't pay me back, it's not like I could just give out a million dollars like that, right? That's why-""I get it." Sabrina refused to look at the woman and tightened her arms around Ruth."Pl-please have mercy on us," the woman pleaded."Clothes!" Sabrina roared again."I'll have them hurry!"Very soon, the woman came back with two enormous bags of clothes."Shower room!"The woman hurriedly took Sabrina and Ruth to the shower room."Ruth, take a shower and put on some clothes. I'll take you home.""Thank you, Sabrina. Thank you so much,"

"Sabrina, I...do you know what it feels like to be deceived, betrayed and tossed aside by your own kin?" Ruth asked in tears. Then she shook her head and continued, "You don't. Your father is no longer around, but he loved you with all his heart when he was still alive. Your mother is missing, but she loved you too. You wouldn't know how it feels to be deceived and sold out by your own parents. I don't think I can live like this any longer, Sabrina."Sabrina patted Ruth on her hand. "You are your own person, Ruth. Stay strong. I...I can understand what you are saying, I know the feeling.""You do?""Yeah. To be cut off, insulted and hurt by your father, I can empathize with what you feel," she responded gloomily. She lifted her glance to meet Ruth's eyes. "Tell me, what did they do to you?"Ruth flinched as she recalled what her parents had done to her."They..." Her sight was blurred from all the tears, her voice was trembling in despair and helplessness. "I...did you know, Sabri