"You are..." Sabrina felt that the voice she heard was somewhat familiar, but the idea was soon denied after a split moment of hesitation. She had never heard of this voice before."How...are you doing lately?" The person who called sounded like an old friend or an old foe, as though he had plenty of conflicts with Sabrina that he wanted to let go and couldn't do so. Sabrina's heart sank as she subconsciously glanced over at Sebastian.Sebastian noticed the frown on her face. "What's wrong?"He had thought that it was from his father. Could it be that his father turned to call Sabrina after Sebastian ended the call?Sabrina handed her phone over to him and Sebastian answered in a tone as cold and sharp as a sword forged from ice. "Hello?"Nothing. There was no sound at all. Not even noises of the person breathing, but Sebastian could distinctly hear the snapping sound of the person hanging up. He exchanged looks with Sabrina, both were confused.After a while, Sabrina suggested,
Kingston replied respectfully, "Mrs. Ford, I woke up late this morning. In order to save time, I had my breakfast right after I woke up and hurt my throat."Concerned, Sabrina immediately said, "Assistant Yates, you should go to the hospital, then. You shouldn't drive, let Sebastian drive instead, you should hurry and go-"Sebastian interrupted her by pulling her back into his embrace, stopping her from continuing.The car drove towards Sabrina's office and stopped on the outside of the building. They spotted Ryan and Marcus parking their cars and were about to step into the building, as the car pulled over.It had been a while since Marcus had been to the office, but because his grandfather was ill, he had to stay by his side at the hospital for a while. The motto of the Shaw Family had always been to be dutiful and respectful for one's parents, which was why he had left all operational issues at the hands of Ryan. It wasn't until today that he finally showed up at the office. Coi
Sabrina froze for a moment. Instinctively, she thought that Marcus might want to take her to see the old Master Shaw. She rejected him politely. "I'm sorry, Director Shaw, but if you want to bring me to your grandfather, then I..."To her surprise, Marcus denied the notion decisively. "I'd never! The way my grandfather has hurt you has caused me to resent him as well, so I would never force you into meeting him."Sabrina smiled in response. "That's good. Thank you, Cousin Marcus.""Are you willing to refer to me as your cousin?""Haven't you been seeing me as your cousin right from the start?""Of course!" Marcus beamed."Where are you taking me?" she asked."Come, I'll take you there now!"Sabrina remained still. "Is...it something important? My work is piling up and you know that if I fail to complete my tasks, it would affect the others in the department as well."Marcus grinned. "Right, I forgot about it. My cousin Sabrina has always been careful with her job. It's lucky t
Sabrina couldn't help but to feel confused. "Director Shaw, what is..."Marcus casted a reassuring smile at Sabrina. "Don't worry, Sabrina. What I'm about to show you will surely bring you comfort."It would bring her comfort? Had they located Jane? Or perhaps her brother Zayn had returned? With a heart filled with anticipation, Sabrina refrained from asking questions and allowed Marcus to drive towards their destination.Approximately half an hour later, the car had driven off the city area and into a quiet remote land. Just as Sabrina felt even more confused than she had already been, Marcus made a turn and stopped the car. She looked out the window and saw an establishment with high walls, with the words “Inmate Medical Treatment Centre” written outside. She froze and looked over to Marcus."That's right, they are serving their sentences!""She...isn't dead?" she asked. For the past month, Sabrina had been far too busy to pay attention to what happened to her nemesis. In her mi
Selene shivered and turned her dazed eyes to look at the old man by the door."Grandpa...?" She called out, before darting towards him like he was her savior. "Grandpa, aren't you the person who loves me most?"The old Master Shaw kicked her aside mercilessly. "I love my granddaughter, are you truly my granddaughter?"Selene whimpered.The old Master Shaw coughed and gritted out. "You knew right from the start that you are not my granddaughter, and yet you tried everything you could to impersonate my granddaughter! Not only did you do that, but you and your family even went and got me to help you out by hurting my actual granddaughter over and over again! Can there be a family crueler than the three of you on this earth?"He paused and grinned, before continuing, "It has been so many years. How much sin have I committed against my conscience for you with my power? It was precisely my power that you people were aiming for, and indeed, I have just that. But have you ever thought tha
"Dad..." Selene saw hope as soon as Lincoln came into sight. She shouted in surprise. "Dad, Grandpa just went out. Can you ask for his mercy for my sake? Grandpa is Sabrina's grandfather and you are Sabrina's father, after all..."Before Selene could finish the sentence, Lincoln raised his leg and landed a vicious kick on her. "Who are you calling your dad? You damn bast*rd!" His legs had been chained up, so he could raise his legs even if he wanted to kick, but the shackles came close to shattering Selene's skull in the process. However, it seemed as though Lincoln did not want Selene to die either, and therefore avoided a direct blow to her head.Selene clung onto Lincoln's leg and wailed, "Just kill me, Dad!"He stepped onto her hand and crushed it hard. "You disgusting bald moron, stay alive and suffer, this is the best way you can repent for what you did to me! Hmph!"Lincoln stomped hard on Selene's knee. Her knees had been hurting already and the pain grew with his assault,
Sabrina's expression remained extremely calm. The supervisors, too, spotted Sabrina and Marcus. One of them greeted Marcus respectfully. "Master Marcus, your grandfather had just been here earlier."He nodded. "I know."Seeing that the supervisor was conversing with Marcus, Lincoln pleaded. "Supervisor, please. That...that is my daughter. I...want to speak with her, just a few words. M-may I?"The supervisor did not respond and looked to Marcus for approval. He nodded, and Lincoln immediately hurried his way through the front door to the window while dragging his shackles behind him. He spoke to Sabrina under the monitoring of superiors."Sabbie...Are...are you doing okay?""I'm fine.""And...your mom?""Even better." Her tone remained unwavering.Lincoln rubbed his hands together eagerly. "Da-Daddy...""I'm not your daughter, your daughter..." She glanced over at Selene, who curled up in a ball with tears on her cheeks like a frightened rabbit, and pointed Lincoln to that dir
And how he dragged Sabrina out of prison, used her, caused her to later become pregnant and tried to kill her every time he had the chance. The entire process had been like the side effect of the medication Selene was taking, a nightmare. No decent person would have done the same to a young girl even if they were not at all related. Yet as a father, Lincoln had harmed his own daughter to such an extent. There truly was no other like him! Lincoln wailed miserably behind her and turned in an attempt to run into the wall, but was stopped by two supervisors behind him. One of them said with no mercy, "Mr. Lynn, you have no right to die here. Please don't try to give us any trouble.""Let me die, let me die...!" He shouted, "I can only repent for what I did with death.""I'm sorry, but you don't have the right to announce your own death sentence.""Ah...!" He screamed, so loud that even Sabrina, who was by the gate could hear him.She had been in tears by that point, and Marcus was over