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On his end, Sebastian was exceptionally calm, as if he had spent the whole afternoon sitting in his office. “Sabrina, where are you?”Sabrina answered robotically, “Picking up Aino.”“I might be home late tonight. Head home straight after you pick up Aino. Don’t wait for me for dinner,” Sebastian continued. “Alright.” Sabrina tried her best to rein in her sobs, to make her voice sound calm.But, on the other end, Sebastian could tell that her voice was far and distant. Like a gust of wind, soon to be blown far, far, away.Sebastian: “…”After a pause, he asked, “Did…did anything happen to you?” Sabrina did not hide the truth either, saying, “Yes!” Then she continued. “We’ll talk when you get home tonight. If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up. You know I’m not very good at driving. Bye.” With that, she ended the call swiftly, without an ounce of hesitation. After ending the call, she did not start the engine immediately. She sat in the car, staring ahead of her in a daze.
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She would resolve everything by that night. She did not want to drag on the issue any further. She wanted to cut off the injured limb before the wound festered. No matter how badly it hurt, she had to resolve the problem in the shortest time period possible. Her pride did not allow her to drag it on, not even for another day. At the thought of pride, her mind drifted to Holden. Recently, Holden had been causing trouble for Sean and his wife. In fact, Sabrina and Sebastian had long since guessed it was him, but they had yet to see him with their own two eyes. Today, when she finally saw him, there was an unspeakable sorrow in his heart. Holden’s features certainly carried an unparalleled hostility. But there was more sadness than anything else; there was extreme despair that tipped over into rage.Today, if Holden did not come in time and beat the man who flirted with her until he almost died, she would not know he was Lori’s simp. Otherwise, with the situation the way it was, her
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Hearing Sabrina shoot the question back at him, Nigel was stunned too. “It’s… I was not you? Then was it my cousin? But I don’t think my cousin would do something like this. Even if he wanted to transfer a million dollars to Minerva, he would ask Kingston to send the money directly to her, or give it to me.”Sabrina: “…”She was sure Sebastian did not transfer the money to Minerva. Suddenly, she remembered Holden telling her more than an hour ago when he left that he was going to visit his niece. Back then, Sabrina thought he was referring to Aino. Now she understood. Holden’s family name was Payne. So was Minerva’s. Minerva was Harry Payne’s daughter; then, that meant she was Holden’s niece, right? She said to Nigel over the phone, “It’s not your cousin or me either. I think… I know who it is.” On the other end, Nigel was quiet for a long time before asking, “Is it… Holden Payne?” Sabrina: “…” Nigel answered, “Rumors are flying that Holden has returned to South City, and he
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Nigel asked, “What… What’s wrong?” “Nothing, I’m hanging up now,” Sabrina replied.Nigel: “…”After ending the call, Nigel pondered her words for a moment but he still could not figure out what had happened. He intended to call Sebastian to ask him about this, but Nigel was terrified of his cousin. Even though the Ford Group looked after the Conor Group a lot, whether it was business or staffing issues, the Ford Group always looked out for them. Besides, Sebastian’s attitude toward Nigel was much better than before. But still, Nigel remained terrified of Sebastian; his fear of his cousin was etched into his bones. That was why he did not even dare call him. Nigel contemplated the issue for a while but failed to come up with any answers. He gave up, driving to a flyover in the bustling city center. Since Harry Payne’s daughter, Minerva, followed Sebastian, Sabrina, and Nigel back to South City, she signed herself up for a repeat course that focused on high school curriculum. She
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Holden did not look at Minerva, merely crushing his foot on Nigel as he said viciously, “Keep your distance from Minerva! You old fool, I’ll skin you alive, you hear me?!” With that, he lifted his leg and gave the other man a swift kick. Holden never offered his opponents or victims mercy. With that one kick, Nigel’s chest wound that had just healed would most probably start bleeding again.“Uncle Holden!” Minerva leapt onto Nigel.Holden was speechless. His foot paused in mid-air. Minerva said with surprise, “Uncle Holden, recently I’ve heard rumors that Holden Payne of Star Island is here in South City. I didn’t believe them, but is it really you?” “Move! Why are you protecting this old fool who took advantage of you!” Holden was so angry he wanted to kick her until she died. “You still haven’t learned your lesson, have you!” Minerva sobbed and shook her head. “No, that’s not true, Uncle Holden! Master Nigel is not that kind of person. In the two weeks that I cared for him,
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He did not care about technique or skill, merely raining his fists down on Holden. Within moments, under the force of his punches, Holden was about to fall. Behind them, Minerva sobbed, “Nigel, don’t hit my uncle! Uncle Holden, Uncle Holden, I beg you, stop it. Nigel is very nice to me! He never touched me! Uncle Holden, stop it! Boo hoo!”The two brawling men did not spare each other any mercy. “Damn you! Killing you is as easy as killing an ant. If you don’t let go of me, I’ll kick you to death!” Holden said in a violent and masculine way. “Holden Payne, are you even a man? Since you lost your home, you think you can run here and harass Sabrina? You think you love Sabrina, but do you actually love her? Do you know how much pain she suffered? She almost died several times and was on the run for six years before she got the stable and happy life that she now enjoys, and you came and ruined it all! It’s all because of you! I’ll kill you!” Thump! With a loud thump, Holden ki
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“Are… Are you asking about Aunt Grace’s tomb?”On the other end, Holden did not reply, merely asking in a cool tone, “When… When she was alive, was she in pain?”Sabrina: “…”“She… Do you have any photos of her?”Sabrina: “…”“What did she look like? Was she beautiful?”Sabrina: “…”“I heard you served with her in prison for two years. In those two years, her body was weak and she always fell ill. Were you the one who cared for her?” Sabrina: “…”She was in a very bad mood today. She planned to put Aino to bed, but Aino could not fall asleep in a different bed. She did not want to sleep at her grandma’s house. She wanted to go home. Not only that, Aino kept asking her, “Where’s my Daddy? Why hasn’t he come to pick me up yet?” The longer she persisted in her badgering, the more Sabrina found it difficult to leave Sebastian. She was lost and confused. Her heart was aching as if it had been sliced by a thousand knives. But right at that moment, Holden called her, asking her
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Sabrina smiled. “You little thing, you miss your Daddy?” “Yeah, Mommy, don’t you miss Daddy? You can’t fall asleep without Daddy hugging you for even a day!” Aino teased her mother. Deep down, Sabrina’s heart was bleeding, but on the surface, she still smiled and said, “You little thing, you know me so well!”“Of course!”“But tonight is Grandma’s birthday, so no matter how much I miss Daddy, I should spend the day with Grandma,” Sabrina said. Aino said, “Oh, today is Grandma’s birthday?”Sabrina nodded. “Grandma has worked so hard her entire life and lived as a beggar for years, so she never truly celebrated her birthday. She hopes our family of three can stay here and accompany her tonight. But unfortunately, your father has a meeting tonight. If you insist on going home, I’ll send you home first, and you’ll have to wait there alone while I celebrate with Grandma.” Aino immediately curled up in her mother’s arms. “No, I don’t want to stay at home alone! I want to accompany
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