"Wow! Mommy, you look so pretty, you are the prettiest mommy in the world!" Aino, who was standing behind Sebastian, looked up at her mother with amazement, "Who bought you these clothes, mommy? They are so pretty.""They were from your..." Sabrina wasn't sure how she should answer the question. Sebastian, on the other hand, looked cheeky as he waited for Sabrina's reply.Sabrina bowed her head slightly. She had to admit that the clothes he had sent in were indeed the perfect fit for her, in terms of size and style. He even managed to get a fitting underwear. The man's attention to detail was simply extraordinary."Stinky Bum! Were you the one that bought mommy these clothes?" Aino had inherited Sebastian's wit. Although her mother had never finished the sentence, she instantly figured that her mother talked about Sebastian."They fit well," Sebastian commented as he studied Sabrina. His voice was dangerously low, "Had you slept enough?""Yes," Sabrina replied weakly."Come," hol
"I bet those two beauties would be the bosses of our director for life!""The director must have been dying to show them off. I'm so jealous I don't even know if I had the appetite for dinner anymore."The office discussion was not discreet, and some of the comments were heard by Sebastian and Sabrina, but Sebastian decided to ignore them. On the other hand, Sabrina turned around abruptly as they were a few meters away from the entrance. The heated gossiping immediately ceased as everyone was stunned by her looks. The glimpse of her beauty was comparable to that of the legendary Aphrodite. Innocence, composure, indifference, and fragility, all of these qualities seemed to combine perfectly to form her intoxicating demeanor. There was no proper description for her beauty, but it was similar to the essence of all beauties known to mankind. Although it had complexity and depth, her beauty was so pure at the same time.The glance Sabrina took behind her, which left an impression
‘Was he trying to feed me the porridge?’ Sabrina was uneasy with the thought, but before she could respond, Sebastian had already shoved a spoonful of fish porridge into her mouth. Sabrina had no choice but to swallow the porridge obediently. The porridge was at the perfect temperature, which made it easy to swallow. The flavors were well-adjusted, and the fish slices were bouncy in texture. She felt her entire body was warmed as the food reached her stomach. She also felt dazed at the interaction, as though the two of them were a couple that were truly in love with one another, or a husband and wife that had been living together harmoniously for years. She could not help but felt moved. Sebastian rolled his eyes at Sabrina and extended a hand to touch her slim arm."Too thin," he mocked, "You are all bones. Not huggable at all.""..." Sabrina didn't know how to respond. It wasn't until Sebastian fed her another spoonful of porridge when she came to realize something and sneer
He had taken her to his company and introduced her to every manager that mattered to establish her identity in the Ford Group. He had Kingston take her to a Michelin-starred restaurant for steak made explicitly for children. He even had the best designers in the industry prepare an outfit for her, and the only thing he had received in return was being called "Stinky Daddy"."Ya," Sebastian responded in resignation. At least Aino used the word "daddy". It was an improvement from "Stinky Bum"."Is your mother asleep?" He proceeded to ask. Aino nodded."Then you are going to sleep by yourself. You are a big girl now. You need to start learning to be independent and sleep without company!" Sebastian deadpanned. A father's way of educating his children was destined to be different from that of mothers."Okay..." Aino was surprisingly obedient to her father's order, but when he picked up Sabrina and turned to leave, Aino seemed worried and asked hastily, "Stinky...daddy, where are you
It was at that moment that Sabrina noticed the way he tensed his muscles like he was trying to hold his breath, and his temperature was going up. Sabrina was worried that he might be coming down with a fever. She immediately asked, "What...What's wrong with you?""Stop moving!" He barked."Are you ill? Should we go to the doctor? I...I couldn’t move you by myself.""..." Sebastian rose wordlessly and moved across Sabrina to get off the bed. Instantly, Sabrina gaped at the sight before her. The man was completely naked, and yet he was entirely at ease when he stepped off the bed and into his slippers in front of Sabrina, whereas Sabrina was flushed from head to toes."It's nothing you had not seen before," He snorted and walked into the bathroom in his slippers, followed by a "bang!" on the door.Sabrina wrapped herself tightly with the blanket and trembled in silence, thinking that he might pounce on her any second. She waited anxiously as two hours passed by without the man stepp
Their breakfast was a feast of light delicacies. Sabrina was surprised to find her appetite improved compared to yesterday, and Aino enjoyed every bite of the morning indulgence."Mommy, Stinky Bum's home had better breakfast than we had back home," Aino exclaimed. She was mindful of switching back to calling Sebastian "Stinky Bum" in front of her mother.Sebastian had grown used to the name-calling and no longer reacted when Aino called him "Stinky Bum". He concentrated on his porridge without even batting an eyelash and finished his breakfast swiftly as he was never fond of talking during meals."Aino, are you done?" Sebastian looked over at Aino with his usual cold expression."Ya, done," Aino was startled and immediately nodded in response.Sebastian then turned to look at Sabrina, "And you?""Done," Sabrina paused for a moment before asking warily, "If you are taking me with you, is...is it necessary for Aino to tag along?"He did not respond to the question and stood from
"Of course!" Sebastian confirmed in a cold tone, "Aino might be my hostage, but I couldn't possibly keep her by my side every single day. Don't you think I had much better things to do with my time? You wouldn't be able to afford to hire me to be your babysitter!""..." Sabrina was instantly rendered speechless."Which was why I would want to send her to study in kindergarten. Her tuition would be added to the debt you owe me. The day you pay me back what you owed would be the day you and your daughter would be free," Sebastian deadpanned.Meanwhile, Kingston, who was standing behind Sebastian, tried his very best to suppress his laughter. He was the only one who knew how devoted Master Sebastian was in his search for Sabrina. For the past six years, Sebastian had barely rested and travelled around the globe at the faintest sign of Sabrina's appearance. He had cancelled the wedding with Selene for Sabrina's sake and hadn't touched another woman since Sabrina's disappearance. It
Aino was an extremely intelligent child that didn't need much help to comprehend the situation she was in. Back when she was studying in her old kindergarten, she would get into a fight whenever someone said something bad about her mother and beat the person until they took back what they said. But this time was different, her fight with another kid not only got her mother in trouble with the teacher and had cost her mother a tremendous amount of money.Aino seemed thoughtful for a moment, then said to Kingston, "Uncle Kingston, you shouldn't call me little princess from now on, I don't like it. You can call me a little bastard like the others, I won't get upset if I hear it more often, then maybe I won't feel like punching someone the next time I hear that."A child's words were always innocent and true, she did not mean anything by it, but both Sebastian and Kingston were visibly affected by what she had said. Sabrina felt a lump in her throat as she kept her head down, her heart thr