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
"I guess there's nothing bad about surrendering. I misunderstood you, at least you aren't cruel with my daughter. I'm happy as long as my daughter gets to go to kindergarten and accept education like all the other kids. I don't want to overthink this anymore, I will do whatever you ask of me from now on, my life is in your hands," Sabrina drawled with a low voice, almost like she had given up on struggling, as she nestled into Sebastian's arms. In truth, she wanted to say that she had accepted her fate and would be the companion to anyone Sebastian sent her to. Se would follow the man for the rest of her life if that's what he wanted. She simply didn't have any fight left in her, when she was exhausted both spiritually and physically. If there was never a chance that she could escape the man to begin with, why would she wrestle with him? She might as well be the horrible woman everyone thought her to be and enjoy every moment of happiness as much as she could in Sebastian's arms.His c
She didn't care, as long as her daughter got to go to school and they were alive, nothing else mattered to Sabrina. She felt like an elephant had lifted its leg off her chest once she had made peace with the current situation. After Sebastian left, she laid around on the bed lazily in different positions until she simply couldn't sleep anymore, and got up to head towards the bathroom for a bath. The bathtub Sebastian had in his bathroom was absurdly enormous with every single function possible installed that made it likely more luxurious than any other bathtub that could be found in high-class spas.Sabrina sat alone in the bathtub on where Sebastian usually sits and indulged herself with the waves of lukewarm water that circulated from the bottom of the tub like a hot spring. She slowly closed her eyes as she sank into the wondrous experience, without realizing she was being watched.Over in his office, Sebastian observed every single movement from the surveillance cameras he had se
Sebastian's expression immediately darkened. He gritted out, "What did you say?" This woman never ceased to amaze him with her ability to infuriate him!"I said, Mr. Poole seemed to be a dignified man with standards. I could tell that he is probably from an upbringing that holds similar status to yours, wouldn't he be disgusted by someone like me?" Sabrina repeated calmly.Sebastian abruptly reached out and tightened his fingers around Sabrina's neck. "You will not speak of yourself like that ever again!"Sabrina choked and struggled with breath for a moment, she helplessly nodded. She shouldn't have mentioned it. After he had loosen his grip, she coughed like a fish out of water as she tried to breath in fresh air. It was then when someone knocked on the door."Come in," said Sebastian after clearing his throat.The top saleswoman of the shop stepped in. "Mr. Ford, this was tailor-made to those measurements you have provided us and the pattern was designed in accordance to your descri
Her beauty was beyond his expectation. She had always been cold, almost expressionless most of the time that he had known her. The only times that he had seen a smile on her face was when she was with his mother. It was the kind of smile that one would see on teenage girls, sweet and innocent. He had also seen the way Sabrina had distanced herself from everyone all the time like she didn't belong, but he had never seen her in such an indolent demeanor and was taken by surprise as to how alluring that had made her."How do I look?" Sabrina asked casually. No matter how hard life had been growing up, she had never imagined herself to one day earn a living by being a plaything for men. Even when she was trapped in prison for two years, she had never given up on life. She worked hard and studied architecture under Aunt Grace's wings and often dreamed of finding a designing job when she was released to make ends meet for her mother and herself. In her little fantasy, she would even find her
Sabrina sighed a breath of relief that Sebastian was finally satisfied and that she didn't have to try on anything else. Trying clothes on, especially clothes that were meant to please the eyes of beholders, was nerve-wracking."Tired?" Sebastian asked."I'm fine," she replied.Sebastian glanced over at the saleswoman. "Pack all the dresses I've picked so far.""Yes, Mr. Ford. I'll get to it right away," the saleswoman chirped cheerfully.Sebastian then lowered his gaze to look Sabrina in the eyes and asked, "These dresses, do you like them?" He had been the one to pick out every single one of the dresses specifically for her. Some of them were more mature in style and some were more innocent-looking. Regardless, they were all styles that matched Sabrina's unique demeanor."I don't really care," Sabrina lowered her eyes calmly and asked, "I am already wearing one now, would it be a waste to buy this many?" She couldn't help but worry that the expenses would be added into the debt she o