Sabrina did not rush inside. She stood outside the window, looking at the pair of father and daughter. Sebastian was earnestly building the wooden house. Sabrina saw a childish and happy glow he was exuding. She suddenly felt a sense of immense happiness. Even if she knew it was all a lie, it was all just her selfish wishes. Yet, it was enough for her to feel a sliver of warmth.This led Sabrina to think of when she was twelve. She had been sent to the Lynn family by her mother. From that day on, she looked at the Lynn family living happily together every day. And she was just an unwanted adopted child. She looked on as Lincoln and Jade would throw Selene into the air and grabbed her before she fell. Each time, Selene would shout out happily. And she was just like a dog without an owner, looking on by the side, dreaming of being held but never getting it.Each year, during Selene’s birthday, the Lynn family would break the bank so that Selene could have a meaningful birthday. Looking
Sabrina bit her lips before finally summoning up the courage. “I know you’re treating Aino very well. I probably had the wrong idea of you. You won’t do anything to Aino, since she is your daughter, but…”Sebastian interrupted. “What are you trying to say?”“Why is Aino not in her room? Is the kindergarten open already?” Sabrina asked.Sebastian replied coldly, “Aino’s Kindergarten starts at eight thirty, but there’s no way I can bring her there at that time. Do you want me to reach the company at ten and make my staff wait for me?!”Sabrina was speechless.After a second, she said, “Oh, understood. It’s nothing…I’ll hang up now.”He hung up the phone. He did not tell Sabrina that he was bringing Aino to the hospital, mainly because he did not want Sabrina to worry.The morning light illuminated the hospital, and the hospital was extremely quiet.Old Master Ford’s ward was completely undisturbed. The entire area was surrounded by bodyguards. When they saw Sebastian, they chante
He pretended not to hear Aino’s stomping, and went straight to the ward with Aino.“Stinky Bum, where are you taking me? Are you trying to sell me to the orphanage?” Aino asked angrily, but she knew the Stinky Bum would never sell her.“There’s an old man who wants to see you.” Sebastian said truthfully.An old man? Aino could not think of anyone, and followed Sebastian into the ward.The ward was very luxurious, and five specialized nurses were inside. Sean Ford and Rose Quinton were also there.“Father.” Sebastian called out when he entered.When Sean saw Aino, he was stunned. Rose had an ugly expression on her face.She had three children, but all of them had passed away during their prime, not even leaving behind any grandchildren for her. Instead, it was that bastard child’s daughter that was now the remaining descendant of the Ford family. It was incredibly humiliating.Sebastian was a bastard son, and his daughter was also a bastard daughter.A look of disdain flashed th
Sebastian’s calm tone left no room for debate. “Scott.”“Are you not planning on recognizing this child?” Rose asked.Sebastian’s lips twitched. “Isn’t that what you are hoping for?”“You!” Sean’s face was red with anger. “How ruthless can you be?! No matter how much I didn’t acknowledge you, you were still a Ford! You still inherited the Ford empire! You are better, you aren’t even letting your daughter be a Ford!”“You are the cruelest!” Sebastian smiled coldly. His own daughter, no matter what she was named, would still be Sebastian’s daughter. Even if she had her mother’s name her whole life, she would still inherit the Ford Group in the future! With regards to that matter, no one had anything to say. Sebastian did not bother giving any explanations. Even he did not like the Ford name, what more his daughter? From his perspective, it was better for her to have her mother’s name!At that time, his stepmother sighed, “It seems like, just like the rumors say, you really hate th
The other three in the room were stunned.As it happened, the doctor in charge of Henry was there to perform a checkup. Behind him were some younger doctors, nurses, and another group of people. Arriving at the door, they were all stunned.For a whole thirty seconds, none of them said anything.The first to react was the head doctor. “My god! The old master’s condition is not stable and he can’t be disturbed right now! Where on earth did this child come from? She is so unruly and mischievous, and seems to be uneducated! Someone get that child out of here now!”To the doctor’s knowledge, the Ford family did not have such a young child.She couldn’t be part of the Ford family, nor the Conor family.By right, that child should have no relation to Old Master Henry.Just as he had been about to chase the child out himself, the doctor suddenly heard Old Master Henry’s wizened laugh. “Hahaha, ah, my little granddaughter, you’re going to pull out my nose. It hurts, please let it go. I’l
Sebastian looked at Old Master Henry calmly as he started to speak. “I’m her father, I’ll decide what her name should be. Didn’t you just want to take a look at her? Since you’ve seen her now, she should be going back to kindergarten.” Sebastian then turned his attention to the small child. “Aino, let’s go, you should be in kindergarten.”Aino, on the other hand, looked away from Sebastian, clearly unwilling to follow him anywhere.Why did he have to badmouth her mother?Sebastian’s face straightened. “Haven’t I already apologized? Have you never done anything wrong before?”Aino didn’t know how to react. She was a very bright child, but there was no way she could win an argument with Sebastian. After all, he had indeed apologized to her.She was reluctant to leave with Sebastian, but didn’t really have a say in the matter either.Aino did not say anything to Sebastian throughout the journey. When they arrived at the kindergarten, Sebastian was about to hold her hand and bring
On the way home, Kingston focused on driving while Sebastian remained silent.It only made Aino want to talk to him more, asking him who the man and woman she met this morning were, as well as the old man lying on the bed.However, when she noticed that Stinky Bum was not saying anything at all, Aino decided to stop asking.Sebastian was lost in his thoughts.At eleven that day, just as he had finished his meeting at the company, Sebastian received a phone call from his father.“Dad? What is it?” Sebastian asked calmly.“Sebastian, you can’t abandon that child!” Sean said on the other end of the call.Sebastian smiled sarcastically at that. “It’s my own child, so why do you think you have a say in whether I want to keep her or not?”Sean’s tone suddenly turned gentle. “Sebastian! I know my words don’t hold much weight to you, but let me tell you something from my own experiences. I was the one who failed you and your mother all those years ago, allowing the two of you to suffer
While taking off his shoes, Sebastian asked, “What is it?”Aino had already let go of Sebastian’s hand and was now running into Sabrina’s arms. She started to tell her excitedly, “Mother, I met two old men and an old lady today. The old lady is a little fierce, and so is the smaller old man, but the old man on the bed wasn’t. I defeated him!”Sabrina immediately realized who Aino was talking about.She looked at Sebastian, puzzled. “You brought Aino to the hospital to visit… Your grandfather?”Sebastian did not answer. Instead, he asked Sabrina calmly, “Didn’t you have something to discuss with me?”Sabrina bit her lips and asked carefully, “You’ve actually already accepted Aino as your daughter, right?”Yes!She wasn’t dumb!Sebastian continued looking at Sabrina. “What did you want to discuss with me?”Right after he asked that, Sebastian brought Aino to the washroom to wash her hands, and sat her at the dining table.Aunt Lewis, who was in charge of dinner, brought many di