Multiple injuries on Jade's body had already been infected, and were covered with thick layers of ointment."Mom!" Selene cried out in tears. "Did my dad do all these? How can he be so cruel? How can he do this to his own wife?"Jade shook her head and said, "I didn't exactly go easy on him either.""What?! Where's dad?""In the guest bedroom."Selene dashed her way to the guest bedroom and found her father in bed with bandages wrapped around his head."Dad...? Mom did this?""It's that abomination who drove a wedge between your mother and I," Lincoln gritted out maliciously."Sabrina, damn her! I'm going to skin her alive!" Selene cursed. Despite arriving home merely minutes ago, she grabbed her bag before heading out once again.Selene had earned credit for taking care of the old Master Shaw for the past month, and with the old Master Shaw showing her off to the elite society in Kidon City throughout his trip, countless people from wealthy and powerful backgrounds were eager to form
Sebastian was absorbed into the single task of dabbing the handkerchief repeatedly on Sabrina's nose to wipe the sweat off in the gentlest manner possible, almost as though the little drops of sweat were living creatures and Sebastian was worried he might scare them. The tenderness in his motion combined with the boundless adoration towards Sabrina was the most solid proof to how precious she was to him.Everyone in the office gaped at the sight, while Sabrina remained composed. She still couldn't get used to it, but ever since Sebastian returned from Kidon City, he had been exceptionally attentive to Sabrina for the past two days. She suspected it was guilt-motivated, but he even went as far as to take a bath for her and made sure to clean even the most private area of her body with utter tenderness. After their bath, he would take the time to dry her hair for her, before carrying her to bed to sleep in his arms. She had already become so accustomed to the routine that she had found a
"What are you doing here?" Sebastian asked.When she saw Selene struggling to come up with an answer, Sabrina quickly held Sebastian’s arm and looked at her with a smile."Ms. Lynn, are you here for revenge?" Sabrina asked calmly."Sabrina, stop accusing me of things I didn’t do""Who are you to refer to me by my first name?" she sneered.Taking advantage of Selene's silence, she rolled her eyes and went on, "I might just be an ordinary employee here, but I know for a fact that there are surveillance cameras installed throughout the corridors. I'm sure you’ve managed to expose yourself by blabbering about what you came here for on your way from the front desk to where you are standing right now. Shall we take a look at the footage?""You...!""Let me guess, you wish to beat me to death, until my face is covered in bumps and blood? Selene Lynn, what have I ever done to you to deserve that? And even if I did, you still don’t have the right to hit me. What makes you think you can walk all
Though her question had indeed carried undertones of provocation, it actually sounded more like a wife lecturing her husband of many years normally. Nevertheless, Sebastian Ford was no ordinary man. After all, any woman who managed to get his hand in marriage would think of it as the greatest accomplishment of their entire lives. Who in their right mind would dare interrogate this man with such a tone? By contrast, Sabrina seemed to be at ease as she poked at the sleeping bear. Everyone else watching could only hold their breath anxiously.Meanwhile, Madeline, the woman who had wanted to give Sabrina the Green Mountain coffee, stood among the crowd with a smug expression.‘Just how arrogant can Sabrina be? She has only been declared as Mrs. Ford two days ago. Just two days! Countless couples divorce each other even after decades of marriage, and yet, she’s already starting to let her newfound fame get to her head after such a short time,’ she thought to herself. Madeline awaited e
Nevertheless, it was too late for regrets now. After having been so reckless, Selene had no choice but to fight her way out of this."Sabrina, I think there must be some misunderstanding here, I’ve never had the intention to steal anything from you..." she smiled awkwardly."No!" Sabrina interrupted her fiercely. "There’s no misunderstanding at all. You have been taking everything from me ever since we were children.“I would even consider myself lucky on the days when I managed to salvage your leftovers. “What I know is that you took away what was mine, and even tried stealing the man who belongs with me. “It's not exactly news that you often refer to my husband as your fiancé. In fact, I’m sure that every single person in South City knows that you spread rumors about being engaged to Sebastian. I'm not just talking about blabbering to a friend or two. No, you’ve told countless people that you’re his fiancé."Though Sabrina’s harsh words were clearly intended to entrap and rebuke Se
Selene's eyes widened in fear. She could only stare helplessly into Sabrina’s calm gaze, which had a strong feeling of hatred hidden behind it."Selene, I never expected you to come up to me yourself. I couldn’t have asked for anything better," Sabrina repeated, without giving Selene a chance to regain her composure."Let's take a guess," Sabrina continued while smiling innocently. "On whether or not my husband will reduce you to nothing more than a puddle of blood now?""No! No no no!" Selene immediately jumped, dropping the shoes that she had been holding onto the ground. With the most flattering tone she could muster, Selene begged frantically, "Sis, please forgive my stupidity. I only came here today to apologize to you. I'll do anything, anything you want, okay? You are my elder sister, so please go easy on me?"Though Selene had used the word "sister" repeatedly, as if she truly considered Sabrina to be her older sister by blood, Sabrina seemed to remain unfazed.Meanwhile, the
The Vice-Director quickly pulled a chair towards Sebastian and said politely, "Please take a seat, Master Sebastian."He finally got a grasp of the situation. Sebastian truly did embody the qualities described in the Ford Group's social media posts: powerful, ruthless, merciless and terrifying, but utterly under his wife's spell. The famed man with the highest authority in the entire Ford Group really did tiptoe around his wife. In addition to being afraid of displeasing his wife, it seems that Sebastian had also felt insecure at the prospect of losing her to some younger and better-looking men.Another thing that the Vice-Director realised was that Master Sebastian wasn’t here to monitor their work or to discuss the details of their collaboration at all. No, the man was simply here to see his wife because he missed her. More precisely, the almighty Director had decided to abandon all his pending work and contracts just to run over to his wife's workplace to check up on her.All th
The way Selene looked with those filthy old shoes hanging around her neck was truly hideous.Her image as the high and mighty granddaughter of Old Master Shaw, which she had painstakingly maintained for the past six years, was completely destroyed in that instant. As she begged for mercy, Selene was also sweating profusely from the panic that was feeling. For some reason, her sweat-drenched hair that messily hung from her head made her look much like a used-up prostitute, which was in stark contrast to the image that she had tried so hard to preserve before this.At a glance, the Selene now was no different to the women who were shamed by being paraded out in the streets with filthy old shoes around their necks. It wasn’t that they did it voluntarily. All of them had more or less been wronged, and had no choice but to suffer the humiliation. Vulnerable people were always bullied, after all.However, Selene was not similar in this regard. That was because she acted of her own v