Nigel strolled over to Sabrina and said, "Sabrina, your nose is as sharp as bloodhound. How did you know that all the rich people are gathering here?"Sabrina did not address his sarcasm directly but instead smiled and asked, "Master Nigel, it's been a few days since I last saw you. Have you come by the office in the past few days?""You miss me?" Nigel asked."That's not...""Well, then why are you here?" Nigel's tone was slowly becoming slightly assertive but somehow remained cynical. "I haven't shown up in the office because I was busy arranging this cruise party. This is going to be a grand gathering with every single elite of the South City attending, obviously I have to be hands-on with the details."Sabrina was slightly taken aback and said, "I...I didn't come here looking for you.""No?" Nigel casted her a lopsided smile as he looked at Sabrina dressed in cheap clothing. "Don't tell me that you are here today for Master Shaw? If that's the case, I hate to break it to you,
Sabrina sat by herself in the cabin at the lower duck and studied the pile of customs in front of her. Each and every one of those customs were made of cheap fabrics that were worth less than even what one could buy from a night market. And most importantly, the customs were made with such small coverage that Sabrina could visualize just how disgustingly cheap she would look if she put them on. She contemplated for a while before finally picking a school uniform that was comparatively more conservative. Once she was dressed, the makeup artists helped her put on the most dramatically vulgar makeup that was humanly possible, before Sabrina went out with a waiting tray to find Mindy waiting.Mindy scanned her up and down before saying, "Oh, my, playing the innocent card now, are we? Just be sure to think through this, innocence doesn't get you tips." And with that said, Mindy took Sabrina's hand and brought her to a group of people from wealthy families with glasses of wine in hands."H
Sabrina raised her head and found herself looking at Sebastian. Her expression slowly shifted, unsure why he had appeared. Thinking rationally about it, however, there was no reason he shouldn’t be, given that the entire cruise was filled with rich kids anyway.Sebastian’s suit was wrapped tightly around Sabrina as he pulled her into an embrace, glaring at everyone else with a hostile expression.The bustling cruise had suddenly turned silent.There was no one on that cruise ship who was unafraid of Sebastian.Had this happened a month ago, very few would have even heard of Sebastian, much less afraid of him. However, in just a month, Sebastian had done away with Sebastian's brothers, seizing the position of highest power in Ford Group. As if that alone had not been enough, the highlight of the situation was that despite the sudden change in ownership of an entire conglomerate, there had not been any sign of turmoil or disarray within the company.That had been enough to show off
“Nigel, save us!”“Only you can talk to your cousin now.”“I beg you Nigel, if you’re willing to help me, I’ll give you my newest, favorite sports car... Unconditionally!”Nigel was still smiling as he responded, “You’re the one who said that!”“I did!”“Alright, I’ll give you all a guarantee, it will be okay! You will all definitely be okay, my cousin would absolutely not oppose so many of you from such influential families over a woman who looks like a beggar. He’s been so busy simply dealing with his own matters, how would he have the time to bother about all of you?”“Just continue playing... All of you, keep having fun.”“That’s good, I’m much more at ease if Nigel says so.”“Let’s get Nigel to be the main organiser of our next activity. That way we can play to our hearts content.”“Thank you, Nigel!”“It’s no big deal!” Nigel smiled generously. Even as the cruise was luxurious and grand, they were now lacking someone like Sabrina that they could toy around with for en
Sabrina raised her head as she gazed at Sebastian, not understanding what he had meant.Yet she spoke, her tone so distant that it seemed to be numb. “Mr. Ford, what are you trying to say? My schemes, my plans against you, don’t you already know of them? Since you’ve already exposed me, what are you still asking me about?”“You seem to have forgotten what I’ve warned you about.” The man’s voice seemed less cruel than before.“I did not forget.” Sabrina lowered her head, showing a self-deprecating smile.Sebastian had warned her not to hook up with other men while she remained in a marital relationship with him. Yet even without his warning, who would she have hooked up with?Among all the men and women on the cruise, not one of them had looked at her as a human. Even Nigel, who treated her decently, had eyes that looked like he was toying with her.In their eyes, she was nothing but a pitiful joke.“I just wanted to make some money, that’s all. Unfortunately, as I was making tha
Sebastian was went blank behind her.The next day.Sabrina had gotten up early as usual, and was preparing to leave after washing her face. Before she could, however, she heard a deep voice coming from behind her. “Hold on.”Sabrina turned around to see Sebastian, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, holding onto his briefcase. Sabrina shot him a look of confusion.“I am going to see my mother at the hospital this morning,” Sebastian said in a soft voice.Sabrina was speechless. Following awkwardly behind Sebastian, she got off the elevator and saw Kingston’s car parked by the entrance.Sabrina walked past the front of the car with no intention of slowing down. As she had almost passed the doors, Sebastian suddenly grabbed ahold of her arm. Sabrina trembled in surprise.“Get in,” he said calmly as he opened the car door, gesturing for her to get in before he did himself. He proceeded to take a seat on the same row as her.The sudden gesture had felt unnatural to Sabrina.
Sabrina raised her head to look at Sebastian, her face reddening.Finishing his toast, the man got up to leave, ignoring Sabrina.She was left speechless.It was Kingston, who had been standing by the side, who suddenly approached her and said in a low voice, “Miss Scott, you look much better when you’re embarrassed and confused.”With that, he followed his master, heading out of the diner.Sabrina gulped down her food before leaving as well. As she did not see Sebastian’s car outside the diner, she thought that Sebastian had left. She stood alone at the entrance of the diner, thinking quietly to herself.Not far away, Sebastian observed Sabrina from within the car.Standing alone like that, she looked like a leaf in the wind. Her expression seemed a little willful, but was more so unfamiliar.He also saw a loneliness and helplessness in the pitiful girl.“Go investigate whose child it is she has inside her,” he suddenly told Kingston.Kingston started, “Where… Where should I
She herself would live through anything. Allowing her baby to be born was her highest priority.The director actually did leave immediately after she had finished speaking.Sabrina sat quietly at her seat.“Sabrina!” A veteran of the design department, Amanda Cloud, yelled out fiercely.“Miss Cloud, if you have any tasks for me, please let me know and I’ll get it done.” Sabrina spoke matter-of-factly, giving Amanda a blank look.This shocked Amanda. “You…”Sabrina awaited Amanda's orders without saying anything else.A cold and cruel smile grew across Amanda’s face. “Go! Get the information we’ve compiled from the supplier. Bring every sample to the work site and let the engineers have a look at them. Since the director is out, we won’t be able to use the company cars. Carry them yourself, and take public transportation over!”Sabrina was speechless.Construction samples, bricks, buckets of silicon clay, and even diagrams. They were all bundled in a mess. Sabrina stared at t