“Hehe, dear.” Sabrina’s voice sounded from the phone’s speaker again, “Dear… I’m calling you from the hotel’s phone. Once you finish your business in South City and bring Aino here, don’t forget to call this number.”When he heard this, Sebastian’s heart jerked in pain. He could suddenly feel the fear in her heart. Sabrina was usually a very calm and poised person. If she didn’t feel emotionally disturbed, she wouldn’t have called him repeatedly like this. Sebastian’s voice turned even more gentle. “I’ll book the earliest flight and take Aino with me as soon as I can. Remember to get an extra blanket from the hotel at night, it’s much colder up north than here in South City.”“I know.”“Also, push the latch and lock the door before you go to sleep.”“Alright!”“And… if anything happens, call me immediately.”“Of course!”“And…”“Dear! Why do you sound like my nanny?”Sebastian asked, sounding confused, “When did you have a nanny?”“Your daughter! Aino!”He said nothing. Ho
Aino, who was abruptly awakened by the ringtone, climbed onto Sebastian’s lap like a little kitten, listening in on his call while laying down. On the other end, as expected, was Old Master Shaw. “Sebastian… please don’t get angry at me. I was the one who helped Selene and her parents escape to Star Island.”After listening to his confession, Sebastian asked calmly, “Do you know where I am now?”Old Master Shaw remained silent, waiting for him to continue.“I’m currently in my car, and I’m not home yet. My daughter is lying right here beside me. She was sleeping very peacefully, but you woke her up,” Sebastian said with a solemn tone.Old Master Shaw quickly responded, “I didn’t know you had the child with you.”Letting go of the matter, Sebastian asked again, “Why are you calling me?”The old man let out a sigh. “Sebastian, you have a child yourself now. Your heart already aches when I wake her from her sleep, so you must understand how I feel about my own granddaughter. Seein
“I was in the middle of a meeting just now,” Sebastian explained.Sabrina, clearly taken aback, muttered “… You… What did you say?”“Yeah, they heard every single word,” Sebastian said truthfully.“You… I hate you! I… I’m so embarrassed now! How can I look them in the eye after this?” On the other end of the call, Sabrina’s face began to flush bright red.In contrast, Sebastian didn’t seem to be affected at all. “They thought Mrs. Director was very cute.“I haven’t heard enough of your flirting yet. You can flirt with me all you want now. Seduce me however you like, there’s no one beside me now, I’m all alone here.” Even when saying such racy words, his tone remained exceptionally calm.Sabrina didn’t know how to respond at all. “… Dear! I hate you!”“Are you doing it right now?” He asked.Sebastian loved it when she flirted with him. Even though he couldn’t see her with his own two eyes at this moment, his imagination would suffice. Who knew that the cool and aloof Sabrina, w
That night, she didn’t dream at all. Though Sabrina got a good rest, she woke up very early the next morning as she wasn’t used to sleeping without using Sebastian’s arm as a pillow.Not long after the morning rays of the sun crept into her room through the windows, she prepared herself to face the new day. Then, she ate breakfast in the hotel at six in the morning before hailing a taxi.As she passed by the county town while traveling from the airport yesterday, Sabrina had felt that the town had lost its old and vintage charm. Now, numerous tall buildings stood in every part of the area. After taking a closer look in the daytime, she noticed that construction and development works of all sorts were taking place virtually everywhere.Seeing as the town was developing so rapidly, Sabrina could not help but wonder what her old house, which was located not far from the town centre, looked like now?Every lot in the residential areas must have been occupied by a newly-built double-sto
Sabrina headed for the forklift without any hesitation and stood in its way.Seeing this, the forklift driver jumped in shock and immediately stopped his work. He shouted angrily after jumping down from his seat, “Do you want to die?! Even if you do, you shouldn’t stand here and cause more trouble for me. Just who do you think you are?! Go away, go away, don’t get in the way of our work!”Despite the man’s fierce tone, Sabrina simply stood there without moving, “This is my house, I never agreed for it to be demolished!”Seeing as the forklift driver was speechless, she raised her head and looked at the faces surrounding her. She didn’t recognize a single familiar face. Her old neighbors were nowhere in sight, or maybe they just looked completely different now.Right then, an old and wizened voice called out from behind her, “Sabbie, is that you Sabbie?”Sabrina immediately turned around and saw a hunched-back, 80-year-old old man. After some hesitation, she asked, “You are…?”“Ar
Now, after all this time, Sabrina was finally back.“Sabbie, come with me to my house, I need to talk to you.” Even though he was now of old age, Granduncle Scott was still very much cautious and alert. Seeing how the place was crowded, he knew that it wasn't suitable to have a conversation here.After nodding at him, Sabrina turned to look at the people present and at the forklift driver who was about to resume work. She took a deep breath and announced, “I’m the owner of this house. Since I’m here now, you’ll have to give me an explanation as to why you were allowed to start the demolition work without my consent.“Otherwise, I’ll just lie down right here. We’ll see how you continue working then!”The forklift driver was left completely speechless. He was just following orders, after all. Seeing this, the manager of the village’s construction had no choice but to make a few phone calls. After a while, he sighed and shook his head, saying to the forklift driver, “There’s no choi
Granduncle Scott immediately stopped speaking and shuddered in shock when he heard the loud and boisterous voice.He whispered to Sabrina softly, “Your cousin is here.”Upon hearing this, Sabrina turned around calmly and saw a woman standing in Granduncle Scott’s rundown yard.She looked to be five or six years older than Sabrina. At a glance, people might have assumed that she was in her 30s. Though she was quite well dressed, the woman’s skin was atrocious and she looked slightly plump as well. Without hesitation, she yelled arrogantly in the direction of the house, “Sabrina! It looks like you finally remembered your hometown, come out!”Then, she said to Granduncle Scott, “Hey, old man, I think you’re on the wrong side here. Even your own daughter and son-in-law are afraid to come back here, and yet, you’re expecting this little mixed-breed to support you?”Mixed-breed?When she heard the phrase, Sabrina was instantly brought back to her childhood, where the other villagers wo
The driver immediately stopped talking. He was so shocked by Coral’s fierce tone that he couldn’t say a single word. All he could do was stare at Sabrina.Seeing the look on his face, Sabrina said gently, “Thank you, sir, please wait for me in the car. I’ll pay you once I’ve dealt with the matters here.”“Alright, alright, Miss.” The driver had no choice but to return to his car.Then, she turned to look at Coral with a vicious expression. “Who was the one who told you such things about me?”Were the Lynn family here?Sabrina wasn’t worried about anything else, not even the compensation fee. As long as she managed to find some of her parents’ old belongings and get people to retrieve their buried remains, she would be satisfied.Meanwhile, Coral lifted her eyebrow and turned her attention to Sabrina again, her lips curled up in a sneer.In the past five or six years that Sabrina had spent on the run, the Lynn family had come to the village a few times. Every single time, they wo