Sabrina finally lost her smile.She suppressed her anger and asked word by word, “May I ask Old Master Shaw, have you ever seen me seducing anyone with your own eyes?”Old Master Shaw said, “Was Sebastian not one? How about Nigel? Did you not do it to Zayn? There was also Holden of the Payne family in Star Island. He was about to be Selene’s boyfriend, but you managed to seduce him in two days. Weren’t you snatching him away from Selene intentionally?”“Correct! Haha! You’re absolutely right!” Sabrina was so angered by Old Master Shaw that she burst out laughing and went along with the lines of Old Master Shaw’s words, “That’s right, I seduce men wherever I go! I wasn’t properly educated when I was young. How could I compare to your granddaughter? Your granddaughter is the jewel of the Shaw family! What am I? Haha!”“I’m just a woman who went to prison!”“Isn’t stealing the men of other women something ex-convict women do?”“Old Master Shaw, don’t you think you’re wasting your ti
On the other end, Old Master Shaw smiled.Sebastian looked at Sabrina, stunned.He never expected Sabrina to agree to Old Master Shaw’s request.Sabrina and Old Master Shaw were still on the phone, “However, Mr. Shaw, if your secret is not worth it, or if you’re lying to me, you’ll never meet your granddaughter again!”Old Master Shaw’s tone was much more relaxed, “Don’t worry, for my whole life, I’ve always been a man of great integrity. If I said I had an earth-shattering secret, then I have one. Your mother-in-law, Sebastian’s mother, wanted me to keep that secret. If I hadn’t been forced, I planned on keeping it to myself my whole life.”“It’s not just for me. It’s for Sebastian’s mother’s sake.”“However, now that Sebastian has effortlessly taken down Star Island, it’s actually better for him to know this secret.”Sabrina said, “What’s the secret?”Old Master Shaw smiled coldly, “I’ll tell you after my granddaughter is back in South City! Also, if this secret is that great
“Hahaha, hehehe…” Sitting in between her parents, Aino laughed until she could not control herself anymore and almost fell to the ground.The sound of their laughter rudely awakened Nigel, who was resting in the adjoining hospital ward.The pure white ceiling entered his eyes the moment he opened them. He turned to look at his surroundings, and it was filled with the same pure, clinical white. He then dropped his eyes down and saw the bedcovers. They were also in that same clinical white. A bad feeling engulfed his chest. At that moment, Nigel felt as if he had even stopped breathing.Did he stop breathing?He sat in silence and quietly listened to the voices coming from the room beside his.It was a clean, childish pitch. “Daddy, Mommy, when are we going home, I...I miss my friends from kindergarten. I haven’t been to school for three days, Daddy.” Aino asked guiltily as she laid on her mother’s thighs while her head rested on her father’s stomach. Sebastian’s tone was incred
Aino jumped up in shock. Sabrina and Sebastian looked toward the neighboring hospital ward simultaneously. The doctor did mention yesterday afternoon that Nigel would wake up this morning.Both of them immediately climbed down from the bed and went to the neighboring room. Each held one of Aino’s hands in theirs. The moment they arrived, they saw Nigel lying on the bed and crying like a baby. Nigel was not at all surprised to see Sebastian and Sabrina walk up to him. He looked at Sebastian with tears flowing from his eyes, “Sebastian, I…Did I die just like this? I…I’m not like you, I’m not married yet. I still want to marry a loyal and faithful wife like Sabrina, I…I don’t even have a child. The three of you can be together forever, but what about me? I can’t! Sob, sob, sob…I haven’t lived my life fully yet. I don’t want to die!”Sebastian barked out a cold laugh, “If you still have your eyes on your sister-in-law, I can consider sending you to heaven immediately!”Nigel sat
Aino looked at Nigel. A cheeky smile hung from her lips.Nigel laughed immediately. It had been years since he felt so at ease as he is right now. So relaxed and so…warm. He finally stopped worrying.He sucked on the lollipop in his mouth and said, “Seeing you healthy and happy, with no injuries whatsoever, is my biggest wish. Aino, you’re so cute. If only I had a few more little nieces like you, how nice would it be?”Aino stood on her tiptoes and playfully bobbed his nose. She laughed cheerily as she said, “I want a few more uncles too, biological uncles. This way, I’ll have more people protecting me.” Children were indeed naïve and innocent. She indeed found her Uncle Nigel cute. A six-year-old child like her even realized she might not have been able to see her parents ever again if it were not for her Uncle Nigel. Although she did not thank him fervently, her actions were enough to demonstrate her gratitude. Moreover, she deeply realized how nice it would be to have more biol
Sebastian nodded in Holden’s direction and said emotionlessly, “It’s good to have you leading the way. After all, I’m not as familiar with your Payne Manor as you are.”Holden said, “This way, please!”Sabrina was stunned. She was impressed. How could Holden still remain so calm at a time like this?Sabrina did not move. Aino did not move either. Holden turned and looked sadly at the mother and daughter pair, then smiled, “Why? The two of you weren’t afraid to be here at all yesterday. Now that your husband has rounded up my manor, is this when you start fearing me?”Sabrina bit her lip and was about to say something, but the little girl whose hand she held in hers, cut her to it. “Uncle Holden,” Aino called out to him.Sabrina was silent.Sebastian was silent too.However, the one who was the most shocked was Holden. The expression on his face switched from surprise to touched gratitude. He looked at Aino and asked softly, “Aino, you…what did you just call me?”Aino looked
However, Sebastian’s laugh sounded incredibly calm and emotionless in comparison. “I won’t restrict the way you think. If you hurt even a hair on their heads, your head would be separated from your body right now. Holden Payne, do you know why I asked you to lead the way? Why did I ask you to lead us to your place first? That’s purely because of the love and care you had for my wife and daughter.”Holden fell silent.In this moment, he was in extreme despair. The entire island had taken every single precaution. They were ready. They even borrowed so many weapons and soldiers from the Poole family in Kidon City. However, they did not use any of it in the end.They were rounded up by Sebastian’s men instead without sparing an ounce of effort. His soldiers lined the grounds outside the manor.In this moment, Holden was even prepared to commit suicide.Sebastian seemed to have eyes on his back, “Lead the way! If you can give me a most suitable explanation, I can consider not killing y
“Hahaha! You ugly little thing! You came to cause trouble again.” At that moment, Aino, who was lying in her mother’s arms, burst out laughing.The person who barged in was none other than Selene Lynn.The white bandages were still wrapped around her head, and she looked like a clown indeed. Moreover, she was so stick-thin, without a hint of color or life in her cheeks.Aino’s words were true. She looked like a mixture of a ghost and a clown. However, Selene did not care whether Aino addressed her as a clown or a ghost at that moment. All she wanted was to make sure Sebastian would not really kill her and would even send her safely home to South City. Her grandfather called her earlier and confirmed this. Selene was delighted. She ignored Aino’s taunts and only looked at Sebastian with a face full of gleeful satisfaction.Sebastian raised his head and threw a glance at her, then said coolly to the hired soldier standing guard, “Throw this woman out. If you see her coming in a