Ch. 2201..2210
Chapter 2201 Sabrina, who was driving, was speechless.
Aino, on the other hand, was very calm. "Mom, your mind truly works mysteriously. My grandma is seeing someone? Mom, do you know how old my grandma is this year?"
Sabrina laughed hard. "I know. Your grandma is fifty-six years old this year."
"My grandma is fifty-six years old. she is not sixteen, alright!" Aino rolled her eyes at Sabrina in annoyance.
Sabrina also rolled her eyes at Aino in annoyance. "Please! she is not sixteen, and she is just fifty-six! Can't a fifty-six years old person be dating? Your grandma had been keeping herself in good shape for the past few years, she can dance, can sing, and her temperament is not bad. There's nothing bad for her to date a man and fight for a second chance of falling in love." 1 Aino gave it a thought. "Mm-hmm, you're right as well. My grandma shouldn't be left single, she should have a boyfriend."
After saying that, she even turned her head around to look at her father and younger brothers. "What do you guys think?"
Two of the three men at the back looked at their sister with an innocent gaze, and only Sebastian nodded. "That's right!"
"I'll first give grandma a call and see where she is," Aino said like a little adult.
"Don't!" Sabrina immediately stopped Aino. "Little child, you can't ask your grandma so directly. It's not good if you make her feel shy.
Aino thought about it, tilting her head. "Mm-hmm. You're right..."
It so happened that an old lady, who had been in the same dance group as Gloria, walked past them at that moment. Gloria immediately called out to her, "Madam Simpson, Madam Simpson, do you remember me?"
Madam Simpson immediately smiled. "Oh, it's Sabrina. My eyes are not good and I'm carrying my basket, so I didn't see you guys there. Are you here to see your mother?"
Sabrina nodded. "My mom has always been at home. I don't know why, but she was not home this time. Madam Simpson, do you know what my mom has been up to lately? Dance competitions, for example, or does she have a gathering with all of you?"
Actually, Sabrina had figured that if her mother and the few ladies had a gathering, it would be impossible for Madam Simpson not to be there. Madam Simpson usually loved to join in on the fun.
Sabrina simply wanted to lead Madam Simpson into divulging some information. However, she did not expect that Madam Simpson's interest would be piqued. 1 Madam beamed broadly. "Sabrina, if you haven't brought it up, I would have already forgotten it. Let me tell you some good news! Recently, a man has been buying your mother coffee, taking her to musicals, and whatnot often. Also, that man is rather handsome."
Sabrina was speechless. Her wild guess actually came true. Her mother truly was in love? She then asked eagerly, "Madam Simpson, handsome...what do you mean by handsome?"
He must be rather old, yet, he was described as handsome? If Sabrina's mother was dating someone, that person must have been an old man in his fifties.
"Mm-hmm. Very handsome. That man looked about six years younger than your mother. He should be younger than fifty. He truly is a fine-looking man in a suit. He is much shorter than your husband. He truly is very handsome. Not only is he handsome, but he also knows how to please your mother. Gosh. He had been sending a bouquet of roses to your mother a day. He truly is very romantic..."
The more Madam Simpson talked about it, the more she was engrossed in it. However, the more Sabrina heard, the more she felt that something was wrong. It was rare to see someone so romantic at such an old age. It truly was very rare. Even if Sabrina, who was in her thirties, saw a man sending her a bouquet of roses every day, the first reaction she got would not be touched, let alone a man sending a bouquet of roses a day at the age of fifty. Rather, Sabrina would feel that the man who sent the flowers may have some ulterior motives.
Sabrina immediately broke out in cold sweat in fear. Her mother was living alone. Could she have been tricked by someone? The more she thought about it, the more afraid she felt, she did not listen to whatever else Madam Simpson had to say, and she took out her phone and hurriedly gave her mother a call.
On the other end of the call, Gloria answered very quickly, but before she could say anything, Sabrina asked urgently, "Mom, where are you? Are you in danger? Tell me quickly, Mom!"
Chapter 2202 Gloria laughed in annoyance. "Silly girl, I am just fine, what danger can there be?"
"Then, where are you?" Sabrina became more anxious about what was going on.
"I am at Vireo's house," said Gloria.
"Huh?" Sabrina asked. Sabrina was unable to react in time for a moment.
"I heard Zayn and Hana talking about Vireo. I was thinking to myself, how could this child be so pitiful? vireo's mother as well. I wanted to visit them. It so happened that Zayn and Hana came over to my house early this morning, so I asked Zayn to drive me here," said Gloria.
Only then did Sabrina let out a sigh of relief, "oh, I see. I got it already, Mom. Wait for me at vireo's house, I'll be right over."
Gloria smiled. "Alright,"
After she had hung up the call, Sabrina took a deep sigh of relief. "I was scared to death."
"What's wrong, Sabrina?" Madam Simpson asked. "What are you scared of?"
"I was scared that my mother was tricked." Sabrina smiled.
"I don't think it's that bad. I just think it's good to let your mother be a little bit more careful," said Madam Simpson.
"Mm-hmm. Thank you, Madam Simpson." "It's fine, dear. I'll take my leave now."
"Alright, bye, Madam Simpson."
After Sabrina and Sebastian said goodbye to Madam Simpson, both of them took their children to Vireo’s house. Ever since Vireo brought Elsa home, Sabrina and Sebastian had not visited vireo and Elsa yet. That was mainly because they had been helping vireo with his house in South City, as well as helping to find Elsa, earlier on, so the whole series of things had caused Sabrina and Sebastian's work to pile up respectively. Therefore, both of them were swamped with work in the past few days and did not have the time to ask how Vireo and Elsa were doing. It was the perfect time to go and check on them at that moment.
One hour later, they arrived at Vireo's house. Before they entered the door, they heard joyful laughter coming from inside the house.
Vireo was staying in a large apartment in an upscale neighborhood not far away from the hospital. That house was under Sebastian's name. Sebastian was ready to transfer the ownership of the house to Holden as soon as possible, vireo was Sebastian's younger half brother. Sebastian was managing the huge Ford Group while Vireo had been living in poverty since childhood, which was unfair to vireo. As long as vireo was willing to accept, Sebastian did not mind giving half of the Ford Group to vireo. However, because vireo was unable to tolerate Sean, he had no interest in the shares of the Ford Group at all. 1 Also, Vireo was a doctor. All of his energy was on treating patients and saving lives, so he was not interested in running a company as well. Besides, a huge part of the reason why the Ford Group was so successful at that moment was the efforts Sebastian had put in over the past. That had nothing to do with Vireo.
Vireo was not a greedy person. However, when Sebastian repeatedly stressed that he wanted to give this large apartment in the most thriving area downtown to vireo, he did not refuse as well. That was his brother's good intention, with this large apartment, Isadora and vireo's mother were able to live more comfortably. Minerva would occasionally be coming over to stay as well. The house then became lively with so many people in it.
"It's truly very lively inside." Sabrina smiled and knocked on the door.
The door opened and Minerva was the one standing at the door.
"Miss Minerva, you came to my uncle's house, but didn't ask me to join you!" Aino was a little jealous.
Minerva laughed smugly. "Haha! My uncle had watched me grow up. That's not all. I've also been eating at the same table as him every day as a child, alright? Hmph!"
Aino had never feared anything and anyone, and had never idolized, and worshiped anyone. However, she was very fond of Minerva from the first time she saw her.
"That's fine, then," said Aino with a smile.
Chapter 2203 While saying that, Aino led Minerva into the house by her hand.
Aino's grandmother, Gloria, her Uncle Zayn, and Aunt Hana, as well as her cousin, were sitting in the large living room. Isadora, vireo, and vireo's mother, Elsa, were also in the living room, when they saw Elsa again, she already seemed like a completely different person.
Elsa was almost the same age as Gloria, and both of them had a gentle and kind disposition, so they truly felt that they had known each other a long time when they first met each other. Gloria and Elsa did not stop talking to each other even after they saw Sabrina and Sebastian had arrived. Gloria only glanced at Sabrina, and she continued, "Elsa, let me tell you something.
That dance group that I'm in are all elderly people about the same age as US. If you were to dance for a few years, your body will be more flexible. Гт not lying to you. Come join me and dance with me. Maybe you'll even be able to meet a man again."
Elsa blushed. "Gloria, what are you talking about? You're a few years younger than me. You'll be able to fall in love again. I won't be thinking about that anymore."
While saying that, Elsa looked at Vireo and Isadora. She then said emotionally, "I have to take good care of Isadora's health, she is almost the same age as vireo, but she had never taken good care of her health since childhood. I said that I had suffered all my life.
However, when Isadora first had her period, she had nobody by her side. At that time, Isadora's mother had already passed away, she had been wandering all over the place with her brother, she did not know what to do when she had her first period. By some chance, she heard that eating cold cold foods could stop menstruation, so she soaked herself in an icy bath overnight, she did stop menstruating, but this child, well..." Elsa sighed. "This child had nobody to love her."
Isadora was covered in tears while listening to what Elsa had said. She nuzzled in Elsa's arms and sobbed. "Madam Elsa, I am very happy now. I have a husband and I have you. I am especially happy. II Vireo also sat in front of Elsa and comforted her by saying, "It's fine, Mom. If Isadora is infertile, we can still adopt. We can adopt about five children, both boys, and girls. A large group of them. By that time, you'll be so exhausted."
Elsa immediately smiled. "Gosh, I am looking forward to that day. You can keep an eye on hospitals and orphanages. If there are any unwanted children, we'll adopt them and we'll raise them, regardless of how they look and if they have any disabilities.
Children should not suffer."
Elsa had been a nun for the majority of her life, so she was most benevolent at heart.
Vireo nodded seriously. "That's for sure, Mom."
Isadora also nodded. "Don't worry, Madam Elsa."
Sebastian and Sabrina, who had just sat down, could not help but feel emotional when they saw that scene.
After all, everybody had experienced different pains, and they already knew that they had to cherish this hard-earned happiness.
The children may not necessarily have to be their biological children. However, as long as they had a huge group of children, then it would be a kind of joy for them. This was especially so to Vireo, where such a life was already something that was beyond what he would have thought of in his wildest dreams.
vireo was a hardworking person, since many guests had arrived at his house, he was then occupied in the kitchen for a very long time. Not only was he good with a scalpel at the operating table, but he was also a good cook at home. Isadora, however, was only able to assist him in the kitchen. Such a busy life made Vireo feel incomparably fulfilled. He was busy in the kitchen for a moment, and then he came out to entertain the guests the next moment.
Vireo was familiar with the others, but that day was the first time he had met Gloria, so he was very polite to her. "Madam Gloria, you look like you really have a healthy glow. If you didn't tell me that you're in your fifties, I really thought that you were forty-five years old. You told me that you didn't look so young in the past, so this is all because you have been dancing? Madam Gloria, you have to take my mother dancing when you're free."
Gloria immediately beamed brightly, "of course. Not only dancing but also being in contact with the outside world. Let me tell you this..."
Hearing that, Sabrina immediately thought of what Madam Simpson had told her before she came over. "Mom, there's something that I want to ask you."
"What is it?" asked Gloria.
Just as Sabrina was about to say it, the doorbell rang again, and it rang very urgently.
Who could it be?
Minerva was the quickest to react, she immediately ran over to get the door. Once she opened the door, she was stunned, "who are you guys looking for?"
Chapter 2204 Minerva was certain that she absolutely did not know these glamorously dressed women, who were all dressed like wealthy ladies. In the eyes of Minerva, this group of ladies was actually very unfashionable. They were extremely unfashionable. The women, however, were sizing up Minerva with an arrogant expression.
The oldest among them, Chloe, questioned Minerva while looking askance at her. "You ugly bitch! Who are you?
The second sister, Ashnah, sneered. "Ha! There's no need to even think about it. She must be the woman who seduced our brother. Woman, you're not that old, but you're quite bold. You actually are able to live in our brother's house. However, you're truly too ugly. You're so ugly that you make me sick! sick, did you hear me? Hurry up and fuck off!"
The third sister, Abigail, immediately grabbed Minerva as if she was carrying a little chick and said with immense disgust, "Where did this while chick come from? Hurry up and fuck off!"
While saying that, she was already going to throw Minerva out.
"Who are you? Do you have a death wish?" At the critical moment, Isadora suddenly came out of the house and hugged Minerva.
Isadora pulled Minerva out with all her might, and she pulled Minerva to the back of her from Abigail's arms.
"Minerva, don't be afraid. I'll protect you!" said Isadora.
Immediately after all, she looked fiercely at the three women in front of her. "Who are you? Why did you come to make trouble at my house, and you even hit my niece! I '11 give you three minutes. Get the fuck out of my house immediately! If not, don't blame me for being rude!"
As soon as Isadora finished her words, Sebastian, Sabrina, Zayn, Hana, the few children, Gloria, as well as Elsa, who were all sitting inside the house, came out one after another. None of these people knew Vireo's sisters from his hometown. They were all stunned as they looked at the three glamorous women outside the door. The three glamorous women were also looking at the group.
To be honest, the two men were quite fine-looking, but they could not say the same for the women! Both the elderly people were already very old. The other woman looked like she was more than forty years old. Only one woman among them looked beautiful and had a good temperament, which was still rather decent. However, that woman was looking at the three of them with an incredibly sharp gaze. That woman was Sabrina.
The three sisters, Chloe, Ashnah, and Abigail, did not say who they were, but Sabrina already guessed it. There should not be any mistake with what she had guessed. Otherwise, the group of people would not have been so arrogant and domineering.
"Wow! There's quite a number of people in the house. It's just that they are either too old or too young and are just a bunch of weak women and children. Both of you, on the other hand, are quite handsome. Well, all of you looked like you're from the big city at a glance. You're all my brother's new colleagues, right? with my brother's talent, all of you are not as good as him, right?
Otherwise, you wouldn't be so eager to come and be my brother's guests at his house. Fantastic! Where is my brother? Where is he?"
Brother? Sabrina sneered, she indeed had guessed it right. Sabrina was about to ask the three women in front of them, but Isadora had beaten her to the punch.
"What sister and brother? who are you? I don't know you guys. Get the hell out of my house!" Isadora said incomparably fiercely.
In fact, Isadora was not stupid. Right at the same time when Sabrina figured out who the three women who came were, Isadora also figured it out. Those stories that vireo had told her had made Isadora cry for a very long time, she felt sorry for vireo and for Holden.
Chapter 2205 She simply wanted to drive these three damned women out.
"There's no such person as your brother here. If you don't leave now, I will not show you any mercy anymore!"
"Ha!" Chloe instantly sneered. "This is my brother's house! We have already inquired about it at the hospital! You can try to drive us out and see!"
"Vireo, Vireo, come out! We're your sisters. You can't hide from US and not see US for a few years. Mom and Dad are getting older and older. You can't run away from this responsibility, Vi—" Before Abigail finished her word, Isadora already lifted her foot, and she kicked Abigail right on her stomach.
"Ouch..." Abigail immediately fell to the ground after being kicked, and she curled up in pain.
"You, woman, who are you? Why are you beating people up? Who are you to my brother? Are you his nanny? You've beaten me up, so I'll call the police now!"
"Oh, she had beaten people up. she is going to kill. Vireo, my brother, why are you still not out..." Once again, before Ashnail finished her words, she was stunned.
Vireo was already standing behind Isadora. He wrapped an arm around Isadora, and he was holding a kitchen knife in the other hand. Actually, Vireo had already heard them when the three sisters of the Payne family started shouting. He truly did not want to face the Payne family. He truly had never expected that the Payne family was able to stick to him like a piece of gum. They were able to find him no matter where he had gone. Also, they were even able to find his house. For a moment, he truly wanted to die along with this group of people.
However, he has Isadora at that moment. He also has his mother with him. In the future, Isadora would also have many children with him. Even if Isadora was infertile, they could still adopt many children. Once he thought of that, Vireo felt incomparably happy. He knew that Sebastian, Sabrina, Zayn, Hana, Isadora, his mother, and also Minerva were in the living room. As long as he did not go out, those people would be able to handle the matter very well. Therefore, he had been hiding in the kitchen and had been soothing himself to not lash out. He absolutely should not lash out. However, when he heard his sisters wanted to call the police to arrest Isaoda, Vireo could not hold himself back anymore.
He was able to endure whatever trouble they made, but not them calling the police to arrest Isadora. That was what vireo could not tolerate the most. That was because Isadora had been fleeing for her life for more than 20 years, and she was terribly afraid of the life of being on the run. Therefore, vireo came out holding a knife. He wrapped an arm around Isadora, held a knife in the other hand, and glared at his three sisters. Everyone present was scared silly. Vireo, however, knew what he was doing. He was very calm at that moment. He absolutely would not kill someone with a knife. He simply wanted to frighten them!
"You...what do you want to do, Vireo? I...we are your sisters. Our whole family had been looking for you for a few years. My dear brother, do you know that grandma cried so much that she is almost blind now because she missed you very much? Grandpa as well. He only knew to smoke and smoke. He smoked so much that doesn't even eat anymore. He just waited at the end of the streets. He waited from dawn to dusk, and he was just hoping that his grandson could come back. Vireo, you've not returned to our home for almost ten years, right? Vireo, look at me, I'm your eldest sister. II The eldest sister, Chloe, spoke while crying. People who did not know would even think that she was so sincere and pitiful, vireo, however, was not moved in the slightest bit at all. He sneered and asked, "How did you find me here? It's fine if you don't tell me!
Please leave my house now! Leave this neighborhood! otherwise, I'll call the police!"
"vireo!" Ashnah, who was supporting Abigail, burst out in anger. " You're too heartless! You ungrateful jerk! You were raised by our mother. Do you know that mom missed you so much that she's going crazy? Can you be so cruel to abandon your mother who had given birth to you and raised you?"
"Given birth to him?" There was a sudden sneer from behind them.
Immediately after that, Elsa, who was pushing sixty, suddenly stood in front of everyone and looked at the three sisters with an incomparably cold and furious gaze. "Guess who I am?"
Chapter 2206 "Who are you? Who would we know who are you? Aren't you my brother's colleague? You're already so old. You're certainly a useless person, so you're here to flatter my brother!" Chloe looked at Elsa disdainfully.
"Where are your parents? Did they not come?" Elsa asked with a cold expression.
"Does whether our parents come or not have anything to do with you?" Chloe said.
"Have nothing to do with me?" Elsa sneered miserably. "When I was looking for my child back then, I had once met your parents.
I asked them if they had seen my child. In the end, your parents told me that the person who bought my child had taken the train heading toward the south. I listened to them, and Ĩ went south on a train. I had searched through the entire southern area, and I still couldn't find my son. A few days ago, my son showed me a picture of our parents. They were already older, but their appearance did not change much. Ĩ recognized them at a glance. It turned out that they were the couple back then who bought my son and even tricked me into going south to search! They were the ones who made me and my son separated for almost forty years! Yet, you say that your parents have nothing to do with me?"
Chloe was so frightened that she suddenly took a step back. "You- You are..."
"That's right! I am vireo's biological mother!" said Elsa seriously.
"Then, is my brother going to be living with you from now on?" Chloe said.
"That's right! She is my biological mother, so of course, I have to support her for the rest of her life," said vireo.
"Good, very well! Vireo! You ungrateful jerk. You found your biological mother, so you don't care about your adoptive parents anymore, right? I was wondering. I knew it. It turned out that you have found your biological mother! Fine! Just wait and see!"
said Chloe. After that, she unexpectedly left in a flash with her two sisters.
Right after the three sisters had left, both Isadora and Minerva looked at vireo and Elsa at the same time with concern.
"Holden...what to do?"
"Grandma, would these three ferocious women come to look for my uncle again?" asked Minerva as she supported Elsa.
She was already addressing Elsa as grandma very naturally. Elsa also loved this granddaughter very much. After all, Elsa was an old lady who had been through many hardships, she touched Minerva's hand with a smile. "It's fine. I was the one who had given birth to my son. He and I are related by blood. That's valid no matter where we are. On the other hand, they had paid money to buy my son back then, and that's illegal. It's just that..."
Elsa was actually thinking more for her son. After all, they were his parents who had raised him all his life. He could not recall it and not touch on those unhappy decades, but after all, they had raised him. In this world, there were too many things that could not be measured by the law. vireo's parents, for example. They had broken the law by buying Vireo, but Vireo's mother had raised him since he was a baby, she had once borne a great deal of hardship bringing him up. That was not something that could be easily erased. Elsa knew her son. 1 Vireo hung his head, and he said seriously, "I just want to hide from them, and never to see them again in this life."
"But you still sent them a hundred thousand dollars, didn't you?" Sebastian knew his own brother the best.
They were half-brothers who shared the same father and had never lived together, but Vireo and Sebastian had many similarities in terms of character. For example, placing a high value on relationships and loyalty, vireo was the same. He hated his adoptive parents very much, but after he had a house in South City and had performed operations, he still sent 100,000 dollars to his hometown for his adoptive parents.
After he was questioned by Sebastian, vireo immediately got a little embarrassed. "Sebastian..."
"I know you. If it were me, I would also do the same. What you did was right. But, they... It is precisely because of the information of the receipt from the bank transfer you had made to them that they were able to find you."
Chapter 2207 "It's just that they are too insatiably greedy," Sebastian said emotionally.
There were too many insatiably greedy people in this world. To have a son that could continue the family line, the Payne family did not hesitate to snatch away forty years of someone else's happiness, which led to Elsa becoming a nun while thinking of her son all the time.
Vireo nodded, then smiled and said miserably, "That’s right. I wanted to do my part in taking care of them, but they just can't let me go. Maybe that's just my life. Forget it. Just let them be. It's fine if I just turn a deaf ear. What mattered to me the most is my knowledge in medicine, my wife, and also my mom."
After saying that, vireo looked at Minerva again. "There's Minerva as well."
He had only known Minerva for a few days, but the child had been addressing him as her uncle and Isadora as her aunt every day.
After she had met Vireo's mother, she also addressed her as her grandmother. It was as if she was the Payne family's little beloved child. Vireo then took her as his daughter. She was very caring, and from time to time, she was even able to be his assistant. He could even tell that someone was going to inherit his skills as a doctor and surgeon in the near future. It was only natural that he wanted to protect this niece of hers. 1 "My wife, my mother, my niece, they are my family," Minerva repeated himself.
"Uncle, you have me as well!" Aino followed along and made trouble.
"Me too, me too!"
"I-I also want..."
"Me too..."
One after another, a group of about five children shouted in front of Vireo asking him to protect them. Vireo's heart melted when he saw the children babbling.
"South City is my home. All of you are my family. As for the past, I don't want to go back to the past anymore. However, they had once brought me up, after all, so I can't be cruel to them."
While saying that, Vireo looked at his mother. "Mom, please forgive me as I can't seek revenge for you. I am now by your side. In the future, I will always be by your side, so please don't...don't sue them."
Elsa was very considerate. "I know. I understand. As long as they don’t come to seek trouble with me again, I certainly won't sue them. Don't worry."
"Mm-hmm." vireo nodded. "Thankyou, Mom."
After saying that, Vireo looked at Sebastian again. "Sebastian, I know once you intervene with this matter, you certainly will resolve it completely. However, they are my adoptive parents, after all, if they-"
"Alright!" Sebastian agreed without waiting for vireo to finish his sentence.
He understood. He was clear about it. No matter how many mistakes vireo's parents had made back then, that kind of familial relationship may be something very difficult for Vireo to part in this life.
"However, Vireo, you have to remember that you have a brother in South City. If someone dared to bully you, I will spare her!"
Sebastian added.
Immediately after that, Isadora then said, "There's me as well!
Holden, if anybody dared to look for trouble with you, I will kick her to death!"
Vireo nodded. "I'm relieved to have you guys around. Let's not talk about the things that make US unhappy. Let's eat first."
He already made a table full of dishes. That afternoon, all of them had lunch at Vireo's house. After having lunch, they chatted and laughed in that large apartment, and they were extremely happy and relaxed. It was not until mid-afternoon that they left vireo's house one after another.
When they came over, Gloria was riding Zayn's car. However, when they left, Sabrin asked Gloria to ride in her car. It was already she had started the car that Sabrina asked her mother extremely seriously, "Mom, I have something to ask you. You have to be honest with me."
Chapter 2208 Gloria smiled while looking at Sabrina. "What's the matter? Am I not allowed to at my age?"
Sabrina touched her mother's hand. "Mom, you're only in your early fifties. You're a few years younger than Madam Elsa, and you're in very good shape, of course, you can date."
Her mother sighed slightly. "Then, that’s alright. Don't worry. I know what I'm doing."
"Mm-hmm. I believe you, Mom."
Since her mother already said that, Sabrina did not want to say anything else anymore. After all, her mother was already an older adult and was not someone she could criticize anymore, she was simply going to pay more attention and care more about her mother.
After she sent her mother home, the child played happily in the yard and Sabrina chatted with her mother on the porch.
Sabrina was observing her mother, and her mother was not distracted at all. All she had eyes for were the few children.
"Aino, don't run so quickly. They won't be able to catch up with you this way."
"Oh gosh, dear, you have to slow down a little, slow down a little."
Sabrina felt that the way her mother was thinking did not seem like she was dating someone. Perhaps her mother truly knew what she was doing. That evening, Sabrina had dinner at her mother's house before leaving.
It was after they had gotten home and when they were already laying in bed that she said to Sebastian, "Sebastian, let Kingston keep an eye on my mother tomorrow. I'm afraid that the man..."
Sebastian immediately laughed, "what's the matter? Only you're allowed to fall in love, but your mom can't fall in love?"
"That's not it. If my mom is in a normal relationship, I will be very happy. The main thing is because I really feel very uneasy about the man that Madam Simpson had told me. I also feel that as a fifty -year-old man, he still sends her flowers every day and whatnot, isn't he too cheesy?"
"Mm-hmm. I'll let Kingston keep a closer eye on your mom," Sebastian said.
"Alright."
Sabrina rested her head on Sebastian's shoulder and sighed. "Say, how many sins have your father created. Look at vireo's entire life. Until this point when his parents and sisters came to look for him, he still couldn't fight back. After all, they are his adoptive parents. If he were to do anything slightly bad to them, he would be condemned by others."
Sebastian was also deep in thought. Those people from vireo's hometown were truly despicable. He truly had to think about a way to get rid of them once and for all. while thinking about that, the couple also gradually fell asleep.
The following day was Monday, so both of them went to work respectively. After Sebastian got to his company, he saw Misty waiting there. Her expressions that day were much calmer. When she saw Sebastian, she smiled slightly. "Mister Ford, thank you."
"Don't mention it. If it's about the collaboration, I think it will certainly be a win-win matter for both the Ford Group and the White Group." Sebastian said.
"I will definitely keep that in mind," Misty said with a smile. There was a pause before she said again, "Then, what about our projects moving forward?"
"We'll continue with the project and the contract. I won't want you to give up a share of the profits for me. Because if you do that, the White Group would not be making profits. Then, what if you don't want to work with me again in the future?" Sebastian smiled.
Misty felt relieved. "Mister Ford, you're a good man."
"That's not the case, others say that I kill without even batting an eyelid," Sebastian said.
"It's not like this. I am somewhat familiar with your past. I know you did that out of desperation as well. You had never harmed the innocent. After I got to know about your past and also Missus Ford's past, I instantly understood that both of you are relying on each other for warmth and help. I can understand all that. I sincerely wish the best for both of you.
I wish that you both can grow old together. I thank your wife for tolerating me, I also thank you for the same. Thank you."
Misty was very sincere with her words.
Chapter 2209 Only then did Sebastian say, "You'll definitely be able to get yourself a boyfriend that is to your liking."
"Mm-hmm!" Misty nodded solemnly. "Don't worry, when the time comes, I'll invite you to my wedding!"
"Alright!
Sebastian smiled. "Let's go. Let's go to the conference room."
"Mm-hmm!"
The meeting went on very smoothly, and both parties got the maximum profits on the contract. At noon, the high-ranking executives from both the Ford Group and the White Group had lunch together. Initially, the people who were supposed to have lunch together were not that many and it was only a few tables full. To make the atmosphere livelier, all of them gathered in the hall on the second floor. Halfway through their lunch gathering, they suddenly heard someone shouting at the lobby on the first floor. It so happened that Sebastian was by the railing, so he was able to clearly see the drunk who was creating a commotion on the first floor. That man looked like he was about 40 years old. He was very handsome, like a celebrity. 1 He was drunk and he was throwing a fit at the young receptionists. "What do you-you know! I have so much money that it'll make you dizzy! When the time comes, even if I don't do it, all of you would kneel before me and you'll be begging me to keep you as my sugar babies! All of you j-just w-wait and see!"
The receptionists were so frightened that she hid in the back. At that moment, the front desk manager came to the receptionist and asked softly, "Has he paid?"
"Yes, but he insisted on giving each of us a thousand dollars as tips. We told him we have rules, so we can't accept it, and he started acting like an angry drunk," the receptionist said, trembling.
The front desk manager looked at the angry drunk with disgust, and then he signaled the security with his eyes. "Throw him out!"
The security immediately grabbed that man who was drunk as a skunk and threw him out. That was a small commotion that was over in about six minutes.
On the second floor, the high-ranking executives from both the Ford Group and the White Group were still drinking a toast to each other. Misty and Sebastian were both sitting at the same table. Misty also saw what Sebastian had seen earlier, she said to Sebastian immensely emotionally, "Mister Ford, you had seen it, right? The majority of the people in society are like this. They looked very glamorously dressed but in reality? They are just rotten in the core despite looking fine on the outside. This kind of man looked decent at a glance, and it's not even too much to say that he is a movie star, but once they are drunk, their true colors will show."
Sebastian stayed silent. Misty was right. It was not easy to meet a good man these days. Particularly when there were plenty of scammers in the incomparably complicated society with a developed economy. Sebastian could not help but recall what Sabrina had said to him the night before when he heard Misty's remark.
Gloria had been used to staying alone, and she had been lonely all year round. She had finally been living an enriched life after all the hardships, and she was quite good-looking. Therefore, there must have been plenty of men who had their eyes on her.
While thinking of that, Sebastian immediately got up and made a call to Kingston.
The call was picked up very quickly on the other end of the call. " Hello, Master Sebastian?"
"Kingston, I've asked you to keep an eye on Gloria. You've been watching her for the whole morning, did you notice anything?
You absolutely must not let her notice you, otherwise, she'll feel too embarrassed," Sebastian said on the phone.
At the other end, Kingston immediately said, "Master Sebastian, a whole morning was enough for me to make a discovery. That man had been waiting in front of Madam Gloria's house early in the morning, and he indeed was holding a big bouquet of roses.
He then started following her around once she left the house. Both of them then went to the dance studio while chatting and laughing. Madam Gloria went to the market at half past nine in the morning. That person, on the other hand, left. He drove very quickly, so I didn't follow him. I think he will certainly be back. However, I had taken a photo of him. Wait for a moment. I'll send it to you right away."
"Alright," Sebastian immediately said.
Within a few minutes after the call was disconnected, Kingston sent the photo of that man to Sebastian. Sebastian was stunned once he clicked on it and saw the photo. "How could it be him?"
Chapter 2210 The man in the photo clearly was the drunk who had created a commotion on the first floor of the hotel earlier on. He looked really young. It was not even too much to say that he was thirty- five years old. Such a man would be going after Gloria?
Sebastian felt a little unhappy. After he had looked through the photos, he sent them to Sabrina, and Sabrina was shocked. She also had never expected that the man who was courting her mother was actually that young.
Sabrina was working in her office. There was a huge pile of design drafts on her plate that needed her to approve and sign, she wholeheartedly wanted to go and see her mother as she was afraid her mother was scammed, but because of her work, she was unable to leave.
While she was swamped with work, Sabrina thought of an old friend. Ruth had been in Kidon City during that period. She had said that she wanted to come to South city, but she never managed to because of her children. However, that did not stop Sabrina from giving a call to Ruth to ask her. Once the call was connected, before Sabrina could say anything, Ruth, on the other end, said very excitedly, "Sabrina, guess where am I?"
Sabrina smiled. "Don't tell me that you're in South City now."
"That's right!" Ruth said in excitement.
"Really?" Sabrina asked.
"Of course!"
"Did you bring your children with you? You're already in South City?" Sabrina asked in disbelief.
"That's right! Also, I brought both my three-year-old children to South City all by myself," Ruth said proudly.
She was traveling with two children all on her own? Sabrina could not help but feel worried, she knew what kind of person Ruth was the best. Ruth was careless, simple-minded, and straightforward. Could she take care of two toddlers all by herself?
"Where are you now?" Sabrina immediately asked.
"Well..." Ruth pursed her lips. "I'm at Isadora's workplace."
Sabrina was speechless.
Ever since Isadora and vireo got together, Isadora started working at the same hospital as Vireo as a caretaker. Isadora was not picky about jobs, and she was especially able to endure all sorts of difficult tasks, when she was working as the caretaker in the hospital, all the medical staff there, as well as the patients, liked her very much. There were plenty of people who had asked for her to take care of the patients, so Isadora had been swamped at work at the hospital.
"Ruth, you have not been to South City recently, so you may not know. Isadora—"
Before Sabrina finished her words, she was cut off by Ruth. "I know. I know, Sabrina. I know. Isadora is going to be married, and she is marrying the man she loved. I am very happy for her. The reason I came to South City this time was to give her some wedding gifts. You were the one who had prepared wedding gifts for me in the past. Now, I also want to prepare a few wedding gifts for her."
Sabrina suddenly felt touched when she heard that. "Ruth, you've become much more sensible now."
"That's right, and who did I learn it from?" Ruth was an architectural designer that Sabrina had single-handedly taught. Ruth had no academic qualifications, but she had practical work experience. Academic qualification was something that could be obtained later on as long as one was willing to learn.
"Silly girl. Don't leave, alright? Wait for me at the hospital. I'll drive over to pick you up. You can leave your children in Alex's mansion and let the nanny take care of them, since you're here, help me out for a couple of days," Sabrina said, while saying that, she already started packing up her things at the same time.
The most important thing to her at that moment was her mother's matter. She wanted to personally take a look at how that man was pestering her mother. This matter could not be delayed.
Once Sabrina packed her bag and left her office, she drove straight to the hospital. When she had just arrived at the entrance of the hospital, she saw a few people arguing there. Ruth was one of them. It was Ruth again! she liked to argue with others wherever she went!