Ch. 2241..2250

Chapter 2241 Why did she not be nicer to her adopted son? He was such a good child. Since childhood, he had been smart, studious, and never let others be worried about him. Also, he cared for his parents and had never competed and fought for the family’s properties. How great he was! Why did the Payne family repeatedly harm their adopted son? They have shot themselves in the foot at that moment! They deserved it! It served them right!

Vireo's adoptive mother never resisted anymore. The Payne sisters had also turned to jelly like soft and rotten tomatoes, and they were not even able to stand up anymore. At that moment, Lucius was the one who still had a little bit of courage and was able to hold himself up. However, no matter how courageous he was, it was also of no help. The police would never let them go.

"Mister Lucius Payne, right? Please come with US to the police station together with your entire family."

Lucius continuously retreated. "No, no, no. I'm already so old. I can't go to prison. I can't go to prison."

"Criminals can be of any age, Mister Payne!" said the police officer as he ridiculed him.

Lucius shuddered. "I would like to know how many years I will get if found guilty of abduction?"

"I don't know! That's determined by the court. I'm only in charge of catching the people! However, I have to tell you guys something. If you had harmed and killed someone, then it's definitely the death sentence!" the police officer answered truthfully.

"No..." Lucius sat on the ground dejectedly.

"Dad!" Chloe shouted miserably.

At that moment, Abigail spoke of the truth. "Dad, you can't collapse. Mom as well. If both of you collapsed, then what would happen to us? vireo would still show you some respect, but he certainly will not do anything for our sake. Mom..."

Abigail knew it best how she had treated her brother since childhood. Ever since she could remember, Abigail had been bullying her brother in every possible way, and she had never been merciful to him. Thinking about that at that moment, if her brother truly became the son of a powerful family in South city, then Abigail certainly was doomed. The only solution she was able to think of at that moment was to beg. She had to beg her parents and let them beg Vireo to spare their life for the sake that they had raised him.

"Dad, Mom, you can't collapse, what should we do if both of you collapse? Mom and Dad, you have to save US," Abigail shouted hysterically in tears.

At that very moment, while they were being surrounded and watched by so many people, the five members of the Payne family wailed in unison outside of Gloria's small house without a single care for their image at all. Lucius even rolled around on the ground as he was resisting the police's arrest. There were only a few police officers who came, so they could only call for backup at that moment. The backup also came very quickly. Within five minutes, a large number of people came and they all carried handcuffs.

Lucius saw that they were being serious, so before the police came to him, he immediately knelt and crawled toward Vireo.

"Vireo, Vireo, you were raised by US, after all. You can't just stand by and watch us get executed, right? Vireo, you're the only one who can save us now. You can't just do nothing and not save US. Vireo, we have brought you up since you were a child, SO please spare us! Vireo..."

At that moment, Vireo was covered in tears. It was impossible to say that vireo was not emotionally affected, but he also knew that he could not be affected. He calmed himself down and said decisively, "If you've broken the law, pleading with anyone for mercy would not help your case."

Lucius, who had no way out anymore, suddenly grabbed vireo viciously. "But you're not dead! You were indeed raised by US.

Aren't you afraid of being punished by God for being so heartless?"

"You said that my son is heartless! You bought my child back then, and you caused me to miserably search for my son for the rest of my life. Aren't you afraid of being punished by God for doing so?" A cold voice could be heard coming from behind him.

Chapter 2242 The Payne family were not the only ones who were shocked. The onlookers who had gathered around were also shocked. Why were there so many people coming over one after another? It was very clear that this was set up. The Payne family, however, clearly was already set up by others, yet they still acted in such an arrogant and domineering manner. Even if they died, they really would not even have known how they died.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Elsa came in front of Lucius. She had a thin face, and she looked very calm. She was so calm as if she had nothing to do with this world at all, but not, at the same time. Elsa's face had that kind of calmness from being disillusioned with the world, or perhaps she was a person who had once lost all hope, of course, that was exactly the case!

After she had given birth to her son back then when she was twenty years old, the only loved ones she had were her son and her grandmother. Her grandmother passed away, and her son was taken away and sold off by the person from the next bed in her ward. If it were not for the fact that she wanted to search for her son back then, she may have already died a long time ago. she failed to find her son for decades, so gradually, Elsa lost all hope. Later on, she became a nun. she was still suffering and was still extremely disappointed, otherwise, she would not have lasted until the day she met her biological son again.

She had met her son again. However, Elsa still vividly remembered the decades of suffering and disappointments, she was tricked by the person she loved, but at least she was able to be by her son's side in this life. Therefore, she did not live in this world for nothing. However, her son was bought by the Payne family. If the Payne family had called the police back then, things certainly would have been different. Nevermind that they had bought her son, but the Payne family still did not cherish him. They kept abusing him and pushing him till he was a hair's breadth away from death. As his biological mother, how terrible would she feel about that? she was terribly heartbroken!

If! If the Payne family had loved her son as if he was their biological son, Elsa absolutely would not be so heartless. However, she was the one who had given birth to her son. Not only was she unable to protect him and give him the love from a mother that he served, but she also let her son go through all the hardships in the world. How could Elsa not be resentful!

"It's you? It's you. You...are y-you really vireo's biological mother? " Chloe already recognized that this old lady was the woman she had seen in Vireo's house that day.

At that time, this woman proclaimed that she was Vireo's biological mother, but the Payne sisters did not believe her. If they had believed her, and if the Payne family had left South City as soon as possible back then, perhaps the situation at that moment would not have happened. They regretted it so much! However, there were no do-overs in this world. Being regretful was no help to their case at all.

Elsa looked at the Payne sisters coldly. "Do you think that the Payne family are the only ones with a clear mind in this world, and you guys are the only ones who are not criminals? Do you think that you guys are the only ones who have reasoning wherever you go?"

Chloe was speechless.

Elsa did not want to waste her effort talking to Chloe anymore. She just looked at Lucius and his wife with a resentful gaze. "Do you know how it felt to be a mother who had just given birth to her child after being a hair's breadth away from death, yet her newborn baby, whom she had not even had the time to take a glance of, was stolen and sold off? Your children were by your side. You can never ever imagine that kind of hellish feeling that a mother who had lost her child felt."

At that moment, Vireo's adoptive mother, who had lost all hope, finally said, "Vireo's mother, I...we...we know that we are wrong.

I'm begging you. Seeing that we had helped you raise your son, please spare us this time. You also know that vireo is indeed alive. We did not abuse anybody to death. We're begging you to please be true to the facts, could you? We can understand your pain of losing your child. We really can understand it. Back then, when we had just brought the child home, he cried all day and all night. I also did not sleep all day and all night as I kept him accompanied."

Chapter 2243 "I do love vireo."

Elsa shook her head. "I know. You are his adoptive mother, so you indeed had loved him. However, that was you loving your adopted son. That has nothing to do with me at all. I will not look into the matter of you buying your son anymore.

We have nothing to do with each other anymore from now on. My son's name is Holden Payne. He was the child that I had with the man I once loved. As for your adopted son, whether you had abused him to death or not, it's up to the police to solve the case. It has nothing to do with me. I am here today because I want to see my son. He had just finished performing an operation. He truly has worked very hard. I want to take him home. I've already made some food, and I'm waiting for him to come home to have dinner."

After that, Elsa raised her gaze and looked at Vireo with an affectionate expression. "Holden, let's go home. You're tired and you need rest. From now on, you're Holden. There will not be any so-called adoptive mother coming to harass you anymore. Nobody would be coming to harass you anymore."

vireo wrapped an arm around his mother. "Alright, Mom. Let's go home."

After that, he left with his mother while his arm was still wrapped around her. He drove when came over, so of course, he would be driving his mother in his car when they were returning home.

When the mother and son walked past Sean, Sean looked at them with an ingratiating expression. Elsa did not look at Sean. Vireo, however, looked at Sean and bowed deeply at him. "Thankyou!"

He still did not address him as his dad, but Sean did not mind at all. He also did not blame Vireo. "Quickly, my son, hold your mother and take her home. Don't let her be too sad. Take care of your mother after this."

"Alright," said Vireo. After that, one by one, Vireo said goodbye to Sabrina, Sebastian, Gloria, and also Ruth. He wanted to first leave this place because he did not want to see the police putting handcuffs on his adoptive parents. He was afraid that he would go soft on them. In fact, he truly was already feeling sorry for them.

The Payne family's cries at the of their lungs could be heard coming from behind him. "Vireo, vireo, you can't just do nothing and not save US."

"Vireo, we know that we're wrong..."

"vireo, I am your eldest sister."

"vireo, I am Abigail. You have doted on me the most when we were still a child. Have you forgotten? Vireo..." Abigail was covered in tears.

However, no matter how much they cried, it did not help their case at all. One after another, the Payne family was then taken away by the police in the police car. As for how the police were going to deal with the Payne family, that was not something everyone who was present was able to control anymore. Once the police cars had left, all the onlookers also dispersed.

It was only at that moment that Sebastian came to his father and said gently, "Dad, thank you. If you hadn't appeared, we truly don't have a foolproof way to deal with the Payne family."

"This is something that I should do. I know that you are actually here to see Sabrina's mother today, so I'll take my leave now. Let your drive send me home. If your driver is not willing to give me a ride, I can take a cab as well," Sean said with an extremely humble and sincere tone.

Sean was already going to leave after saying that, but Sebastian called out to him from behind him. "Dad!"

Sean turned his head around to look at Sebastian. "Son, if there's anything else that you need my help with, just tell me. I will do as you say."

"Dad, let Kingston send you home. I will drive home with Sabrina later on," said Sebastian.

"Alright, alright, son." Tears welled up in Sean's eyes. He then sat in Kingston's car and left Gloria's house.

At that moment, only Sabrina, Sebastian, Ruth, as well as both of Ruth's children, were left outside of Gloria's house.

That man named James, who was holding a bouquet and had locked himself inside Gloria's house, never came out.

It was after James had heard that the coast was completely cleared outside that he opened the door. He then looked at Gloria with a big smile. "Gloria..."

"Fuck off!" Sabrina's good temper instantly disappeared without a trace.

Chapter 2244 Jame thought that he had heard it wrong, "what did you say?" "I asked you to fuck off! Or else, I will kill you!" Sabrina had never acted so shrewish before, but at that moment, she truly was unable to hold herself back anymore!

It was impossible for anybody who was a daughter to be calm after seeing a frivolous and fawning man appearing by their mother's side. However, at that moment, the way the man in front of her looked made Sabrina think of a word—gigolo! she was utterly disgusted, and she wanted to have the man killed in a jiffy!

"Are you going to fuck off or not? If you're going to fuck off, my fist will not be polite to you!" Ruth was Sabrina's loyal follower.

Ruth would absolutely beat up anybody that Sabrina wanted to beat up without hesitation! If she had beaten the person to death, then she would just use her life to pay with her own life! While saying that, Ruth was about to make a move. Her palm was already raised, but Gloria blocked in front of James.

"Sabrina! You're being too disrespectful to me!" Gloria firmly scolded Sabrina. Gloria’s scoldings instantly made Sabrina regain her senses.

"Mom, this man is not for you. He clearly is a scammer!" Sabrina immediately said cowardly.

James smiled awkwardly after he was criticized. "H-How could this be, Gloria. I am not a scammer, you know that..."

Gloria looked at her daughter with a long face. "Sabrina! You don't have a say in my matters! I'm ordering you to apologize to my friend now!"

"Mom!" Sabrina said.

"Apologize!" Gloria had never been so harsh to Sabrina before.

After seeing the way her mother looked, for the first time ever, Sabrina looked at her grandfather, what she meant was to ask him if he was not going to care for his own daughter.

Unexpectedly, old Master Shaw, who had been standing at the side and not saying a single word, slowly said, "My daughter had been miserable all her life. It's the time for her to be enjoying her life right now. As long as my daughter is happy, I don't care if he is a scammer or not. The Shaw family can still afford it!"

"You..." Sabrina replied.

At that moment, she really wanted to call out, 'Grandpa!' However, she was stopped by Sebastian before she managed to call out. He held Sabrina's arms, and then he said while looking at Gloria, " Madam Gloria, you also know that Sabrina's stubborn.

Since she won't apologize to your friend, I would apologize to him. I feel that Old Master Shaw is right. As long as it's somebody you're fond of, the Shaw family can afford it. other than the Shaw family, you also have the Ford family's support as well. As long as you're happy, we’ll support you."

Sebastian continued, "I know that you're somebody who knows what you're doing. Sabrina was indeed reckless this time. You may first entertain your guest. I'll take Sabrina home. I will talk some sense into her when we get home."

After saying that, he put his arm around Sabrina and left very quickly without letting Sabrina respond. It was after he had taken a few steps that Sebastian turned around and said to Marcus, " Marcus, take your grandpa home."

Marcus nodded. One after another, everybody left.

Right at that moment when Sabrina got into the car, she still looked at her mother with great concern.

"Let's go. Your mother is actually a person who knows what she is doing. She must have her reasons for treating you this way. I'll let Kingston keep an eye on her all day long after that. It's going to be fine," Sebastian persuaded and comforted Sabrina.

Sabrina sighed. "I also knew that I had lost my composure just now, but I really hated this man too much. Perhaps this man is a liar just like the Payne family. He is a scammer! He is deliberately targeting women who live alone like a mother to cheat her feelings and her body, and then he will viciously cheat her out of her money after that! It doesn't matter if my mom was cheated out of her money, but she is already so old, she truly can't take the frustration from relationships anymore."

"I know. I understand. Don't worry. I won't let her be so deeply involved. With my understanding of her, she is not such a person as well. Don't worry." After all, she was not his own mother, so Sebastian was much calmer than Sabrina. He was able to clearly see Gloria was not such a frivolous person.

Chapter 2245 She certainly was not that easily fooled as well, otherwise, she had been wandering around for so many years, and she had once been locked up by Lincoln. Before that, she had taken life one step at a time in that kind of place in the mountains while taking care of Sabrina. Which step that she had taken was not extremely dangerous? Gloria had pulled through. That was enough to show that Gloria knew what she was doing. However, Sabrina had lost her cool as she cared for her mother too much. At that moment, Sebastian had to calm Sabrina down.

"Don't worry. Nothing will happen. I will definitely not let anything happen to her. Don't worry."

Sabrina nodded. She was going to not think about her mother's matters for the time being. Sebastian was keeping an eye on it anyway, so nothing big should be happening. At that moment, Sabrina thought of Ruth again. All the unexpected incidents were happening one after another during that time. It was either the incident with Misty at the company or the Payne family coming to make trouble. Later on, it was her mother's boyfriend who was pursuing her mother. Everything was truly happening one after another. Therefore, it was only at that moment that Sabrina remembered to ask about Ruth's situation.

"Ruth, are you having some kind of conflict with your mother-in- law? Does Ryan know? Or was it Ryan who was making you angry? If Ryan has bullied you, watch how I'll let him have it!" said Sabrina.

Ruth smiled miserably. "Sabrina, don't worry about me. I see that you indeed have too many things on your plate. You have to care about your mother and your brother, and you also have to take care of your three children. Now, you also have to be concerned about Vireo and Isadora's matters. You're truly busy enough. Don't worry about me. I will take you as my role model. I will certainly live my life well. I will be kind to myself. I want to be self-reliant and be a better version of myself. I'll take it as being a good example to my children. Don't worry about it, Sabrina. I will certainly be just fine. Don't worry."

How could Sabrina not worry? when she was about to say something, Ruth said again, "Sabrina, drop me off at a slightly higher- end hotel. I have to first find a hotel to stay in. oh right, I have to stay somewhere near your company. This way, it'll be easier for me to take care of my children, and it'll be easier for me to throw myself back into work as soon as possible. Once I 've got a job, I'll find a house near the company. After that, I'll let my child go to a daycare center. Don't worry. I'll be fine! Because I am now a strong mother!"

Sabrina was speechless. At that moment, she did not know what she should say. However, once she saw that Ruth was so determined, Sabrina did not say anything anymore. She was thinking that if Ruth insisted on not saying anything to her, then she would not be able to get any information out of her. Then, it would have been better to wait until she called Ryan and ask about the situation herself.

"Alright, I'll first send you to a hotel. Are you certain that you'll be fine by yourself?" asked Sabrina.

"Definitely!" Ruth smiled at Sabrina confidently.

Both the babies also imitated her mother's words. "Definitely!" The way they looked was absolutely adorable beyond measure.

Sabrina, who was in a rage, was amused by them. Both Sabrina and Sebastian sent Ruth to the better hotel that was closest to the company for her to settle down there. Seeing that Ruth did not need any help anymore, Sabrina and Sebastian were going to say goodbye to her. Right at that moment, Ruth's phone suddenly rang.

"Is it Ryan calling? Give me the phone. I have some questions for him!" Sabrina immediately asked.

Ruth smiled, disappointed. "No."

Sabrina was stunned. "Then, who is calling you at this hour?"

Chapter 2246 It was impossible for Sabrina to not be worried about Ruth. Sabrina was a devoted woman, when she was at her worst in life, Ruth had chosen to stand by her side and fight alongside her. That was something that Sabrina would never be able to forget.

Even if Ruth had once harmed Sabrina, Ruth actually did not have a bad nature and she was simple and kind. She seemed noisy and tough beyond measure on the surface, but Ruth actually was a silly girl who could not take advantage of others. Therefore, Sabrina had always been very worried about Ruth.

Seeing Sabrina's extremely concerned expression, Ruth smiled gently. "It's Isadora, Sabrina."

Sabrina looked disappointed but she was also relieved.

"Hurry up and answer it," said Sabrina.

Ruth immediately answered the call. "Hello, Isadora, you're not busy anymore?"

On the other end of the call, Isadora said, "Ruth, are you having a serious fight with Ryan? Recently, L.J'm sorry. Sabrina had originally asked me to follow you to Kidon City to take care of you and Jane, but I didn't..."

"Don't say that, Isadora. For you to have your own life and be able to marry the man you love is what Sabrina wanted to see the most. Back then, the reason Sabrina wanted you to follow US back to Kidon City was that you had grown up in Kidon city, of course, it's for the best that you're willing to settle down in South City now. You don't have to protect me. From now on, I can protect myself well. Isadora, I'm very happy for you to be able to marry well. I want to tell you something. I have saved up some wedding gifts for you these few years. I'll give it to you tomorrow."

Isadora suddenly choked up. "Ruth..."

"Don't cry," Ruth said loudly, "We have to be strong women, oh, right, I have another piece of good news for you. vireo, no, he should be called Holden now. The thing that was troubling Holden has been thoroughly resolved in one fell swoop. There won't be any worries in the future anymore. I'm guessing that vireo should be having his statement taken at the police station at this moment. When vireo returns from the police station, you should have a good celebration with him."

Isadora nodded in tears. "Mm-hmm. Alright, Ruth. I got it. Thank you! Thanks!"

After she hung up the call, Ruth looked at Sabrina with a smile. " Sabrina, I'll first settle down here. The first thing I have to do is to find a daycare center for my children. After I've settled everything regarding the children, I'll immediately come to you to work.

As for the house, I'll slowly find one that is suitable. You don't have to worry about me."

Sabrina was slightly surprised as looked at Ruth. "Ruth, you seemed to have grown up quite a lot."

Ruth smiled. "That's right. I'm already a mother of two. People say that being a mother makes you stronger than before. Now, I especially am able to understand how tough it was for you back then to be taking care of Aino by yourself. Compared to me now, you have had it much tougher back then. I will become stronger and stronger in the future.

"Ruth," Sabrina asked seriously, "are you going to get a divorce from Ryan?"

Sabrina did not want to ask such a question. She did not wish for Ruth and Ryan to be divorced. Besides, she did not even have a clue how much conflict Ruth and Ryan had between them, she still had not asked about it in detail, and she still wanted to mediate the matter for them. However, at that moment, Ruth was still angry, Sabrina also did not want to ask too much about it.

she hoped that Ruth was able to first calm herself down. However, as long as Ruth has some kind of long-term plan, Sabrina would still want to listen to Ruth's opinion. This way, she was also able to know if Ruth's approach was childish or it was advisable. However, Ruth's reply made Sabrina feel more and more relieved. 1 Ruth smiled. "Sabrina, I am already a mother of two. How could I get a divorce so easily? Divorce? There's no benefit for my children if I were to do that. Besides, Ryan also did not make too bad of a mistake. If I were to divorce him, then would it not be too easy on him? Would it not be far too easy on the Poole family as well?"

Chapter 2247 "I won't get a divorce until I have absolutely no choice but to do so. Unless Ryan made an unforgivable mistake, such as not loving me anymore or having an affair. I absolutely can't tolerate that. As for the other matters that could be mediated, of course, I will choose to defend my marriage."

Sabrina was truly impressed by what Ruth had said, she suddenly laughed. "Ruth, since you don't want to divorce Ryan, you're..."

"It's a strategy!" said Ruth. 1 Sabrina was speechless.

Ruth continued. "It's also my stance! I want to let the Poole family know that I can live even if I have left them! I want to let them know how much I love myself!"

Sabrina nodded in relief. "Ruth, you're doing a great job. I am very happy for you! Don't worry! You will definitely earn the respect of the entire Poole family one day! They certainly won't look down on you again!"

"Mm-hmm!" Ruth was full of confidence. There was a pause before she said, "Sabrina, quickly go home. Don't worry about me.

Take it slowly with Madam Gloria's matter. Don't be too impulsive. Take these two days to first handle vireo's matters, then see what Madam Gloria has to say after a couple of days."

Sabrina smiled. "Alright, I'll do as you say."

"Hurry up and go home," said Ruth.

Sabrina did not insist on staying longer, and she left the hotel. She indeed had too many things on her plate. On one hand, she had to be worried about her mother, but on the other hand, she also had to work. Besides, she also had vireo's matters to be concerned about. Sabrina also had no clue what exactly had happened on Vireo's end after he was called to the police station.

After she was done with her work, it was already way past the time to get off work. When she got home, it was already considered late at night. At that time, Sebastian was already home.

"Any updates on Vireo's matter, dear?" asked Sabrina.

Sebastian put his wife in his arms. "Sabrina, it's all thanks to you that you had thought of this solution. It's also all thanks to this trick of yours of going to the county that vireo came from, and speaking to all of the people one by one in advance, otherwise, it's truly going to be very hard for Vireo to get rid of the Payne family."

Sabrina leaned her head on Sebastian's shoulders. "Dear, do you think this trick of mine is too merciless?"

Sebastian shook his head. "Are there any better ways to deal with people like the Payne family?"

Sabrina shook her head. "No."

"Then, that's right! Think about it. If we're not merciless toward the Payne family, then they would push Vireo into a dead end, and they would even leech off Vireo till he is dried up! why should we harm ourselves for someone else's mistakes? Besides, the Payne family was in the wrong, in the first place. Since they had been in the wrong, they had to pay the price!"

Sabrina laughed. "You're right. I have to learn this trick from you. Haha!"

Sebastian speechless. He embraced Sabrina and said, "You've gone a little overboard with the way you treated your mother today." Sabrina sighed and said, "I know that as well, but I just couldn't help it at that time. The sight of that man made me feel too disgusted!"

"No matter how disgusted you feel, as long as he's someone your mother likes, you have to accept it!"

Sabrina was speechless.

"You have the right to find a man who loves you, so does your mother!" said Sebastian.

There was a long pause where Sabrina did not say anything.

Sebastian hugged her even tighter, and the voice got even deeper as he said to her, "I think you're a little too free recently.

Maybe we should find a little something to do."

At first, Sabrina did not understand it. "what can we do?"

"It's late at night, and we're a loving couple, what do you think we can do?" the man asked in a deep voice while smiling seductively.

Chapter 2248 After hearing the man saying it that way, Sabrina instantly understood what he meant. Her face also instantly became completely red like a tomato. She was already considered to be like an old married couple with Sebastian, and Sabrina was not that young anymore. However, up till that point, she still was not able to get out of the trouble of blushing easily, she was still getting shy extremely easily. However, Sebastian just loved her the way she was. He then hugged his woman even tighter.

That night was destined to be a sweet night that belonged to the two of them. The two of them had been living together for so many years, but their love life had never gone dull before. On the contrary, through the years of getting familiar with each other, their activity in the bed became fancier and fancier, as well as even longer-lasting. Also, the longer they were at it, the more sense of sweetness they got from it.

The woman was also much more open than when she was younger. If it were not for the best soundproofing in Sebastian's house, Sabrina's voice was enough to shock the entire floor. After they were done, Sabrina would feel extremely shy again because of her voice. Whenever that happened, and when the man saw that Sabrina's face would become so red that even her neck was red, he would not be able to help himself but tease her. In the end, she would snuggle in his arms like a little girl residing to raise her head. That was the happiest moment for the man.

At that moment, both of them were all tired out. The man had an arm wrapped around the woman, and he asked in a gentle and laid- back manner, "Say, how about we have another child? Aino has two brothers. If she could have a sister, we'll have two sons and two daughters. That would be the best."

A sense of happiness and delicate tenderness that was difficult to fade away could still be heard in Sabrina's voice. "To US, having any child is dependent on fate. It's not something you'll get whenever you want one, isn't it? Besides, you're already forty, and Гт also in my thirties. We're not that young anymore. Aino is already twelve. If I were to attend the parent-teacher conference for a young girl, who was more than one hundred and sixty centimeters tall, while having a big pregnant belly, I'm afraid that Aino would feel shy."

The man laughed. "Aino is very strong, she won't care about what others have to say. Besides, Aino also often said that she is always surrounded by her brothers, and she still doesn't have a sister to date. Look, Alex has two sons.

Ruth has two sons. Zayn also has a son. Among the few families, Aino is the only girl. No matter what, we have to have another daughter! I won't have it! I simply want another daughter."

Sebastian's childish tone made Sabrina laugh, she stifled a laugh. " Look at you. You're already a grown man, yet you're still having such innocent imaginations. Even if it's a son, with our age, we may not even be able to conceive him, let alone you insisting on having a daughter. To tell you the truth, I also want another daughter, and I want it more than you do. Well, it's all up to fate."

The man rolled over and pinned the woman beneath him. "It's up to fate, but we also have to work hard beforehand, right?"

The woman immediately got shocked. "Aren't y-you tired?"

The man smiled seductively again. "I'm extremely energetic!"

"You...dear, you're already forty years old!"

"Haven't you ever heard that a man in his forties is just right in his prime?"

Sabrina was speechless. How could the words be misinterpreted like that?

Without waiting for her to talk back to the man, the man had already started conquering her. A new round of fierce and passionate battle kicked off right there and then. They had only stopped when Sabrina was completely defeated, she did not even know when she fell asleep.

Chapter 2249 She even thought that she was dreaming when the man carried her to have a shower and dry her hair off. Sabrina, who was in a dream, felt very warm, and she was also very comfortable and pleased.

She was in great spirits when she woke up the following day. She was not as angry as when she was outside of her mother's house the day before, when the entire family was having breakfast together, the little queen, Aino, who had almost finished her breakfast, stared at her mother. "Mom, you look very beautiful today."

"I have always been very beautiful, what do you mean by that?" Sabrina said.

"You have a glow to your skin today. Did you change any skincare products?" The child was already very well-versed in skincare, she has not started using any skincare products, but she knew about them.

Sabrina was speechless. How should she explain it to her daughter? The reason that she was in such a good spirit that day was that she had an extraordinarily sweet and harmonious time with her daughter’s father the night before. Both of them reached new heights, so she was extra relaxed. Sabrina was unable to say that.

However, she beat around the bush. "Your father had given me flowers and a surprise yesterday, so I suddenly felt like I had returned to the time when we were younger and dating. That’s why I am in a good mood, of course, I will be in good spirits when I am in a good mood. Being in good spirits would of course make my skin good."

"Hmph!" Aino suddenly snorted coldly. "You only care about finding the feeling of dating my dad, but you did not care about my grandma's feelings at all. She is only in her early fifties this year, and she looks like she is in her forties. She can also date someone, alright? Why did you get in the way of her dating someone? You can't be like that, Mom!"

Sabrina immediately pulled a long face and questioned her, "Did your grandma tell you that?"

Aino shook her head. "She is your mother, she is closest to you. She won't tell me that. It's your grandfather who called me. He cared for his daughter like how you cared for me. He called me and asked me to persuade you not to interfere with his daughter's dating life."

Sabrina was speechless. She did not know what to say about the Old Master Shaw. She sighed and looked at his daughter.

Then, she said rather helplessly, "I got it! I won't interfere with your great grandpa’s daughter's dating life anymore."

After saying that, Sabrina wiped her mouth, and then she got up and left.

All of her work from the day before was untouched. They were all piled up and had to be done that day, so Sabrina was working on an extremely tight schedule. She was then occupied for the entire day. Sabrina was so busy that she almost had no time to eat and rest at all. Therefore, she had no time to check on her mother's development in terms of romantic relationships. She had no time to ask if Ruth and Ryan had reconciled with one another, and how was her search for the daycare center for her children.

It was only after she had gotten off work that she managed to free herself from work.

After she had wolfed down her food and was stuffed in her company's cafeteria, Sabrina finally had the time to give her mother a call. "Mom, I'm very sorry about what happened yesterday. You're the bigger person, so forgive me and don't stoop to the level of a shrew like me," Sabrina coaxed her while acting cute.

Gloria, who was on the other end of the call, was not angry at all. " Silly girl. I won’t be angry at you at any time. Don't worry."

"Thank you, Mom." Sabrina teared up a little. Immediately after that, she said, "Mom, I'll hang up now. I still have to ask Ruth how her arrangements are coming along."

"Alright, go on quickly then," Gloria said gently.

After she hung up the call, Sabrina immediately called Ruth.

Everything was going very well for Ruth, who was on the other end of the call. She had found three daycare centers, and she was comparing which of them were good. The one with a moderate price range and a good educational environment would be Ruth's first choice. While listening to Ruth talking in a clear and orderly manner on the phone, Sabrina suddenly felt relieved.

Even though the hardships in life were incredibly tough, they were very good training for a person. Hardships would make a person become mature and independent, which was good. 1 After Sabrina ended her call with Ruth, she called vireo. "vireo, is everything alright on your end today?"

On the other end of the call, Vireo said, "Sabrina, I am at the prison now."

Chapter 2250 Sabrina was stunned, "vireo, hasn't this matter been resolved? Why are you visiting them in prison?"

Vireo laughed miserably on the other end of the call. "Sabrina, they had raised me, after all. If they had not fed me milk one mouthful at a time back then, how could I have lived for so long?"

Sabrina sighed, she actually understood it very well. Since ancient times, family relationships had always been something that could not be clearly explained. Lucius and his wife had spent money to buy Vireo back then, which was a crime from a legal standpoint. Also, if Lucius and his wife had not bought vireo back then, vireo may have been able to live with his biological mother. They may have been poor, but at least both the mother and son would not have been in misery, and Elsa’s youth would not have been wasted. However, family relationships were something very unreasonable, and they could not be explained by any laws. Because the family relationship among vireo, Lucius, and Lucius' wife indeed existed, so even if they had never been nice to their son, they were still the ones who had been through many hardships to raise their son. If vireo truly was able to be so heartless and vicious, and never cared how his parents would end up, then it would mean that Vireo was a man without any conscience and sense of responsibility at all. Would such a man not be very terrifying?

Sabrina understood vireo very well, she also admired him. Sabrina herself had been forcefully removed from this kind of family relationship as well. Her biological father set her up so badly, but he still was able to not admit that she was his biological daughter. It was only when he needed her kidney that her father admitted the fact that they were biologically father and daughter.

Even so, Sabrina was still unable to be so heartless to her own biological father. It was all because of the family relationship in those eight years. She had been living in her father's house for eight years.

That kind of attachment and yearning she had for her father was something that was engraved in her heart for life, much less vireo was a child who had been adopted by his adoptive parents since he was a newborn baby. Sabrina was able to understand him.

She said very calmly to vireo over the phone, "Vireo, if you're truly that kind of absolutely heartless man, then we would have truly been worried about you. However, you're a good man with a conscience and a sense of responsibility. Don't worry, Vireo. No matter what kind of decisions you make, you don't have to worry about the Payne family harassing and harming you anymore in the future. Because you have a family, friends, a brother, a sister-in- law, and your biological parents now. Regardless of the decision you've made, we will support you!"

Sabrina's encouragement made vireo feel touchedl. At that very moment, the manly man in his thirties suddenly teared up. she was his sister-in-law. Yes, Sabrina was his sister-in-law. She was his biological brother's wife.

He held back his excited voice a little and then said, "Sabrina, don't worry. I know very well that all of you have come together to help me dissolve my relationship with the Payne family. I won't be that cruel, but I also won't go easy on them anymore. I will certainly handle the remaining matters well."

"Mm-hmm. I believe in you. Call us again if anything happens," said Sabrina gently.

"Alright."

After he hung up the call, Vireo looked at the police officer across from him. The police officer was very polite to Vireo. It was not because of his status or so on, but it was because Vireo was merciful and kind.

"There are not many good people like you these days. Your adoptive parents did not suffer any losses to be imprisoned here for life. You only never came to visit them once, and you've also never wronged them. The harm that their entire family had done to you must have been so great," said the police officer emotionally.

vireo smiled. He had not slept the entire night after he had returned home the night before.