Ch. 2531..2540

Chapter 2531 "Therefore, Hana exhausted all the ways to take care of my parents. To be honest, my parents didn't like Hana, at first. After all, this was her second marriage and she is older than me.

However, after Hana had worked hard for so many years, they now love her more than they love me and my younger sister. That was what she had gotten in exchange for true affection. We're all a family. Nobody is more superior than the other, and nobody is more inferior than the other as well. The most important thing is to tolerate each other, get along with each other, and love and protect one another. Only that can maintain a good relationship in a family."

Ruth looked at Zayn with tears glistening in her eyes. "Thankyou, Zayn. I know that you're.Jecturing me out of the kindness of your heart."

"Ruth, you have to restrain that temper of yours," Sabrina advised her.

Ruth bit her lips and hung her head.

Seeing that she did not respond for a long time, Ryan said with disappointment, "Ruth, have you thought it through? Have you made up your mind that you must get a divorce from me? If you have, I won't push you anymore. Perhaps...we truly are not destined to be together. I'm sorry! Take good care of yourself in the future."

Upon saying that, he turned around and left.

"Ry- don't..."

Seeing that Ryan had almost gotten to the door, Ruth suddenly ran over and hugged him from the back. "Ryan, can you give me another chance? Forgive me. Forgive me for being straightforward and carefree. Forgive me for not considering other people's feelings at all. Forgive me for not being sensible. Give me another chance, alright?"

Ryan turned around and hugged her. "Ruth, you are actually already very, very outstanding. You don't have the proper educational background, but through your own hard work, you have learned about architectural design. You have been through so much and you have pulled through it all. Are you still afraid of my mother? You have to win her heart by using your wisdom and make her treat you like her own daughter. You would have won then, wouldn't you?"

Ruth nodded. "Mm-hmm. I understand, Ryan. I got it. Everyone is having a hard time in this world. We have to learn to be more forgiving and tolerant of others. Only then can we live a longer life. I'm sorry. I was also at fault in the past. I'll amend my mistakes, alright?"

Ryan smiled and brushed Ruth's nose. "Are you not going to get a divorce from me anymore?"

Ruth pouted. "Even if you want to divorce me, you can dream on. If you want to divorce me in the future, I '11 just cling on to you!

You are rich and handsome, after all! You are the father of my children. No matter what, I will never let my children be separated from their father in this life, much less their mother. We will forever be together as a family of four!"

"Mm-hmm! The little girl has finally become smart!" Ryan said.

"How annoying!" Ruth replied.

"Alright. Alright. Since you have made up, the dinner today will be even better fitting for our reunion. Hurry up and have a seat.

Let's have a proper dinner together," Sabrina called out to both Ryan and Ruth.

Everyone called out to each other, and they took their seats at the tables very quickly. It was at that moment that Sabrina realized the person seated at the deepest end of the corner was Marcus. He had been hanging his head and had rarely said anything.

Sabrina looked at him with a heavy-hearted expression. "Marcus..."

Marcus raised his head and said with a forceful smile, "I know that I am raining on everyone's parade today. In theory, Ruth is my cousin, and since she is having a conflict with Ryan, as her cousin, I should be mediating the situation. However, I truly don't have the mood..."

Everyone that was present could be considered to be gathered with their family. Marcus, however, was alone. He still had no idea if his Yvonne was still alive or not. Therefore, how could he be happy?

Sabrina comforted him. "Marcus, ninety-nine percent of what Eldon had said was true, she truly had taken Yvonne away, she has been cured and the babies in her belly are also doing very well. We can be certain that she is definitely still alive right now. It's just that she is hiding away as she doesn't want to see everybody, she is very fluent in Spanish, she is full of vigor and is very capable of surviving. Sebastian is also searching for her all over the world.

Don't worry. We'll be able to find her very soon."

As soon as she finished her sentence, her phone rang, she picked it up and answered the call. "Hello, who's this?"

A soft and weak voice could be heard coming from the other end of the call. "Sabrina..."

Chapter 2532 Sabrina's heart suddenly skipped a beat. "Yvonne. Where are you, Yvonne? Which number are you using to call me?"

When Marcus, who was next to Sabrina, heard her calling Yvonne's name, he immediately got up, snatched the phone away from Sabrina's hand, and shouted at the phone, "Yvonne, where are you? Yvonne, I am your husband—" 1 The call was disconnected from the other end of the line at that instant.

"Yvonne! Yvonne!" Marcus shouted.

What he heard coming from the other end of the line was the busy tone that made him feel extremely hopeless.

Sabrina looked at him while feeling heartbroken. "Marcus, you... shouldn't have been so impatient just now. How great of a chance it was for Yvonne to call me."

Marcus burst out in tears. "It's all me. It's all my fault...."

He sobbed. He was such an unyielding and tough man, but he was crying his heart out in front of everyone. Sabrina, Jane, Ruth, Hana, Minerva, and Isadora, who were all next to him, could not help but cry along with him as well.

Everyone at the table comforted Marcus. He was a man who knew how to keep his emotions in control, so after crying for a while, he wiped his years and looked at everyone with a forced smile. "In short, it's a good thing as long as Yvonne is alive. As long as she is alive. It's fine by me as long as she is alive."

Sabrina nodded. "Yes, Marus, it's a good thing as long as Yvcone is still alive. You have to stay strong and live on. Don't let others come in between US, Marcus. Nobody in the next few generations of the Ford and the Shaw family can make such promises, but as long as Sebastian and I are still alive, we will never go against the Shaw family. Both the Ford family and the Shaw family are forever the closest! We're the closest to each other. Do you understand? The Shaw family is my maternal grandparents' family and it's my mother's family. We will forever have to be united!"

Marcus was touched. "I understand, Sabrina. This incident this time is enough to serve as a reminder to me for the rest of my life.

In the future, this kind of thing of having a wedge being driven into our families will never happen again. Don't worry."

As he said that, he looked at Sebastian. "Sebastian, it's all thanks to you this time, otherwise, the Shaw family's business would have all been lost!"

Sebastian did not smile at all. He thought differently from them.

"Marcus, maybe...I've gotten old," Sebastian said softly.

"What do you mean, Sebastian?" Marcus was confused. Everyone else also looked at Sebastian in confusion.

Sebastian lowered his head slightly and smiled a little. After that, he raised his head again and said, "Marcus, Nigel, I feel that I've failed both of you. Yvonne's whereabouts are still unknown at this moment. Minerva's finger has been reattached, but she had been greatly terrified.

"I wanted to kill the mastermind, but my heart softened in the end. I think I must have gotten old. I can no longer bear to watch the scene of fighting and killing anymore. I'm sorry...."

The mighty Sebastian had openly apologized at the table. That truly stunned Marcus and Nigel, especially Marcus. He looked over carefully and realized that Sebastian's sideburns had a few vaguely visible strands of gray hair.

"Sebastian, don't say anything further. You've already been very dedicated. There are things that you can't bear to do in everything, which makes you a human made of flesh and blood. If you're still having bloodbaths at your current age, that would have been even more frightening to US. You've done nothing wrong, Sebastian.

Don't blame yourself."

Sebastian smiled. "Thankyou."

Chapter 2533 Sabrina, who was sitting at the side, said to everyone. "Alright. Enough with thanking each other. We've been through too many things recently. Everything is over now. Yvonne is not present now, but it's good news that she is still alive. Everyone living in this world will encounter plenty of imperfections. Therefore, since it's so difficult for all of US to be gathered here today, let's not think about other things anymore. It's a happy occasion that we've reunited here today."

"Yes, it's a happy occasion!" Marcus was the first to shout out.

Nobody knew how miserable he was feeling in his heart. However, he was also feeling happy. That was because Yvonne did not die. As long as Yvonne was still alive, that would be the hopeful thing that could make him feel the happiest.

After that gathering, everybody returned to their respective peaceful lives.

Ruth and Ryan had already made up with each other. Both of them had grown quite a bit through this incident. They had apologized to each other and were incredibly sincere. The family of four then returned to Ryan's private mansion.

When Vireo and Isadora left the gathering, they secretly revealed something to Sabrina.

"I'll tell you something that you may not believe, Sabrina. I thought 1 couldn't get pregnant anymore, but I am with child now. "

Isadora looked at Sabrina with a smile on her face that could not be hidden.

Sabrina was stunned. "W-What did you say?"

Isadora nodded strongly. "It's true. However, I didn't dare to announce it at the gathering just now because everybody had just survived a disaster and Marcus was still so sad. Therefore, I didn't say anything. With my body, there's no telling if I will be able to deliver the child. Therefore, I am letting you first."

Sabrina was still incredibly excited after she heard it. "Good. That's really good, Isadora. Congratulations to you and Vireo. Both of you deserve to have a child. You will be even happier with a child. It's great. It's fantastic."

"Keep it secret for now," said Isadora.

Sabrina nodded. "Mm-hmm. I will keep it a secret."

After she bid farewell to vireo and Isadora, she looked at Zayn and Hana again.

"Zayn, Hana," Sabrina called out, "Have you been well recently? I'm either occupied with old Master Shaw's passing or the three Shaw brothers. Then, this incident happened. I didn't even have the time to visit you guys."

"Oh well!" Hana looked at Sabrina with a warm expression." Sabrina, it's my fault as well. I have opened a boutique recently, and I have been occupied with getting the stocks in and what not, so I also didn't have the time to visit you."

"What? You've opened a boutique?" Sabrina's tone was slightly guilty.

Her brother's wife has opened a boutique. In theory, she should have gone to congratulate her and send some gifts for the grand opening and whatnot. However, she had no clue at all.

"I didn't plan to open one at first. However, I had nothing to do at home and I didn't want to rely on your brother as well. I then happened to see a boutique that was up for sale when I brought my son out for shopping that day. I saw that the location was good and everything else was good as well. The lady who owned the boutique had a family emergency so she wanted to sell it off. I made an impromptu decision to buy the business. It's just so that I can do a little something myself. I'm not looking to make a lot of money, I just want to be self-reliant and live peacefully. I can then be an example to my children in the future."

Not looking to make a lot of money, only looking to be self-reliant. That sentence truly moved Sabrina and Sebastian. Both of them were lost in their thoughts for a long while after they heard Hana saying that.

After they sent Zayn and Hana away and comforted Minerva, Sabrina and Sebastian were the ones who footed the bill in the end.

Both of them then packed up and got into the car. Sabrina rested her head on Sebastian's shoulder. "Dear, after going through all sorts of dangers in this period, I suddenly figured something out. Dear, have you ever thought..."

Sebastian put his chin against Sabrina's forehead and said to her gently, "I know what you want to say. You wanted to say that we... are easily targeted because we're too rich and family, right?"

Sabrina immediately looked up at her husband. "Dear, do you... think so too?"

Sebastian nodded seriously. "Yes!"

Chapter 2534 Sebastian sighed. "I didn't think so in the past. I would never have thought about all these as well. I only knew to focus on fighting for more riches and power. As long as someone offended me, I would certainly punish the person. I had never thought twice about it. If I were to look around, nobody in my surroundings could be my match. However, things are different now. I have three children now. I have you as well. These are people I care about and also my concerns, which is also the most tender part of me.

Not only do I have the four of you, but T also have all these relatives now.

Sabrina, you may never be able to imagine it, but a heartless man like me who did not care about family relationships at all would actually care for these relatives as well."

Thinking of that, Sebastian suddenly smiled gently.

"Take Minerva, for example, she and I are not related by blood, but when I heard that she was abducted, I wanted to kill someone.

There's Zayn and his child as well. Also, there's Marcus and Yvonne, as well as Nigel. All of them are my relatives. I have to think on their behalf. Also..."

Sebastian could not help but think of that boy. That clear and unyielding gaze. When he saw that boy's gaze, he was reminded of his daughter. Majority of the reason Sebastian had chosen to let Eldon go was that if he had really let him receive the most severe punishment ever, then the boy would have lost his father. He could not bear to watch a child nearly the same age as his daughter lose his father before he became of age.

Sebastian was a father too, after all.

However, what he never expected in his wildest dream was that Eldon still died. He died in the hands of Frost.

Sabrina looked at her husband, "who else?"

"That child was almost the same age as our daughter, but he was hell-bent on dying in his father's stead. He loved his father so much. If my father had given me the same kind of fatherly love back then, I never would have been called a person who kills without even batting an eyelid. We're all people who have become fathers..." Sebastian said.

"Dear..." At that moment, Sabrina did not know what to say. she could only hug Sebastian and give him the most intimate form of comfort. Sebastian wrapped an arm around Sabrina for a while before he drove them back home.

On his way back, he called Kingston. "Kingston, send that woman to the detention center that Selene is in right now."

"Master Sebastian! Are you going to go easy on this damned woman like that?" Kingston asked while feeling very angry.

"Do you think I'm going easy on her?" asked Sebastian.

"Of course!" Kingston replied.

Sebastian comforted him. "That detention center is located in the suburbs and the people in there are all mentally ill. If a sane person were to stay in there, not able to get out all year long, and have lost her freedom, what do you think would happen to her?

Especially if the people around her are all insane."

Kingston immediately became happy. "Alright, Master Sebastian! Don't worry! I will definitely take her there!"

It was after three days that all of the paperwork for Frost was settled and she was officially sent to the detention center. "Will I still be able to get out?" Frost asked Kinston foolishly.

Kingston shook his head. "Miss Quiton, you and Master Sebastian are cousins. It's out of his concern for you that he let you stay in this place where you can live comfortably and have people to take care of you. Why would you want to get out?"

Once she heard that, she was so frightened that both of her legs turned to jelly. "WelL.I'm still young. I want to get married. I still want to get married and have children. The person I wanted to marry the most is Sebastian. He should have been mine, to begin with. My aunt has already agreed to let me marry him. She died after that, but I have never given up wanting to marry Sebastian."

Chapter 2535 Kingston was speechless. He was absolutely stunned.

"Do you know your own age?" Kingston asked her coldly and angrily.

"I...I am thirty-four this year."

"You're already thirty-four!" Kingston smiled. "You're already thirty-four, yet you are still thinking of marrying Master Sebastian. It looks like your condition is quite severe. It's not wrong at all to put you here for treatment."

"No, no, no! No! Kingston, listen to me, Kingston. I am one that best suits your Master Sebastian. His stepmother is my aunt, what a good match we are with our status? what about that Sabrina? she is so unfashionable and is a criminal. How could she be a worthy match for my Sebastian? Also, Selene is an impostor! I've known that she is an impostor for a very long time. With her cheap quality, she is even more unworthy to be with my Sebastian. I am the only one! More than a hundred years ago, my family, the Quinton family, were like royalties and had a huge business. I am also not a weak woman as well. Once I got my hands on the family heirlooms, I immediately started my own business. I've done all this simply to be Sebastian's equal. I've worked so hard for the sake of him..."

Once Kingston heard Frost saying that, he was so angry that he wanted to slap this bitch to death in one fell swoop.

"In order to be Master Sebastian's equal, you went out of your way to make my cousin suffer in your stead! Just for your own selfish reasons, you almost killed my cousin, and her whereabouts are still unknown to this day! Frost Quinton! Just stay here.

This is the place dedicated to you for you to spend the rest of your life!"

Upon saying that, Kingston turned around and left.

"Kingston! Kingston, wait!" Frost called out to Kingston from behind. "The person who killed your cousin is Eldon. I've already avenged her. I have already killed Eldon! I-I was avenging the Yates family. I was also helping Sebastian get rid of potential problems in the future."

Kingston sneered. "They always say that women can be extremely vicious. It's definitely true for a vicious woman like you! Eldon had exhausted all of his efforts for you and the Quinton family. Even before he died, he was thinking of all the ways to protect you. You, however, killed him in a blink of an eye. Frost Quinton, this is the best place for vicious women like you."

Upon saying that, Kingston left the small room to lock up Frost without even looking back anymore.

"Kingston, listen to me.Jisten to me," Frost shouted at the top of her lungs behind him.

He did not look back at all.

He walked straight to the office of the person in charge of the detention center. "Don't let Miss Quinton die. Let her hang out more with those people who are insane. The only thing is that you certainly can't let her die! You have to ensure she lives on!"

"Don't worry, Mister Yates," the person in charge said in fear.

It was after he had given them all the instructions that Kingston left the detention center. It was already getting quite late.

Kingston was having mixed feelings as well. Even though he had sought justice for Yvonne after he had Frost locked up, Yvonne was still missing, after all.

He felt incomparably down. When came to Sebastian to report to him, he was still very dejected.

"What's the matter?" Sebastian asked, "Are there any changes to Frost's matter?"

Kingston shook his head. "No, Master Sebastian! I have already given the orders to them to not let her die and let her hang out more with those patients."

"Then you are?" Sebastian was slightly confused.

Kingston suddenly got a little teary. "Master Sebastian... If I can have a do-over, I...I am willing to throw away all of my wealth.

Those shares that you have given me over the years should be worth a few hundred million dollars. I would rather not have all these. I just want my cousin to actually appear before our family's eyes. Master Sebastian, tell me, what's the use of wanting the money if the person is gone?"

Sebastian was stunned. Kingston was right. If the person is gone, what would be the use of the money?

Chapter 2536 Sebastian made a decision. He did not recover or expand the Ford Group's business. Instead, he kept the majority of its business under the Aino Group.

At that moment, other than Eldon and Marcus, nobody knew who was the boss of the Aino group. Therefore, he would just continue keeping his identity a secret.

In the future, the Ford Group would slowly wither away.

"Send my word out and just say that the Ford Group is no longer the same as before," Sebastian told his subordinates.

All of his subordinates sitting in the conference room understood what Sebastian was feeling at that moment.

"Mister Ford, why?" one of Sebastian's men who had fought alongside him for more than twenty years asked him straightforwardly.

Sebastian smiled gently and shook his head. "I'm tired. I don't wish to bring trouble to myself anymore. I'll just take it as letting my children have a peaceful life. I have all the power now, but there are still people who will challenge me from time to time. I've figured it out after that. The reason that the others would challenge me is that I am standing at the top of the tower. It's too striking. From now on, I want to live inconspicuously. I don't want to attract that much attention anymore. This is considered as giving me, my children, and also my loved ones a peaceful and quiet space. This is also me giving more chances to the younger generations."

Sebastian's words were very calm but very resolute. Once he had made up his mind, of course, he would never change it anymore. None of his subordinates dared to refute him. All of those subordinates who had gone through fire and water with him for years, in particular, understood him. They knew that the reason Sebastian's so-called restraining himself and staying hidden was not because he has really gotten old or weak.

He was just deliberately hiding his abilities. He simply no longer wanted the world's attention on him. That meant that his mind and his personality had gotten even more mature.

All of his subordinates voted in favor of his decision. From that day on, Sebastian suddenly had nothing to do anymore. There were plenty of rumors about him out there.

"The glory days of the Ford Group are finally coming to an end. I heard that after the war in business with the Shaw family this time, the Ford Group's fortune has shrunk quite a bit."

"That's right. Who would always be the victor? Sebastian has dominated South City for more than a decade. His daughter is already thirteen years old this year, isn't it? Before she was born, he was already the King of South city. If we do the math, it's really been more than a decade. It's time for someone else to surpass him. II "It's easier said than done. If a person wanted to surpass him, the person would still need at least another five years. I think five years may not even be enough. You have to know that even if a powerful figure were to die, his influence would not be completely removed, let alone the fact that this powerful figure, Sebastian, is not dead. He is still very much alive. Therefore, I think if someone wants to surpass him in South City, the person would need another ten years."

"Ten years may not even be enough."

"Sebastian is very good at pretending. He may look like he is laying low and you may think that he seems very weak after he was defeated, but he may be recuperating and preparing to make this next move.

"Just take the big battle within the Ford family more than ten years ago, for example.

"Everyone thought that Sebastian was just an illegitimate child without power, who did not even have the right to the inheritance.

Also, rumor has it that Sebastian was tortured by his half-brothers until he was on the verge of dying with only a single breath left.

"Many people had seen Sebastian looking like he was about to die. He was locked up in a run-down mansion in a remote place.

However, who would have known that he would actually take control of the entire Ford Group overnight?"

"That's right. Sebastian's comeback that time simply stunned all thirty million people in South city."

"It was not as simple as just him taking over the entire Ford Group overnight back then. Which corporate group in this world wouldn't go through a turbulent time whenever a new person took over? They said that every new leader would have their own aides, so there would be a lot of changes in management. However, starting from the following day Sebastian took over, the Ford Group grew by leaps and bounds."

Chapter 2536 Sebastian made a decision. He did not recover or expand the Ford Group's business. Instead, he kept the majority of its business under the Aino Group.

At that moment, other than Eldon and Marcus, nobody knew who was the boss of the Aino group. Therefore, he would just continue keeping his identity a secret.

In the future, the Ford Group would slowly wither away.

"Send my word out and just say that the Ford Group is no longer the same as before," Sebastian told his subordinates.

All of his subordinates sitting in the conference room understood what Sebastian was feeling at that moment.

"Mister Ford, why?" one of Sebastian's men who had fought alongside him for more than twenty years asked him straightforwardly.

Sebastian smiled gently and shook his head. "I'm tired. I don't wish to bring trouble to myself anymore. I'll just take it as letting my children have a peaceful life. I have all the power now, but there are still people who will challenge me from time to time. I've figured it out after that. The reason that the others would challenge me is that I am standing at the top of the tower. It's too striking. From now on, I want to live inconspicuously. I don't want to attract that much attention anymore. This is considered as giving me, my children, and also my loved ones a peaceful and quiet space. This is also me giving more chances to the younger generations."

Sebastian's words were very calm but very resolute. Once he had made up his mind, of course, he would never change it anymore. None of his subordinates dared to refute him. All of those subordinates who had gone through fire and water with him for years, in particular, understood him. They knew that the reason Sebastian's so-called restraining himself and staying hidden was not because he has really gotten old or weak.

He was just deliberately hiding his abilities. He simply no longer wanted the world's attention on him. That meant that his mind and his personality had gotten even more mature.

All of his subordinates voted in favor of his decision. From that day on, Sebastian suddenly had nothing to do anymore. There were plenty of rumors about him out there.

"The glory days of the Ford Group are finally coming to an end. I heard that after the war in business with the Shaw family this time, the Ford Group's fortune has shrunk quite a bit."

"That's right. Who would always be the victor? Sebastian has dominated South City for more than a decade. His daughter is already thirteen years old this year, isn't it? Before she was born, he was already the King of South city. If we do the math, it's really been more than a decade. It's time for someone else to surpass him. II "It's easier said than done. If a person wanted to surpass him, the person would still need at least another five years. I think five years may not even be enough. You have to know that even if a powerful figure were to die, his influence would not be completely removed, let alone the fact that this powerful figure, Sebastian, is not dead. He is still very much alive. Therefore, I think if someone wants to surpass him in South City, the person would need another ten years."

"Ten years may not even be enough."

"Sebastian is very good at pretending. He may look like he is laying low and you may think that he seems very weak after he was defeated, but he may be recuperating and preparing to make this next move.

"Just take the big battle within the Ford family more than ten years ago, for example.

"Everyone thought that Sebastian was just an illegitimate child without power, who did not even have the right to the inheritance.

Also, rumor has it that Sebastian was tortured by his half-brothers until he was on the verge of dying with only a single breath left.

"Many people had seen Sebastian looking like he was about to die. He was locked up in a run-down mansion in a remote place.

However, who would have known that he would actually take control of the entire Ford Group overnight?"

"That's right. Sebastian's comeback that time simply stunned all thirty million people in South city."

"It was not as simple as just him taking over the entire Ford Group overnight back then. Which corporate group in this world wouldn't go through a turbulent time whenever a new person took over? They said that every new leader would have their own aides, so there would be a lot of changes in management. However, starting from the following day Sebastian took over, the Ford Group grew by leaps and bounds."

Chapter 2538 "Oh?" Sebastian replied. He had never truly asked her about her future.

That was because Aino was only thirteen, she still has a long way ahead of her before she has to think about her future.

Sebastian was thinking that she has to go through the entire process of elementary school, middle school, high school, college, and further studies abroad. That would at least take her more than ten years. It was truly too early to be thinking about her future career path at that moment.

However, Sebastian did not know that Aino had already had her own plan all along, she has had it since a long time ago.

"Mm-hmm. I want to study architecture." Aino raised her head and looked at her father.

"You want to follow in your mother's footsteps?" Sebastian asked with interest.

Aino smiled mysteriously and looked at her father. "It's my grandmother's..."

Sebastian instantly smiled. "You're quite good with your words. However, I have to tell you that where you were to walk in your mother's or your grandmother's footsteps, I will support you. I admit I was very much hoping that you could take over the entire Ford Group in the past. That is because you are my eldest. Your two younger brothers are almost eight years younger than you.

When you grow up, your brother would still be too young. Therefore, you're the most suitable candidate to first take over the Ford family. However, I have changed my mind."

Aino raised her head and looked at her father with interest. "What changed your mind, Dad?"

"It's because I suddenly realized no matter who it is in this position of mine, it's too dangerous, and the person also has to worry about many things. I don't wish for my children to worry and have such a hard time like me. I have the ability to let my children live a better life. They can live a better life without the need to worry, be in fear, and fight for those powers, why should I put my children in the teeth of conflict then?"

Aino looked up at him and said, "Dad, I love you very much."

"I love you too, baby."

"But Dad, I don't want to take over the Ford Group not because I didn't want to worry and go through the hardships. In fact, I can endure all sorts of hardships. Do you believe me? I have been living with Mom before I turned five and I have witnessed how she has endured all the hardships. I, too, can endure hardships. I am not afraid of needing to worry as well. I just felt that everybody has to be self-reliant. Also, I liked architecture more, especially ancient architecture. I like to study them."

The child had long already planned her future. Sebastian felt incredibly excited when he heard his daughter telling him all about it.

"As expected of my daughter," he said proudly.

"Tell me, which college do you want to go to? Plionia? Or....," Sebastian asked his daughter while walking. He suddenly felt that that was the happiest time in the world - spending time with family. He walked leisurely while discussing leisurely with his daughter about her dreams and interests. Everything would be based on his daughter's preferences.

How great was that? The most perfect moment in life was just as simple as that.

He was truly a fool in the past as he had put all of his focus on the Ford Group. He did spend time with his children every day, but in the past, he had always felt that he should be spending time with them because of his responsibility as a father.

However, it was different at that moment. At that moment, Sebastian was enjoying himself. Sebastian felt incredibly satisfied just leisurely discussing with his daughter about her dreams.

The father and daughter then discussed dreams while walking, and they only got home after more than an hour had passed.

Chapter 2539 When they got home, they realized that there were two people in the house.

"Alex, Martin, why are you here in my house? Especially you, Martin. You rarely come to visit me. It's been a few years since we’ve last seen each other, isn't it?" Sebastian asked happily.

Martin got up and hugged Sebastian's shoulder. "My friend, I'm sorry. You've always been in the south while I've always been working on matters in the north. We are just so far apart. When I heard about your matters, you've already resolved them. I truly feel that I have failed you. Therefore, as soon as I heard about your news, I immediately rushed over. However, I'm still too late.

Rumors have spread to every nook and cranny in South City now. They are saying that the Ford Group has shrunken by four- fifths because of this war in business with the Shaw family. If that is truly the case, I certainly will lend you a hand. If you're short on money, I'll immediately transfer it to you. I'll give you however much you need. Just say the word. If you're short on resources, as long as I have it in the north, I will give you everything. If you need people, I can mobilize some over to you as well! I will help you like I did when you were fighting to be in power more than ten years ago!"

"Martin!" Sebastian was incredibly moved. "Thankyou. It's enough for me to hear you say that. However, I have to let you know that I don't need anything."

"Are you mad at me?" Martin asked.

Sebastian shook his head. "We're blood brothers. There's no need for this. Martin, I realized what is my greatest joy in life."

Martin was surprised. "You? Sebastian? Joy? You have always been free from desires and have never known what the pleasures in life are, yet you talk about joy now?"

Sebastian lowered his head and looked at the apple in his eye who would soon be an adult. "Picking up my daughter from school, walking with her along the river, and walking her home while discussing her dreams is the greatest joy in my whole life."

Both Martin and Alex instantly laughed. Especially Martin. He and Alex looked at each other. "Sebastian, Alex and I can be at ease to see you like that. Do you know? This is just the beginning of your life. You've been living miserably and struggling since you were a child. When you were young, the Ford family oppressed you and your mother. Later, you fought and worked hard just to let her gain a foothold and to seek justice for her. You have been living in danger all your life. You were very strong, but you have always been wound too tightly. However, all is good now. You can finally relax and enjoy the joy of spending time with your family now.

Sebastian, listen to me, I am very experienced when it comes to raising children- "

"I am more experienced than you, alright!" Alex hurriedly cut him off.

Sabrina, who was listening at the side, almost killed herself laughing.

One of them was the powerful leader who dominated the north while the other was a prominent member who had influence over the central region of the country. There was also a powerful leader who dominated the south and its neighboring region among them as well. Who would have expected that these three people would be discussing how to raise children in Sebastian's house downtown. "Mom, I have told Dad today that I won't be taking over the Ford Group when I grow up and he has agreed. I never expected that he would agree," Aino told her mother happily.

Sabrina smiled and looked at Aino. "Your father is very open- minded. He won't force you to do things that you're not willing to do.

Tell me, if you don't want to take over the Ford Group, then what do you want to do?"

Aino immediately pursed her lips. "Mom, I had already told you before. I want to study architecture, I want to follow in your footsteps, and I also want to experience life in that village in the mountains that you had once lived in when you were a child.

"I like the rustic architecture in this country, as well as those buildings from ancient times. I feel that those buildings incorporated plenty of wisdom from the ancient people. Mom, I like it."

Sabrina was very happy when she heard her daughter wanted to follow in her footsteps. She was overjoyed. "I am really so happy."

"Do you approve of my decision?" Aino asked.

"Yes, of course I approve! I will support you in whatever you want to do!"

"Then...I want to go to the north to study the streets there. Would you let me?" Aino suddenly asked.

Chapter 2540 "Of course, I would." Sabrina supported her daughter without any hesitation.

She could tell that her daughter did not seem to like the bustling life in the city that much. Instead, she loved nature more. As long as her daughter was happy, Sabrina would not stop her. The future and being highly educated did not matter as long as it was enough for her daughter to support herself, be self-reliant, and have a more fulfilling life.

"Thanks, Mom," Aino said happily, hugging her mother.

At that moment, the way Aino looked was undoubtedly pure and naive in Sebastian, Alex, and Martin's eyes. However, nobody would have expected that despite only being thirteen years old, Aino had suffered plenty.

Before she turned five, she had been living poorly with her mother and uncle, which made her understand the miseries of life way too early in her life. After that, her father brought her back to South City. She then became the princess of South City, who was second to none, the young lady, and the youngest heiress of the Ford Group. However, she had once been abducted by her own grandfather, and she was also abducted by the three Shaw brothers not too long ago.

That made Aino realize that the wealthy life that seemed all high and mighty was not that stable at all. She, on the other hand, did not care for that as well.

At a young age, Aino already had her own ideas. She felt that there was no need for so much money and power in life. She would rather be like her mother and Uncle Vireo and do something that would be meaningful to society.

Of course, Aino loved her father dearly as well, and she felt sorry for him. She had hoped that she could be self-reliant to reduce her father's burden so that he no longer had to work so hard anymore.

In fact, at the bottom of it all, Aino was still a child, she was still too naive.

She only knew that her father was filled with worries every day. She thought that he was working hard to make money for the sake of the family and to let her mother, herself, and her brothers live comfortably.

The young child did not know that there were hundreds of thousands of employees in the Ford Group. If the Ford Group truly were to collapse, the hundreds of thousands of employees would be jobless overnight. Aino still did not understand that her father had the responsibility to take care of them.

The young girl grew up to be very independent and good-natured while being protected by her parents. The only thing was that she was too good and too kind. Aino was very similar to her mother and also her maternal grandmother in that aspect.

"Aino, when you were to check out the streets in the north, let me know. I'll make arrangements for you," Martin told her gently.

Aino nodded. "Alright, Uncle Martin."

Sabrina, who was next to them, smiled. "I'll let you know, Martin, she may have agreed with you very quickly, but things may not be the same when the time comes. This little girl is very intelligent and has plenty of ideas."

"She is like Sebastian in this regard," Martin said immediately. "That's right," Alex said with a smile as well.

Aino lowered her head, smiled, and did not say anything, she was very well-mannered, she usually would not disagree when the adults were commenting on her as she was a very sensible child. She knew that her father and mother were the ones who knew her best. When the time comes, if she truly were to go to the north to study the streets, she certainly would not alert anybody.

The young girl then ran into her room happily to do her homework while the few adults continued to discuss their business.

"Sebastian, what do you plan to do next?" Martin asked. "You have to tell me if there's anything I can help you with."

Sebastian nodded. "This is what I have in mind right now. I want to find a few business-savvy talents in South City and let them manage the Ford Group together. Then, they just need to report to me on the performance once a year."

"You can't do that, Sebastian," Alex immediately got up to stop him.

Sebastian looked at him with interest. "Tell me, why not?"