Ch. 2541..2550

Chapter 2541 "A few business-savvy talents. A few! You're even going to be scouting them from South City and not within the Ford Group.

Wouldn't that mean you're dividing the group up?" Alex asked with concern.

Sebastian chuckled. "Alex, there are two sides to everything.

Letting the group be divided is only one side of the coin. What if the few independent talents could keep each other in check and compete with each other? That could make the company develop even more quickly. Have you thought of that? I know that you're worried that they would be in conflict with each other after being in competition for a long time, which would then result in disputes in the end. Don't worry. I am taking a back seat, but I am still around. I will keep an eye on them, keep them in check, and let them be in need of each other at all times. This way, they had to think of how to surpass the others, but they also had to ensure the others wouldn't collapse. When necessary, if one of the parties had fallen behind, they even have to reach out and lend that party a hand together. I will introduce a policy when the time comes. If one of the five independent managing directors have failed, the remaining four would not be able to continue holding their positions as well."

Alex and Martin were stunned when they heard Sebastian's remark.

It was after a while that Martin applauded. "Sebastian, you're truly a genius in business. Once this method of yours is in place, not only would you be giving chances to other businessmen to let them develop respectively, but you can also take a back seat and keep a low profile. Not only that, but the development of the Ford Group would not be hindered at all. You're really killing three birds with one stone with his method."

Alex nodded. "It is good, but Sebastian would gradually become less famous in South city in the future."

Martin, however, shook his head. "There's nothing to be afraid of if he becomes less famous as long as he still has the power.

Also, if his power became even more stable and stronger than before, it's good to be not famous. This way, when the enemies come to attack the company in the future, we will be able to catch them off guard!"

"That's right!" Alex slapped the table and nodded seriously. " Sebastian, I support you!"

Sebastian smiled broadly. It was not easy for him to make this decision. However, once he had decided, he became much more relaxed. The next thing to do would be to scout five independent managing directors and divide the Ford Group into five for them to manage.

These five people could not be too young because they would be too inexperienced and hard to manage. However, they could not be too old. The best would be around Sebastian's age or a few years younger than him. Sebastian had spent a month and found four candidates who were to his liking. These four people came from nothing and were very diligent and capable.

The main thing was that these four people were incredibly grateful for the sudden and colossal favor that Sebastian had given them. All of them promised Sebastian that they would do their jobs well, would put their heart and soul into it, and not let Sebastian down. Four of the managing directors had already been selected, but there was still one position left.

Everyone was wondering who would be the last person chosen by Sebastian.

Early in the morning, Sebastian received a call from Kingston. " Master Sebastian, I..."

"Why didn't you pick me up for work today? Did you wake up late? You don't have to come over anymore, just go straight to the company. I have something very important that I need to speak to you about today," Sebastian said to Kingston over the phone while heading out with his car keys in his hand.

Kingston was speechless.

"What's the matter? Are you sick?" Sebastian asked with concern.

"No, Master Sebastian. I'm not sick. I'll head to the company immediately," Kingston said haltingly.

"Alright! Hurry! I need to see you for something urgent today," said Sebastian.

"Alright."

An hour later, Kingston arrived at the company and he came to Sebastian's office. "Master Sebastian."

Sebastian handed him a shares transfer agreement. "You've been through fire and water with me for so many years. This is what you deserved. You are the fifth managing director." "Masters, w-what...did you say?"

Chapter 2542 Sebastian looked at Kingston with a gentle smile. "What's the matter? Are you dumbfounded by joy? You've never expected that I would give you such a generous gift, haven't you?"

Kingston was speechless. He was truly so happy that he was dumbfounded.

He had been following Sebastian for nearly twenty years. He still remembered that he was only sixteen when he had started following Sebastian. He stopped going to school when he was in his junior year in high school because he had beaten up a thug from another school when was seeking revenge for a girl in his class. However, he never expected that the thug would have connections with the upper management of the school. As a result, Kingston, whose grades were not good, to begin with, was expelled from the school during his junior year. He pissed off his parents so much at the time that they almost fainted. In a fit of anger, his parents threw him out of the door. It was fortunate that working abroad was very popular at that time. In order to make something of himself, Kingston signed a three-year contract to work abroad and left the country.

However, it was after he had arrived abroad that he realized it was very tough to make it out there.

That day, when he almost fainted out of hunger, he met Sebastian.

Sebastian was truly young at that time and he was very imposing. He was only four years older than Kingston, but he had already been successful abroad.

He bought Kingston food and he gave him a sum of money. He even bought flight tickets for Kingston as he originally intended to send him back to the country. However, Kingston would rather die than return home.

Kingston was hell-bent on following Sebastian, with every step Sebastian had taken, he would tail behind him.

Coincidentally, a local thug from that kind of shady place abroad happened to have snatched Grace's bag at that time. Sebastian pursued the man while Kingston ran after him as well.

However, it was unexpected that the local thug was great in combat. Sebastian was not easy to mess with either, but it was a pity that he was not as big as the man. After the two incredibly young men fought each other for a long time, Sebastian gradually lost all of his advantages.

At that moment, Kingston, who was younger than Sebastian, shouted in his still child-like voice, "Young Master Sebastian! Move aside. I'll kick this man's ass!"

Sebastian turned and glanced at Kingston. "Kid! Move away quickly if you don't want to die! Don't get yourself covered in blood!"

"Move aside, Young Master Sebastian!" Kingston did not listen to him at all. He already raised his leg and kicked the thug directly on his head.

With just one kick from Kingston, the big and strong thug, who was nearly two meters tall, had four incisors fall out of his mouth.

Without waiting for him to crawl back up, Kingston kicked him continuously until he was dizzy. In the end, he had beaten the thug up so badly that the thug kneeled and begged for mercy while returning Grace's bag to Sebastian.

Sebastian, who was standing at the side, was completely stunned. After he had taught the thug a lesson, he asked Kingston, "Kid, how old are you?"

"Age is just a number!" Kingston snorted and said proudly.

Sebastian sneered again, "oh! You're quite an arrogant child!"

"I'm not a child anymore! I am already an adult!" Kingston raised his head to look at Sebastian who was taller than him.

"Is that so?" Sebastian found it amusing. "But you look like you're only fifteen years old. You're so thin and so short!"

"I...I am only sixteen. I am so thin because I have been starving recently. However, I am better at combat than you. You're no match for someone bigger than you, but I can defeat him," Kingston said arrogantly.

Upon saying that, he said ingratiatingly to Sebastian, "Mister, I can tell that you're a child from a wealthy family. You must be studying here, right? All young men from wealthy families like you have a few followers by their side. From now on, I will be your follower. I will help you carry your bag after class. I will protect you when you're going home. I will also stand watch when you sleep at night. What do you think, mister?"

"Mister?" Sebastian suddenly burst out laughing.

To be honest, even though they were no longer in the country, almost everybody looked down on Sebastian and his mother still because they were in a foreign environment.

However, Sebastian was only twenty years old at that time, but he had already made something of himself with his own ability.

At that time, he was at the most vicious, heartless, and aggressive period in his life. That was also the time when he had just established his mercenary team when he started to build up his fortune.

Chapter 2543 He was surrounded by bloody situations most of the time, and there was no warmth at all.

Other than Alex, whom he had just saved, Sebastian really did not have anybody that was close to him and addressed him endearingly as mister like Kingston.

There were none abroad. There were also none back in his country. At that time, Sebastian's half-brothers saw no difference between him and a beggar.

Therefore, when Kingston tried to let himself stay by Sebastian's side by addressing him as mister, he instantly melted Sebastian's heart.

"Have you been trained in combat?" Sebastian asked.

Kingston immediately answered him happily, "My family has been trained in combat for generations. My father is very skilled at fights, and he gained his experience from getting in real fights with others since childhood. Not long after I was born, before I even knew how to walk, he already started to let me do stretches. Later, when I was slightly older, he started teaching me various endurance exercises. Therefore, I have already mastered combating skills since childhood. Mister, I am not trying to boat, but my techniques are truly applicable in actual fights and it's especially useful. Also, with my skill level, I can promise that any average person won't be able to defeat me. with my protection, no matter where you go in the future, I will not let you be at a disadvantage."

"Why are you so determined to follow me?" Sebastian asked. Kingston's eyes instantly got a little red. "Mister, you look fierce and cold. However, I have met many people in the past week and I have begged many people for food. None of them pitied me. In the past week, the only way for me to get food was from the trash can. I even fought the dogs for food. Those people looked kind and polite on the surface, but they were so indifferent to their core. Which one of them would care if I lived or died? You're the only one different, mister. Not only did you feed you, but you even gave me some money and you even bought flight tickets to let me return to the country because you sympathize with me."

He continued. "Mister, not everyone would be as kind as you. As long as you don't despise me, I will certainly follow you for the rest of my life! I will be your follower and servant, and I will never leave you for the rest of my life! I will keep my word!"

Sebastian suddenly laughed. "You're quite the sweet talker. Alright. You can follow me if you want. However, you're still very young right now. I'll send you to train for two years to make you even more skilled. When you're physically stronger and you've mastered all skills, you can come and protect me."

Sebastian was a man who kept his word. From that day on, he really sent Kington for training and let him learn various combat sports techniques. Kingston was someone with great potential in combat, to begin with, so he learned very quickly.

In just two years, he became the invincible fighter who had fought various battles in the country and abroad. Therefore, Kingston became Sebastian's closest personal bodyguard.

Sebastian was also a great boss with an incredibly good conscience. In those two years, he sent millions of dollars to Kingston's parents, and he told him that was what Kingston had earned abroad. Kingston was incomparably grateful to Sebastian. He had made a vow in his heart a long time ago that he would never marry in this life and would be Master Sebastian's bodyguard until the day he died. He wanted to repay this kindness Sebastian had shown him by saving his life and valuing him.

However, Kingston did not expect that after being by Sebastian’s side for twenty years, he would actually give him such a generous gift. It was unexpectedly ten percent of the Ford Group's shares.

How much was ten percent? It was billions of dollars' worth.

Kingston was completely stunned. He looked at Sebastian with his face covered in tears. "Master...Sebastian, thank you, but I..."

1 Sebastian frowned. "What's the matter?"

Chapter 2544 Kingston, a tough man, was crying inconsolably. didn't expect that you...would actually do me such a big favor. The salary you're paying me and the bonuses you give me every year is already the amount a top elite in the city would make in a year. I...I am just a fighter. If I were to be a trainer or whatnot, I may make three hundred thousand dollars a year at best. However, I am making more than five million every year now. You're already treating me well enough. Master Sebastian, I-I don't deserve to be treated like that by you."

Sebastian raised his hand and tousled Kingson's hair. He then smiled. "You brat. You're already a big man now, so stop crying!

Are you trying to say that I'm not even this nice to my own biological brothers? However, Kingston, do I have biological brothers?

Vireo could be considered as one, but he already has shares in the Ford Group. You don't have to worry about that. In this world, other than Vireo, you're the person who has been with me the longest, the most loyal person to me, and the person who protected my life at all times, other than Sabrina and my three children, you are basically the closest family I have in this world.

I'm giving you a few of the company's shares, and I'm letting you manage one-fifth of the company's business, what's wrong with that?"

"Thank you. Thank you, Master Sebastian. I will follow you for the rest of my life. I will go through the fire and water for the Ford Group and you for the rest of my life as well. Don't worry, Master Sebastian!" Kingston said after he accepted the agreement.

"Go on then." Sebastian patted him on his shoulder. "From today on, you're a director of the Ford Group and you're one of the bosses."

"Yes, Master Sebastian!"

"Oh yes, you told me early in the morning that you are looking for me. What's the matter?" Sebastian Only then did Kingston smack his head. "I have almost forgotten. Master Sebastian, I...there's something that I'm embarrassed to tell you now, but..."

"You brat! Out with it!"

"I...don't want these shares anymore. I don't want them anymore, Master Sebastian..."

"What's the matter?" Sebastian sensed that Kingston seemed to have encountered something severe.

Kingston hung his head. "Master Sebastian, you also know that my parents have always had a good relationship with my uncle and aunt. My father and my uncle had been relying on each other to survive since childhood. Both of our families only have two children, myself and Yvonne.

"I am a boy, so my parents had been teaching me very strictly since childhood to protect Yvonne.

"The Yates family has four elderly members, but we only have a girl, which is my cousin.

"Yvonne is missing and her whereabouts are still unknown. We don't even know if she is alive. Even my parents were so saddened that they had fallen ill, let alone my uncle and aunt. If this were to continue, I'm really afraid that my parents and my uncle's health could not take such a blow. I'm afraid...

"Also, if Yvonne is not back, I can't be at ease. She...she is even pregnant. I...I want to go look for her. Even if I had to go to the ends of the world, I'll have to go and look for her. Even if what I found is just a body, it'll bring closure to my parents, my uncle, and my aunt. Even if it's just her body, I still have to let her come back to her family's side and be buried properly, right?"

Speaking of that, Kingston cried again. He only had one cousin in his life. She had been living under the protection of her family since childhood. At the age of thirty, she had never experienced any suffering at all. she was the kind that would even cry when getting a shot.

Suddenly, she was hit by such an unexpected misfortune. How could she survive by living in such rough conditions out here by herself?

Once Kingston thought of the fact that she was pregnant, he felt a chill down his spine.

Forget about Sebastian giving him billions of dollars, even if Sebastian were to give the entire Ford Group to the Yates family, what would be the use of it?

Yvonne's whereabouts would still be unknown. The Yates family would always be in excruciating pain as if their hearts were being sliced up by a knife.

Chapter 2545 His parents, his uncle, and his aunt were all very old. At that moment, the only person in the entire Yates family who could look for Yvonne was Kingston.

"I'm sorry, Mister Ford. Thank you for your kindness. I have failed you. Ĩ intended to resign today. Ĩ wanted to go all over the world to look for Yvonne starting today. I can't accept your gift. I'm sorry, Master Sebastian." He bowed deeply to Sebastian.

Sebastian was speechless. To be honest, Sebastian was completely shocked at that moment.

Everybody said that Sebastian was a person who had no regard for familial relationships at all. He was so merciless to even his own brothers and his father.

However, who would have known that Sebastian was actually the most affectionate person?

Nobody understood why Alex from Kidon City would be willing to go through fire and water for Sebastian in the past twenty years. Whenever Sebastian encountered an obstacle that he could not get past, Alex certainly would eliminate all of the obstacles for him.

Nobody understood why Sebastian would unexpectedly have so many people who were loyal to him despite being such a vicious man as well. Kingston, for example, was willing to stay single so that he would have no burdens because he had sworn to protect Sebastian and was willing to die for him.

However, people hardly knew how sincere Sebastian was to others.

When Sebastian first met Alex, Alex had made a name for himself at a young age at that time. Many people were jealous of him, and so he was being hunted abroad. It was Sebastian, who had never met Alex, who had fought with all he might to save him.

Sebastian was also the one who had fed Kingston and even bought a return ticket for him when he had not even met Kingston before just because Kingston, who was a few years younger than him, almost starved to death on the streets.

That was how he cared for a stranger.

There are only a few people in this world who knew how much he valued his family and friends.

Alex knew it. Kingston knew it too. Sebastian, himself, knew it better than anyone else.

A person who valued familial relationships would cherish people who valued affection like him the most.

When Sebastian heard Kingston saying that, he felt very emotional deep down and was stunned for a while.

"You brat, could this be all you're capable of?" Sebastian suddenly asked.

"W-What are you saying? Why can't I understand what you just said? Master Sebastian?" Kingston scratched his head.

"Can't you manage a business and search for Yvonne at the same time?" Sebastian asked while feeling annoyed.

Kingston was speechless. It was after a while that he asked in surprise, "Do you mean..."

"Firstly, I've already sent people all over the country to look for Yvonne. I've got people paying attention to every place in the country, every train station, and every port. Secondly, of course, you'll be more meticulous and have more confidence if you were to look for her yourself because you're the most familiar with her appearance and her habits, so you absolutely won't miss her.

However, even so, the internet is so advanced now. The transport system in the country is so well developed as well. No matter where you're at, you can handle the company's matters online, can't you? In fact, you can even have the weekly meeting through video call. What are you worried about then? If there truly is an emergency that needs you to personally sign an agreement. No matter where you are in this country, you can fly to another part of the country in just four hours at most, right? The train would only take eight hours at most, right? How much of your time can it delay?"

Kingston touched his head and chuckled. "That made sense. Master Sebastian, since I have these billions worth of assets and I am a real boss now, being your bodyguard in the future..."

He began to worry again.

"I have already stepped down and I'm no longer in the highest position anymore. I 've already become a carefree person. Nobody would care about me anymore, why do I still need a bodyguard?" Sebastian said gently.

"That's right," Kingston nodded.

After he took a pause, he suddenly asked in surprise, "Master Sebastian, then...can I get married in the future?"

Chapter 2546 Sebastian suddenly felt heartbroken when he heard Kingston mentioned getting married.

Kingston had been following him for so many years, and he had often reminded Kingston that it was time for him to start a family. However, Kingston would also tell him that he was not interested in getting married. He had never fallen in love with any woman and had always been alone. Because Sebastian had been too busy with the company and all sorts of things for so many years, he had never asked Kingston what was the reason that he did not want to start a family.

However, when he suddenly heard Kingston asking him so happily if he could get married, he suddenly understood everything.

The reason Kingston did not and was not willing to start a family for so many years was that he did not want to have any burdens.

That was because he was Sebastian's bodyguard, he had to be on- call all the time. He had always put Sebastian's safety as the top priority. Therefore, Kingston could not consider marriage. If he was married, had a wife, and had a child, he would have plenty of attachments.

"My dear brother, tell me, what kind of girl do you want as your wife? Who among the ladies from eminent families in South City city do you like? I'll ask Sabrina... I'll have your sister-in-law help you talk to her. Would you tell me?" At that moment, Sebastian truly treated Kingston as his own brother.

Kingston was absolutely flattered. "No, no, no. Master Sebastian, no, no need. Ladies from eminent families. I think I'lL.pass. I...I can't afford to reach above my station. I won't be able to serve her properly if I were to marry her."

In fact, Kingston really wanted to say that he wanted to marry a girl like Sabrina. Someone who would be very easy- going, kind, self -reliant, independent, and not unreasonable. However, Kingston was afraid that once he said it out loud, he would immediately be killed by Sebastian.

Unexpectedly, he did not say it out loud, but Sebastian said, "You want to marry someone like Sabrina?"

Kingston was speechless. He was so frightened that his legs were trembling. "Well, Master Sebastian..."

"In the future, you should also just address me by my name like I’m your brother, just like Marcus and Vireo are doing!"

Kingston was speechless.

"My name!"

"Sebastian..."

"Tell me, do you want to marry someone like Sabrina? A woman who is intelligent, wise, not unreasonable, and would never be a burden to you?" Sebastian asked.

Only then did Kingston slowly keep his composure. "A person like madam...like Sabrina is someone I don't even dare to think about at all. To be honest, Sebastian, you...are so outstanding, but after you've waited in South City for four years, and among all the women, which were huge in numbers, you've only met one woman like Sabrina, haven't you?

I'm...just having a fantasy. However, I've also never dared to think about it at all because it's too rare. I was just thinking if my fated person has appeared, I don’t have to let her get away anymore. It's fine by me as long as this girl is gentle, kind, and easy-going. Besides, I'm not young anymore. I'm already nearly thirty-six this year as well. Which young girl would still want to have me? My standards are not that high. As long as she is decent looking, whether she is divorced or has children, it's fine by me. The main thing for me is that both of US are fond of each other and she is simple, then it's fine."

He was a child who came a long way from a poor family, after all.

Since childhood, Kingston had never enjoyed the kind of distinguished treatment that Nigel, Marcus, and Zayn had. In fact, Kingston had never even enjoyed the kind of treatment Sebastian had received when he was younger, let alone the treatment Marcus, Nigel, and Zayn had received.

When he had just started going to elementary school, he followed his parents and moved to South city because of her uncle and aunt. His family was truly very poor at that time.

Especially that year when his mother was severely ill that year as well. Other than buying formula powder for Yvonne, the money that his father, his uncle, and his aunt made were all used for his mother's treatment. That year, Kingston did not even have a new shoe to wear for a whole year.

When it was deep in the winter, his feet were growing fast so his toes had poked through his sneakers. Just like that, he spent the entire winter with his toes exposed outside of his shoes.

As a person who had been through such tough days, he had been very frugal and restrained from childhood. Since childhood, he did not develop the habit of being pampered and being picky, which applied to the way he would choose a girlfriend as well.

Chapter 2547 Even though Kingston already had a net worth of billions of dollars, the first reaction in his mind was that picking a simple, ordinary, and a good girl would be best. That was the reason why he had never dared to think about those ladies from eminent families. He had never been interested in them as well.

On top of that, he was getting older and older. Therefore, the first reaction was that which young girl in her prime would want to have him? The majority of women above the age of thirty would have been married and had children. Therefore, it was natural to Kingston to think that divorced women with children would also be in his consideration as long as both of them liked each other.

He had completely forgotten that he was already a boss with a net worth that was in the billions. However, the mindset that he had for selecting a partner happened to be what Sebastian had in mind as well.

Sebastian did not like those ladies from eminent families. He also hoped that Kingston could have an understanding and nice girl, who had a lot in common with him, to spend the rest of their lives together.

"Alright, as long as you're happy. On the day you get married, I'll give you another big gift," said Sebastian.

Kingston was incredibly grateful. "Thank you. Thank you, Master Sebastian."

"Call me by my name!" said Sebastian.

"Thank you, Sebastian."

"Mm-hmm. You may get going," said Sebastian.

"Alright!"

Since this matter was done, Sebastian had finally taken a load off his mind. The next thing was to hold a meeting with the five managing directors. The purpose of the meeting was to let the five managing directors know that they had to compete with each other and keep each other in check, but also support each other. This was because the chief financial backer was still Sebastian.

It was just that he had taken a back seat.

He needed the five managing directors to develop the group together and to improve together, but they could not be in vicious competition with each other. They had to form a kind of chain-like structure. Once one of the chains was broken, then it would also mean that the other chains could no longer be connected with each other. This model would only make the Ford Group develop at an even steadier pace in the future.

The managing directors and also the Ford Group's management who were present admired Sebastian greatly for this decision.

The meeting was done and Sebastian had handed over everything. From then on, he would be able to enjoy his time with his family in the future.

At that moment, the entire Ford Group saw that Kingston finally succeeded in rising through the ranks. All the staff in the Ford Group, who had been with the company for a long time, were envious of Kingston's luck, but they were not jealous of him at all.

That was because everyone knew that Kingston had always been protecting Sebastian with his life. Therefore, he deserved what he got.

One by one, they congratulated him.

However, Kingston said very apologetically, "Dear colleagues, seniors, managers, I truly have something urgent to attend to today. If it weren't for this urgent matter, I should be treating everyone to dinner today. I'll return and treat you guys to dinner after I've handled my business. Is that alright?"

"Mister Yates, hurry up and attend to your business then. We have ample time ahead of US. Anytime is fine for US if you want to treat us to dinner," many people said in unison.

Kingston saw all the people who had come to congratulate him out of the company with incredible gratitude in his eyes before leaving in his car. He did not go home. Instead, he drove straight to the Shaw Residence. Kingston immediately teared up at the moment he saw Marcus.

Not too long ago, Marcus was a very gentle and handsome man, who was always impeccably dressed. At that moment, however, Marcus appeared to be much older after losing Yvonne, and he did not shave his beard at all.

"Marcus...," Kingston called out miserably.

"Kingston, are you...looking for me?" Marcus asked in a dull manner.

Kingston hugged Marcus' shoulders . "I'll go and get Yvonne back."

Chapter 2548 "Kingston, you..." Marcus replied.

"You have to stay back to take care of your parents and the Shaw family's huge business. My aunt and uncle are not young anymore as well. After thinking it over and over again, I am the only one that could travel out to look for Yvonne.

After all, my parents, as well as my uncle and aunt, the four of them, could take care of each other.

All of you have to live your life well. Ĩ will do my level best to get Yvonne back to you guys," Kingston said.

"Kingston, thank you. I had originally planned to go look for her myself. Since you're going, then don't worry, I will take care of the six elderly members of our families. The youngest among them is already more than sixty years old. My parents and your parents are more than seventy years old. They need to be taken care of. As for Yvonne's parents, don't worry, I will certainly treat them like my own parents. However, Kingston, you'lL.be coming back right?"

Kingston immediately smiled, "of course, I'll come back. The transportation system is so well developed now. I definitely will come back often. Besides, I am also managing one-fifth of the Ford Group, so I certainly will have to come back often for meetings."

As soon as he thought of Kingston going to be managing one-fifth of the Ford Group's domain, a smile suddenly appeared on Marcus' face. "I forgot to congratulate you, Kingston. You're a true businessman now. If Sebastian could let you manage one-fifth of the Ford Group's domain, he certainly has faith in you. That man never does anything that he is uncertain of. Besides, you've been by his side for twenty years, you've probably long learned his way of managing a business and dealing with things."

"Compared to Master Sebastian, I'm still very far behind," Kingston said meaningfully.

"Let's go, Kingston. This is a good thing, so I'll buy you dinner. Let's celebrate together." Since Yvonne went missing, both the Shaw family and the Yates family were so gloomy as if a thick haze was hanging above them. It was rare to have something like this that was worthy to be celebrated.

Kingston, however, shook his head. "No, Marcus. I want to go look for Yvonne as soon as possible. The earlier I can get her back, the sooner we can be at ease. I think since she was able to give Missus Ford a call, she certainly must be near US. It's just that she was too sad so she was not willing to come back. I'll first search the cities near South city, she is pregnant, after all."

Marcus nodded. "Mm-hmm. Alright. Hold on. I'll give you a check of ten million dollars for your expenses."

"Are you silly? I also have billions worth of assets now. Will I be short on this bit of money?" Kingston said with a smile.

Marcus was so grateful that he did not know what to say.

From that day on, after Kingston went out of town to look for Yvonne by himself, Marcus' responsibility became even more important. After he had finished handling the company's affairs every day, he would go to the Yates Residence for a while to spend time talking to the four elderly people. He basically spent four days every week by Yvonne's parent's side and having dinner together with them.

After he saw that Yvonne's parent's spirit had improved a little, Marcus would give a call to Kingston, who was out of town.

"Kingston, where are you right now? Do you have any news?" Marcus asked in an anticipating tone.

"There's no news yet, for the time being, Marcus. Let's take our time. Don't worry. I will not spare a single city in the entire country. I will search every inch of this country's land and I will get her back," Kingston said calmly.

"Thankyou, Kingston."

"Marcus, I'll have to trouble you to take care of my uncle and aunt, as well as my parents. I'll hang up first. I have a video conference with the headquarters later, so I'll cut our conversation short," said Kingston.

"Alright." Marcus hung up the call.

Kingston was quite busy. The first thing he had to do after he woke up every morning was to handle the work-related issues for the Ford Group. Usually, when he was driving through every street and alley to look for Yvonne, his laptop and cell phone would always be in his hand.

At that moment, Kingston was working and looking for Yvonne at the same time without neglecting either of them.

Fortunately, he had been by Sebastian's side for so long. Kingston was very well-versed with some of Sebastian's ways of working and handling matters. He was also a very smart and perceptive person, so he was no worse than Sebastian at handling matters.

Chapter 2549 Also, the matters that Kingston had to handle were four-fifths less than Sebastian's load in the past, after all, so Kingston was able to do the job skillfully and easily.

In the past month, Kingston had actually returned to South City five times. He had basically gone back once every week.

However, that did not stop him from looking for Yvonne at all. However, after more than a month, Kingston had almost driven and searched through some of the cities around South City every day. He had even searched the sewers, but there was no sign of Yvonne at all.

Kingston decided to look for another two weeks. If there were still no signs of her, he would assign people over there to help pay closer attention. If there was someone who looked even just a tiny bit similar to Yvonne, they must give him a call. He would go over at the fastest speed possible to personally identify her.

Another two weeks passed, but Kingston still could not find any trace of Yvonne at all. However, he was not discouraged at all.

What he wanted to do at that moment was to expand the area for the search.

The next area was the high mountainous area around southern Greyjan.

Kingston spent half a year staying in that area. He personally hiked up many of its valleys. He would even use helicopters to search the deep ends of the mountains. However, he still did not find anything. Sometimes, Kingston would squat in a desolate area in the deep mountains by himself to cry quietly. Even if he was a tough man, the sorrows he felt were still indescribable.

However, after the sorrowful feeling had passed, he still wanted to continue searching. As long as he did not see her body, he would never give up searching for her until the day he died. After he searched through the area in southern Greyjan, he returned to northern Jasheau again, and he spared no effort to continue searching. Just like that, one day passed after another, and in a blink of an eye, one year had passed.

It had already been a year. If Yvonne was still alive, she should have given birth to her children, right? He heard that she had given birth to twins. Was it a girl and a boy? Perhaps they were two boys and two girls? Of course, the most anticipated would be a baby girl and a baby boy.

Every time Kingston had such a fantasy, he would not be able to help himself but smile. In the year he spent looking for Yvonne, Kingston became more rugged than before.

He was a tough man in the past, but he was by Sebastian's side, after all, so he was considered to have been pampered.

However, at that moment, other than dealing with the large pile of company affairs every day, he would spend the rest of the time searching through every inch of the land to find her sister. He had been working hard while braving the elements every day, so of course, his life could not be compared to the past when he was pampered.

In the past year, Kingston was basically staying around the eastern and western part of Spaosau and also the southern and northern part of Flonia. Gradually, he no longer looked like the wealthy company director from South city anymore. Instead, he looked more like the most common kind of man in the northern plains. However, Kingston did not care about his own appearance. He had never intended to have a lady from an eminent family in South City as his partner, anyway.

One day, when Kingston was walking on a country road in southern Spaosau, he saw from a distance that a group of people seemed to be arguing about something.

A woman happened to be sitting in the middle of a group of people, and she was hugging her legs while crying continuously.

After Kingston walked closer, he heard that the voice seemed like...

A moment later, he suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs in excitement, "Yvonne, Yvonne, I've finally found you!"

Chapter 2550 Kingston ran toward the crowds like crazy.

Everyone present was stunned.

As Kingston was too excited, he suddenly spoke in the accent of his hometown, which was the accent of the Yates family's hometown. That was a thick accent from the mountains. Therefore, nobody from this distant land understood what Kingston said.

On top of that, Kingston had a thick beard, his shirt was stained with sweat, and his hair, in particular, was in a mess.

With the way that he looked, nobody would have expected that he was a good fighter and a person with a net worth of billions of dollars. On the contrary, he looked more like a wandering laborer from out of town.

The laborer's face was covered with anticipation and tears as he looked at the woman sitting on the floor.

The woman was hugging her legs with both her arms, her head was buried in her knees, and she was crying.

It was after Kingston walked closer that he realized she was bleeding out from a few places on her head. There was not a lot of blood, but she was bleeding from a few places, when he took a closer look, Kingston realized that a few chunks of her hair were pulled out by somebody.

"Yvonne!" He instantly felt so heartbroken that it was as if his heart had been torn into two.

"Yvonne! I'm late, Yvonne! Who is it? Who beat you up to this state? Who is it, Yvonne?" Kingston rushed forward and hugged the girl.

At first, the girl, who was hugging her head, did not care who was calling out to her. After all, the situation was extremely noisy, so she did not raise her head.

It was at the moment that Kingston hugged her that she suddenly raised her head and looked at him with immense fright.

Kingston hugged the girl and cried inconsolably. "Yvonne, I've finally found you. I've finally found you. Did you know that it's been so tough for me to look for you? It's been more than a year and it's already nearly two years. How can you be so heartless?

You've suffered so much out here, but you're still unwilling to come home. How can you be so heartless?

"Tell me, why would you be here? This village looks so poor. Why would you be here? who is it? Someone abducted you to this place, didn't they?"

Kingston hugged the girl and just would not let go. He was wailing while he was mumbling at the same time.

Everyone present was stunned. The majority of them were just craning their necks to watch as they were curious. Some of them were glaring with their eyes widened at Kingston and also the girl in his arms.

A middle-aged woman, who was considerably dressed quite decently among the villagers, spoke first and asked Kingston, " Who are you?"

Kingston did not hear her. He was still hugging the girl and was crying.

A young man who looked tall and well-built, who was not far from them, said, "Aunt, this man certainly must be Eevonne's man!

How arrogant. He actually dared to come here all by himself. If he is not here looking for trouble, then what else could here for?

"Aunt! I will certainly back you up on this matter regarding you and my uncle! Don't worry!"

Upon saying that, the tall and well-built man shouted at the few men behind him, who were also looking arrogant and had their arms on their waists, "Guys, this out-of-towner is certainly Eevonne's lover!

"I'll ask my two sisters to beat her up later. Let's break this man's leg! After we've broken his leg, I'll wait and see who else still dares to support this uncaring woman who abandoned her own mother!

"As her cousin, if I don't beat this ungrateful bitch without conscience into submission, and make her kneel before me, I'll change my name by spelling it backward!"

After the tall and well-built man shouted, the few people behind him did not move at all.

The man was slightly upset. "What is the meaning of this?"

One of the young men said, "Tigrio, you should first ask what this man is doing here. His accent sounds like he is from out of town, and looking at how terribly he is crying, I feel like he is not here to help Eevonne.

"Why does it seem like he is here to collect a debt? Perhaps she had hurt him? If he is here to collect a debt, perhaps he would be able to help us.