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His Secret Lover Returning from the Dead Chapter 1161

Last Words

Sabrina was taken away by Isaac, who hadn’t shown himself for a very long time.

He brought her straight to the hospital, and she was already fine by the time Sebastian arrived with his men.

Being the bashful guy that he was, Isaac stammered as he explained to Sebastian, “Ms. Hayes was acting strange when I saw her earlier, so I brought her here immediately. I’m sorry I didn’t have time to call you about this, Mr. Hayes.”

Sebastian shot him a cold glare and asked after making sure that Sabrina was fine, “What happened? Did you kill that guy?”

“N-No! It wasn’t me…” Isaac was so scared that he quickly denied that statement.

However, what he said next shocked everyone.

“M-Ms. Hayes was the one who killed him… She had already snapped his neck by the time I got there. Then, she was going to make a run for it, so I grabbed her for fear of her losing control again…”

Isaac then rolled up his sleeves and motioned at Sebastian to look at his arm.

Sebastian narrowed his eyes and squinted as he examined the wound.

Hmm… This injury does look recent, but… She was fine earlier today, so why did she lose control again? Why would Waylon appear at the cemetery all of a sudden? Also, when did Isaac arrive? Did he really just happen to stumble upon Sabrina like that?

“I… I came looking for Ms. Hayes… I heard about what happened to her… I’ve been wanting to see her a few months ago, but she wasn’t in Jadeborough… I only came over today after finding out where she was.”

All it took was a sharp gaze from Sebastian for Isaac to tell him everything while holding his head in fear.

Sebastian found himself at a loss for words after hearing what he said.

I know Isaac has feelings for Sabrina. He knew she was pregnant with Devin’s child back then, but insisted on staying by her side anyway. He even decided to marry her in the end, but… Alas, he was too cowardly and fell victim to his parents’ acts of sabotage. If they had successfully gotten together, then Devin’s tragedy might’ve been preventable…

With that in mind, Sebastian decided to not ask any further questions.

Sabrina finally came to about half an hour later, and Sebastian quickly asked her about what happened at the cemetery earlier.

However, Sabrina simply stared blankly at the ceiling above and seemed to still be in a daze. Sebastian tried calling out to her several times, but she showed no response whatsoever.

“Mr. Hayes, she looked like she was having a huge fight with the man when I got there. Maybe we should let her rest for a little while longer?” Isaac suggested when he saw the state she was in.

Sebastian’s expression turned gloomy, but he agreed to it after taking another glance at Sabrina’s condition.

Sabrina then spent the rest of the day in the hospital while Isaac stayed by her side.

Sasha was shocked when she received the news in Oceanic Estate. “Isaac is just trying to take advantage of Devin’s absence to get with Sabrina, isn’t he?”

Despite her silly personality, Sasha was surprisingly sharp when it came to certain things.

Sebastian rubbed his brows in exhaustion as he took his coat off.

“That’s impossible.”

“Huh? Why is it impossible? I remember Isaac being really nice to her back then. Had it not been for his parents getting in the way, they would’ve been a couple long ago! Now that…”

“Like I said, that’s impossible! Do not bring up this topic ever again!”

Sebastian’s tone grew serious and impatient all of a sudden, much to Sasha’s surprise.

What’s going on? Why is he so mad all of a sudden? He has never lost his temper with me since he regained consciousness, so why is he…

Sasha did feel a little hurt by his attitude at the time, but she was no longer the spoilt young girl she used to be, especially after everything she had been through.

As such, she decided to do as told and dropped the topic.

She then made Sebastian a warm glass of milk and placed it on the table with two of his favorite books before attending to her children in the nursery downstairs.

Vivian had turned eight and could sleep without an adult keeping her company.

She happily nuzzled against Sasha’s chest when she saw her and asked, “Why are you able to come downstairs tonight, Mommy? Don’t you have to spend time with Daddy?”

Sasha felt a little guilty when she heard that.

Oh, man… Look at how much she’s matured… I must’ve neglected her for a really long time…

She then hugged her daughter tightly and snuggled under the warm cover with her.

His Secret Lover Returning from the Dead Chapter 1162

Reel In The Catch

After some time when the two seemed to have drifted off, a tall figure pushed the door open, walked over to them, and picked up the woman hogging her daughter’s bed.

“Daddy…”

Vivian hadn’t fallen asleep completely.

Seeing that, Sebastian bent over to tuck the girl in. He then kissed her on the forehead.

“Get some rest. I’ll be taking Mommy back with me now.”

“Okay, Daddy. Be nice to Mommy. The comic book I read said that girls should always be treated nicely, so don’t be mean to her.”

The girl was clearly growing up; she could even school her own father now.

Sebastian felt exasperated and amused at the same time. Ultimately, he couldn’t resist his daughter’s puppy eyes and nodded, promising to do as she asked. Then, he left with the woman.

I really shouldn’t have.

How could I have lost my temper at her back then just because I was in a bad mood?

Feeling guilty, the man carried his wife upstairs and was about to tuck her underneath the blanket, for it was extremely cold here, unlike in Avenport.

But just as he bent over and was about to put her down, he felt a movement in his arms.

Is she pretending to be asleep?

Sebastian immediately stopped in his tracks and stared at her intently from above.

She’s faking it!

Feeling a fiery gaze on her, Sasha tensed up before finally opening her eyes.

“Hehe… I really was asleep. I swear.”

“Were you?” the man drawled, a hint of danger in his voice.

Sasha fell silent.

As alarm bells set off in her head, she tried to dive underneath the blanket, but Sebastian pinned her down and began smothering her with kisses.

That was the price she had to pay for pretending to be asleep.

The next morning, Sasha woke up feeling so sore that she barely had the strength to get out of bed.

“Are you awake, Madam?”

“Yeah,” Sasha replied, a faint blush spreading across her cheeks. “Where’s Sebastian?”

Olivia pointed toward the stairs. “I’m not sure what happened, but he left first thing in the morning.”

Sasha froze.

Has he gone to pick Sabrina up?

That was what she assumed, at least. Sebastian hadn’t returned to the White House ever since he let go of his responsibilities there, so the only reason he’d leave home this early had to be because of Sabrina.

It was only when noon came that Sasha realized she had made the wrong guess.

Indeed, Sabrina had left the hospital, but Sebastian wasn’t the one who had picked her up; rather, it was Isaac who had sent her back to the Red Pavilion after she insisted on returning there.

Sebastian, on the other hand, had boarded a helicopter early in the morning and headed to Bellridge, Zarain.

The man couldn’t remember how long he had cast this large net for.

Still, he knew what he was after—to catch the biggest fish and tear it into pieces. On top of that, he intended to do it inside the same forest where his own people had been killed.

That forest was stained with the Jadesons’ blood, and naturally, he was going to make his enemies pay.

The helicopter traveled at an incredible speed and arrived at the forest by noon.

With the aircraft hovering above the trees, Sebastian observed the situation below with a pair of binoculars. There, he saw an army green Jeep making its way over on the main road. Sebastian’s eyes turned bloodshot as he saw a man covered in blood being dragged along outside the vehicle.

“Isn’t that… Karl Frost!?”

The pilot in front gasped in horror as he noticed it too.

Without another word, Sebastian put the binoculars down and grabbed the sniper rifle next to him.

Meanwhile, the people inside the Jeep down below cursed in anger. “That lunatic, Yariel, has been watching us the whole time! We’re dead if this guy out here turns out to be one of his men!”

“That’s not happening. He won’t make it out of the forest alive today!”

“We should get something out of him before killing him, though. Yariel’s way too terrifying, and I bet he’s got lots of traps laid out for us. We’re dead meat if we don’t manage to find out what he’s up to.”

The man who spoke last gave a signal, and someone in the back of the Jeep proceeded to swing an iron rod at Karl, intending to break the latter’s legs.

Suddenly, a loud gunshot rang out. Bang!

The iron rod never reached Karl’s limbs.

Instead, the man holding the weapon collapsed—right after having his head blown into pieces by a bullet.

His Secret Lover Returning from the Dead Chapter 1163

Killing Spree

“We’re under attack! Get ready! Now!”

Chaos erupted on the road in an instant.

The people inside the Jeep leaped out after hearing the commotion behind, only to be dumbfounded as they saw their dead comrade.

“What the hell happened? There’s someone else around here other than us?”

Yet, no one could answer that. After all, everyone had long been thrown into panic, nor did they have any idea who had just attacked them.

“Make a phone call and find out if those guys are behind this, Benedict.”

Dressed in traditional wear, a man who looked like he was in his seventies got out of the Jeep with the help of a cane and spoke to the person who had alighted the vehicle first.

It was the same elderly man from the casino.

After being given a reminder, Benedict whipped out his phone and prepared to make a call.

Suddenly, the sound of another gunshot pierced the air.

Bang!

Another bullet came flying their way, and Benedict watched as his hand holding onto the phone detached itself from his arm.

“Arghhhh!”

That was the most agonizing pain he had felt his entire life.

Everyone else including the old man with the cane jumped in fright as the scene unfolded in front of their very eyes.

A sniper rifle!

This is a sniper rifle!

The elderly man noticed something unusual about Benedict’s broken wrist. Apart from blood spewing out of it uncontrollably, there was also something blue surrounding it. It’s the exact same kind of bullet we developed!

“Hurry! There’s a sniper around here! Everyone hide!” Fear finally surged within him as he ordered everyone to run for cover before hopping back into the Jeep.

Unfortunately, it was too late by now.

Right after the ambush on Benedict, the sounds of marching footsteps resonated from the top of the mountain. Soon, everyone spotted a series of gold badges shining brightly under the sun.

The badges embedded on each helmet struck fear in every person who laid eyes on them—as though its bearers were gods who had descended from heaven.

Oh, my God. Aren’t these special forces?

Having forgotten about his pain, Benedict clutched his bleeding arm and leaped back into the Jeep.

“It’s the Jadesons! Retreat! I repeat; retreat!” A panic-stricken voice resonated across the main road.

Indeed, the country’s special forces pretty much represented the Jadesons.

That was because Devin used to be the army’s top-level commander before his demise.

In fact, Shin also used to lead this very same team.

Benedict began to regret ever coming here. How he wanted to disappear right away!

Alas, it was too late; the formidable army had already arrived before he could even make his way inside the Jeep. Standing on the top of the mountain, the troops began firing at the scumbags who tried to escape.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

“Arghh!”

“Ugh!”

Words couldn’t describe the horrifying scene.

Indeed, it was an utterly gruesome and ruthless sight.

But if one were to learn of all the atrocious crimes this group had committed, one would only believe that the fates of these monsters were nothing but well-deserved.

Sebastian descended from the helicopter only after his enemies had been taken care of. He then walked toward the Jeep with his rifle in his hands.

“Y-Yariel?”

Special forces had wiped out every single person except for those hiding inside the Jeep.

Sebastian smirked as he saw the middle-aged man cowering inside the vehicle. Then, his gaze fell on the person next to Benedict.

Who’s that?

Sebastian had never met him.

However, it only took him one glance at the elderly man’s missing thumb to realize who this person was. The latter didn’t seem particularly nervous to see Sebastian either.

“So, you geezers are the ones behind all this.”

Sebastian didn’t sound furious; in fact, there wasn’t a single hint of emotion on his face. He merely said a few words to the man whose identity he had guessed.

It was now that the latter grew anxious.

“You know who I am?”

“Do you think you’re worthy of being known?” Sebastian lowered his head and inserted a bullet into his rifle.

The bullet had a red tip and was slimmer and longer than a normal bullet. There was also a blue line surrounding its rear, making it look especially appealing.

The old man’s face paled instantly.

His Secret Lover Returning from the Dead Chapter 1164

Ten Medals

“I heard that back when Chanaea was founded, the new government gave out ten medals to commemorate the heroes who had fought for the country and contributed to it outstandingly. These people initially wanted to stay behind and build the nation, but one of them later suggested keeping a low profile to avoid suspicion because they didn’t want citizens to think that they were setting up their regime for their own glory and wealth. That was why the ten medalists eventually chose not to remain in the White House and returned to being average countrymen.”

Sebastian’s lips curled into a smirk as he spoke.

The elderly man inside the Jeep grew increasingly tense, his face turning pale, red, and back to pale within a matter of seconds.

That was right; it was precisely for this reason that the ten of them had returned.

Unfortunately, their evil intentions were discovered after several decades.

“How shameless could you guys be? If you wanted a regime, you could’ve just said so. Why did you have to resort to such trickery? You turned down the offer when you had a chance, and then you used such despicable methods in the end. Do you take Chanaea as your plaything? Do you think you get to do whatever you want with our whole country?”

Right after saying the last sentence, Sebastian pulled the trigger.

“Ahhhh!”

The vehicle’s glass shattered instantly following a loud bang.

The elderly man sitting inside the Jeep wailed in agony as he clutched his bleeding thigh. Benedict looked on, completely petrified.

Once again, he was witnessing how ruthless Sebastian could be.

“Don’t worry. I haven’t used the real deal. You can still save that leg of yours if you cooperate. But if you don’t, I’ll show you what it feels like to have your whole body rot.”

Sebastian kept his rifle away while reminding them that he hadn’t used the special bullet.

Even so, his tone was more than enough to make their blood run cold.

It was as though the bullet would really penetrate the old man’s body if he refused to obey Sebastian; this was exactly what the former had done to those people in the forest back then.

And now, Sebastian wanted him to die the most painful death possible and turn into a rotten corpse.

The old man shuddered for a long while before staring straight into Sebastian’s eyes.

“What makes you think your grandfather is any better than us? He may have stayed behind all these years and given the Jadesons all the power and wealth that they have now, but do you really think he’s completely innocent?”

“What did you say?”

Ultimately, it was this man’s words that made Sebastian lose all his patience.

“Jonathan Jadeson?”

He stood up and laughed like a maniac.

“How dare you compare yourselves to him? You’re right; he brought the Jadeson family to the top after you left. But he’s never done anything to betray the country, and he’s certainly never done anything to hurt our people. The country enjoyed peace all these years under his command of the army! He should never be compared with scumbags like you!”

Bang!

With that, Sebastian pulled the trigger again.

Blood splattered everywhere.

This time, he had sent the bullet straight into the old man’s chest.

The latter’s eyes widened in fear and disbelief, as though he refused to accept the fact that this young man had actually shot him.

I’m the big fish he finally managed to capture!

How could he kill me just like this?

His body convulsed as his organs and flesh began to rot due to the bullet. Screams of pain rang out from within the Jeep.

“W-Why?”

“Why?” Sebastian suddenly felt much better after personally taking care of the old scum.

“Did you think I kept you alive just so I can find your accomplices? Let me tell you this—if I could capture you, what makes you think I can’t do the same to the others? It’s just ten medals; I’ll just overthrow the regime and get rid of them all.”

This man is insane!

After a long period of torment, the old man died with his eyes wide open, as though he had seen something utterly frightening in his last moments.

This guy really is a lunatic!

Why did we get on his bad side?

By now, Benedict was so petrified that he couldn’t think straight. He could only clutch his own head and cower in fear, knowing that he wouldn’t even be given a chance to beg for mercy.

“Where’s your son?” asked Sebastian.

Benedict flew back to his senses right away.

His Secret Lover Returning from the Dead Chapter 1165

Friend

“D-Don’t kill my son. I’m begging you! I did everything on my own. None of these has anything to do with him, so please! H-He’s saved your sister once, so let him off, would you?”

“Okay.”

That was certainly an unexpected response.

Benedict immediately breathed a huge sigh of relief.

“But you’ll have to tell every member of the Cooper family who knows you that Devin Jadeson will be taking over your duties from now on. I’ll let him off if you do that. What do you say?”

While speaking, Sebastian bent over and handed Benedict a document that he had prepared long ago.

Benedict stilled for a moment.

He then became dumbfounded as he realized what the document was—a will.

“You…”

He finally understood the gravity of his mistakes.

To think that he once thought of Sebastian as nothing but a pawn at his disposal. Clearly, he was wrong.

However, that wasn’t the worst thing.

What infuriated him most was the way this madman smiled at him after putting away the will he had just signed.

“You don’t seem to find it strange.”

“What?”

“Well, he’s your son. All these things would eventually belong to him anyway, but I still got you to sign the will. Don’t you find it strange?” Sebastian remarked craftily.

Benedict froze.

Perhaps because the person next to him had just died such a gruesome death, he found himself unable to comprehend Sebastian’s words.

The madman then walked away, and a soldier showed up in his place as two other men attended to Karl.

It was only when they carried Karl away that Benedict came to his senses.

“Yariel! I want you dead!”

As soon as his screams rang out from the Jeep, a bullet came flying in his direction.

The road finally returned to silence, and nothing could be heard except for the sounds of birds fluttering in the air due to the gunshot.

Karl was brought over to Sebastian, but the former was so gravely injured that he couldn’t speak.

“Take him to the chopper and head back to Chanaea.”

“Yes, Mr. Jadeson.”

Under Sebastian’s orders, the two soldiers carried Karl into the helicopter.

A sense of relief washed over Karl, and he passed out as soon as he was brought into the aircraft.

Within about ten minutes, the remaining soldiers burned every body and vehicle. Sebastian then instructed everyone to leave as he remained on the road, waiting for someone.

No one knew who he was waiting for, but he looked especially calm.

On this very road, the man smiled faintly as he gazed at the curves of the mountain while basking in the sunset.

From that, one could tell that the person he was waiting for was someone that would surely make him happy.

As expected, a black SUV emerged about five minutes later and made its way over under the setting sun.

Seeing that, Sebastian lit a cigarette.

Hiss…

Suddenly, he felt something like an electric current trickle into his ear.

What was that?

He froze in his tracks.

But before the man could find out what was happening, he felt something piercing his brain, and what quickly followed was a tremendous wave of pain surging within his chest, causing him to fall on one knee.

What the hell is going on?

A look of panic crossed his pale face. Given that everything had been in his control all this while, it wasn’t unusual for him to feel this way in a sudden turn of events.

Did I miss something out?

Did those guys know I’d be here? Are the other nine medal holders nearby?

Sebastian tried to escape as a series of questions flooded his mind.

Yet, it was too late. He was beginning to see stars due to the pain in his chest, and blood soon trickled out of his nostrils.

“Sebastian!”

Fortunately, the black SUV arrived just in time.

Sebastian fell on one knee while clutching his chest tightly, a pained expression spreading across his face. The man inside the vehicle dashed toward him.

“Sebastian! Are you okay? What happened?” he asked, holding onto Sebastian.

“Over…here…” Sebastian looked up, fighting the severe pain coming from his chest.

“I just found out that there’s a nuclear power plant right beneath us. It probably detected the metal plate inside you from your previous surgery. I’ll get you out of here right away!”

While explaining, the man carried Sebastian on his back.

His Secret Lover Returning from the Dead Chapter 1166

Love Rival

Sebastian was in so much pain that his consciousness waned.

Instead of struggling, he let the man carry him on his back, and the two headed to the car.

Yet, just as they arrived next to the SUV, a buzzing noise could be heard. And suddenly—boom!

The vehicle exploded.

Godd*mmit! I’m going to blow this entire mountain up the next time I come here.

That was what Sebastian thought as the explosion sent him flying. Then, he passed out.

Nuclear waves were indeed frightening.

One could consider the potentials of nuclear power.

But as of now, human beings would only use such a thing for the betterment of mankind rather than for destruction, and whatever was happening in this forest’s underground plant was certainly referring to the latter.

That was what Edmund had discovered after being captured by those men.

Cough, cough!

“You’re awake.”

Edmund immediately got up from his seat and rushed to the side of the bed.

Indeed, Sebastian had woken up.

But for the next few minutes, the man’s handsome face looked utterly grim as he lay in bed.

Blerghh!

After a few coughs, he also vomited a mouthful of blood and foam.

Edmund hastily poured a glass of warm water, took out his container of pills, and returned to the bedside.

“Here. Take one of these.”

“What…is this?”

With his mouth filled with the metallic taste of blood and his chest feeling as though it were on fire, Sebastian instinctively refused to take the blue pill.

Regardless of that, Edmund shoved the pill straight into the man’s mouth.

“Ugh!”

“Swallow it. Don’t you remember? You’re the one who gave me this medication. You told me that Xayden from SteelFort created it just for me so I could cope with the side effects of the nuclear waves. I’ve taken these pills for months now.”

While explaining, Edmund casually popped one of the pills into his own mouth.

Sebastian was dumbstruck.

F*ck!

Eventually, he swallowed the pill too.

As soon as he did, the burning sensation in his chest disappeared, and so did the metallic taste in his throat. He felt much better now.

Then, he sat up and took a sip of water.

“So, this nuclear power plant is their military factory?

“That’s right.”

Responding with silence, Sebastian felt a wave of fury surge within him, and he gripped his fists so tightly that his knuckles cracked.

Still, he couldn’t help but feel curious. Why didn’t anything happen when he first arrived in the forest? He had even brought so many men with him to kill the tenth medalist and Benedict.

What’s going on?

“The factory was built not too long ago. There wasn’t much going on when I first followed them in there. The bullet I got shot with back then was probably their first batch of trial weapons.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah. Also, the plant produces nuclear waves only when it’s running. Karl was captured when he tried to protect me during my second attempt to sneak in there. I’m guessing they realized you had your eye on them after they got him, so they wanted to destroy the plant.”

Edmund explained his findings as he recalled the events.

That really is a possibility.

If people found out about this plant, I wouldn’t be the only one going after them. The whole world might work together and capture them. They’d be finished if that happened.

That’s why destroying the plant would be their best bet.

They probably intended to set the plant to self-destruct mode only after we’ve left, so that no one would find out what they were up to.

But they didn’t expect me to stay behind.

Enlightened, Sebastian remained seated in bed. He would have asked many more questions if his chest weren’t hurting now.

These b*stards!

It wasn’t safe here, so Sebastian wanted to return to Chanaea once he woke up.

Edmund appeared hesitant.

“What? You don’t want to go back?”

“I do, but… Is that it? You’ve only managed to lure one of them out. Are you not going after the rest?” Edmund asked with a frown.

Yet, the man who was much younger than him smirked.

“Why should I? They’re just a bunch of geezers. I’ll have you know that I wiped out everyone on that mountain today, and I have no intention of hiding my tracks when I get back to Jadeborough. I’d like to see who’s stronger—the country’s entire military force, or these underground shrimps.”

Sebastian’s eyes flashed with murderous intent as he said the last sentence.

Still, it wasn’t wrong of him to feel that way. He wanted justice to prevail. That sort of light was what everyone needed.

Ultimately, Edmund returned to Chanaea with Sebastian.

It was also because the latter had dragged him into this right.

However, there was another reason—someone back home was already about to go on a killing spree.

F*ck!

Even a refined man like him couldn’t help but cuss.

His Secret Lover Returning from the Dead Chapter 1167

Controlling Wife

Sebastian had prepared himself upon returning to Oceanic Estate in Jadeborough, but as soon as he arrived at the door, the woman stormed out like a tigress.

He quivered slightly while taking a few steps back.

Mark’s eyelid twitched as he watched the scene unfold, for this was his first time seeing the mighty Sebastian Jadeson cower before his own wife.

“Wait, Darling… Listen to what I have to say—”

“Shut your mouth! I’m going to kill you, Sebastian!”

Right after that, the woman’s fists rained on him.

Everyone in Oceanic Estate turned their heads away silently—until Sasha stood on her toes and dragged her husband into the house by the ear.

Alas, the onlookers burst into laughter.

Even Jonathan’s lips couldn’t help but twitch so much that he had to look away to conceal his smile.

That little b*stard deserves it!

As the couple vanished from sight, Jonathan’s gaze eventually fell on a man getting out of the car. They had finally met again after several months, and despite this man looking completely different now, Jonathan felt a flare of sudden overwhelming emotion wash over him. He trembled as he stared at the man, tears streaming down his face.

“Quick. Tell him to come in,” he muttered to Mark, who was standing right beside him.

But how could an outsider come in?

Edmund may have returned to Jadeborough, but he now had a different face and identity. He couldn’t pop in at a time like this.

“Please pull yourself together for now, Old Mr. Jadeson,” Mark could only advise as tears brimmed in his eyes.

Alas, it was these very words that broke the elderly man down.

Meanwhile, Edmund’s eyes reddened as he stared at Jonathan, and his chest heaved.

But as Mark had said, he couldn’t do anything unseemly. All he could do now was to pretend to be the illegitimate son of one of Jonathan’s associates and gaze at the elderly man from afar.

“I think it’s best to get back into the car, Mr. Cooper,” advised the Oceanic Estate security guard who had escorted him here.

Edmund gritted his teeth.

Just as he was about to enter the vehicle, a figure rushed over with a three-month-old baby in her hands.

“Wait! Are you returning to the Cooper residence? Please let me come along. I have to take Ms. Sabrina’s child back to the Red Pavilion.”

It was Wendy.

Edmund’s eyes widened as his mind buzzed. He gazed down at the baby and stopped moving.

This is… Jaena?

Seeing the man’s reaction, Wendy placed the child in his arms and hopped into the car.

“Let’s go, Mr. Cooper. It’s cold outside. The baby’s going to freeze.”

“Okay,” Edmund responded after what felt like an eternity as he carried the little girl in his arms.

Then, with tense shoulders, he carefully entered the vehicle with the child.

What he felt was indescribable.

During his numerous sleepless nights, the man would imagine holding this child in his embrace, like how he would carry a small animal or a military puppy.

But of course, none of those could ever compare to carrying a baby.

That was why he felt even worse after waking up.

But now, his dream had finally come true. The child felt so soft in his arms and had a milky fragrance. It was like she had instantly become his entire world.

“She now weighs eighteen pounds at less than three months, Mr. Cooper. She drinks 120 milliliters of milk during each feeding.”

Seeing the way he couldn’t stop looking at Jaena, Wendy began to talk about the baby’s daily life.

Edmund immediately paid attention to her words.

“Really?” he asked, his voice trembling slightly.

Wendy nodded. “Yup. She can even communicate! She’s adorable. This little lady responds whenever you say something to her, and she does this little dance with her hands and legs. She’s very much like Ms. Sabrina when she was a baby.”

Wendy was a housemaid living with the Hayeses. She had watched Sabrina and Sebastian grow up.

Hence, while talking about Jaena, she couldn’t help but bring up the child’s mother too.

Edmund fell silent.

He couldn’t help but extend a finger, wanting to poke the baby’s face so she would wake up and smile at him.

Eventually, the man decided against it after seeing how soundly she slept, and he continued to hold onto her until they arrived at the Red Pavilion.

His Secret Lover Returning from the Dead Chapter 1168

Is That You

“We’re here, Mr. Cooper.”

Seeing that they had arrived, Wendy had no choice but to ask for the child.

Edmund appeared reluctant.

In the end, he couldn’t help but give the baby a gentle kiss on the forehead before giving her back to Wendy.

“By the way, where’s her mother? Hasn’t she come back? What was Jaena doing in Oceanic Estate, anyway?”

Wendy, who was just about to alight the vehicle, looked avoidant as soon as she heard that.

Being the sharp-minded man he was, Edmund immediately realized something was up, and he stopped the woman.

“What happened? Is she okay?”

“Calm down, Mr. Cooper. Ms. Sabrina’s…doing okay. It’s just that when she went to your—Mr. Devin’s grave after coming back, his uncle, Waylon, came looking for her. I don’t know what happened exactly, but they ended up in a fight, and Ms. Sabrina was eventually hospitalized. She’s been depressed ever since she went home, and she doesn’t seem to want to talk to anyone now.”

Unable to hide the truth, Wendy explained everything to Edmund.

Indeed, Sabrina hadn’t been talking much as of late, nor did she bother with anything at all ever since she left the hospital. The woman appeared fine, but she would often just sit somewhere quietly.

Sometimes, she would remain in a daze for the entire day, not doing anything even if her child was crying.

That was why Jaena had to be brought back to Oceanic Estate.

Sigh…

Wendy felt concerned for the child.

But she certainly didn’t expect the man who had remained calm all this while to suddenly lose his cool.

Edmund’s face grew increasingly pale as his pupils dilated in fear.

Before Wendy and the chauffeur could even react, he opened the car door and sprinted into the Red Pavilion.

“Mr. Cooper! Wait, Mr. Cooper!”

“Come back!”

The two were beyond stunned, especially Wendy.

The woman hastily ran after Edmund while carrying the baby.

Yet, Edmund was nowhere to be seen, for he had long made his way up the stairs in just ten seconds.

On top of that, he had managed to grab the exact key to Sabrina’s room—or rather, the room Devin used to stay in—under the stupefied gazes of all the housemaids.

“Sabrina! Open the door, Sabrina!”

Upon realizing that the door was locked, the man proceeded to bang on it, trying to get the woman to come out.

Yet, he was met with silence.

The housemaids stood downstairs anxiously as they watched him, unsure whether or not to tell him that Sabrina had locked herself up in that room for several days.

Moreover, they could only leave all her meals outside her door.

“Sabrina!” yelled Edmund.

Not receiving a single response after a long while, he swung a foot toward the door.

Bang!

As the door flew open, a pungent stench wafted into his nostrils, accompanied by harrowing darkness. Edmund’s mind went blank.

Is she insane?

What the hell is she doing? Weren’t we apart for just a few days?

All these years, the man never feared the bullets of his enemies, nor did he ever cover from any inhuman torture he received. But now, what he just saw instantly made him weak at the knees.

The room looked like the abyss—so dark that no light could ever escape it. Edmund was filled with so much fear that he couldn’t even stand up straight.

That was because he knew that she had also encountered such a scenario in Bellridge.

“Sabrina…”

Edmund stumbled into the room, fumbling around in the dark for the light switch before flipping it with his quivering hand.

Click!

The room lit up at once.

But as soon as the tall, unswerving man took a good look inside the room, his eyes widened in terror, and he broke down.

What met him was the sight of his woman lying in bed. She hadn’t touched anything else in the room, nor had she done anything to hurt herself. However, right next to her was a black-and-white photo—the same one that hung inside the mourning hall.

And just like that, she held onto it as though she was embracing the person in the photo.

Next to her bed were a bunch of wilted olive leaves.

What have I done?

Trembling violently with tears tricking down his face, Edmund walked toward her slowly. Then, he bent over and pulled her into his arms from behind.

“Devin? Is… Is that you?” the half-conscious woman asked as she felt her body being hugged.

His Secret Lover Returning from the Dead Chapter 1169

Medal

Hearing her words, the man trembled and tightened his embrace. “I’m back. I’m back. I’m so sorry,” he murmured.

“Devin, it’s fine. I know I was wrong. Please don’t get mad. When I meet your mom, I-I’ll make sure to explain to her that it was all my fault and ask her to protect you…” Sabrina rambled on.

Her words seemed like a promise and repentance for her wrongdoings.

My mom? Why did she bring up my mom all of a sudden?

The man was slightly confused, but he realized she must have been provoked again, and it was much more serious than that time in Bellridge.

Why did I send her back here?

Feeling as if someone had stabbed a knife through his heart, he pulled Sabrina into his embrace wordlessly. For a long moment, he remained silent as he gazed at her face. Finally, he bent down and kissed her.

At last, Sabrina’s eyes widened. Immediately, she kept her gaze fixated intensely on the man’s face.

Back at Oceanic Estate, this sudden news reached Sebastian. However, he made no comment about it and temporarily stationed SteelFort’s men at Red Pavilion instead.

“Will it be fine if he returns to the Coopers?” Mark asked worriedly.

“What’s the worst that can happen? They are only a few women. Now that Benedict is dead, a funeral is inevitable. There will be people coming to poke their noses into the Coopers’ affairs. You should warn him to be careful,” Sebastian replied nonchalantly while toying with a medal in his hand.

Mark stole a glance at the medal and noticed a small mouse carved on its surface. The sight filled him with worry, and he could feel a pounding headache creeping up his head.

“They really are something else. What do you plan on doing next? How are you going to obtain the other nine medals?”

“It’s easy.” Sebastian shrugged. “Once Edmund takes over Benedict’s position, I will remove Carlos from the picture. This way, Congress will fall into our hands. The nine medals will be mine for the taking.”

Cold sweat trickled down Mark’s forehead. Gosh, his plan is simple yet brutal. I’m sure those geezers will have a heart attack if they overhear this.

However, he had to admit that Sebastian’s plan was effective and viable.

Though, I’m sure no one is as deranged as him.

Following Sebastian’s instructions, Mark planted a spy at the Coopers’ funeral.

Similarly, Edmund began his preparations to leave Red Pavilion. Before that, he had changed the bedroom’s curtains and bedsheets to a brighter color, bringing life to it.

He then glanced at the babbling baby on the bed and shifted his gaze toward Sabrina. She was standing before the table in a daze.

“I’ll be leaving now.”

Sabrina was in the middle of preparing a bottle of formula when Edmund’s words snapped her out of her daze.

It took a long time before she finally lifted her head.

She still found this entire notion somewhat unbelievable.

Whenever Sabrina looked up, a face different from the one in her memory greeted her. Even though a day had passed, she still found it difficult to wrap her head around it.

“Okay,” she murmured and looked down again.

Edmund heaved a heavy sigh.

Yet, he did not try to continue his explanation. Instead, he made his way to the room’s safe and entered the password.

Once the metal door swung open, he removed an object from it.

“Here,” Edmund said as he showed it to Sabrina.

What?

Instinctively, Sabrina looked down and caught sight of a gold medal. Under the lights, its shiny surface gleamed brightly. Promptly, she felt her heartbeat quicken.

Once again, Devin asked her the same question in earnest, “Do you still remember the last time I tried to give it to you? You told me that you didn’t want it. Right now, I’m giving it to you once more. Make sure you keep it safely, all right?”

Edmund… No, he’s not Edmund. He’s Devin!

Sabrina bit her bottom lip as tears began to stream down her cheeks. Wordlessly, she reached out and accepted the medal she had rejected in the past.

As soon as the medal was in her hand, she clutched it tightly.

“Do you believe me now?”

“Y-Yeah.” Sabrina nodded with teary eyes.

She’s still the same silly woman I’ve grown to love.

Devin bent down and kissed her sweetly before he bade them farewell. With that, he made his way to the Coopers.

Sabrina watched Devin’s departure from the balcony with her daughter in her arms.

After his figure vanished from her sight, she smiled at her daughter. “Look, aren’t you impressed with Mom? I brought your dad back home,” she whispered.

Benedict’s sudden death threw his family into a state of utter chaos.

After all, he had amassed a mountain of wealth through illegal means. After his passing, countless people dropped by the Coopers residence as they longed to obtain a piece of Benedict’s wealth for themself.

Unfortunately, the women in the Cooper family could not fend themselves against the greedy horde.

Devin chose this moment to make an appearance.

His Secret Lover Returning from the Dead Chapter 1170

Have You Fallen Ill

“Why is he here? Isn’t he an illegitimate child?”

“I heard that he has Benedict’s will!”

“Will? Benedict has never mentioned a will before. Besides, who knows where he got it from? It might be forged!”

“You are right. It looks like this bastard is here to pocket all of his father’s wealth!”

Edmund’s appearance sparked gossip. Everyone bombarded him with criticisms, suspecting that he had something to do with Benedict’s death and that he was merely here to take all the Coopers’ wealth for himself.

Though Devin played a hand in orchestrating Benedict’s death, he could not care less about the Coopers’ pitiful inheritance.

The Jadesons were much more well-off than the Coopers.

Devin swept a cold gaze across the women, who had been petrified because of the other Coopers. Casually, he made his way to the living room and took a seat.

“Pocket? I am the son he raised for over twenty years. Though I am his illegitimate son, I’ve lived a better life than these three women.” He pointed at the women huddled in the corner. “If the wealth isn’t going to me, do you really think that he’s giving it to you?” Devin drawled as he crossed his legs.

“Y-You!” The crowd choked with fury when they heard his belittling words. Even the women flushed in embarrassment.

However, they could not refute him.

After all, Benedict had always been biased toward his illegitimate son.

Seeing that the horde still refused to budge, Devin drew a gun from his pocket and began to polish it as the Coopers bickered amongst themselves.

Finally, the crowd caught sight of the deadly gun clasped in his hands. Is that a gun? Their faces turned deathly pale as all color drained from their cheeks.

“W-What are you trying to do?” one stammered.

“I’m not doing anything,” Devin replied airily. “Can’t I clean my gun? However, I ought to give you guys a reminder. If you think I killed my father but can’t bring any evidence to support your accusations, then don’t blame me for lashing out.”

It was a typical tone of Edmund.

Scared out of their wits, the crowd scattered.

Though the Cooper women were dying to ask about Benedict’s inheritance, the sight of Devin’s gun prompted them to restrain themselves.

“Are you planning to stay in Jadeborough from now on?”

“Yes. Am I not welcomed?” Devin looked up.

He was surprised that Gabriella was brave enough to ask him a question.

Benedict’s wife was no saint. After Edmund was born, she acknowledged him solely for her own gain, as it would solidify her position in the Cooper family.

“No, not at all,” she said hastily. “But your father’s death has created a huge mess. How should we deal with it? We don’t even know how many businesses he owns. Furthermore, he is the Senate’s leader. Now that he’s gone, what is going to happen to the White House?”

“This is why you should get me in. If one of you even stumbles, the entire Cooper family will crumble. I am the only one capable enough to support the Coopers now. This way, you can continue your life of extravagance and comfort. What do you think?”

Devin enjoyed making deals with women like her because she was quick on her feet and often went the extra mile. Her shrewd demeanor helped lessen his worries.

True to his expectations, she agreed, albeit a little reluctantly.

“Someone important will be present at the funeral tomorrow. You can seek his help,” Gabriella said.

“Who is he?”

“During the nation’s founding, he was the one who received the medal. He’s a capable man. Your father was the one who promoted him,” she replied impatiently.

Oh, she’s referring to the medal.

Without another word, Devin merely smiled and continued to wipe his gun.

That night, the residents of Oceanic Estate were restless.

Sebastian was not the only one who had trouble sleeping. Even Jonathan found himself tossing and turning with worry. Only Sasha, who was blissfully unaware about everything, had a worry-free night. She had brought the mother and daughter duo, who returned at the wee hours to their room.

How strange. Why did she return in the middle of the night?

When Sasha returned from preparing a bottle of formula, she found Sabrina still seated on the bed, cooing at the baby in her arms excitedly.

Unable to resist the urge, Sasha placed her palm on Sabrina’s forehead.

“What are you doing?” Sabrina snapped irritably, annoyed that her interaction with Jaena was interrupted.

She swatted her hand away, but Sasha merely gave her a pointed stare.

“Are you all right? Two days ago, you were in such a gloomy mood. You wouldn’t even leave the room when we yelled at you. Yet, you’re in high spirits tonight. Have you fallen ill?”

“You’re the one who’s ill.” Sabrina rolled her eyes. “Where’s my daughter’s milk?”

Instead of answering Sasha’s question, she demanded to have the bottle.

In the end, Sasha chose not to comment any further and handed Sabrina the milk bottle.

After drinking the formula, the three-month-old Jaena fell asleep in the blink of an eye. Although Sasha felt sleepy after laying the baby in the crib, she dared not leave.

She was worried that something would happen to Sabrina again.

The latter fell speechless when she noticed Sasha had her guard up. Is she traumatized because of me?

However, Sabrina’s annoyance was quickly replaced with guilt. All this time, her deranged behavior had caused Sasha countless troubles and worries. Despite it all, she remained by her side and took care of Jaena.

“Sasha, thank you for everything.” For the first time, Sabrina spoke in a tone softer than usual.

“Huh?” On the other hand, Sasha was utterly startled by the sudden change in her demeanor.

Is this a dream? Did she just thank me?