Ch. 1801..1810
His Secret Lover Returning from the Dead Chapter 1801
Worried Old Man
Susan rejected her request in the end. “I can’t do that because I’ve already promised his parents to take care of him. You can go after him, but there’s no way I’d move out. Besides, what difference does it make if I remained in the apartment when you guys get into a relationship? If he were to be staying with his parents, would you ask his parents to move out?”
After saying that, an ambiguous smile appeared on Susan’s face. She’s pushing her luck, isn’t she?
Yasmin merely remained silent and blushed.
Indeed, she was crossing the line.
Susan left the place afterward.
That night, Susan gave the contacts she’d gotten to her people.
“Mr. Glen, please investigate this. They’re the ones who went after me,” Susan uttered.
Somewhere in the dark, an old man answered the phone and agreed, “Okay.”
Hearing that, Susan was about to hang up the phone.
“W-What’s going to happen after we’ve investigated them? What’s your next move, Ms. Jadeson? If they’re really the family of those kids back then, they’ll surely come after you and Mr. Jadeson,” the man on the other end of the phone call abruptly asked. He was also warning her at the same time.
Susan remained composed upon hearing that. “In that case, we’ll just report them to the police. If we don’t have anything incriminating of theirs yet, we shall keep an eye on them in the meantime, Mr. Glen.”
“Is that all?”
When Susan heard the old man’s question, her expression turned serious. She then warned, “If not? What else do you want to do? Remember this, Mr. Glen, don’t kill anyone anymore. Don’t worry. If those people want to kill me and my brother instead, I’ll get Sebastian to deal with them and punish them accordingly!”
Indeed, that was her attitude toward the matter. I’m not taking any lives, but if I can’t protect myself anymore, I’ll just hand them over to Ian’s dad. I’m sure he’ll protect us.
The old man still had something to add, but Susan had already ended the call.
When she got back to her apartment, it was already late at night.
However, she was shocked to see that the lights in the apartment were still on. When she walked in, she saw a tall and thin figure watching the television on the couch.
“You’re back, Ian? Why are you still up?” Susan asked in puzzlement.
Amidst all the matters she had to attend to that night, she’d forgotten to ask Ian about how the party went.
Susan then walked over to him hurriedly because she wanted to ask about his night.
To her surprise, Ian suddenly stood up when she was approaching him. At that time, he was around one point eight meters tall, and he was about to turn eighteen.
When he suddenly stood up in front of her, she instinctively took a step backward. “Ian, what—”
“Where have you been?” Ian’s eyes were gloomy, and his handsome and beautiful face was rather cold. In fact, he looked terrifying.
Hearing that, Susan felt guilty. “I-I didn’t go anywhere. I was revising at school. Did you not have a good time at the party? Or are you blaming me for not fetching you? Ian, I—”
“I don’t need that!” With that, Ian walked away with his darkened face.
Bang!
He slammed his bedroom door so hard that it had given Susan a scare.
Oh, no! He must be pissed because I’ve gotten him to join a party with so many people. Susan was filled with regret.
That night, she was worried about him, so she sent a text to Sasha, who was at Oceanic Estate.
Her text read: Sasha, I’ve gotten Ian to join a party at his classmate’s house, but he came home angry. Did I do something wrong, Sasha? Did I make him feel uneasy? What should I do now?
After sending that text, she held her smartphone in her hand and fell asleep feeling bothered.
Upon finding out that Hayes Corporation had nothing to do with her flunking her examinations, her respect for Sebastian and Sasha had been restored. Hence, she’d report back to them regarding Ian.
Back at Oceanic Estate, Sasha had only seen the text when she woke up the next day. When she saw it was about Ian, she got up immediately.
“Ian had attended a party? That’s great!” She brought her smartphone to the balcony outside to show Sebastian, who was stretching.
Sebastian merely glanced at the text and asked, “Party? Is she talking about the small party held by the Neal family last night?”
“That should be it. Since he’s willing to attend parties nowadays, it seems like we’ve made the right decision by sending him to Susan’s. However, Susan said Ian seemed pissed. This child…” Sasha couldn’t help but get worried again.
Sebastian remained silent and picked up a watering can as he gazed at his budding plants under the morning’s rays.
His Secret Lover Returning from the Dead Chapter 1802
Showed Up For Real
“Oh, by the way, Susan said there’s a girl! Sebby, do you think our son is into this girl? He’d even found someone he likes! He’s doing well!” Sasha was a woman susceptible to gossip, so she figured that out in no time.
Suddenly, she held her smartphone in her hand and started cheering.
Sebastian, who was watering plants, couldn’t help but ask, “He likes a girl? He’s too young!”
“No, he’s not. He’s almost eighteen now, so why can’t he be into someone? Did I not marry you when I was eighteen?”
Sebastian was rendered speechless.
Seeing Sebastian’s half-hearted attitude, Sasha suddenly asked, “Wait. Are you looking down on the Neal family? Since we’re on this topic, I must ask you about the marriages of both our sons. Do you have any requirements for their spouses? Must their spouses be of similar social status?”
Sebastian remained silent for a while and felt helpless. What is she talking about? Similar social status? When I married her, was the Wand family even on par with the Hayes family?
“No. As long as they’re happy together,” he answered.
“Is that it?” Sasha was doubtful because Sebastian was acting like the Neal family was below him.
Upon seeing how doubtful Sasha was, Sebastian nodded resolutely. “Am I that closed-minded? Have I ever required them to do as I wish regarding who they end up with? For example, when have I ever dictated that little girl?”
Sebastian ended up mentioning his precious daughter again. When he was saying that, he seemed a little annoyed. Indeed, no one could blame him because she’d been under his care for so many years. Before he knew it, not only did she fall for someone else, but she’d also been through countless life-threatening moments for him. Fortunately for Sebastian, he wasn’t of age yet. Otherwise, he’d have gotten heart attacks because of how angry he was.
Sasha finally understood what he meant. Abruptly, she went up to the disheartened man and hugged him from behind. “There, there. Don’t be so angry, okay? Kurt isn’t that bad. At least we don’t have to worry about her anymore, no? Vivi is going to the same university after she graduated. Isn’t that good? We don’t have to worry about anything.”
Sebastian remained silent.
Although she had a point, Sebastian’s face remained solemn because he knew there was even lesser of a chance she’d return to him. That rascal!
After finding out what was on Sebastian’s mind, Sasha went back to her bedroom and replied to Susan’s text: Susan, it’s all right. Maybe it’s because it was his first time attending such an event. Just spend some time with him in the meantime. If possible, bring him to more events so that he’d get used to it.
To which Susan replied: Okay.
Susan’s reply was instantaneous. It seemed like she was anxiously waiting for Sasha’s reply.
Susan felt relieved after receiving Sasha’s text. She then left her bedroom and ran to Ian’s room.
She knocked on his door and tried to please him. “Ian, are you up yet? It’s the weekend! Do you want me to make some ravioli?”
She had no choice but to pacify him when he was mad.
Luckily, he wasn’t holding any grudges. Susan could hear him moving around in the bedroom after a few knocks. Within seconds, a handsome boy in casual clothes appeared in front of her with his black, short, and messy hair.
“Ian? Should I make ravioli for you?” When Susan saw him, she leaned on his door and gazed at him with her huge and beautiful eyes.
Ian kept mum for a while. Fine. I’ll just let her off the hook this time.
Ian then nodded coldly. “Okay.”
Hearing that, Susan raised her arms into the air happily and cheered, “Yes! I shall make breakfast for you, then! Wait for a while, okay, Ian? Delicious ravioli is coming right up!”
She then hurried to the kitchen happily.
As for Ian, he merely smiled before heading toward the washroom.
Around half an hour later, Susan was done preparing the ravioli. At the same time, Ian was also done getting ready for the day. As they were having breakfast, someone rang their doorbell.
“Who could it be?” Susan was bewildered.
Ian had even less of an idea because he practically had no friends there.
Susan went to open the door. “Yasmin? You’re here?”
“Yes. Good morning, Susan! I-I stumbled upon the newly opened Brew Cafe nearby our university, so I’ve brought you guys pancakes and yam porridge. Have you guys eaten yet?” Yasmin asked.
No one expected Yasmin to visit them so early in the morning.
That morning, she was wearing a light green short skirt and an embroidered white decorative belt around her waist. With her long black hair draping across her shoulders, she looked rather beautiful.
Susan was baffled upon seeing her. Did she actually come? That was the first thought that popped up in her head.
When Susan saw how well Yasmin had dressed up, she couldn’t help but feel uneasy seeing that she was still in her pajamas herself.
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Blessing
“No, we haven’t! Come in!” Susan invited her in warmly.
Yasmin’s looks were famous at University of Pollerton. Hence, she was known as the most beautiful girl with a cold demeanor in the Faculty of Finance.
Susan brought her to the dining table and said, “Ian, Yasmin is here. She’d brought breakfast for us, and—”
“No!” Ian interrupted rudely before Susan could even finish her sentence. Within seconds after Yasmin arrived, his darkened handsome face had turned solemn.
Hearing that, Susan’s palms started sweating cold sweats, and she was stunned. “Ian, she—”
Right then, Yasmin interrupted and explained, “Ian, I’ve come here today to apologize to you guys. I know I’ve made a mistake, and I’m very grateful to you guys for letting me off the hook. Hence, I’m here to promise you guys that I’ll never commit such a mistake ever again. Please forgive me, Ian.”
As she was explaining herself, she had her head lowered, and she looked remorseful. When she was assuring them she’d never commit such a mistake again, she purposefully took a step forward toward Ian. She was afraid that he might not forgive her.
Upon hearing that, Susan was stunned. Although she told me she’d take the initiative to go after him, I never expected her to be so brave! With her decisiveness and wittiness, it seems like she’s not the girl with a cold demeanor anymore! Why do I feel like she’s even more impressive than me?
When Susan glanced at Ian, he seemed dumbstruck as well.
Indeed, Ian was so shocked that he’d remained motionless for a good few seconds while staring at Yasmin.
“Ian, are you not willing to forgive me? That’s all right. I’ll call the police now and get them to arrest me. I’d do anything to earn your forgiveness.” With that, Yasmin whipped out her smartphone and was about to call the police.
At that moment, Ian finally reacted. He reached out to grab her smartphone and threw it across the table. “Are you done with all this ruckus?”
“Ian, I—”
“Listen to me. If you really want to turn over a new leaf, you can’t possibly do it with just words. If you’re sincere about it, be honest from now on and stop coming up with silly schemes.”
Ian finally spoke. His tone was stern, and his expression had remained tense.
On the other hand, when Susan saw him grabbing Yasmin’s smartphone away from her, she knew Yasmin had succeeded. She’s good, indeed! As expected of a law student because she’d learned about psychological theories in her syllabus. She must be good at figuring people out. She’d gauged his weakness, and that’s her own brother.
Yasmin managed to remain at the apartment and had breakfast with Susan and Ian.
“Susan, since it’s the weekend, do you guys have anything planned?” Yasmin asked.
“Not much. Ian’s mom called and told us she has a friend here who’s holding an opening ceremony, so she told me to bring Ian there to deliver a gift on their behalf,” Susan uttered casually.
In fact, Sasha had instructed Susan to do so. Due to her social status, it was only normal for her to have a friend in the area.
Sasha had done so because she wanted Susan to bring Ian out to attend these events so he could get used to socializing.
Another party? Yasmin’s eyes lit up.
The day before, she was irritated when she heard Ian was attending a party held by the Neal family. She knew how wealthy the Neal family was, and she never thought she could get a chance to get close to Ian.
That was why Yasmin was in low spirits before Susan went to look for her in the student council. Now, I might have a chance.
When Yasmin was helping with the cleaning up in the kitchen, she suggested, “Susan, do you want me to accompany him instead? Didn’t you say I should take the initiative? I think this is a perfect opportunity for me to do just that. Will you let me accompany him?”
Susan was utterly shocked. She turned around and gazed at Yasmin blankly. She was so stunned that her hands had frozen while she was still scrubbing the plates. Isn’t she a bit too straightforward?
“What’s the matter, Susan? Don’t you think it’s a good idea? Since you told me to go after him last night, I think this is a good opportunity for me. As Ian’s aunt, will you not give us your blessings?” Yasmin added.
This time around, her determined eyes were layered with a hint of puzzlement.
It was as though she couldn’t comprehend why would an elder refuse to offer her blessings to a younger couple.
Ultimately, Susan caved in under Yasmin’s gaze.
She retracted her gaze and went back to washing her dishes. After a moment, she nodded and said, “Okay. It’s not that I don’t want you to accompany him. I was just worried about your leg.”
“Oh, it’s been a while now. It’s fine! Besides, I can also get him to take care of me if I have difficulties with my leg.” Yasmin was over the moon after getting Susan’s approval. She got even more excited when she realized she could get Ian to care for her because of her difficulties.
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Susan then left the apartment with a backpack and an umbrella. After coming out of the building, she raised her gaze toward the dazzling sun before walking into the sultry weather.
Indeed, the sun was rather unforgiving that day.
Hence, she decided to just do her revision at the school. The school had allowed her to retake the examinations after clarifying what had happened.
When Susan had left for school, Yasmin remained at the apartment to continue cleaning up. She felt relieved knowing that she had the whole place for herself and Ian, so she was thinking of ways to approach Ian. Should I just tell him that his aunt had asked me to accompany him in delivering the gift? Or should I find an excuse so that he'd be more approachable?
She was left in a dilemma for quite a while.
Ultimately, she made up her mind when she saw Ian coming out of his room after getting changed. “Ian, your aunt had left. She said her school had agreed to let her retake her examinations, so she'd gone there to revise.”
Upon hearing that, Ian, who was wearing his blue shirt with white stripes, stood still and stared at her coldly. “Why are you still here, then?”
“Huh?” Yasmin was startled, and her scalp went tingly.
“Y-Your aunt told me to stay. She told me you're going to send some gifts on your parents' behalf, so she'd allowed me to keep you company. She'd even given me taxi fares,” she uttered cautiously while whipping out two one hundred banknotes.
She had to say that to convince him because she was afraid that Ian might end up rejecting her.
However, Ian's expression got even more frightening when he was staring at the banknotes in her hand.
“Haha.” He let out a chuckle.
Yasmin was baffled when she heard that. What did he mean by that?
Right after he chuckled, Ian turned around and went back into his room before slamming the door shut.
Yasmin was rendered speechless, and she stood there in a daze for quite a long time. In the end, she slumped into a chair behind her.
At that moment, her pretty little face had turned pale. Is he not willing to go with me? He'd never been like this. Back then, he'd go to wherever I invited him to. Even when I was working part-time, he'd also accompanied me. Why is he acting this way now?
In utter remorse, she sat there and started sobbing.
Meanwhile, Susan was concentrating on her revision at her school's library. Since it was the weekend, the library was almost empty. In fact, it was as if she had the whole library to herself. She was able to focus fully on her studies because it was that quiet.
Buzz! Buzz!
Suddenly, her smartphone started vibrating in her bag.
When she heard that, she quickly took it out, fearing that it might cause a disturbance to the other students.
“Hello?”
“Susan, Ian is unwilling to go with me. I think he's still blaming me for what happened. Could you come over and bring him there instead? I'll just tag along,” Yasmin said.
Since she had no idea how to deal with Ian, she ended up looking for Susan for help.
Susan was annoyed because the phone call had interrupted her concentration. When she heard about Yasmin's outrageous request, she couldn't help but scold, “Yasmin, that's your problem! Since you've already decided to get him back, you should work hard on your own instead of looking for me for help. Although I'm his elder, I'm not a parent to him!”
With that, Susan hung up the phone relentlessly.
When Yasmin heard that, she was embarrassed, and she felt as though she had just been delivered a slap across her face.
Indeed, she was too full of herself prior to that.
Is it because her father had died too soon, so she had a poor upbringing? Or did she do that on purpose? Before Susan could compose herself, she was once again interrupted by her smartphone. This time around, Sasha called and asked her why she had not brought Ian to her friend's event. Upon seeing no sign of Ian, Sasha's friend had called to ask Sasha personally.
“What?” Susan was panicking. “About that... Sasha, Ian said he was going to attend the event on his own. I'll go back and check on him now.”
“Okay. Do that quickly. Every time he encounters something unpleasant, he'd just lock himself up in his room. Go over to check on him. If he's still home, please persuade him and bring him to see the Lowry family yourself.”
“All right. I understand,” Susan answered hurriedly before grabbing her backpack and leaving the school.
I mustn't let them know about Yasmin! Otherwise, they're going to get pissed at me. With that thought in her mind, Susan got on her bicycle and rode home as fast as she could.
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Around twenty minutes later, she'd arrived at the apartment.
When she got back to the apartment, she was panting heavily. Indeed, she saw Ian's pair of signature handmade shoes outside the apartment's door.
Sh*t! He's really still here. Susan's palms started sweating.
She then quickly opened the door with her keys and walked in. After throwing a cursory glance around the place, she noticed no one was around. She gulped and walked cautiously toward the tightly shut bedroom door and knocked on it.
Knock! Knock!
She leaned against the door and asked, “Ian, it's me. Are you inside?”
There was no response.
Although there was a pair of squeaky clean slippers outside the room, the silence she'd gotten was as if the room was empty.
Sh*t. I'm doomed. Is he mad? Beads of perspiration had already formed on Susan's forehead.
However, she still needed to complete her task. Susan took a deep breath and continued knocking on the door. “Ian, open the door, okay? Your mom had just called me. She told me to bring you to the Lowry family before it's too late. Be cooperative, okay?”
Again, she heard nothing in response.
“Ian, if you don't open the door now, I'll have to get the key to your room. Don't get angry at me by then, okay?” When Susan realized he wasn't going to open the door, she gave up knocking and decided to get the key instead.
However, the door suddenly opened with a click the moment she turned around.
Susan froze upon seeing for the first time how frightening Ian could look.
He appeared in front of her in his blue shirt with white stripes. At that moment, his young and handsome face looked like a character out of a comic book. Despite his handsome face, his body was exuding a cold aura when he was glaring at her with his darkened eyes. His demeanor was so gloomy that Susan felt like a storm was fast approaching.
He remained silent as he glared at her.
When Susan saw him, she couldn't help but shudder. “I-Ian—”
“You're really quite something, Susan!” Ian uttered sarcastically.
Upon hearing that, Susan could feel her scalp going numb because he was speaking in a rather devilish tone. H-How is he so scary? All I did was get Yasmin to bring him to the party, no? He can choose not to go if he doesn't want to. Besides, didn't I come back already?
After gulping and composing herself, Susan uttered, “A-Are you angry? I'm sorry, Ian. It's just that I remember how well you got along with Yasmin. Since she's determined to turn over a new leaf, she—”
Bang!
Suddenly, something was thrown at her.
Instantly, Susan covered her ears and shrieked. The object that was thrown at her had shattered into pieces. Some of the pieces had even been flung toward her body.
“Listen carefully, Susan! You don't get to dictate what goes on in my life! Know your place!” Ian thundered before going back into his room and slamming the door.
Once again, the door was slammed shut.
Susan was utterly stunned. After standing still on the messy floor for quite a while, she lowered her gaze and looked at the smartphone that had been smashed into pieces. With tears in her eyes, she crouched down and picked up the shattered smartphone. He's right. I've been too full of myself, and I'm a nobody. I'm just here because I need the Jadesons to protect me. I shouldn't have gone over my head and wished for things for myself.
While sobbing, she picked up pieces after pieces of the shattered smartphone. As she was doing that, she noticed that her leg had suffered some cuts. She merely wiped it with a piece of tissue before heading to the washroom.
When she was done cleaning up the mess, she composed herself and sent a text to someone at Oceanic Estate: I'm so sorry, Sasha. I've failed to convince Ian. This is all my fault.
To which Sasha replied: It's all right. That's just his temper. I'd still like to thank you, though. It must've been tough.
Sasha was rather understanding and reasonable.
Susan's eyes were brimming with tears once again when she read Sasha's reply. She then quickly raised her head and put the smartphone aside. She'd only been able to regain her composure after some time.
That day, she didn't head out anymore.
Likewise, Ian's door was kept shut, and he stayed inside.
In the evening, when it was almost time for dinner, Susan went to the kitchen to see if they had any food left. Seeing that there wasn't much available at home, she grabbed her purse and went to the supermarket to grab some groceries.
The moment she left, Ian opened his door after locking himself inside for the whole afternoon.
Ian came out of the room and glanced around the apartment. Although his expression had remained tensed, he was clearly looking around the spot where he smashed the smartphone.
He then saw bloodstains on the floor, and the color started draining from his face.
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After doing her grocery shopping, Susan made a trip to a smartphone store near the supermarket. “Hi there. Can you recommend me a good phone?”
The store owner took a few phones out of the display cabinet and placed them on the counter. ”All right. Check these models out. They're suitable for mobile gaming as they have large storage spaces.”
“Might be a little pricey, though.” He reminded after sizing her the girl, thinking she must be a student.
The moment Susan heard that these smartphones were designed for mobile gaming, her eyes brightened. “Okay. I'll take this then. I can use back the same phone number, right? By the way, my SIM card is damaged.”
“Sure, not a problem. Your identification card, please,” the store owner replied.
Identification card? I'm not buying it for myself, though. I bet he'll not come if I ask him to.
After contemplating for a while, she decided to show the store owner her identification card. As soon as she got back her phone number, she made the payment for the new phone and went home with it.
“Timothy? What are you doing here?” She was surprised to bump into Timothy at the foyer of the condo.
She ran up to him and asked, “How's everything? How's mom?”
Timothy, who had just returned from Jadeborough, looked exhausted and disheartened. “Mom is not doing well, Susan.
“I heard she spotted blood in her stools some time ago but refused to go for a body checkup. I eventually convinced her to do a thorough checkup, but the doctor said...”
“What did the doctor say?” Susan inched closer and grabbed his arms.
Bad things can't happen to my family anymore. We've lost our father. We can't lose our mother.
Timothy dropped the bomb. “The doctor said it's rectal cancer. Mom is going die soon, isn't it?”
The six-feet-tall boy burst into tears after delivering the news.
Susan blanked out and staggered, dropping the grocery bags in her hands.
“Susan...”
“No! Mom will not die. I'm going back to Jadeborough. Bring these up. I'll bring mom to the hospital right now.”
Instead of going upstairs, the twenty-one-year-old grabbed her phone and left for Jadeborough in haste.
All this while, Susan had always been the decision maker of the family.
Timothy might be a male in the family, but growing up, he had always been a pampered child. Since Colton's passing, Susan had to take charge of everything in the family, as her mother Sigrith was also a nose of wax.
In other words, all the family's responsibilities were now on her shoulders.
Meanwhile, inside the condo, Ian worked on his laptop in the common area and did not return to the bedroom.
He waited for more than an hour but did not get to see the person he wanted to meet. Instead, he met Timothy.
“Timothy? Why are you doing here?” Ian asked.
“I came to tell Susan that mom is very ill. She just left the building a while ago.” Timothy put the grocery bags aside, went to the refrigerator, and took out a beer.
Ian froze for a few seconds as he did not know how to react to that unexpected update.
“Susan went back? She went back just like that?” Ian asked.
“Yeah. I bumped into her at the foyer downstairs and told her about mom. She then left right away. Oh, she said she bought this phone for you. Why do you keep changing phone?”
Timothy immediately took notice of the new phone. It was as if he no longer had a care in the world after dumping the responsibility on Susan.
Ian was rendered speechless.
In that instance, he picked up the phone on his desk and ran out of the condo.
Timothy stared at his back and looked confused. What's wrong with him?
Meanwhile, Susan had arrived at the airport. But when she was about to purchase a flight ticket, she realized she did not have enough cash in her wallet.
“Could you give me a special rate, miss? I'm just a student.” She begged the lady stationed at the ticketing counter.
After glancing at Susan, the ticketing officer said, “If you're a student, you must have a student card. Show me your student card to prove your identity.”
Susan froze for a moment. Student card? I didn't carry my student card with me. I didn't even go home just now!
Right now, Susan only had her identification card.
She was on the verge of breaking down. “I came out in a hurry and forgot to bring my student card. I'm a student, miss, please believe me.”
“Why don't you check my identification card? Here, here you go. Give me a discount, please! My mom is sick, and I must rush home now!” she pleaded continuously.
Yet, the ticketing officer remained indifferent. “How can I verify your student identity based on your identification card? Do you think I can give anyone a special rate just because they beg me? Come back once you've found your student card. Next!”
The officer's reply instantly dashed her hopes.
Susan clenched the phone in her hands, and tears began to well up in her eyes. As she walked away from the ticketing counter, she could not help but turn around to look at the ticketing officer once in a while, hoping she would sympathize with her.
“Hey, you need money for your flight ticket, right? How about this. You do something for me, and I'll give you the money.”
All of a sudden, a well-dressed man appeared right in front of her and offered help.
Susan then looked in his direction.
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“What can I help you with?” Susan asked as she needed the money to buy a ticket.
The man started explaining what he needed her to do. “Something easy. You see, I have all this luggage with me, and I can't leave them here. Could you get me a cup of coffee in that café?”
He pointed at the café in the basement.
That's it?
Susan put her guard down and agreed.
After the man had given her the money, she went downstairs to buy him a cup of coffee.
Buying a cup of coffee for someone was not a big deal, but she was so worried about her mother that she dropped her guard against the strangers around her in the airport. Had Susan been in her right mind, she would have remembered that there were airport workers who could help the man with the luggage.
Yet, she did not think of that. She arrived at the basement and realized most shops were newly open.
“A cup of coffee, please,”
“Sure. Please wait a minute.” A middle-aged man walked up to her.
While waiting for the drink, Susan kept looking at her watch anxiously.
“Why don't you take a seat first? The coffee is not going to be ready anytime soon. How about a glass of water to calm you down?” The café owner then gave her a glass of water.
Without hesitation, Susan took a sip of the water as she was thirsty.
Some ten seconds later, her head started spinning. “You...”
“Are you tired? Why don't you take a good rest? I'll find you a comfortable spot.”
The man walked up to Susan with a baffling smirk.
Susan's body started trembling. She wanted to escape but was too weak to hold herself up. Instead of standing up, she fell from the chair. “S-Stay away from me. Do you know who I am?”
“I don't care who you are. The moment you step into my shop, you'll have to obey me.” The café owner continued to inch closer with a syringe in his hand.
Susan plunged into despair and did not know what to do.
With the remaining strength she had, she pulled herself away. Fear was written all over her face, and tears began rolling down her cheeks.
Never in a million years did she think she would die in such a manner. Is this karma? Do I have to pay the price for the evil deeds that the Limmers had done in the past?
As the man approached with the syringe, Susah could only keep her eyes shut and not look at it.
In the nick of time, something came crashing into the café.
A flying chair then hit the man right on his head, and the sound of his cracking skull could be heard from a distance.
Susan immediately opened her eyes.
All of a sudden, a warm liquid splattered all over Susan's face. She woke up and saw the man lying still in front of her.
The warm liquid was the blood from the café owner's head.
While Susan was still gasping for air, a man ran up to her and swiftly grabbed her arm.
She then tilted her head to look at the young man. She gazed into his eyes for nearly a minute but could not hear a word he uttered.
After regaining her consciousness, she exclaimed, “Ian!”
She hugged his thigh and burst into tears.
She had never been so frightened before.
Likewise, she had never felt so helpless and disheveled too. At that moment, she had cast aside all the etiquette and embraced Ian with all her might.
Susan just wanted to hug him tight and cry out loud. It was as if she had found a haven amidst a life-threatening thunderstorm.
“Ian, you're here. I can't believe you're here! I thought I'm going to die, and I won't get to see you again!” She started bawling her eyes out while hugging his thigh.
Ian's body stiffened.
He did not know how to react as they had never experienced such intimacy before this.
When he lowered his eyes to look at the girl, who wailed like a child, he thought she did not look like her usual steady and modest self.
He found it amusing. “I'm here to protect you, don't worry.”
He gently patted the back of her shoulder.
Susan froze for a bit and finally came to her senses.
Wait a second. Am I crying while hugging my nephew's thigh? What am I doing!
Susan tilted her head to look at the young man, and words caught in her throat as she did not know what else to say.
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“I... I...”
“Let me carry you.”
Subsequently, the good-looking young man bent down and picked her up in his arms.
Though he seemed thin and slender, he could easily carry Susan up.
She widened her teary eyes and gawked at him.
Her gaze was fixated on him even after they had both left the cafe.
She was literally in a daze.
“What happened, Mr. Ian?”
“Inform the police that the human traffickers are hiding beneath this area. If you want to keep your job, you'd better catch the mastermind red-handed. Otherwise, this airport will be acquired by the Hayes,” he instructed several men in black indifferently after getting out of the elevator.
His stern voice and imposing aura sent a shiver down the men's spines.
He sounds and looks exactly like...
If the men had not seen Ian with their own eyes, they would have mistaken him for Sebastian.
It suddenly dawned on them that Ian and his father were most alike in all aspects.
Then, the men got to work right away.
Susan was still feeling groggy. When she finally snapped back to her senses, she realized that she was sitting in a lounge with a hot cup of coffee in her hands.
“I've bought the tickets, and we will board the plane in half an hour's time. Take a rest for now.”
Ian took out a bottle of water and sat beside her.
However, he did not drink it. He kept the boarding passes and returned the identification card to her.
Susan was completely baffled.
When did he take my identification card? How come I wasn't aware of it?
“What's wrong? It's not nice?”
“Oh, nothing. It tastes good. I'm... I'm just feeling a little dizzy.” Susan lowered her head and averted his intent gaze.
It was the first time she panicked before him
Feeling dizzy?
As soon as she said that, Ian recalled that she was drugged earlier on, and he rose to his feet immediately.
Susan was stunned. “Where are you going?”
“I'm going to get you some medicine. Don't roam around, just wait for me here.” With that, he left the lounge.
Susan watched on for a very long time before taking her eyes off of his back. Then, she hung her head low and continued sipping on the coffee which she thought tasted very sweet.
Half an hour later, it was time for them to board the flight.
“Oh right, why are you here? Did Timothy say something to you when he went back?”
Upon taking her seat, Susan felt more at ease and posted a question to Ian.
He nodded in response while scrolling through his new phone.
The gentle sun shone into the aircraft through the windows and fell on his delicate and chiseled side profile. Basked in the golden rays, he looked absolutely handsome like a model coming straight out from a painting.
“Yup, he said that your mom fell ill. Don't worry, I'll ask my Mommy for help.”
He gave her a short reply without taking his eyes off of his new phone.
Seeing so, Susan felt a little uncomfortable.
She was the one who bought him the phone, but she could not tell if he liked it. His previous one was gifted by his parents. It was a limited edition phone with only a few of the same kind in the whole wide world.
That made Susan a little apprehensive.
Luckily, he started playing games on it after setting it up.
“Um... You have to switch your phone off during take-off.”
Hmm?
Her statement caught his attention.
Do I really have to switch it off? How troublesome!
Born with a golden spoon, Ian had never experienced anything less than a luxury life. He never came across this rule when he traveled in his own private jet as arranged by his father.
Nonetheless, he obliged with a frown.
“You can read some books. I have a Kindle in my bag. Would you like that?” Susan offered.
“Kindle? What's that?”
“This one.”
Seeing that he was interested, she quickly fished out her most-loved gadget from her bag and passed it to him.
She usually travel light, but she would always have a backpack with her to keep her phone and keys.
Apart from those two essentials, Susan also brought her Kindle.
Ian took it and was surprised to see an electronic book.
Since young, Sebastian had been promoting paper books to Ian because they had a large library at home with an enormous collection of reading materials.
When he switched the device on, the title on the first page of the screen read: Spoiled Rotten By The Domineering President.
Ian was dumbfounded.
“Oh no, this is not for you. Hold on, let me find another book.”
Susan's face turned crimson red, she was dying to find a hole to bury her head at that instant. She swiftly snatched the book away and deleted it before searching for one that he would like.
There goes my reputation. This is so embarrassing!
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Throughout the rest of the journey, Susan did not dare to engage in a conversation with him. Instead, she pretended to sleep all the way.
I've humiliated myself in the most massive way ever.
Fortunately, Ian did not bother about her. He found a book to his liking and started reading quietly. Perhaps the concept of electronic book was all too new to him, he was very focused.
Two hours later, they arrived in Jadeborough.
“Ladies and gentlemen, our aircraft has arrived at your destination. Please get ready to deplane.”
A soothing voice of the flight attendant made a landing announcement as the plane made its way to the runway. At the same time, a sense of weightlessness came along and washed everyone over.
Susan woke up to find her head resting on Ian's shoulder. I fell asleep? Oops, I did.
She opened her eyes bigger and saw a wet patch on his blue shirt with white stripes.
She blanked out all of a sudden.
Thump!
The landing was a rough one, resulting in quite a turbulence felt by all the passengers.
Right then, Susan wanted to wipe off the saliva marks on her face, but her effort was in vain. She swayed to the side, slid down from his shoulder, and fell into his arms.
What an ill-fated voyage!
A wave of colors flushed her cheeks at once. A faint fragrant from his body snapped her back to her senses, and she quickly jumped up to her feet as though she was electrified.
“Um... I'm sorry, Ian. I... dozed off just now.”
“It's okay.”
Coincidentally, Ian looked down too, and their eyes met. Apart from his stiffened body, a tinge of red crept up on his otherwise pale ears.
The young man grew up in an extremely comfortably and lavish environment. Due to his health issues, his parents had never made him go for extra training like what they did to his brother.
Hence, he had very fair and silky skin. It was totally not exaggerating to say that his skin was more delicate than most girls.
Upon getting off the plane and exiting the airport, Susan felt much better.
“Ian, shall we call a cab?”
“Nope, Mommy knows that I'm back. So, Mark is waiting for us outside.”
Striding ahead, he did not say much.
Upon receiving his response, Susan trailed behind closely.
If Sasha had known about Susan's situation, the latter knew that she would not need to worry about anything. This was because the kind-hearted Sasha would certainly help her out.
She will definitely help Mom!
Just as they had both expected, Mark did not bring them back to Oceanic Estate when they got back to Jadeborough. Instead, he drove them to the General Hospital.
“Your Mommy has brought the patient to the hospital the moment she received your call. Dr. Wallen is arranging for her check-up as we speak. Let's go and have a look.”
“Sure.” Ian nodded.
Susan was moved to tears when she heard those comforting words.
Ten minutes later, they arrived at the internal medicine department. Susan scanned around and spotted her mother coming out of the examination room.
She ran toward her. “Mom, are you okay? How are you feeling?”
Tears welled up in her eyes again when she saw her ill mother. She's not getting any younger. Fear, anxiety, and trepidation was written all over her face.
Sigrith said nothing.
Meanwhile, Sasha walked over and consoled the terror-stricken Susan, “Glad to have you back. Don't worry, Dr. Wallen says that the cancer hasn't reached its terminal stage. We just need to wait for the report to be out and treat it accordingly with a surgery.”
Upon hearing that, Susan felt like a weight was lifted off her shoulders.
“Thank you so much, Sasha. My brother and I wouldn't know what to do if not for you.”
“Don't mention it, we're family. Why didn't your mom inform us that she's sick? Are we outsiders? She's my aunt and I'm your cousin-in-law. We're the closest kins, so please don't act like strangers.”
Sasha was a little frustrated.
Susan did not know how to respond to the overwhelming concern and kindness that Sasha had demonstrated toward her family.
She assisted her mother as she said, “You're right, Sasha. My Mom is like that. She doesn't like to trouble others. Rest assured that I'll remind her that we're family, and there's no need to feel embarrassed when asking for help, right?”
“Exactly! That should be the way.” Sasha let out a smug grin.
Soon, the test results were out. Thankfully, it was just like what Grayson and Sasha had suspected. Sigrith's condition was not that critical. Hence, everyone discussed and finalized the date for her surgery.
“All right, I'll only return to campus after Mom's surgery,” Susan stated resolutely after making up her mind to stay and take care of Sigrith.
Her decision instantly fetched an objection from the lady host of the entire Jadeson family.
“Why do you need to do so? Is there no one else at home? The Jadesons are a huge family. We can easily get two people to take care of your mother. There's no need for you, a student, to bother yourself with the nitty-gritty. You can return to campus with Ian tomorrow.”
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“But...”
“Okay, great. Now that this is sorted out, Ian, you should come home with me and rest early tonight.”
Sasha did not leave Susan any room for further discussion. After rejecting her request swiftly, she changed the topic and focused on her son.
Ian was quiet the whole time.
When he was about to leave, he took out the Kindle and returned it to Susan.
“Here you go.”
“Hmm?” Susan looked up at his face, only to realize that he had looked away and walked off with his mother.
Holding on to her device, she watched the mother and son duo leave the ward. Moments later, she collected herself after Sigrith approached her.
“Susan, you must repay the kindness of your cousin and his wife, did you hear me? We must have done something right in our past lives to have met such compassionate people in this life.”
She nagged like a doting mother, reminding her to be grateful.
Susan said nothing.
She gripped her device tightly until her knuckles turned white from the vice-like grip.
Slowly, she released her fingers when they entered the elevator.
“Yes, Mom. I'll surely remember their good deeds and try my best to return the favor.”
“Great. Listen to them, and don't upset them in any way. Do remember to keep a look out for Ian in school. This is basic courtesy, do you understand?”
“I know...” she muttered indifferently, almost inaudible.
Yes, I'll etch this advice in my head to fulfill my duty as a senior and take care of Ian. I shall do so to show my gratitude toward the couple and their family.
Then, Susan went home with her mother.
After a simple meal, Susan went into the room to help her mother pack her hospital bag.
Buzz!
Suddenly, her phone rang.
Who could it be to send me a message at this hour?
She stopped what she was doing and reached for the phone.
Upon unlocking the screen, she noticed the black and white profile picture. There was no text apart from a screenshot of flight details.
It's Ian!
Subconsciously, her lips curled upward. Her fingers started typing away, and she was ready to send him a list of messages to initiate a small talk.
What are you up to? Have you had dinner? What did you eat?
She typed a lot, but hesitated right before she was about to click the send button.
Her mother's advice dawned on her...
Susan replied: Received with thanks, Ian.
In the end, she sent him a laconic yet formal response.
Meanwhile, at the Oceanic Estate, only the lights in a bedroom on the second floor were still brightly lit. Ian was playing computer games while waiting for her reply.
As soon as he heard the phone buzzing, he paused the game and immediately checked his phone.
Instantly, his good-looking face became sullen, and his mood was completely ruined upon reading the message.
As a consequence, all the other players in the game were killed by him that very night. It was an awful and unbearable sight to watch.
The following day, Sasha woke up earlier than usual, knowing that her son had morning classes.
Awakened by the noise, Sebastian asked, “Why did you get up so early?”
“I have to prepare breakfast for our son. He's going to school today. I've got to be quick, or else he's going to miss the flight,” Sasha answered while putting on her clothes.
Right as she said that, he pulled her back into bed.
“Why is he taking a flight? Get Karl to drop him off using the helicopter. Come sleep with me for a while more. I didn't sleep well last night.”
Afterward, he tucked her in and hugged her to sleep.
Sasha was so annoyed, but she could not escape his embrace.
Ian woke up around eight. Upon checking the time on his watch and realizing that it was getting late, he got up immediately.
“Good morning, Mr. Ian, you're up?”
“Yup. Where are Mommy and the others?” he asked as he took a seat at the dining table and picked up a fork.
The housemaid dared not tell him the truth that the adults were sleeping in.
Hence, she came up with an excuse. “Madam and Mr. Sebastian went grocery shopping. This breakfast spread was prepared by Madam. She said that Mr. Frost will take you to school once you're done eating.”
What?
Ian raised his head.
Mr. Frost is sending me to school? I thought I've said no to Daddy last night? Why did he insist on this arrangement?
He put the food down, grabbed his backpack, and headed out.
The housemaid was taken aback.
“Where are you going? Why did you leave in the middle of breakfast?” reprimanded a solemn voice.
Hearing so, Ian stopped in his tracks and dared not move a muscle.
“Good morning, Great-grandpa.”
He turned around and was met by a sulky Jonathan who had just entered the hall with his walking stick.
His greeting put a smile on Jonathan's face.
“Sit down and finish your breakfast. How can you neglect the most important meal of the day when you're hitting puberty?” he instructed his great-grandson to sit down and accompany him for breakfast.
Jonathan had been wanting to spend more time with everyone in the family.