Ch. 601..610

Returning from the Dead Chapter 601

After failing to inform Shin, he returned to Avenport and discovered that Frieda and her son had gone missing. Frederick told him that he did not manage to save them.

When Rufus heard that, he was so furious that he scolded Frederick harshly.

As he had no other choice, he could only accept this unfortunate outcome and return home with his newly-wed wife, Heather.

No one would have expected that Frederick actually deceived him. Actually, he had already saved Frieda and her son. In order to protect them, he even raised the child as his own.

As for Frieda, he kept her in the basement secretly for more than twenty years.

Tears welled up in Rufus’ eyes.

To avoid scaring her, he deliberately stayed far away and squatted down in front of her carefully.

“Frieda, I know that you’ve recognized me. I’m sorry that I didn’t protect you and your son back then. If I had informed Shin in time, this wouldn’t have happened to you.”

Shin?

This name caused Frieda, who had been living in a constant nightmare, to slowly regain her rationality.

“Shin… He’ll be here to pick us up…” She finally released her hands and revealed her eyes. Fear still lingered in them as she stared at Rufus with hope in her eyes.

Rufus felt a pang of pain in his heart when he saw her gaze.

As expected, she had been triggered by him.

That night, according to the plan he had devised with Frederick, he hid the then-pregnant Frieda at a safe place first so the Jadesons would not find her.

He only went to look for Shin afterward.

However, looking at how she was now, he really did not dare to imagine what she had gone through that night.

She even became crazy overnight!

“Yeah, he’ll pick you up. I went to look for him and he instructed me to tell you that he’ll definitely pick you up.” After saying that, Rufus took out something.

It was a military medal that was not given by the national army, but by an international organization.

The medal was bronze, with two laurels surrounding the globe in the middle. Carved on the top were the words, For World Peace.

It was a medal of peace that was owned by Shin!

When Frieda saw it, she trembled. Pouncing over, she snatched the medal away, clutched it to her chest and burst into tears.

“This is his medal…. He’s not a bad guy… Not a bad guy…”

Her miserable wails echoed in the room. No matter who heard it, they would definitely be moved and cry along with her.

Indeed, Shin was not a bad guy.

He simply persisted with his ambitions and followed his faith.

Furthermore, he merely opposed his family and chose to walk his own path. How can a hero, who had been awarded an international peace medal, be slandered so horribly?

Even his family did not have the right to do so!

Suppressing his sorrow, Rufus walked over slowly. “Yeah, you’re right. He’s not a bad guy, nor did you harm him. He chose this path himself, so you mustn’t feel guilty or blame yourself, okay?”

He was smart enough to guess that Shin’s death alone might not be sufficient enough for her to have a complete mental breakdown, especially since she still had a child to care for.

There must be another more unbearable reason that led to her complete breakdown.

It might be because the Jadesons made her the scapegoat who was responsible for destroying Shin.

When he said that, Frieda, who was crying her heart out, started calming down gradually. The look of agony on her face faded.

“Are you telling the truth? I… I didn’t sabotage him?”

“No! He chose this path, and he is also a hero. How can he be sabotaged by you? Frieda, please remember that Commander Shin had never said that you’d sabotaged him.”

Rufus walked to her and told her that solemnly, emphasizing every single word.

Frieda was silent for a while before crying again.

This time, more tears streamed down her cheeks.

However, Rufus knew that her tears now were tears of joy, because she had finally broken free from the invisible shackles.

“I’m not crying… I… I have given him Sebby. Our Sebby has already grown up! He’ll be overjoyed…”

Still sobbing, she suddenly spoke and mentioned Sebastian.

Rufus smiled. “Yes. You’re so capable that you have bored such an exceptional son for Shin. He’ll be so happy that he’d be laughing in his sleep.”

“Yeah!”

She nodded firmly before breaking into a smile.

Sabrina was still waiting for them downstairs. Why is Rufus talking to a madwoman? He must be out of his mind too!

Is there something wrong with him as well, just like Frieda?

Frowning, she glanced upward.

Surprisingly, after she waited in the courtyard for a while, she saw Rufus walking out of the room with Frieda following him.

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“Shall we go downstairs and have something to eat?”

“Okay. I want to eat with Sebby.”

Frieda was holding a plushie in her hand, and her eyes were still swollen.

She was unexpectedly docile that Sabrina couldn’t believe her eyes.

Both of them made their way downstairs to the dining room, and the maid had already laid the table with scrumptious breakfast. Not only did Frieda sit quietly at the table, but she was also willing to sit next to Rufus.

That’s rather odd.

“I think she likes you, Grandpa. See, she’s even sitting next to you. She used to sit next to Vivi.”

Matteo widened his eyes as he stared incredulously at the sight in front of him.

After hearing what her brother said, Vivian felt terribly upset and pouted.

Grandma doesn’t like me anymore!

Seeing the children’s reactions, Rufus had an exasperated look on his face.

“You guys, don’t be angry. She’s sitting next to me because I promised to take her out to have some fun in the afternoon.”

“Really?”

Upon hearing that, the children instantly jumped in excitement.

“I want to go too, Grandpa. You have to bring us along with you.”

“That’s right, Grandpa. How can you not bring your darling grandchildren with you?”

Vivian was the most direct of them all. As soon as she put down her fork, she climbed down the chair with the support of her chubby little arms and legs. Then, she went over to Rufus and clung onto him as she pouted.

Rufus was unable to resist the children.

At that moment, he decided to bring the three little ones, together with Frieda, out for a spin in the afternoon.

Sabrina, who was watching from the side, scoffed, “Are you sure you’ll be able to handle all of them by yourself, Rufus?”

Rufus evaded the question and said, “Why don’t you come with us too?”

Sabrina was rendered speechless.

Da*n!

Why am I dragged into this?

Finally, it was afternoon. Sabrina and Rufus gathered the three children and the deranged Frieda for a day out.

However, for safety reasons, they decided not to go far. Instead, they went to a park nearby.

“I wanna go on the slide.”

“I wanna play in the sandbox.”

“Alright, go ahead.”

Once they arrived at the park, the children dashed towards the playground. Ian, who wasn’t the playful kind, tagged along with his younger brother to the playground.

Sabrina went over to the playground to watch the children play as she wasn’t keen on keeping a watchful eye on Frieda.

Upon seeing that, Rufus decided to take Frieda to a fish pond not far away.

“Frieda, let’s take a walk over there.”

“Okay.”

At that time, Frieda was obedient and pliant. Without making a fuss, she clutched the plushie to her chest and followed Rufus to the fish pond.

There wasn’t much to see in the fish pond during winter. The lotus in the middle of the pond had already withered, and there was nothing left but a single withered lotus leaf. On the other hand, this made it easier to see the carps in the pond.

“Do you want to feed the fish?”

“Yes!”

Frieda, who was still lost in her own fortress of insanity, couldn’t hold back her excitement and beamed happily the second she heard that she could feed the fish.

Thus, Rufus went and bought two packets of fish food and handed them to her.

While they were feeding the fish, a man who was watching them a few feet away, saw Frieda exhibiting childish behaviors.

“Is she your family, mister?” the man asked curiously.

“Yes.”

Rufus answered as he glanced at the young man.

The man was stunned, and he had a look of deep respect and admiration for Rufus. “You’re so kind. Is she sick? I see that you’re treating her like a child.”

“It’s nothing. I just took her out for a walk.”

Rufus was a little embarrassed at the young man’s remark.

But it was all thanks to Frederick. Although Frieda had been kept in the basement for many years, it was said that the basement was luxuriously furnished and well-ventilated.

Moreover, other than her loss of sanity, Frieda was in good physical condition.

Therefore, it was evident that she was well taken care of by Frederick in the past two decades.

As a consequence, he was a little embarrassed when the young man thought that he was being humble. At that moment, he shifted his gaze away from the man to watch Frieda, who was still feeding the fish.

“From the looks of it, I can see why you treated her so well. I’m sure she was a beautiful woman when she was younger. Truth be told, she’s still attractive for her age.”

“Well…”

Rufus didn’t know what to say in response to that.

Frieda was indeed a beautiful woman in her younger days. Otherwise, Shin would not have fallen in love with her at first sight.

Moreover, not only did she not come across as vain and materialistic, but she was simple-minded as well.

Back then, in the Hayes family, her sister Margaret was so jealous of her after seeing that she was more beautiful than her. Hence, Margaret wanted to marry her off to someone from a wealthy family.

However, she did not fancy any one of them.

She believed that she was not an item to be traded off, and she did not need to marry someone in exchange for a lifetime of wealth.

It’s such a pity that her life was destroyed because of Shin.

Rufus thought to himself repugnantly.

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No one would have thought the young man before him would whip out his phone and snap a picture of Frieda while she was playing by the fish pond.

“What are you doing? Why did you take a picture of her?”

Rufus was a little furious and requested the man to delete the photo.

But the man explained with a smile, “Look at how happy she is. That’s why I can’t help but take a picture of her. You don’t find that many old and loving couples nowadays anymore.”

Rufus was rendered speechless.

Whatever. I’m done talking to him.

In the end, Rufus ignored him completely. Once Frieda was done feeding the fish, he took her and headed to the playground to look for the children and Sabrina.

Two hours later, after a jolly good time at the park, they left and made their way home.

But no one would have thought that they would be hit by a car from behind on their way back home.

Bam!

Rufus, who was sitting at the back with the children, threw his arms around the children and protected their bodies from the force of the crash.

The impact of the collision sent Sabrina slamming her chest against the steering wheel.

For a long time, her mind was blank, and her ears buzzed.

Who the heck is the reckless driver?

She cursed under her breath.

Her muddled brain slowly became clearheaded. After a while, she struggled to get up from her seat and was about to open the door to see what was going on.

And suddenly, she realized that the back door of her car was wide open.

“What happened? Why is the back door open?”

“What?”

At that moment, Rufus was beginning to recollect himself. When he heard Sabrina’s question, he turned and looked at the back door.

Strange. The car door is really open.

What was even scarier was that he realized Frieda, who had been sitting near the door was missing. Her seat was empty.

Oh gosh! Where is she?

His face turned pale. He quickly climbed out of the car and came to the front seat before asking, “Where’s Frieda? Where did she go?”

“Huh?” Sabrina was gape-mouthed, and for several seconds she was at a complete loss.

Oh no, where is she?

At that moment, a shiver ran down Sabrina’s spine.

Meanwhile, back at Hayes Corporation. When the news reached Sebastian, he was still in the middle of a meeting. He asked frantically when he heard the shocking news, “What did you say? Say it again?”

Luke immediately handed over the phone to Sebastian.

“Hello? Sebastian, listen to me. I… We didn’t mean for this to happen, but we were hit by a car from behind. And before we knew it, your mother was gone.”

Sabrina, who rarely panicked, could be heard sobbing over the phone when she relayed the message.

Sebastian’s eyes widened in shock.

He stood up so fast that his chair fell over with a thud. With a grim expression on his face, he strode out of the meeting room.

Those who were in the meeting room were left speechless.

What on earth happened? How could something so frightening happen all of a sudden?

Ten minutes later, Sebastian arrived at the scene.

As soon as Sebastian arrived, he emitted an air of murderous aura that made everyone at the scene felt uncomfortable. Even the policemen held their breaths in his presence.

“I’m sorry, Sebastian. This is all my fault. This wouldn’t happen if I did not take your mother out for some fresh air.”

When Rufus saw Sebastian coming, he hurried over and hastened to apologize.

Although Sebastian was fuming, he stopped his father-in-law from saying any more.

“This has nothing to do with you. Has this been investigated?”

“Yes. After checking the dashcam footage, we found out that after we were hit from behind, someone opened the car door in the midst of the chaos and kidnapped your mother.”

Rufus quickly updated him on the findings of the investigation.

He was the one who prompted the police to investigate by watching the footage. After all, he knew about these things since he was once the owner of a large company.

Kidnapped?

After hearing that word, Sebastian’s expression turned grimmer than ever.

“Who did this? Don’t they know who you are?”

“It’s not possible for them not to know. Your sister was in the car, wasn’t she? And I believe everyone in Avenport knows about her identity. Besides, everyone knows that this is your family car.”

Rufus pointed to the car’s license plate.

Sebastian went silent after hearing that. Then, he approached the policemen with hostility.

“Who did this?”

“We’ve already checked the footage, Mr. Hayes. That man was wearing a mask and a helmet, and that makes it impossible for us to identify him. Please give us more time to look into this case.”

The police stammered as he explained to Sebastian and requested the latter to give them more time to investigate.

A bunch of useless pricks!

Sebastian refused to believe that heap of rubbish the police were feeding him. He turned and left after he took the surveillance footage from them.

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Has Frieda been kidnapped?

He was really shocked.

My mother is old and mentally unsound. What’s the point of kidnapping her? For ransom?

But I’ve never told anyone she’s my mother.

Besides, his triplets were more valuable than Frieda if the kidnappers were after his money.

Sebastian watched the video in his office with a dangerous glint in his eyes.

Shawn: “Sebastian, I think Frieda’s kidnapper might very well be a soldier.”

A pop-up message notification from Shawn suddenly showed up on his computer screen.

A soldier?

Sebastian narrowed his eyes.

Sebastian: What do you mean?

Shawn: The manner in which he pried your car door open showed his experience. Moreover, the way he kidnapped Frieda shows how skilled he actually is. If I’m not wrong, he must belong to the special forces.

The special forces?

Sebastian’s face darkened as his eyes glinted coldly.

A soldier?

Interesting. This is getting more mysterious by the day. Even the soldiers are getting involved.

It looks like I’m surrounded by tons of secrets.

Sasha wasn’t in the office that afternoon. She had headed out to meet up with her client.

She brought Jamie along with her since her secretary, Jenny, wasn’t feeling well that day.

“Ms. Wand, your father called just now and said something has happened at home. He wants you to return his call as soon as possible.”

“What?”

Sasha, who had just wrapped up the meeting with her client, was shocked when she heard Jamie’s words.

What happened?

Sasha quickly pulled out her phone and called Rufus.

Rufus told her about Frieda’s disappearance the moment he answered the phone.

“Sasha, I’m calling you to tell you that your mother-in-law suddenly went berserk when I visited her just now. In order to calm her down, I gave her a medal of peace given to me by Shin years ago. What if the person recognizes the medal and finds out who she is? What do I do? We will be in big trouble, right?”

Rufus’ voice was full of guilt and regret.

Sasha was rendered speechless.

She nearly blacked out for a moment.

What was he thinking? How could he give her something so important at a time like this? Doesn’t he know that she might be killed because of that?

Sasha felt like she was about to go insane.

She decided to head back home since she could no longer focus on work.

Jamie quickly went after her. “Ms. Wand, is something going on? Do you need my help?”

“What?”

It was then that Sasha realized that Jamie was still around. “It’s nothing. I have something going on at home. Right, Jamie, I’ll leave everything here in your good hands for now since Jenny is sick.”

She was so anxious about Frieda that she couldn’t care less about work at the moment.

Jamie was pleasantly surprised. “All right, Ms. Wand. Don’t worry. I will take care of things around here.”

Sasha waved her hand and left in a hurry.

A few minutes after Sasha left, Jamie pulled her phone out and made a call to Jetroina.

“Mrs. Tsurka, I think something has happened. After Sasha received a phone call from her father, she rushed out in a hurry.”

“What’s going on?” asked Yancy as she admired her freshly manicured fingernails.

Yancy was enjoying her tea in Jetroina as they spoke.

Jamie tried to recall the snippets of conversation that she had overheard.

“It sounded like someone is missing.”

“A missing person?” Yancy raised a brow and asked, “Who’s that?”

“I didn’t quite catch it. But, she looked extremely worried. I also heard her mention something about a medal.”

I’m impressed. This girl sure has good hearing.

Yancy pondered on what she had just heard.

Suddenly, it was as if she recalled something, and her eyes lit up!

“Is it Frieda who has gone missing? Oh, great! Hahaha! Even God is on my side. My plan is about to come to fruition.”

Yancy burst out in hysterical laughter all of a sudden.

Jamie had no inkling what was going on, but hearing Yancy’s laughter, she knew it must be good news. Hence, she felt very happy as well.

“Mrs. Tsurka, w-will Mr. Solomon be coming tomorrow?”

“Of course, you will be able to see him tomorrow. Remember the video that showed your brother coercing Frederick to sign the transfer? Have you found the original copy yet?”

The question popped up unexpectedly.

“N-No, I heard that the original copy has been submitted to the court…” Jamie started to panic and falter.

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“Court?”

Yancy got furious when she heard that. “Do you think I am a three-year-old child? Sebastian would never give the original video to them!”

Jamie was stumped.

Her face had gone pale.

It was a drastic change in Yancy’s attitude. Earlier on, Yancy had been praising Jamie, and now, she was disgusted with her. She sounded disappointed with Jamie.

“You can’t even handle something as trivial as this. How can I count on you? When you were taking those photographs, you sure know how to send the ones that would agitate my son. Do you think that if you make him hate that woman, you can be his wife officially?”

Those cruel, mean words hit the nail on the head.

It was as if someone had given Jamie a tight slap across the face. She did not know what to say.

“Mrs. Tsurka, I-”

“Enough. That’s all, you useless girl.” With that, Yancy hung up the phone.

Jamie was stunned.

Tears rolled down her cheeks.

Meanwhile, Sasha arrived at the Wand residence.

By the time she got back, the whole house was in complete chaos. Everyone had been dispatched to locate Frieda except for the three children who were waiting in the yard. They looked a little terrified and uneasy.

In fact, they did not even make a single sound.

“Matteo, Vivi, Little Ian, what are all of you doing here? Where’s Grandpa?”

Sasha was heartbroken seeing them like that. She ran over to them and got down on her knees.

“Mommy…”

When the frightened children saw their mom finally come home, they rushed over and hugged her.

All Sasha could do was to hold them tightly.

“It’s all right. I know. Don’t worry. We’ll find your grandma, okay?”

“Is it true, Mommy?”

“Mommy, I have something to tell you. It’s not Grandpa and Aunt Sabrina’s fault. When it happened, Grandpa was protecting me, and Aunt Sabrina was injured. They had no time to take care of Grandma. That’s why she was being taken away by the bad guys.”

Matteo was worried that Sasha might blame Rufus and Sabrina, so he explained the situation.

Ian was silent, but his expression was identical to that of his brother. Sasha believed that he must feel the same way too.

She felt upset and guilty at the same time. Sasha reached out to caress their faces and reassured them, “I understand. There’s nothing to worry about. We won’t blame them, and neither will Daddy.”

It was only then the children felt relieved.

After that, Sasha took the children inside and went to find out more about the situation.

Deep down in her heart, she was really worried seeing that they had yet to obtain any news of Frieda.

Just then, she received a phone call.

“Sasha, sorry to disturb you again.”

Hearing Yancy’s voice annoyed Sasha so much that she felt like smashing her phone on the ground.

In truth, she was prepared to do that.

In the nick of time, Yancy started talking again. “Please don’t smash your phone. Relax. I’m not calling to cause you any trouble. I’m just concerned. Frieda is missing, isn’t she?”

Sasha was shocked.

She was about to end the call when she heard that.

How does this woman know about this?

The kidnapping has just happened earlier that afternoon, and I only knew about it an hour ago. How then can she find out even when she is in Jetroina?

Is it possible that she has been spying on me?

Sasha was furious. “How dare you spy on me!”

Yancy was taken aback.

A moment later, she smiled and said, “What are you talking about? You’re such a silly girl. Why would I need to spy on you? I heard the news from a friend, and that’s why I call you.”

“Which friend?”

“Don’t worry about that. I just want to know if you have found her. Do you know who has taken her away?” asked Yancy casually.

Obviously, Sasha had no intention of sharing any information with her.

“Why would I tell you anything?”

“You don’t want to tell me or you have nothing to tell me? People like you won’t be able to find out much about the Jadesons and their tactics.”

It was a shock for Sasha to hear Yancy mention the family name that scared her deeply.

Sasha’s mind buzzed.

The Jadesons?

Did she mention the Jadesons?

She felt like fainting and started to tremble all over.

“W-Why did you mention the Jadesons? Do you know anything about this?”

Yancy shook her head truthfully.

“I don’t know. I’m just making a wild guess. Think about it. Who in this world will be interested in that crazy old woman? Furthermore, there is something you are not aware of. A few days ago, the Jadesons has ordered their current successor, Devin to investigate Shin. Why do you think the Jadesons want him to look into this again?”

Sasha felt a chill up her spine.

Intense fear washed over her. How would this woman know about the secret of the Jadesons?

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It’ll be terrible if the Jadesons are the ones who abducted Frieda.

If they find out that Frieda, who’s supposed to have been executed, is still alive, the consequences will be dire.

Not to mention Sebastian will also be dragged into this quagmire once the Jadesons discover that Frieda’s child is alive and well.

Sasha had a distressed look on her face.

She didn’t think that the Jadesons would be so bold as to abduct Frieda right under her nose.

“Do you know where they took her?” Sasha reluctantly queried.

Yancy let out a chuckle before responding, “Sasha, who do you think I am? How would I know where she’s been taken to?”

“That being said, if you really want to know her whereabouts, I can help you locate her. Hell, I can even help you rescue her if you want me to.”

“Really?”

Sasha was enraptured after hearing Yancy’s statement. She completely forgot what kind of person Yancy really was.

“Yeah! Just give me about half an hour. I’ll get it done,” Yancy avidly replied before hanging up the phone.

Overjoyed, Sasha was holding onto her phone tightly for quite a while.

Is she really going to help me?

I’m sure she is.

In a quandary, Sasha had no choice but to trust Yancy’s words.

I absolutely need her help if the Jadesons are really the ones behind this.

I’ll just need to wait here for half an hour. Even if she’s lying to me, I wouldn’t lose much time anyway.

Sasha decided to trust Yancy and wait for her.

As she was waiting for Yancy, Sasha prepared dinner for the children.

Meanwhile, there still wasn’t any news from Sebastian.

“Sasha, have you heard from Sebastian yet?” asked Rufus, as soon as he got home.

Sasha shook her head. “No, not yet. You? Did you find him?”

“No.”

Drenched in sweat, Rufus’ face seemed even more distressed. His face was starting to turn pale.

Frieda’s disappearance was actually Rufus’ fault. If he had been more cautious and aware, he would’ve noticed the malicious intent of the young man who was talking to them.

Because of that, Rufus was fraught with guilt.

“Sasha, do you think Sebastian will blame me for what happened to Frieda?”

“No, he won’t.”

Sasha was quick to give an answer.

After hearing her response, the vise that had been gripping Rufus’ chest finally loosened a little. He then continued to search for Sebastian.

Half an hour later, Yancy finally called back.

“Sasha, the past thirty minutes must’ve felt like a decade for you huh? Well, I’ve got some news for you. The Jadesons are indeed the people who abducted Frieda.”

Sasha’s face suddenly turned despondent.

“And?”

“Oh, there are two more things that you should know about.”

“Go on.”

“I’ll start with the bad news first. If Frieda is already in Jadeborough, there won’t be any chance of saving her. But the good news is, I have successfully located her whereabouts. If you want to rescue her now, we might still be able to pull it off,” explained Yancy.

Sasha’s eyes lit up after hearing Yancy’s words. “Then where is she? When are you going to rescue her?”

“Sasha, rescuing her from the Jadesons will be a perilous task. If you want me to undertake such a risk, what will I get out of it?”

“What?”

Sasha didn’t quite understand what Yancy was getting at.

After letting out a sigh, Yancy added on, “How about this, Sasha? I’ll help you rescue Freida if you help me revoke the lawsuit against Sinch Enterprise.”

She has finally revealed her true motive!

Sasha was taciturn and pensive. She grabbed tightly onto the phone and tried her best to remain composed.

What did I expect? She’s a cunning woman after all.

She’d never help someone purely out of goodwill.

Sasha feigned a smile and replied, “So, this is what you’re really after huh?”

Yancy had a sullen look on her face.

“This is called helping each other out, Sasha. I genuinely want to help you but I’m also in quite a situation myself. After the Hayes filed a lawsuit against Sinch Enterprise, my son is to be incarcerated in addition to getting fined. This is ridiculous! You didn’t tell me something like this would happen back when I asked you to investigate this matter.”

Yancy was getting riled up. She was blaming Sasha for deceiving her.

After hearing Yancy’s words, Sasha was stupefied in place.

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I’ll admit it, I did deceive her. However, I only did it because I wanted to deter her from causing a ruckus.

Sasha’s face was ashen as she uttered, “I really didn’t know that things would turn out like this. You can’t just pin the blame on me. Besides, I take no part in any of this in the first place.”

“Are you sure about that? Didn’t you botch the last task that I gave to you?”

“You…”

“Don’t get the wrong idea, Sasha. I’m not mad at you or anything like that. I just wish to make a deal with you. Help me revoke the lawsuit against Sinch Enterprise and I’ll help you to rescue Frieda from the Jadesons. It’s a fair deal, don’t you think? In fact, I think I’m the one who’s losing out in this deal.”

You? Losing out?

Ha! Don’t make me laugh. There’s no way a crafty woman like you would make a deal that puts you at a disadvantage.

I’m not going to fall for your tricks again. Just as Sasha was about to hang up the phone, Yancy added on, “Of course, I won’t force you to accept the deal, Sasha. In any case, all your secrets will be exposed once Frieda is in the Jadesons’ hands. And when that happens, your precious lover won’t be breathing for much longer.”

What a b*tch! How could she say such a thing!

Sasha was livid.

“Yancy, I’m disappointed at myself for believing your words just now. But I assure you, it won’t ever happen again. Did you really think that I’m jejune enough to keep falling into your traps? If you truly have the ability to rescue Frieda from the Jadesons, You would’ve already secured her. With Frieda in your hands, it’ll be way easier to convince me to accept your deal. You wouldn’t have needed to go through the trouble of calling me,” uttered Sasha in a sarcastic tone.

Upon hearing Sasha’s response, the smug look on Yancy’s face suddenly disappeared.

“Sasha, you…”

Before Yancy could say anything, Sasha cut her off, “No matter what you say, I can’t accept the deal. Even if I do have the authority to revoke the lawsuit against Sinch Enterprise, I won’t do it. I guess you just have to deal with it yourself.”

Sasha hung up the phone immediately after.

Brimming with anger, Yancy threw her phone onto the ground.

“That little wench! How dare she rejects my offer!”

“Mrs. Tsurka…”

The housekeeper walked up to Yancy to conciliate her. “Take a deep breath, Mrs. Tsurka. Let’s assess the situation we’re in right now. So if the Jadesons find out that the mother and her child are still alive, we won’t have any bargaining chips against them anymore.”

“You think I don’t know that? Why do you think I called Sasha?”

Yancy’s face looked menacing.

The housekeeper quickly nodded and replied, “I see. However, now that she has seen through our scheme, we only have one option left. Tomorrow will be Mr. Solomon’s court appearance day. We must prevent him from being sent to prison at all costs.”

With her teeth clenched, Yancy picked up her phone.

A while later, Sasha received a message from Yancy. ”Okay, so here’s the deal. I will unequivocally provide you with the location of Frieda by tonight. In the meantime, you help me obtain the videotape of Ken and Frederick signing the share transfer consent form. What do you say?”

Humph, this cunning old fox doesn’t know when to give up huh?

Sasha ignored Yancy’s message.

Not long after, Yancy sent another message to Sasha. ”I know you still have your doubts about me. Don’t worry, once I’ve found out Frieda’s location, I’ll contact you again. If I fail to provide you with her coordinates, you don’t need to give me the videotape.”

Yancy was getting rather desperate to gain Sasha’s trust.

Twiddling her thumbs, Sasha was lost in her thoughts.

After a while, she suddenly picked up her phone and gave out a call.

“Hello? Is this the legal department? I’m Ms. Wand.”

“Hello, Ms. Wand. It’s quite late already. Is there something urgent?”

“Oh, no. I just wanted to ask, are you guys done preparing for tomorrow’s court appearance? I heard that the defendant himself will be the one attending the court appearance.”

Sasha was very careful with her words as to avoid arousing suspicion.

“Yes. Originally, the one that would be attending tomorrow’s court appearance was the defendant’s lawyer. However, the defendant wants to represent himself instead,” the receptionist of the legal department explained in detail.

“Yeah. That’s because the defendant himself is an outstanding lawyer. Have you heard of him?” uttered Sasha.

“Yeah. Solomon is an august lawyer. That being said, we’ll still be able to win against him in court as long as we have sufficient evidence.”

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“Is that so?”

Sasha felt a bit more relieved after hearing the receptionist’s statement. “Then you must make sure to protect the evidence that we have, especially the videotape. Tell the people at the forensic department to take good care of it.”

The receptionist put on a smile before responding, “Rest assured, Director. The videotape is in our hands. We’ll make sure that we won’t lose it.”

Oh, so the video tape is being kept in the office.

No wonder that mendacious woman asked for my help. She must’ve had no idea where the videotape is.

Sasha hung up the phone and gave Andy, who was in Moranta, a call.

“Mr. Rind, it’s been a while.”

“Yeah. What have you been up to, Nancy? I thought you have forgotten about me after becoming the president’s wife.”

Andy was both surprised and happy to hear Sasha’s voice.

Glad to see that she’s moving up in the world.

Sasha replied, “How could I? No matter how much I’ve changed, I’m still Nancy. How could I ever forget you? If it wasn’t for your help back then, I wouldn’t have become who I am today.”

“Hee-hee…”

Andy was flattered by Sasha’s words.

“Mr. Rind, can you help me with something?”

“What is it?”

“I’d like you to help me assassinate a person. Just name a price, I’ll pay you right away. As long as you make her disappear quietly, you’ll be amply rewarded,” said Sasha, with a minatory look on her face.

I can’t believe I’m doing this, but I must.

I’ve endured long enough, I can’t let this go on any more. This person deserves to be killed for what she has done!

“Okay. I’ll get the best mercenary on the job.”

“Alright.”

Sasha nodded before sending a photo to Andy using her phone.

Having received the photo, Andy was reticent to say anything.

Sasha frowned and uttered, “What is it? You can’t do it?”

“Are you kidding me, Nancy? I thought you wanted me to assassinate a wicked mafia boss or someone of that caliber. Who knew your target was just a Jetroinian’s concubine. This should be a walk in the park. Consider it done!”

After hearing Andy’s statement, Sasha let out a sigh of relief.

She then transferred a seven-digit figure worth of money into Andy’s bank account.

……

Meanwhile, at Hayes Corporation, Sebastian was gazing down on the plethora of city lights from the top of the building. His face was vacuous and pale.

It’s been five hours, and I still haven’t heard anything about Frieda.

What’s this feeling in my heart right now? Every time I think about her, I start to feel like I’m suffocating; like my heart is going to burst out at any minute.

Am I really that worried about her? But I barely know Frieda.

She’s just a woman that appeared out of nowhere and claimed to be my mother.

I already have a wonderful family that consists of a father, a mother, as well as a sister. I’ll be just fine even without her in my life.

At least that’s what I’ve always thought, until today…

“Sebby, do you want some candy?”

“Sebby, you’re back! I’ve prepared some fruits for you. Are they to your liking?”

“Here, Sebby. Try this. It’s very good.”

“Sebby…”

With his eyes closed, Sebastian heard Frieda’s voice calling out to him.

She was always like this whenever I returned home. Giving me treats to cheer me up.

Even though I always glared at her with contempt, she would just give me a soothing smile in response.

Although she’s mentally ill, she has always remembered me, her son.

Bang!

Sebastian punched the wall beside him with great force. His fists started bleeding after that.

“Mr. Hayes, why are you hurting yourself?” uttered Luke, who just came in.

Seeing as Sebastian’s fist was bleeding, he quickly grabbed a roll of toilet paper and helped him treat the wound.

Sebastian, on the other hand, was unperturbed by his injury.

He pulled his hand away from Luke and queried, “What have you found out? Who’s the person behind this?”

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Luke avoided his gaze. “Mr. Hayes, I’ll say it. Please don’t get mad.”

“Say it!”

“Based on the clues provided by Mr. Pence, we investigated the militaries in different regions and found out that he… looks like Mr. Jadeson’s subordinate.”

“What did you say? Devin?”

As expected, Sebastian was shocked upon hearing it.

How could it be Devin? Have they mistaken?

Reluctant to believe it, Sebastian said, “Nonsense! What does Devin have to do with it?”

“It’s true, Mr. Hayes. If you don’t believe me, I can show you the information they sent me.”

Luke put the related documents on the table, including the detailed information and the characteristics of Devin’s soldiers.

Every brigade had distinct skills, which had to do with the commander.

For instance, given that the Jadesons’ soldiers were of ground forces, they received firearms and combat training.

As such, the training would leave a mark on the soldiers.

“Look at this. Well, most military daggers were made up of carbon steel. However, the ones used by Devin’s troops were composed of rare material; hence, more durable and resilient.”

Luke pointed at two pictures as he explained.

One of the pictures was taken from the surveillance camera and showed the moment a masked man abducted Frieda. It was clear that he put a dagger near Frieda’s neck.

Another picture showed two daggers, one of which was ordinary while the other looked special.

Besides, the second dagger looked similar to the one owned by the masked man.

A gloom settled over Sebastian’s face.

As Sebastian stared at the pictures, he seemed to be rooted to the ground.

However, his expression turned monstrous.

“However, this can’t prove that he was involved. What’s the reason for him to do so?”

“Well, it’s because your mom is the person the Jadesons has been looking for!”

Karl happened to have come back at the right time. He walked toward the office with his face half-covered with snow.

Sebastian’s eyes suddenly widened in shock.

“What did you say? Say it again!”

“Mr. Hayes, I’ve figured out everything that you instructed me to investigate. Why don’t you spend some time reading the information that I’ve brought back for you? I think you’ll have a clearer idea after reading it.”

Karl could feel that Sebastian’s mind was in turmoil. Slowly, he put the parcel that he brought back before Sebastian.

Sebastian’s expression turned grim upon seeing the parcel.

Although he only stared at it and didn’t open it right away, his pale fingers revealed that he was frightened.

Sebastian is extremely smart. How can he not know what is in the parcel?

Karl and Luke waited aside quietly.

After quite some time, Sebastian began to open the parcel slowly.

There were two photos and a torn red notebook with a lot of red marks that covered the words.

“After Shin’s death, his information related to the military camp was obliterated. As such, I only managed to find his old comrade and retrieved these from him,” Karl explained when Sebastian was staring at the items.

A few seconds later, Sebastian grabbed the photos.

The first photo was a group photo of soldiers in their uniforms.

Sebastian took a closer look at the photo and saw Frederick and Rufus.

“Could it be that—they knew each other?”

“Yes, they used to be under Shin’s command. Back then, your father and Ms. Wand’s father joined the military and were assigned to Shin’s camp. He was their commander, yet all of them were close to each other. You’ll know it by looking at the next photo.”

Sebastian grabbed the second photo after Karl reminded him.

Just as what Karl described, the second photo was a group photo of six, in which Frederick and Rufus were standing beside the imposing commander and smiling happily.”

In that case, did the two old men lie to him?

At that moment, Sebastian grew increasingly furious.

However, he soon resisted his anger and continued examining the torn red notebook that almost became ashes.

“According to his comrade, the notebook was taken from Shin’s body after he died. When the bullet passed through his chest, the notebook, which was in his left pocket, was also torn.”

Karl repeated everything that Shin’s comrade told him in a deep voice.

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Karl choked up and could hardly finish the sentence when he mentioned the notebook.

Given that Karl used to be a soldier, he felt heartbroken about the tragedy.

The Jadesons’ second son was accused of betrayal and expelled by the family. So, who exactly is he? Is he indeed a disgrace to the family?

Sebastian slowly opened the notebook.

“Marriage certificate?”

The remaining words of the notebook’s title were like a bolt from the blue to Sebastian.

Besides, Karl and Luke were taken aback once they saw the bloodstained words.

It’s a marriage certificate!

They impatiently turned to the next page without waiting for Sebastian.

It turned out that the second page was even more horrifying.

Although the bullet passed through and tore the notebook, they could still see two names on it.

The male was Shin Jadeson and the female was Frieda Soprano!

My goodness!

The entire meeting room fell silent, so much so that one could hear a pin drop.

Shin and Frieda?

As Sebastian’s heart ached, he almost fainted on the spot.

“Mr. Hayes, are you alright?”

“Mr. Hayes!”

Luke and Karl were frightened and quickly helped him up.

Deep down, they knew very well the reason that the revelation dropped a bombshell at Sebastian.

After all, no one would have thought that Sebastian’s father was Shin!

Furthermore, from the person in charge of Hayes Corporation, Sebastian suddenly became the remaining member of the Jadeson, whom the royal family wanted to hunt down.

How ridiculous is that!

In that case, did they take Mom away because they found out the truth and wanted to kill her?

Sebastian felt a bomb going off in his mind and finally lost his consciousness.

Sasha had been waiting for Sebastian’s return in the Hayes residence throughout the night.

Not only had she yet to receive news from Yancy, but Sebastian didn’t come home too.

Ever since they reconciled, this was the first time that he didn’t come home at night.

Could it be that he is visiting Frieda?

Overwhelmed by doubts, Sasha remained anxious throughout the night.

The next day, she hurriedly drove to the office early in the morning.

“Mrs. Hayes? Why are you here so early?”

The security guard at the entrance was shocked to see her.

However, Sasha wasn’t in the mood to explain the matter to him. She entered the building right away and impatiently took the elevator to the penthouse suite.

Ding!

Sasha was surprised to see that the president’s office was as silent as the grave and dark because the lights were off.

So, was he not in the office last night? Where did he go?

Sasha was increasingly worried about Sebastian and Frieda because she received no news at all.

As such, she took out her phone and wanted to call Sebastian.

At that moment, someone took the elevator and arrived at the penthouse suite. Sasha turned around and saw Luke holding a cup of coffee and breakfast.

“Mrs. Hayes? Why are you here so early?”

Luke was shocked to see Sasha in the president’s office early in the morning and widened his tired eyes.

Sasha didn’t reply right away but helped him carry the breakfast.

“Were you here last night?”

“Oh?” Luke asked shockingly, “How do you know?”

“You have two dark circles below your eyes.” Sasha pointed at his eyes straightaway.

Luke was stunned.

Well, I was busy the whole night and didn’t have time to sleep!

Luke opened the president’s office door and entered with Sasha.

“Mrs. Hayes, are you here to look for Mr. Hayes?”

“Yes, where is he? He didn’t come home last night nor picked up his phone this morning. What happened? Have you guys received any news about his mom?”

Sasha decided to ask all of the questions that she kept in her mind.

The next moment, Sasha felt disappointed. Luke sat down and shook his head frustratingly while holding his cup of coffee.

“No. Mr. Hayes went out suddenly after he received a phone call and hasn’t come back since then. I’ve decided to stay here in case he needs me.”

Sasha was struck dumb upon hearing that.