Ch. 861..870
Chapter 861
Sasha had only called out for Baylor when the nurse spotted her and immediately put the syringe into her hand, relieved to be rid of a dreadful task.
This time, Sasha didn’t decline. She moved right to the side of the hospital bed.
Compared to the day before, the young man looked paler and weaker.
As he lay with his eyes screwed shut, one would think he was dead if it weren’t for the rising and falling motion from his chest.
He has maintained a positive and calm outlook throughout the prolonged battle against his illness. Yet he chose to end his life now.
An overwhelming guilt invaded Sasha, suffocating her.
“Mr. White-”
“You don’t have to feel guilty, Dr. West. It has nothing to do with you. I’m just exhausted with my life. It’d be good to be free of everything earlier,” Baylor cut her off and offered his words of comfort.
At that, Sasha was taken aback.
Only when she looked up did she realize that the young man’s closed eyes had already opened.
At that moment, he was gazing at her silently, as though nothing had happened.
Sasha said nothing for a long time.
The more nonchalant he was, the harder she gasped.
Guilt crushed her like a mountain.
“Please don’t do anything foolish again, Mr. White. If you really don’t want your family to take care of you, I can petition to be your personal physician.”
In the end, she gave in.
The moment the young man heard that, his eyes lit up at lightning speed.
Finally, she has agreed!
In the director’s office, Grayson was exceedingly shocked upon hearing Sasha’s decision.
“You want to be his personal physician? What about Mr. Hayes, then? He’ll be back from the base in two months. You can’t split yourself between the Whites and Oceanic Estate.”
“I won’t stay for long. I only agreed to calm Baylor down. As you know, patients with a terminal illness like him develop depressing thought easily. It’ll just be until he’s emotionally stable.”
After hearing that, Grayson finally understood her intentions.
“If that’s the case, I won’t have to worry about it anymore. Even if he isn’t emotionally stable by the time you leave, I can still arrange for someone else to take over your job.”
“Okay. Thank you, Dr. Wallen.”
Sasha expressed her gratitude at his considerate arrangement.
Thus, she was appointed as Baylor’s personal physician by the hospital. On the third day after the man’s suicide attempt, she left the hospital with him and went to his place.
“Don’t worry. I won’t bring you home or allow my mother to pick on you again.”
He gave her a verbal tour as she wheeled him into the private residence.
Sasha merely flashed him a faint smile.
All this doesn’t matter since I’m not going to stay for long.
The second she stepped foot into the Chanaean-styled garden, everything from the carved beams to the pavilion left her in awe. inside. The entire residence was so old-fashioned that she couldn’t believe a young man was living there.
“My grandfather left me this place some years ago. He personally made many of the things here, so I didn’t want to destroy them,” he explained patiently in the wheelchair.
It was as though he discerned her astonishment.
Oh, so that’s how things are.
Sasha then swept her gaze over the curtains she could see hanging everywhere. Nonetheless, she didn’t ask him anything but wheeled him into the house.
Since she was now Baylor’s personal physician, the young man wanted her to stay at his place at first. However, Sasha declined.
“I’m sorry, Mr. White. I’ve got a child at home, so I can’t stay here. I’ve got to take care of her.”
“You can bring her here.”
Baylor didn’t mind that in the slightest bit.
Yet, Sasha still declined.
She didn’t like staying at a stranger’s house, especially if she had to bring her child with her. It made her feel uneasy and extremely insecure.
Hence, she started commuting to his house every day. As she had to travel back and forth besides taking care of a child, she hadn’t the time to send Sebastian text messages.
Upon returning home, she often fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow after having fed and bathed her child.
It took a week for her to get used to the routine. When she finally recalled the matter, she took out her phone to contact Sebastian.
However, she realized that there were no new messages from him. He didn’t contact her at all.
All at once, her mood plummeted.
Does he not miss me at all? Has it ever crossed his mind to initiate contact with me?
Such stark disappointment deluged her that her excitement to contact him vanished without a trace.
Chapter 862
“Dr. West?”
“Huh?” Jolting back to her senses, Sasha promptly put her phone away and turned around to look at Baylor.
He noticed she had been gone for a long time, so he came out to look for her.
“It’s nothing. I just found the sight of you standing in this garden stunningly beautiful. May I take a photo of you?”
Hearing that, Sasha was dumbfounded for a moment.
Honestly, she wasn’t in the mood.
Despite that, she couldn’t bring herself to crush his enthusiasm. Thus, she could only nod her head.
Over the moon, Baylor immediately snapped several photos of her with his camera.
“Dr. West, has anyone told you that your eyes are incredibly beautiful?”
“What?”
“Look at these photos. Your eyes sparkled like diamonds. Even the flowers here paled in comparison.”
Baylor drew closer to Sasha with his camera and showed her the photos he had just taken.
Indeed, her eyes were incredibly beautiful.
Every single person who had seen her couldn’t forget her eyes, including Solomon and Sebastian.
Now, however, Sasha felt extremely perturbed to hear that. She was uneasy by how close Baylor was.
“It’s rather late now. I should go home for today, Mr. White.” Enduring the discomfort within her, she made to leave at once.
Surprisingly, Baylor said nothing.
The very second she whirled around, he chuckled lightly behind her and drawled, “But I’m even more curious to find out what lies beneath those beautiful eyes.”
“What did you just say?”
Sasha instantly stilled. Her eyes went wide, and she gaped at him as though shock hit her like a tidal wave.
How could he possibly… know about it?
At her reaction, Baylor chuckled once more. “Relax. I won’t tell anyone. For I know, you have your own reasons for not showing your true self to others.”
A string snapped in her mind.
This time, she finally heard something exploding in her mind, and her thoughts went completely blank.
Oh, my God! I can’t believe my patient with a terminal illness knows I’m wearing a mask! Besides, I had little interaction with him.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m leaving if there’s nothing else.” Suppressing the mix of emotions within her, Sasha spun around to leave.
It was a smart choice, but it was too late.
No sooner had she turned around than a man abruptly appeared in front of the garden. He stood there with his arms crossed, making it glaringly obvious that she couldn’t leave.
When Devin heard that Macy West, a physician from General Hospital, had met with a major accident on her way home, he almost passed out. After composing himself, he immediately rushed to the hospital.
“How is she? Are her injuries severe?”
“Her condition isn’t optimistic. When I arrived, she was already in the operating theater,” Grayson murmured solemnly.
He, too, had rushed over at lightning speed.
Devin stared at the red light above the operating theater. His complexion paled, and his heart plummeted to rock bottom.
She only survived after much difficulty to meet another accident. How could such a thing happen again?
Teetering on the brink of insanity, Devin immediately phoned Sebastian to inform him. However, he was out of reach, thanks to Jonathan’s interference.
Having no other choice, Devin drove and sped all the way to the military base.
When he finally entered the base and found the commander who was training Sebastian, Devin was told that his friend was missing in action.
What the he*l?
Utter panic swamped Devin.
Did he find out about the accident and snapped?
He didn’t dare contemplate the possibility and could only rush back to the hospital again amidst his unadulterated anxiety. As expected, a man in cameo attire was already standing outside the operating theater when he arrived.
Right that moment, he was staring at the tightly closed door with a stormy expression on his face.
“Calm down first, Sebastian. She-”
“Is this the doing of the White family?”
After a month of training, Sebastian as brawnier, and the contours of his face had also become far more distinct. At that very moment, his face was devoid of emotions. Other than being as pale as a sheet, he exuded an overwhelming murderous aura.
Devin froze for a moment.
Sometime later, he nodded. “She was on her way home from Baylor White’s place when she met with an accident. Are you saying that… it wasn’t a normal accident?”
“The person he wants dead has always been me.”
Devin said nothing, so Sebastian continued, “He wants me to go mad, so he won’t have to make a move against me personally.”
Out of the blue, the man started guffawing. His eyes that were tinged with a hint of mania were glued to the light above the operating theater. The entire scene sent a shudder down one’s spine.
Chapter 863
Sebastian’s words were undoubtedly a bolt of lightning.
Not only was Grayson shocked to hear that, but even Devin couldn’t quite believe it.
Baylor White? Alfred’s dying son? How could he have the capability to cause such a huge accident?
Devin knew the Whites well. He truly couldn’t quite believe that.
After having discussed things with Sasha back then, they both felt that someone else was behind the poisoning incident. He had been investigating that man all this time.
However, he found no clues that pointed to the man.
Well, until this very moment when this cousin of his revealed that the sickly man wanted to kill him.
In that case, could the person behind the poisoning have something to do with him?
Devin was both surprised and livid.
“How did you know that? Have you been investigating him all this while? Or… you were already acquainted?”
Only after composing himself for a long while did he hear himself asking such a question.
Unfortunately, Sebastian said nothing further. Or more precisely, he didn’t want to. He merely stood in front of the operating theater. The hostility and menace on his face could make one shudder in terror.
Irrefutably, Devin was still beneath him with intellectual acuity.
How did he get acquainted with Baylor? He used to live in Avenport. And when he came here, he was a different person so, it’s even more implausible for him to be acquainted with that heir of the White family.
That name probably went on Sebastian’s list because of Calvin’s death.
The message the latter left him before he died was to caution him against someone else. He also said to stop after killing Charles and the others and urged Sebastian to live out the rest of his life with his family elsewhere.
At that time, Sebastian already knew Calvin’s death had nothing to do with the Jadesons.
Meanwhile, the fact that Calvin said nothing about the real culprit who hurt him but insisted that Sebastian left quickly because that person was even more powerful and tricky than the Jadesons.
Naturally, the White family went on the list.
The Whites were exceedingly smart. They seemed to get along very well with the Jadesons, just like a family.
Sebastian finally had an opening when someone told him about Hubert’s sexual preference.
The latter preferred beautiful boys.
Sebastian had someone seek Hubert out. Instead of paying a visit in person, he instructed the person to anesthetize Hubert and witnessed his own castration.
Sure enough, Hubert caved.
He confessed that Calvin only ended up in his hands because someone wanted him to transform the latter. Then, he was to send Calvin back to the Jadesons’ Residence, and in turn, Sebastian.
Therefore, Magnus’ appearance that day with Calvin was no coincidence.
It was probably staged.
The puzzle pieces fell in place with careful planning, including phoning Kira and having her notify Devin.
Since Devin had also gone to the club that day, he would still rescue Calvin without Sebastian since he had been helping with the search.
After that, he would have sent Calvin back to Sebastian.
Hubert received no mercy in the end. Sebastian had his man melt the organs and tossed him back to his master.
I never expected the culprit to go even wilder instead of being afraid and restraining himself. I haven’t gone for him, but he dares to provoke me directly!
The corners of Sebastian’s mouth curved into a frosty arc.
An hour later, the doors of the operating theater finally swung open.
“How is she, doctor? Is she okay?” Devin immediately rushed over.
Grayson went over as well.
“The prognosis is rather bleak. Her internal organs have ruptured, and there’s severe internal bleeding. Besides a few broken ribs, her vital signs are stable for now. However, it’s uncertain if she can pull through the critical period.”
The doctor described the Vivian’s condition pessimistically while looking at the two men.
As soon as Devin heard that, his face fell.
When he saw her face wrapped in a thick layer of gauze, his expression turned grimmer.
“Sebastian, she…” He peered at his cousin cautiously, looking very hesitantly.
She has finally returned to his side after much difficulty, and her face restored after an excruciating torture. But now, her life is hanging on a thread again. Why is this happening?
Devin was devastated.
However, he noticed Sebastian’s strange behavior.
Standing before the gurney, the latter’s pupils constricted as he looked at a heavily bandaged Vivian.
His handsome face blanched slightly.
Seconds later, he was back to his calm and aloof self.
“Keep a close eye on her,” he ordered. Then, he whirled around to leave.
Devin was entirely stumped.
Is he for real? He left just like this?
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She is his wife and his children’s mother! Even though he doesn’t recognize her, she’s been taking care of him for so long. How can he be so ruthless?
Devin could barely believe it. “You’re leaving now, Sebastian? Where… Where are you going?”
“I have something else to do,” he spat coldly without any expression.
Within the blink of an eye, he disappeared from the corridor.
His murderous intent still lingered in the corridor, long after he had left.
The situation was very worrying.
Noticing it, Grayson quickly reminded, “Devin, do you want to inform your grandfather about this? He was quite terrifying. Will he go crazy again?”
He was still concerned about that.
Devin remained silent.
Within a few seconds, a turmoil of emotions engulfed him.
However, he decided to call Jonathan in the end. The sole reason was that he did not know how to control Sebastian if he really went mad.
Furthermore, this involved the White family.
…
Meanwhile, Jonathan was in Oceanic Estate when he received the call.
The military had just called to inform him about Sebastian’s disappearance moments ago, so he was currently in a rage.
Upon hearing about this sudden incident, he was consumed with even greater fury.
“How did he know that Macy went to Alfred’s son’s place? Isn’t he with the military? I severed him from all forms of communication. How did he find out about this?”
Devin did not know how to answer his questions because he was not sure either.
No one knew how terrifying and unpredictable Sebastian was.
No one knew how powerful he was, how many tricks he had up his sleeve, and what he was hiding.
All they knew after experiencing this was that Sebastian was not someone to be trifled with.
If they provoked him, he would wreak havoc.
Unable to remain still, Jonathan stood up from the chair and left immediately.
Mark followed behind him. After seeing what happened, he instructed someone to prepare the car and asked, “Old Mr. Jadeson, why would Mr. Sebastian be involved with Baylor? He has never interacted with the White family before.”
He sounded extremely surprised.
After all, the White family was the Jadesons’ arch enemy.
Jonathan had never told others about the Jadesons’ affairs—not even Devin, who was the heir.
The reason was that he thought that he was still capable enough to handle everything.
As a prominent military family, the Jadesons rose to glorious power under Jonathan’s leadership.
Everyone in Jadeborough knew that they were a royal family that reigned over everyone else.
Yet, no one knew that the family’s power had been diminishing ever since Jonathan retreated from the spotlight. This was a great fall from their supposed glory and power.
After the new leader assumed his position, the others were supposed to be afraid of the Jadesons. However, that was not the case.
After Jonathan retired, the White family rose through the ranks. Although everything might seem harmonious on the surface, only Charles was left in a position of authority, as well as Devin in the military. Other than that, the Jadesons’ power had been eroding gradually.
Still, Jonathan turned a blind eye to that.
Devin was not capable enough to hold his ground yet, and Charles had been too eager for success. None of them was suitable enough to shoulder the heavy responsibility that came with leading the Jadesons.
Hence, Jonathan had no choice but to endure it.
He watched as the Jadesons’ power faded slowly, as if there was a parasite devouring them. His men were replaced one by one, and his territory shrunk. In the end, he even had to move to Heron Hill to avoid suspicion.
Despite that, the White family was still unwilling to spare the Jadesons.
“He probably had his eye on him since a long time ago.”
“What do you mean?”
Mark’s expression changed.
Jonathan smirked coldly. “Alfred’s greatest fear is that the Jadesons will rise to power again. However, Devin and Charles have not been progressing much. Even though Devin is quite exceptional amongst the younger generation, he has a long way to go before he can grow stronger and lead the Jadesons back to our past glory. Hence, Alfred’s been taking his time wearing me down.”
Mark only understood what he meant after a few seconds. Suppressing his surprise, he asked, “Are you saying that Mr. Sebastian’s appearance made him feel threatened?”
“Of course. He killed Charles in just one try. Despite his multiple personality disorder, he still managed to destroy one of the Jadesons’ branch families. Not anyone can accomplish that.”
Pausing briefly, Jonathan continued, “If I’m not wrong, that b*stard has already made a move on the White family. Hubert’s sudden death definitely has something to do with him!”
At the thought of that, he immediately became so furious that he had an urge to drag that brat over and slap him.
That b*stard’s going to drive me nuts one day!
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Mark was at a loss for words.
His mind had gone completely blank. Even after they entered the car, he still could not believe it.
That man really is something!
Both of them headed toward the White House.
…
What they did not know was that Sebastian did not go to the White House, nor did he go looking for Baylor.
Instead, he went to the most crowded square in the city center and took the lift to the top floor. Soon, a spacious and bright office appeared in front of him.
“You’re here, Mr. Hayes.”
A man in black had been waiting there for a long time. After spotting Sebastian, he opened the door respectfully.
Sebastian walked in.
The speckless floor was made of marble, while the furniture followed a monochromatic color scheme. The huge desk was crafted out of dark walnut wood. From the reflection in the floor-to-ceiling windows, the office looked strangely familiar.
“Where is it?”
Sebastian entered the office, turned on the laptop on the desk, and asked expressionlessly.
When the man in black heard that, he passed a USB drive over. “Everything is ready. We’re just waiting for your command.”
Sebastian inserted the USB drive into the laptop and scanned its contents.
It was the second time he asked someone to bring it to him. The first time was when Hubert and the two others died.
Back then, Devin foolishly thought that Sebastian was there to chase after him. He waited for him at Norland for two entire days, even going to the place he stayed at.
In the end, Sebastian decided against taking this out again.
He could wreak havoc in Jadeborough and make the two most influential powers battle with each other. In that case, none of them would end up well. However, Devin was innocent, and Sebastian did not want him to become a sacrifice.
Hence, he gave up eventually.
But now…
He glanced at the screen before pulling the USB drive out coldly.
“Let’s start.”
“Yes, Mr. Hayes.”
The man in black took the USB drive back and got to work.
In this calm and peaceful city, no one would have expected that a tempestuous storm would soon ravage the city.
…
In Bridgewater Estate, Baylor would never have thought that things would change so drastically in an instant.
Sitting in a garden surrounded by lush greenery, he was enjoying the delicious food in front of him.
“Are you not going to eat? I’ve grown this fish for a few years. It’s tender and juicy, without any pollutants. Others can only dream of eating it.”
He picked up a piece of tender fish with his fork and coaxed the woman opposite him patiently.
She was a gorgeous woman.
Her dark hair was tied up neatly behind her head, revealing her smooth forehead. Although her skin looked quite pale from being shielded from the sun, her facial features were still dazzlingly beautiful. Despite the furious look in her eyes, they were still as clear as a lake.
Her beauty could not even be described with mere words.
Baylor placed a piece of fish onto her plate.
However, she did not even spare him a single glance. After a futile struggle to break free, she glared at him angrily.
“What are you doing, Baylor? Don’t forget your status. How can the son of the president commit such a crime? Aren’t you afraid that someone will find out?” she yelled furiously as she trembled on the chair.
This was something she did not expect.
He was supposed to be a cancer patient, teetering on the brink of death. In fact, he even tried to commit suicide in front of her. However, after she came, he did something so atrocious to her.
What does he want to do?
A look of fury crossed her eyes.
However, when Baylor saw how agitated she was, he laughed.
“Don’t be afraid, Dr. West. I won’t hurt you. I’m only doing this so you can stay here for a few more days.”
“What?” Her anger surged. “A few more days? Are you crazy? Why do you have to do this to make me stay here for a few more days?”
“I like it when you stay by my side. Who told you to refuse my offer to stay here with me? I even said that you could bring your daughter over,” said Baylor calmly with a gentle smile.
When Sasha heard that, she felt a cold shudder run down her spine.
He’s really crazy!
She remained silent, afraid that she would anger the madman and provoke him to kill her.
However, Baylor felt unhappy when she did not say anything. “Why aren’t you saying anything? There’s another reason why I kept you here. I want to let you see how that crazy man from the Jadesons doesn’t care about you at all.”
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“What? Which crazy man?”
“Sebastian, of course. Weren’t you his personal physician all the while? You still wanted to work for him,” reminded Baylor seriously.
Sasha opened her mouth. Suddenly, she realized something.
Sebastian! So this crazy man is trying to target him!
“What are you talking about? What do you mean by he cares about me? We’re strictly in a doctor-patient relationship. You’re overthinking things,” denied Sasha immediately, hoping to dispel that thought from his mind.
However, Baylor had already done a thorough investigation.
“You don’t need to deny it. I know that you miss him a lot. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have asked Grayson to let you stay with him at Oceanic Estate.”
The more she heard, the more surprised she became.
What terrified her the most was that Baylor would discover her true identity.
However, upon seeing the suspicious look on Baylor’s face when he glanced at her real face, she felt relieved.
“However, I’m curious about something. Since you’re so beautiful, why must you wear that disguise? Are you worried that the crazy man won’t like you because you’re too pretty?”
“I didn’t wear this disguise for him. It has nothing to do with him. I wore it because my face was disfigured from an accident. Before it was healed, I have to wear the disguise.”
Suppressing her panic, Sasha explained it to him with feigned indifference.
“Really?” Baylor was still doubtful.
“Yeah. Don’t you know that I’ve been chased out of Oceanic Estate recently?” asked Sasha immediately.
At that, Baylor fell quiet, looking slightly convinced by her.
In truth, Sasha had been absolutely terrified when her disguise had been ripped off. She was not afraid that her real identity would be exposed but that it would bring trouble to Sebastian.
However, it seemed like she was overthinking—Baylor knew nothing.
While she was feeling relieved, someone walked over.
“Mr. White, the hospital sent a video to us. Would you like to see it?”
“Sure, play it.”
Baylor diverted his attention away from Sasha and nodded.
The man retrieved the video on his phone and passed it to Baylor.
Sitting opposite them, Sasha had no idea what they were talking about. Since Baylor had stopped focusing on her, she lowered her head immediately and searched for an opportunity to escape.
After scrutinizing her surroundings, she was disappointed.
She had been tied to the chair since she woke up. If no one came to untie her, she could not leave at all.
He’s crazy!
“You’re right, Dr. West. That crazy man doesn’t care about you at all.”
“What?”
Sasha raised her head and looked at him.
Baylor laughed. “Look at this.”
He placed the phone in front of her.
Sasha was speechless.
Not knowing what he was talking about, she stared at the phone.
She discovered that the video was filmed at Hope Hospital, where she worked. However, she was shocked when she saw the people in the video.
Grayson, Devin, and Sebastian were all there.
“They…”
When Baylor noticed her reaction, he helpfully explained to her, “I forgot to tell you something. When you were asleep, I sent a fake Macy there to confirm that madman’s attitude toward you. We even staged a car accident. This video was filmed right after she left the operating theater.”
Sasha was stunned.
She stared at the video for a few seconds before switching her gaze to the clearly mentally unsound man in front of her. Her mind became completely blank, making her unable to form a single word.
Although Sebastian had a hereditary mental illness, he was a normal man.
Even with his multiple personality disorder, he was still normal.
On the other hand, it seemed like Baylor was the mentally unstable one. His actions could not be comprehended through rational thought.
Sasha had an urge to throw the phone at him.
However, when she continued watching the video and saw a bandaged woman appear in front of Sebastian in the video, her expression froze on her face.
She witnessed how unaffected he was.
Even though she was not the woman in the video, she saw how cold he was. Merely sparing a brief glance at the woman, he spun around and left soon after.
Why is he acting like this? Does he not care about me at all?
Sasha felt like her entire world had stopped. Despite knowing that the woman was not her, her heart ached terribly. That feeling of suffocation made her unable to catch her breath for a second.
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“He’s just a crazy man. There’s no need to feel so sad. After all, there are so many good guys around.”
When Baylor saw that, a vicious glint flashed across his eyes.
He saw something that he did not want to see.
However, he quickly regained his composure. Lifting the teapot in front of him gently, he poured a cup of tea for Sasha.
She was still watching the video in a daze.
When she was eventually dragged away, her mind was still completely blank. It was as if she was a puppet whose strings had been cut.
After Sasha left, the man who showed them the video asked, “Mr. White, do you think that Sebastian doesn’t care about her at all? Doesn’t that mean that our plan has failed? If he’s so indifferent to everything, how can we make him go crazy and kill others?”
Baylor slammed the phone on the table.
“Let’s spare him for now. Call the hospital and inform them that ‘Macy’ can die now.”
“Huh?”
When the man heard that, he gaped.
Let the fake Macy die? What about that woman? She’s the real Macy. If she’s supposed to be dead, how can she appear in public in the future?
That man thought that he had misheard Baylor.
“What do you mean, Mr. White?”
“Book a plane ticket to Moranta for her. This is her new identity.”
To the man’s surprise, Baylor passed him a new identification card and instructed him to book an air ticket for Sasha.
Does he want that woman to adopt a completely new identity and become a different person?
With lingering doubt, the man took the stuff.
“Oh, right. Get me some sedatives to make her more docile and obedient. I don’t want her to create any trouble when we arrive at the airport,” added Baylor.
The man was at a loss for words.
He had worked for Baylor for many years, but a cold shiver ran down his spine when he heard that.
When did he suddenly become so unrecognizable?
…
When Jonathan arrived at the White House, it was in utter chaos. Within half an hour, everyone was rushing about in a panic.
“What happened?”
When Jonathan entered and witnessed what was going on, he stopped a random person and asked.
“Oh, it’s you, Old Mr. Jadeson.” The person was panicking as well. When he saw that it was Jonathan, he stopped.
Unable to conceal his anxiety, he quickly explained, “Don’t you know? All of us are being monitored. Someone is staring at our every move through a microchip transplanted in the brains of people close to us. That’s why everyone is panicking now.”
Jonathan was stunned.
Monitored? A microchip transplanted in their brains?
He did not understand what was going on. “What do you mean? Monitored? Who would dare to do that?”
The person glanced at his surroundings before lowering his head quickly and whipping out his phone.
“Take a look yourself, Old Mr. Jadeson. Everyone’s scared now. They’re all rushing home to see if there’s someone like that in their household. I-I urge you to quickly do the same.”
With that said, the person opened a webpage and showed it to Jonathan.
Jonathan glared at him before looking at the phone.
Mark was looking from the side as well.
When they took a closer glimpse at the webpage, they were surprised to see the viral headlines that had been making their rounds on the Internet.
#The Terrifying Emergence Of The Microchip
#The Man Behind The Microchip
#Gaining Power Through The Microchip
These hashtags dominated the entire Internet.
More terrifyingly, when they clicked on one of the hashtags, a few horrendous photos appeared in front of them. Other than a high-definition photo of the microchip, there was a photo of someone taking it out of a brain in an operating theatre.
“What is this? Who is spreading such nonsense on the Internet?” When Jonathan saw it, he was so shocked and furious that the veins on his forehead throbbed.
Although he was not on good terms with the White House, he would immediately choose to protect the nation if it concerned the nation’s interests.
However, no one knew who spread it.
Before the scandal could die down, another breaking piece of news appeared on the web. This time, a name list was published.
CarolineQ: Hubert Conrad? Apparently, he’s the one who supplied the microchips.
Piggy: Who’s Hubert Conrad? Oh my God! Is he the Hubert that I’m thinking about?
CarelessWhisper: I think so!
The entire Twitter descended into chaos again.
There were a lot of people with the name Hubert Conrad. However, since the word “politics” was mentioned, one could not help but think about that famous person.
Coincidentally, he had just died recently.
Everyone was thrown into an uproar. While they read this shocking scandal, some experts started to investigate who the person was.
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In this era of technology, barely five minutes passed before Jonathan and Mark saw the pictures of Hubert’s death being published online.
They even included photos depicting the graphic details of his death.
“What the f*ck?” Even Mark could not help but curse out loud. “Look, Old Mr. Jadeson! So it’s true that he’s been murdered. In that case, that means this whole thing about microchips is true too! How dare he do something like that?” he asked fearfully.
Jonathan remained silent, but his expression was ghastly grim. Fury raged through his eyes.
Hubert wasn’t bold enough to do that! He’s just an ordinary cabinet member, so he isn’t influential enough. There must be a mastermind behind his back. Who could it be?
Jonathan did not even need to wonder who it was. To be honest, he was not surprised by these events. As someone who had been in the focal of power for decades, he was used to the dirty tricks some would play to secure their own authority.
What surprised him was that these scandals had been published on the Internet. By using such a means to expose the scandals, the person was intending to create nationwide chaos.
In other words, the mastermind supporting Hubert was doomed.
Jonathan’s face paled.
He thought of a possibility—one so terrifying that he almost lost his footing.
“What’s wrong, Old Mr. Jadeson? Did you think of something?”
“The person instructing Hubert is none other than Alfred. Didn’t Devin say that Baylor did something to that female doctor today? Then, that bastard went to the hospital and disappeared.”
Mark gasped loudly as a shiver ran down his spine.
“Old Mr. Jadeson…”
“What is that jerk hiding from me? What does he want to do? Argh!”
Jonathan, who had never flinched even when confronted with the most difficult challenges, was so furious that his neck flushed red.
He looked so ferocious that it was as if he was going to devour someone.
Mark was utterly stunned.
This is terrifying! Is Sebastian truly the one behind everything? Neither Old Mr. Jadeson nor myself have managed to unearth this despite all these years of searching. How did he manage to find out everything in such a short span of time?
Mark did not even know how to describe his emotions anymore.
All he could feel was utter fear, more so than what he felt toward Jonathan.
“Why are you still standing there?”
“Huh?”
“Go and look for him! Do you expect me to go personally?” bellowed Jonathan, his voice deafeningly loud.
Only then did Mark scurry away to look for Sebastian.
If they could not find him and allowed the situation to continue, the entire nation would be in chaos. By then, the White family would definitely take action.
After all, they had everything to lose!
…
Sasha found out about this incident too.
When she was about to leave Bridgewater Estate, someone suddenly called Baylor. It was through the call that she learned about it.
“What are you doing, you piece of shit? Who let you do that? Do you want to die?”
It was an extremely furious voice. Even though Baylor’s phone was not on speaker mode, Sasha could still hear the loud yells from her chair.
Baylor’s expression turned grim.
“What did I do? Why do you want me to die?”
“You know very well what you’ve done! I’ve already turned a blind eye to your nonsense outside. Yet, how dare you work in cahoots with Hubert and dabble in these crazy things? Who taught you that? What have you done behind my back over all these years?”
A series of enraged shouts followed. Even from a distance, Sasha could sense how furious the person was.
Hubert?
Baylor finally noticed that something was amiss.
He waved his hands and beckoned the man guarding Sasha over. Covering his phone, he asked, “What happened? Why is the old man suddenly asking about Hubert?”
“Huh?”
The man was stunned.
However, he soon understood what was happening. When he whipped out his phone, he realized that a lot of people had messaged him about it.
“Mr. White, someone exposed the incident about Hubert onto the Internet.”
“What?” The expression on Baylor’s face changed. “Onto the Internet?”
“Yeah! Even the matter about us transplanting the microchips has been revealed.”
With a look of terror, the man clicked on all the shocking headlines on the Internet and showed them to Baylor.
When Baylor saw everything, he was stunned.
Who did this? Who? Who was it!
A look of menace crossed his face. As he stared at those headlines which exposed him, his expression became increasingly twisted.
While watching him, Sasha continued cutting the rope tied around her wrists.
Chapter 869
She had been at the rope for a few hours. After she was sent back the previous time, she started to cut at the rope with the tiny needle clutched in her hand.
When she was tied up earlier on, she had secretly retrieved that needle.
Although it could not sever the ropes as cleanly as a blade, she could use it to slowly cut the strands apart, especially since she had no weapons with her.
Once the strands were cut, the rope would weaken and she could break free from it easily.
Holding her breath, Sasha continued her motions.
“Baylor White, you better pray that this scandal will die down peacefully. Otherwise, I’ll skin you alive!”
The person on the phone warned Baylor one last time before hanging up.
Baylor immediately smashed the phone onto the ground.
Sasha was so surprised that the needle slipped from her fingers and pierced into her wrist.
Inhaling sharply, she was in so much pain that sweat dotted her forehead.
When Baylor’s subordinate heard her gasp, he immediately shot a glance at her.
Within the blink of an eye, she regained her composure and sat there indifferently. Her hands, which were tied to the chair, remained motionless.
Eventually, the man averted his gaze from her and looked back at Baylor.
“Mr. White, is the call from your father? W-What did he say? We concealed this matter so well, so why would it suddenly be exposed onto the Internet?”
“Why are you asking me that?”
Baylor immediately raised his head and glared at him, his gaze as sharp and vicious as daggers.
The subordinate cowered, not daring to say anything else.
It was true that there was something fishy about this. Till now, no one knew about their relationship with Hubert.
Instead of contacting them personally, Hubert had always used an intermediary.
How did this matter get exposed? Even the microchip scandal was revealed too.
The subordinate was thinking about a particular suspect.
When Baylor averted his gaze, an answer had already emerged in his mind.
He knew very well how Hubert died, and who killed him.
Hence, he knew better than anyone else who the culprit was.
Sebastian Hayes!
Furious, Baylor gritted his teeth so forcefully that he almost crushed them.
“Mr. White?”
“We’re leaving this place immediately!” spat Baylor viciously after a while.
The subordinate widened his eyes. “Leave? Are you saying that…”
“He’ll soon send someone here to drag me back. Now that the White House is in chaos, the only way for him to resolve everything is to use me as the scapegoat.”
As he spoke, he even laughed.
Already imagining the scenario, he squeezed out a smile. At that moment, his eyes were filled with a mocking and contemptuous look.
The subordinate was stunned.
Without saying anything, he walked toward Sasha, who stared back at him coldly.
She continued hiding the needle in her wrist and sat there with her hands tied, as if nothing had happened.
“Let’s go to the airport.”
The subordinate did not notice anything suspicious.
He lifted her from the chair and dragged her out.
A few minutes later, they arrived at the car park outside Bridgewater Estate.
“Don’t worry. Even though I’ve left the White family, you will not suffer. After following me to Moranta, you’ll be fed and clothed well. I’ll give you the best of everything.”
This is hilarious. He’s already been exiled from his family, but he’s still trying to console me.
Staring at him, Sasha scoffed coldly.
“I’m really curious. Weren’t you helping your family by doing all this? Why are you being abandoned right after something bad happens? Aren’t you part of the White family?”
Baylor’s face immediately paled as a look of fury crossed his eyes.
“That’s none of your business.”
“Of course it isn’t. I’m just telling you that even if you bring me with you, I can’t cure your illness.”
No longer harboring any inhibitions, Sasha told him outright that there was no way he could be cured.
Surprisingly, he was not angry.
“It’s fine. I’m satisfied if I can be with you before I die.”
He’s really crazy!
Sasha remained silent while being shoved into the car. The car drove toward the airport rapidly.
When Sasha was dragged out of the car and into the airport, the rope tying her hands was already quite loose.
She had not given up at all on their way there.
Just as she thought she could sever the rope completely before they boarded the plane, Baylor grabbed her wrists.
“I can’t believe that you could cut through this rope so quickly. You’re quite determined, huh?”
Sasha stared at her wrists, which were being raised up high by Baylor. Her mind went blank while her cheeks paled.
Chapter 870
He knew about it!
“You-”
“This will be my last piece of advice to you, so listen well. There’s no way that I’ll let you escape that easily now that I’ve decided to bring you with me. If you still insist, then I’m not going to show you any mercy,” said Baylor as he inched closer to Sasha.
At the same time, he even waved the two blue pills in his hand right in front of her.
Blood drained from Sasha’s face at the sight of that.
Monster!
Finally, Sasha gave in. She sat in the VIP lounge hopelessly with her face as white as a sheet.
Suddenly, someone in the lounge pointed in their direction and shouted, “Look, it’s Baylor White. That’s Alfred White’s son, Baylor White!”
Sasha immediately looked up when she heard that.
She realized then that everybody was looking at them, and they seemed pissed.
She did not expect that they would be able to recognize Baylor just like that.
Did the news become worse online?
At that moment, Sasha saw a glimmer of hope. She knew that she would have a chance at escaping as long as the people had Baylor surrounded.
Thus, she shouted as loud as she could, “Yes! He’s Baylor White! Hurry up and get him!”
At the sound of that, the people in the lounge swarmed toward Baylor all at once.
“Catch him! Hurry!”
“Yes! Catch that monster and send him to the White House. That way, we’ll be able to remove his father too.”
The crowd was furious as they shouted in rage. Some even swung their fists at Baylor as though they were going to kill him at any minute.
Perhaps they were even thinking of opening up his skull and putting in a microchip.
It was no doubt a terrifying thing to think about.
Meanwhile, Sasha was already getting ready to run.
However, Baylor, who was surrounded, suddenly pulled out a gun.
Bang!
Then, a crisp and clear gunshot rang out.
Instantly, everyone crouched down with their hands covering their head.
Sasha was also stunned as she stared down at the barrel of his gun. She dared not even make a move.
“Go ahead. Weren’t you planning on running?”
Baylor walked toward her and pressed his gun against her forehead as he grabbed her by the collar.
Sasha cried out in pain as she was held by the neck so suddenly.
However, that was not even the worst.
Baylor, who was clearly beyond twisted at that point, slapped Sasha on the face when she was once again captured.
Smack!
Along with the clear, crisp sound of the slap, Sasha lost her footing.
“Do you know how much courage it took me to decide to bring you away with me? I could’ve just saved myself. Yet, I’m in this mess all because of you.”
At that moment, it seemed as though Baylor had turned into a completely different person.
He picked Sasha up from the ground furiously and gripped her tightly.
“Fine! Very well! Since you wish to die, I’ll make it happen!”
Out of his mind, Baylor then dragged her out of the lounge.
Meanwhile, Sasha had no idea what Baylor was planning at all.
She only realized what was happening when she was tied on a chair at the waiting hall and forced to put on the fake mask she had on her earlier.
“Let go! Let go of me! Let me go!”
Sasha screamed at the top of her lungs as she struggled to break free.
However, her voice could no longer reach Baylor. At that point, he was consumed with rage because of the incident back in the lounge. Once Sasha was tied to the chair, he just stood in front of her and stared at her intently.
“You’re right. I’m going to die soon. However, I’ll be happy if I could take Sebastian with me before that. To be honest, I lied. He does care a lot about you. Do you know how I ended up being pursued by the entire city? He was the one behind it, and he did it to avenge you. He exposed everything I did to destroy me and the whole White family. Macy West, you have such a good eye. You’ve found a man who is head over heels for you.”
As soon as he finished his sentence, Baylor bent down and caressed her face.
Specifically, the face that Sasha had just put on.
At that moment, tears were rolling down Sasha’s face endlessly.
Part of her was terrified about what was happening to her now, and the other part was horrified at the lunatic’s words.
“I beg you. Just kill me.”
“No, how could I? Macy, I’m just going to bring him to hell with me. You, on the other hand, should live a happy life. Be good and stay here. He’s going to be here any minute,” Baylor coaxed gently.
Then, he secured the rope on her and stuffed a piece of cloth into her mouth.
Sasha started struggling violently again and even cried through the piece of cloth in her mouth.
Then again, everything she did was useless. Soon, the person they were expecting finally arrived. A tall, slender figure in a black shirt showed up at the lounge’s entrance.
Sasha froze and stopped struggling.
It only took her a moment to regain her senses. Then, she quickly bent over and rubbed her face against her knees to reveal her actual face.
He doesn’t remember this face, so he won’t come.