Ch. 891..900
Chapter 891
She didn’t want to admit it, even though she knew that he would only have arrived at such a conclusion because he still did not remember her.
Still, she felt like her emotions were choking her up inside.
“What makes you say that?”
“You guessed Jonathan’s thoughts almost completely accurately, and I bet you purposely wore your clothes like that today. You wanted to get rid of all the people supporting Shanae,” Sebastian said, sounding rather unhappy.
Sasha was taken aback.
She hadn’t expected that he would have known that as well.
In all honesty, she was wearing her clothes that way for a special reason.
When she had gone to the store to pick out a dress with Janice, she had spotted Jasmine. Then, when Janice picked out an old-fashioned, frumpy dress for her, she hadn’t said no.
She didn’t know whose side Janice was on, but knowing Jasmine, she would never have let something like that slide.
As expected, during the actual party, Jasmine had begun to work her catty ways.
Still, Sasha hadn’t said anything about all that. How had he guessed?
She looked at him with a pale face, staying quiet for a long time.
“Darling, I-”
Before she could finish her sentence, his handsome face immediately darkened, and he got up to walk away.
“Where are you going?” Sasha asked, hurriedly chasing after him.
But he didn’t even look back, much less answer her. He strode out as if he couldn’t hear Sasha.
She started to sway on her feet, feeling as if there was a huge boulder crushing her chest. Staring at Sebastian’s retreating back, she felt a wave of fear, pain, and heartbreak crashing over her.
She had no idea what she had done to deserve this.
Even though she may not have told him that she had done it all on purpose, she didn’t think she was in the wrong. After all, she was just protecting herself when he wasn’t around. Was she truly the criminal here?
The chill in her bones had spread throughout her entire body. She felt as if she had been frozen in place.
The two boys behind her were fuming at the sight.
“How could Daddy do that? He’s making Mommy sad again. Let’s go and get him back!”
“Okay!”
The two boys ran out of the hotel, ready to find their father.
They didn’t go very far before bumping into the familiar tall figure right at the hotel doors. The man had some olive green clothes in hand as he came back.
“Daddy? What’s this?”
“Bring this to your mother. Her dress is hideous.”
He tossed the clothes over with a disgusted look on his face.
The two kids immediately smiled widely.
They caught the clothes and sped off toward their mother.
Silly Mommy! Daddy didn’t run off. He just went to look for clothes for you. After all, how could the CEO of Hayes Corporation ever let his wife be seen in such ugly clothes?
The kids brought the clothes to Sasha, who stared in surprise when she saw them.
She only came back to her senses after her sons explained everything. Immediately, her foul mood cleared up, and she scurried off to change into the olive green clothes.
Sasha actually had no idea why Sebastian was mad. He wasn’t angry because she plotted against Jasmine; he was only angry because Sasha hadn’t discussed it with him first.
When exactly had he started to act this way? He suddenly had a strange urge to be involved in all her plans. It gave him a sort of security in their relationship.
He had no idea when this started, or why he was feeling this way.
All he knew was that he got frustrated whenever she tried to do anything by herself.
For example, he had ended up rushing over to see her today.
After Sasha put on the olive green uniform, she ran out in excitement despite looking like a hot air balloon.
Even though she had to shove the loose T-shirt into the hem of the long, baggy pants that she needed to roll up, she ran out in the uniform looking ecstatic.
“Darling! What do you think?”
All of them fell into dead silence.
Finally, Vivian was the one to say cutely, “Mommy, I think you look very pretty. It’s much better than the dress you had on just now.”
Matteo and Ian both nodded in approval.
As for Sebastian, he just reached out and picked up Vivian before the five of them left the hotel hand-in-hand.
The clothes really are nice, Sasha thought to herself. We should make some for the kids too, so we can all match as a family.
A few days later, Sebastian had gone back to the military base. Sasha was at Oceanic Estate when Sabrina suddenly messaged her.
Sabrina: Come over, my bar is open.
What the hell? Am I reading this wrongly? What bar is she talking about?
Sasha rubbed her eyes, thinking she was seeing things.
However, right after that, Sabrina sent her a location, as if she could sense Sasha’s disbelief.
What?
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She still ended up leaving Oceanic Estate and heading to the coordinates that Sabrina had sent her.
When she arrived, she couldn’t believe her eyes. The bar was located in the busiest area of town and was pretty large in size.
This woman is practically throwing money away at this point.
Sasha approached the entrance of the bar.
“Hi, are you Ms. Wand?”
“That’s me.”
“You’re finally here! Please follow me inside. Our boss has been waiting for you to arrive.”
A heavily made-up woman who had been standing at the doorway immediately clung to her in a friendly way after checking who she was.
They then walked in together.
Starting a bar was probably small fry to the likes of Sabrina.
However, the sheer size of the bar still shocked Sasha. Doesn’t she need to go back to the company? Besides, isn’t Solomon going to be mad that she suddenly did something like this?
Sasha walked into the bar and realized that it was even larger inside than it looked on the outside.
The loud music pounded against her eardrums, and she even spotted a large dance floor in the middle of the room.
A bunch of people were dancing wildly to the music.
Is this a bar or a club?
Not being able to stand this type of atmosphere, Sasha frowned.
“You’re finally here! What do you think about my bar?”
Sabrina finally appeared.
She was wearing a strappy black top that matched her black patent leather miniskirt. Her long legs were out on display as she marched dutifully toward Sasha. Once she was in front of Sasha, she gave her a pat on the back.
Sasha fell silent.
With a glance at Sabrina’s smoky makeup and the smell of alcohol emanating off her, she snatched the cigarette that Sabrina had been holding in one hand.
“What are you up to now? Are you trying to stick to Devin?”
“Bullsh*t!” Sabrina denied. “I just wanted to make an investment. What’s this got to do with him?”
Sasha rolled her eyes. She knew how stubborn Sabrina could be.
Still, she was too lazy to start an argument and waved her hand, beckoning for the woman who had greeted her before to come over.
“Go and get your boss’ jacket for her.”
“What?”
That woman stared at Sasha wordlessly, seemingly in disbelief about what she had just heard.
This is a bar! How can the boss of this bar be all covered up and conservative?
However, her boss simply waved for her to go and get it after a twitch of her eye.
“Sasha, you’re more of a nagger than my own mother.”
“I’m just doing what’s good for you. If you really like Devin, you have to change these habits of yours. They’re the Jadesons, after all. Do you really think they’ll accept you if you act like this?”
Sasha hit the jackpot.
Sabrina finally fell silent after Sasha’s reprimands.
After putting her jacket on, Sabrina started showing Sasha around.
“I’m planning to make this place into Jadeborough’s most exclusive, high-class leisure and entertainment area. Imagine all the rich people who will come here to spend their money! What do you think?”
Sasha just looked at her, unwilling to say anything else.
Is she actually here for business, or is this another one of her plots to get her man?
Sasha could feel a headache coming on.
However, the more she looked around, the more she realized that this place was actually in extremely good shape.
She had no idea what it looked like before, but the place was absolutely packed now and had quite a lot to offer too.
“Sabrina, where have you been? We haven’t cut the cake yet!”
“Don’t leave us like that next time!”
All of a sudden, a bunch of young men and women appeared from one of the private rooms and hurried over to pull Sabrina away.
Sasha was taken aback.
Are these her friends? Didn’t she just come here? How did she make close friends so quickly?
She looked at Sabrina, who seemed to be comfortable even among the throng of young men who had their arms slung over her.
“I didn’t leave you! My sister-in-law is here. Let me introduce you all. This is Sasha, my sister-in-law,” Sabrina said as she gestured at Sasha.
Those people immediately stopped clowning around and looked at Sasha seriously.
Sabrina was known for being the beloved daughter of the Hayes family, so naturally, everyone knew who her brother was as well.
“Ah, Mrs. Hayes. I’m sorry, we didn’t notice you just now.”
“Yes, we didn’t mean to ignore you. We’re friends with Ms. Hayes over here, and since her bar just opened, we just wanted to come over to support her and join in the fun.”
“That’s right!”
They immediately started treating Sasha with the respect that Sabrina had never gotten.
Sabrina was kind of annoyed.
We’re both from the Hayes family, so why are they treating us so differently?
“It’s all right. Thank you for taking care of my sister. She’s new here, so it means a lot,” Sasha said graciously.
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Everyone except for Sasha and Sabrina walked back inside.
It was almost time for Sasha to pick up her kids, so she prepared to leave.
“Where are you staying? Send me the address so I can pop by and visit.”
“Visit? Can’t you just come here and help me out?”
“What?” Sasha thought she was hallucinating. “Help you out?”
Sabrina nodded. “Yeah. You’re not doing anything at Oceanic Estate anyway, and you’re not working at that shabby hospital. Why not come by and help me when you’re free?”
“But I’ve never done this stuff before.”
“You just have to help me keep an eye on the money. It’s kind of risky not having someone I trust working in such a big bar with me. You wouldn’t want to see me exhaust myself either, right?”
Wow. She’s playing the relative card.
Sasha couldn’t exactly say no after that, so she agreed to come by during the day if she wasn’t busy for as long as Sebastian was gone.
Half an hour later, Sasha arrived at the elementary school.
While it wasn’t as pretty as Opal Garden Academy, it was a rather good school since it was under the military. It was well facilitated and was overall much better than other public schools out there.
That’s why children that don’t manage to enter Opal Garden Academy would be sent here instead, using whatever methods necessary.
After driving to the school, Sasha asked the guard at the gates, “Hi, are the first graders out yet?”
There was no longer any need for personal bodyguards after transferring here. It was the military base, after all, and it was under the Jadesons, so no one in their right minds would risk their lives to harm a few kids.
Still, it had to be said that the school’s attitude was pretty bad.
“They come out at 5 p.m. Didn’t you check the parents’ group chat?” the guard replied impatiently.
The parents’ group chat?
She had just transferred her kids to the school, so how was she supposed to know about that?
All she could do was wait patiently at the gates.
Luckily, since it was rather close to the end of the school day, quite a few parents were also waiting at the gates. Someone came over to talk to Sasha after overhearing her conversation.
“You don’t come to pick your kids up often, do you? Since you don’t even know about the group chat.”
“Yeah. I’m usually quite busy,” Sasha randomly fibbed.
The parent immediately kept the conversation going. “That’s not right. What could be more important than your kids? It’s pretty hard to even get into this school.”
“Is it?”
“Of course! Which class is your kid in? I’ll add you to the group chat.”
What an enthusiastic parent.
She told the parent all three of her kids’ classes and got added into the WhatsApp group chat.
“Don’t talk too much in this group chat, all right? Just answer the teachers once in a while and keep an eye out for any announcements. If you don’t watch yourself, you might even end up offending some kid’s parents.”
Why does that sound so backhanded? Also, which parent should I be scared of offending anyway? Aren’t the teachers the most important people in a group chat like this?
Sasha really couldn’t understand what the parent was trying to say until the teacher suddenly sent a message.
Class Teacher: Dear parents, the kids had a test today and many of them did rather well.
Following closely was a picture of the class name list along with each kid’s results next to their names.
Sasha skimmed through the list and suddenly became extremely alert at the sight of a big fat ‘0’ behind her kids’ names.
What are those two little brats up to?
Sasha started to feel a bit agitated.
After the parents saw the name list and results, they started discussing wildly.
Sally’s Mom: Oh, my kid did all right. It’s within my expectations.
Stanley’s Dad: Good job to Sally! Your girl’s quite bright. I can’t believe her results were only within your expectations. As expected of a smart kid.
Mikey’s Mom: I agree.
Janet’s Dad: @Stanley’s Dad, your son did very well too. Ninety and above for all three subjects is exceptional.
Sally’s Mom: I agree. You don’t have to be all modest.
In just a few minutes, the parents had flooded the group chat as they sang praises for each other’s kids and completely ignored the teacher.
All Sasha wanted to do was run in and interrogate her boys about their horrible results.
Suddenly, the group chat started talking about them.
Sally’s Mom: Speaking of which, who are those two kids who got a zero? Are they new?
Mikey’s Mom: I think so.
Sally’s Mom: Still, zero marks? Didn’t they transfer from Opal Garden Academy? How could they get zero marks for a simple test?
Stanley’s Dad: Hahaha. I know, right?
Those three simple words perfectly showed how much they looked down on Ian and Matteo.
Sasha was absolutely taken aback.
When their three kids had transferred over, Sebastian had made sure to tell Jonathan not to let anyone know who they were. As such, everyone thought they were just normal children.
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They had also been registered as “Hayes” instead of “Jadeson”, but that still wasn’t a reason to treat them so lowly.
This was a parents’ group chat, after all. Didn’t they have even this basic sense of respect?
Sasha was in disbelief.
The bell finally rang, and Sasha walked in with her card in hand.
As expected, the Grade 1 Class 4 classroom was already surrounded by parents waiting eagerly.
Every one of them was dressed to the nines, and the women had expensive purses to top it all off.
As for the men, if they weren’t on a phone call with their expensive briefcases between their arms, then they were purposely flashing their wrists adorned with pricey watches as they scrolled through their first-class mobile phones.
“Mrs. Lane, Jean did exceptionally well today. Maybe you can give her a nice reward when you get home.”
“Mr. Lynch, Jayden is a really bright kid. He got a few questions wrong, but I’m sure he’ll do even better for the next test.”
“Mrs. Thompson!”
The teacher started calling out each child from the classroom.
As each kid came outside, she started patiently explaining their results and describing what they could do to improve to their parents.
After that, all the parents went home happily.
Then it was time for Ian and Matteo to be called.
“Mrs. Hayes? Is Mrs. Hayes here?”
“Yes, I’m here,” Sasha quickly answered.
As soon as she answered, the parents who had been crowding around the classroom immediately parted ways for her to step forward.
She felt everyone’s eyes on her.
So she’s the mom of those twins, everyone was probably thinking.
They were curious, but above that, they were severely doubting the twins’ intelligence due to their results.
Their stares toward Sasha were mostly filled with pity and disdain.
Sasha didn’t care about them and approached the teacher. “Hi, I’m their mother.”
“Ah, so you’re finally here. Mrs. Hayes, do you know what your kids did at school today? It was bad enough that they left their exam sheet blank, but they even started a fight with Stanley!”
“Huh?”
That didn’t only shock everyone around them, but also Sasha.
“A fight?”
“Yes! Stanley brought a toy with him, but your son wanted to snatch it away. When Stanley tried to take it back, Matteo punched him! Look!”
The teacher pulled a small boy with a bruised face out of the classroom and pointed at his injury angrily.
Sasha fell dead silent.
Why are they starting fights when they only just got transferred here?
Sasha felt her anger bubbling up and pulled her sons closer to her. “What happened? Why are you snatching other kids’ belongings?”
“But we didn’t snatch anything, Mommy! That toy was Ian’s Transformers figurine, but Stanley took it and said it was his. He even pushed him! That’s why I had to push him back,” Matteo said honestly.
Ian’s expression was dark, but he wasn’t disagreeing.
However, the little boy named Stanley Cade suddenly yelled, “You liar! That’s mine! My dad bought it for me from overseas. How could a hillbilly like you have a toy like that?”
He was barely seven years old, and yet he was already talking like this.
Matteo’s temper reached its peak once again. He rolled up his sleeves, preparing to land another punch.
Just about then, a man with a briefcase in hand and his gelled hair slicked back emerged from the crowd.
“What’s wrong? Is that my son?” he barked loudly.
His voice was powerful and commanding, and the force of it almost caused the glass windows to shake.
Sasha frowned and immediately pulled both of her sons closer to her.
“Dad, they were the ones who snatched my toy and even hit me!” Stanley began to wail exaggeratedly.
He began to sob and cry and continued framing Ian and Matteo.
The middle-aged man immediately approached Sasha and the kids angrily.
“Impressive! You just came and you’re already beating people up. Whose kids are you?”
Sasha stepped in front of Ian and Matteo, protecting them.
“Please calm down. We still have to look further into this matter because there’s no proof.”
“Proof? Are you saying my son is framing your kids?” the man barked again.
“Stanley has always been an outstanding student. He’s studious and is also the class monitor, so how could a kid like that lie for something like a toy?”
“Yes. Everyone here can attest to that.”
“I agree!”
Everyone started to defend the middle-aged man and his son, as if they had agreed beforehand to gang up on Sasha and her sons.
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Moreover, the most terrible thing was that a parent started to egg on, “I think it’s better to call the principal to deal with a student like this. After all, not everyone can enroll in Military Elementary School.”
“I agree!” someone agreed to the proposal.
When Sasha heard that, she was mad.
Just as she wanted to argue that the toy belonged to her son, a pair of small hands suddenly grabbed her.
“It’s fine, Mommy. Let’s stop arguing with him. I’ll apologize to him.” Then, Matteo walked toward Stanley.
All Sasha could do was watch on in anger.
Shortly afterward, Matteo apologized sincerely to Stanley, who was still in tears, “Stanley, I’m sorry. It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have snatched your toy and hit you. I hope you can forgive me, and I promise I won’t do that again in the future.”
Instantaneously, Stanley gave him a triumphant look. “Sure. If you crawl between my legs, I’ll forgive you.”
What? Is this really what a child would say?
Hearing that, Sasha completely lost her mind. She glanced at the unconcerned people around her and stepped forward, wanting to pull Matteo back to prevent him from being humiliated by a child with such bad manners.
However, Matteo looked at Stanley and smiled.
“Okay. But you have to be careful tomorrow because I’ll expose the fact that you copied Freya’s answers in the examination.”
In an instant, Stanley was rendered speechless by his words.
“Also, are you sure the toy is yours? All of us are well aware that Ian has played with it for several years, and there are still his teeth marks on it. I don’t mind letting you take it out tomorrow and ask him to bite on it again in front of all our classmates.”
Matteo said those words softly. It was so soft that only Stanley could hear him.
This brat deserves to be taught a lesson. If only Mommy wasn’t here alone now; otherwise, Ian and I would have definitely made him regret his actions today. It’s too bad we’re afraid that she’ll be frightened.
Immediately, Stanley’s face turned pale.
He dared not make any more demands and left in a panic after taking his father’s hand.
When the parents standing at the door saw that the situation had been resolved, all of them dispersed in a flash. In the end, only Sasha and her sons remained in the classroom.
“Mrs. Hayes, although Stanley’s father decided not to pursue the matter further, I hope you can take this matter seriously. The children are attending the school to gain knowledge, not to fight and create trouble, don’t you agree?”
“Yes. You’re right.”
“Also, your sons aren’t taking their classes seriously. They’re always doing their own things when the teachers are teaching. In this exam, both of them scored zero marks, and their younger sister in the next class only scored around thirty points too.”
Listening to the teacher’s words, Sasha was bereft of speech.
In the meantime, both Matteo and Ian put their hands on their foreheads.
Stupid Vivi. What should we do?
Only after Sasha assured the teacher again and again that she would lecture her children was she able to bring her two sons out of the classroom and pick up her daughter. Soon, the four of them left the school.
“Can the two of you explain why you scored zero marks in the exam this time?”
As soon as they got into the car, Sasha could not hold back anymore. While driving, she stared at the two boys through the rearview mirror and questioned them.
Once Vivian heard that, she widened her eyes in shock.
Matt and Ian scored zero points? Seriously? That’s amazing! I finally scored higher than them for once!
“Mommy, those questions are retarded. Answering them is an insult to our intelligence.”
“What did you say?”
Sasha was so infuriated that she almost stepped on the brake on the spot.
At that moment, Ian, who was more obedient and sensible, responded, “Stanley hid our test papers. When we finally got them back and were about to answer the questions, the time was already up.”
“Didn’t you tell the teacher?”
“We told her, but nothing came of it.” Matteo shrugged his shoulders with a face full of disdain.
Sasha was seething with rage. For a long time, she held the steering wheel with a grim expression.
This terrible school has such a pernicious atmosphere. But why did Sebastian say it’s a decent school and even transfer the children here?
Furious, she decided to talk to Sebastian about the matter when she arrived home. She wanted the children to leave the school and study in a healthier environment as soon as possible.
Unbeknownst to her, the children immediately gathered in their room after she went upstairs.
“Have you made up your mind on what to do tomorrow?”
“I’m going to give him a taste of his own medicine,” enunciated Ian with a gloomy face while gritting his teeth.
Hearing that, Matteo laughed. “Okay! We’ll treat it as revenge for your Transformers figurine then. I’ve never been so angry like today as well. How dare he ask me to crawl between his legs!”
The next moment, he stuffed the potato chips in his hand into his mouth and crushed them with loud crunching sounds.
On the other hand, Vivian stared at her two brothers and felt confused.
Why are they so angry today? I had a good day today, though. Everyone in the class played with me, and the teacher treated me well after they helped her repair her phone.
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At the same time, Sasha was sending messages to Sebastian, who was in the military base.
What made her even more incensed was that the parents in the WhatsApp group began to talk about the incident again.
Sasha: Darling, look at this! What kind of school is this? How could these parents say something like this?
Immediately after she sent the message, she took a screenshot of the group chat and sent it to him.
Grade 1 Class 4 Group Chat
Mikey’s Mom: @Stanley’s Dad, is your son okay? Did you bring him to the doctor?
Sally’s Mom: Yeah, he was hurt so badly earlier. Why didn’t the parents of those twins say anything? They just transferred here, and they’re already beating others up like this. Will our children be in danger from now on?
Jayden’s Dad: I’m so scared. Who are they? Why did they suddenly transfer to our school?
Sally’s Mom: I heard that they transferred from Opal Garden Academy.
As soon as Opal Garden Academy was mentioned, it caused an uproar in the group chat.
That was because Opal Garden Academy was said to be the best school in Jadeborough, but they only cared about accepting students with good academic performance. Hence, not every student in it was from a rich family.
After Sasha read the messages of those parents that were full of disdain and contempt, she was filled with indignation.
Sasha: Do you see this? What kind of parents are these?
Darling: What’s so strange about this? All of them are influential figures in this city.
Sasha: What did you say?
She looked at the reply in astonishment and froze on the spot.
Influential figures? Then, this school…
Darling: Opal Garden Academy is a public school, but the enrollment requirements are strict. The children born to these powerful figures are all good-for-nothings. Except for this school, where else can they go?
Sasha: Then, isn’t this school worse? It’s concentrated with all these second generations of officials.
Darling: What’s so bad about that? Isn’t your son the second generation of an official as well?
In an instant, she was rendered speechless while staring at Sebastian’s reply.
No, they’re not the second generation. They’re the fourth generation! Wait, that isn’t the main point. Most importantly, has he admitted that his descendants are the second generation of officials? Also, what does he mean by this? Knowing that it’s full of second generations of officials, he still sent the children there? Isn’t he afraid that with the temperament and IQ of his sons, they’ll cause a lot of trouble? For instance, they’d already started today.
The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt.
Sasha: Darling, are you planning something again?
Darling: No.
There was another moment of silence.
After waiting for a long time, she was about to put down the phone. At that moment, he sent her a voice message.
“Let Mark settle this kind of thing in the future. You stay at home and tidy up the room. I’ll be back in a few days.”
Suddenly, he changed the topic.
He’ll be back in a few days?
When Sasha heard his magnetic and deep voice, she instantly forgot everything and was so happy that she almost lost her sense of direction.
Sasha: Okay, Darling. I’ll do it right away.
Then, she tossed the phone aside and ran to the third floor to clean up the room happily.
On the other hand, Sebastian was relieved after seeing the last message on the phone and turned around to continue training.
He was indeed planning something, and it was something big.
However, he did not want her to get involved.
Even Jonathan probably did not understand it.
In fact, Jonathan really could not comprehend why Sebastian would transfer the children from the best school in Jadeborough to such a terrible school.
A week later, someone told him that many students in that elementary school began to transfer to another school, especially those with parents who held important posts. In just a few days, they had gone through the transfer procedures for their children.
What happened?
Looking at Mark, who was in charge of picking up the children, he asked, “What’s going on?”
A fine sheen of sweat covered Mark’s forehead as he answered, “Mr. Ian and Mr. Matteo have been fighting almost every day in the school and beat them away.”
“Beat them away?” Jonathan was in disbelief. “Why did they beat the others? Haven’t they always been well-behaved?”
“Yes, they were well-behaved at first, but later, after the news about them transferring over from Opal Garden Academy was exposed, many students laughed at them and snatched their things. That was why Mr. Ian and Mr. Matteo started fighting with them.”
Hearing that, Jonathan was at a loss for words.
“So, they ran away after getting beaten up?”
“Uh…”
Mark did not dare to say that a large part of the reason those students would leave was that after they were beaten up by Ian and Matteo, they found out that the twins were actually the great-grandsons of the Jadesons.
Then, they were scared away.
No one in Jadeborough had seen the Jadesons send their children to such a school for so many years.
The children of the Jadesons were so precious that they were usually treated with utmost care. With such an identity, why would they come to such a school?
Hence, the only explanation was that there had to be another purpose for them to transfer there.
Upon realizing that, those parents could not help but think of the White family, who had just fallen out with the Jadesons not long ago.
Everyone was afraid to get involved.
Thus, on that night, many people moved away with their families. When the White House heard of the news, more than half of the Cabinet Council were no longer in Jadeborough.
“Jonathan Jadeson!” Alfred furiously roared while reaching out to flip the table in front of him.
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In a war, if one wanted to increase one’s chances of winning, removing the opponent’s supports first was indeed the best way.
When Jonathan finally knew about it, he was shocked at first, but he felt ecstatic immediately afterward.
“It seems like Mr. Sebastian is helping you out now.”
“Yes.” Jonathan nodded, and his eyes were full of smiles.
At the same time, Mark also smiled. “If that truly is the case, that would be great as we don’t have to worry about things anymore. With Mr. Sebastian’s abilities, dealing with the White House is like a walk in the park.”
Jonathan agreed with him as well.
He was well aware that if it were not for the powers he held in his hands, he would definitely not be able to fight against the White House all these years.
Even Baylor was able to maneuver such brilliant and covert schemes.
How could Jonathan be a match for that?
Because of that, he had been tense and dared not to relax at all over the years, not until he found the proud grandson that he once lost.
At that moment, he decided that he would personally pick Sebastian up on the day he came out.
In the meantime, Sasha was also waiting.
That day, she went to Sabrina’s bar and told her about the good news. “Sebastian is coming back.”
“Really?”
As expected, Sabrina, who was learning to mix cocktails with the bartender, widened her eyes in surprise.
“When he’s back, bring him here to celebrate, won’t you?”
“Okay. We can take this opportunity to call Devin out too,” teased Sasha.
In an instant, Sabrina blushed with embarrassment. Then, she glared at Sasha angrily, turned around, and continued to mix drinks.
After staying for a while, Sasha went back to work.
“Shae, look, this is the bar I told you. How is it? Isn’t the environment splendid?”
Just as Sasha was about to head over to the office for work, a large group of young men and women came into the bar.
The person who was at the head of the group was wearing a white dress, her long black hair hanging over her shoulders. At first glance, she looked surprisingly gorgeous.
Shanae Woods? Why is she here?
After Sasha caught a glimpse of the woman, she immediately recognized who she was.
“Not bad.”
However, Shanae did not notice Sasha. Standing among the group of people, she shot an arrogant look around the bar and nodded reluctantly.
When those people saw that, they instantly felt happy.
“Then, we’ll celebrate your birthday party here. Finn, hurry up and book a private room.”
“There’s no need to book a private room. Since it’s Shae’s birthday, of course we have to book the entire place!”
A man dressed in fancy clothes, who looked like an heir from a wealthy family, boldly exclaimed that he would book the entire bar.
Book the entire place? The daily revenue of the bar is at least three million. Since Sabrina is such a shrewd woman, this man will probably end up having to pay five million. Well, he seems to be extremely rich anyway.
Sasha did not bother about them and went to do her work.
Ten minutes later, Sabrina, who had come over, fiddled on the calculator on the bar counter. As Sasha expected, she quoted a price of five million.
“Five million!”
When those people heard that, all of them widened their eyes in shock.
As the man who said that he would book the entire place, Finn Quigley’s face fell as well.
“My daily turnover is more than four million. If you want to book the entire place, I will have to reject the business of some old customers. All those are losses, you know. Also, if you want to pursue a woman, you have to be generous. See, the woman of your dreams is not happy that you’re hesitating.”
Finally, Sabrina sat at the bar counter and reminded Finn while glancing at Shanae.
What a minx.
After being provoked, Finn finally gritted his teeth and agreed.
When the group of people behind him heard that, they all cheered, and Shanae lifted her head proudly with a smug expression on her face.
How could she feel upset when someone spent five million for her birthday?
Hence, the bar was booked by that group of people for that day. They invited a lot of people and cut the cake at the center of the dance floor.
That day, Shanae was adored and pampered by everyone present.
In the meantime, Sabrina hid in the room and secretly sent someone a message. Since someone had booked the entire bar, she did not have much work to do.
Sabrina: Devin, I’m free today. Should we go out for a meal?
Devin: No.
Sabrina: Why? Are you busy? I’ve been here for so many days. I don’t mind that you didn’t come to support me, but how can you reject my invitation for a meal too?
Devin: …
Sabrina: Fine. I won’t bother you anymore.
Shortly afterward, she put down her phone as a depressed look took over her face.
A few minutes later, Sasha, who was in the office auditing the accounts, saw a dejected woman standing at the door.
“You wanna have a meal together?”
“Huh? Now?” Sasha looked at the watch on her wrist.
Infuriated, Sabrina responded, “Yes! Only after eating can I have the strength to work!”
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Sasha had no idea where this woman’s bountiful flirtatiousness stemmed from but since it was a lunch invitation, she decidedly tidied up and stepped out.
“Well, come on.”
“Oh, all right…”
Sabrina was finally sufficiently satisfied. She snapped her fingers and the two of them prepared to set off.
It was at this moment that a server from the bar hustled over. “Boss, the gentleman who booked the entire place said that he wants us to help with the decoration. The flowers and balloons have already arrived. Should we go ahead with his request?”
Decoration? Does he think that this is his wedding venue?
The short-fused Sabrina reflexively thought about declining the request but Sasha held her back.
“Since you’ve accepted such a generous payment from him, surely it’s not that big of a deal to lend a hand? It’s not like you have to do it yourself.”
Sabrina twitched her lips and grunted grudgingly.
Following that, she sent some people to move the delivered flowers, balloons, and the likes inside.
“Wow. This rich brat’s quite the lavish spender, isn’t he? Buying this many white roses must have cost a bomb.”
“Of course, each and every stalk was directly air-flown from overseas.”
“Damn… Air-flown, huh? Isn’t it just a birthday celebration? Who’s the girl that this wealthy scion is splashing out so much money for?”
Those assigned to the task started to speculate fervently amongst themselves because all of the flowers that were delivered were non-native and unavailable locally. Everyone became intrigued by Shanae.
Sasha was not around and Sabrina had no idea who Shanae was. She was scrutinizing the flowers in the workers’ hands when she overheard their exchange.
Imported? Haha. That has got to be the lowest quality stuff.
Sabrina took it upon herself to direct the staff to move everything to the bar’s main dance floor.
“Hey, pretty boy. Your stuff’s here. How do you want them to be set up?”
“Go check with Shae.”
Unexpectedly, that rich boy pointed his finger at the stage. Seated right in front of it was a girl in a white dress who was the center of everyone’s attention.
Sabrina’s sight, too, naturally fell upon her.
Truth be told, the high and mighty Sabrina Hayes had never served anyone before. For the sake of that five million, however, she decided to make an exception, just for today.
Sabrina thus strolled over. “Tell us how you want it done, sugar.”
Shanae rolled her eye at Sabrina. “How will y’all be able to turn this dump into anything half-decent? Just go on ahead and do whatever.”
The quietly seething Sabrina was that close to flipping the table and storming off.
What the hell? She was outraged by that slight.
Finn happened to be walking by. When he heard Shanae’s words, he immediately started to pacify her. “What sort of decorations would you like, Shae? How about we all work together to get it done?”
“Yeah, Shae. Just say the word and we’ll make it happen.”
A minor commotion broke out below the stage when the people who had gathered there seconded his proposal.
Sabrina watched as that lass impassively turned her eyes skyward while she sat there. “The Dysonii. Do you guys know how to create that?”
“Why, yes! Of course we do!”
The group nodded agreeably before they rolled up their sleeves and got to work.
What the heck is a Dysonii?
Sabrina’s brows furrowed. She had no clue as to the meaning of the term.
However, she felt a little more at ease once she saw how this group seemed able to execute their task without the involvement of her own people. Hence, she decided to pack it in and head out with Sasha as they had earlier planned.
“Say, who’s this Shanae?”
“Don’t you know she’s the scion of the Woods family? That illustrious family of academics based in Jadeborough?”
Sabrina suddenly overheard someone discussing the girl’s identity on her way out.
An illustrious family of academics?
Not exactly well-informed culturally, Sabrina was not able to grasp the significance of this girl’s stature.
Regardless, she inferred from what she did manage to pick up that the girl must be someone rather important. With that understanding, she became less surprised as to why the girl had so many people fawning over her.
Sabrina was about to make her exit when she was stopped in her tracks.
“Um, why are you leaving, Boss? Aren’t you going to stay and assist us?”
“What?” Sabrina turned back wide-eyed. She thought she might have misheard the question. “Assist you?”
“That’s right. Don’t you know how many bouquets we’ll need to put together to form a Dysonii? We paid good money for this, so surely you’re not expecting to be doing nothing.”
One of the girls in the crowd immediately started to gripe when she saw that Sabrina still did not seem to get it. That displeasure quickly spread to the others in the group.
Most of their unhappiness seemed to be directed at the bar staff for not pulling their weight.
In spite of her own chagrin, Sabrina contained herself upon considering that the bar had only started operation recently. Subsequently, she recalled her staff and then proceeded to assist with the decoration effort.
It was at that point that she realized they were supposed to bunch up the roses into the shapes resembling a butterfly’s wing, secure the creations with a string, and tack them onto the bar’s wall.
Are you crazy? Is it necessary to go to such lengths?
When Sabrina saw the manner in which her staff was being pushed around, the habitually volatile woman decided that she had had enough.
“Hang on a second here. What’s this for? To have this place looking like a butterfly? Is this approach even necessary? Can’t you just arrange them directly? Why do you have to make it so troublesome?”
“Arrange them?”
Her comment prompted a sharp retort. “Do you think this is something you can simply clobber together? The arrangement you described can only be created by a skilled floral artist.”
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“That’s right. Would we need to mess around here if we were that good at it?”
“Forget it. There’s no point explaining too much. She just runs a bar and probably doesn’t have any understanding of something as sophisticated as floral art.”
That last part was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Floral arrangement is the mark of sophistication?
Should that be the case, would someone like her, who cuts a stalk or two from her garden at home to fiddle with out of boredom, not be immersed in acts of sophistication day in, day out?
Sabrina found the comment terribly absurd.
She scrutinized all the scornful looks from those around her, including that of Shanae. Shanae’s gaze was especially vile, as though she thought Sabrina was pathetic.
Me? Pathetic?
Sabrina bent down and gathered a few stalks of roses. She trimmed them up to their peduncles and then gently massaged the flower buds.
All those around her were astonished to see the closed buds starting to open up.
That was not all. After she was done with that step, she got someone from the bar to fetch her some steel wires.
The steel support was threaded through the peduncles and then maneuvered in such a way that fastened the flowers together. By doing so, she had created a cluster of blossoms that seemingly came straight from the gardens themselves. The crowd before her gawked.
This… This is simply incredible!
They had been painstakingly stringing the flowers, one by one, before grouping them together on the wall to form an ocean of blossoms. On the other hand, the proprietress of this bar managed to create the same effect with much less effort.
“This… is akin to the floral art from Thymion. This is no longer floral arrangement but a work of artisanal proficiency.”
“Really?” Someone who knew a thing or two about the topic exclaimed when she saw this bouquet.
Everyone was in a state of stunned disbelief.
Shanae, too, looked thoroughly embarrassed when she saw that bouquet for herself.
How could this bar operator know how to do this?
According to what she heard, floral art from Thymion was much more arduous than the floral arrangement practiced locally. Only the wealthiest folks had the means to commission such works.
This woman knows how to do it. What does this imply?
Shanae then withdrew her own surprised gaze as resentment took over.
Conversely, Sabrina demonstrated magnanimity by introducing these yokels to a truly skilled floral arrangement. With a wave of her hand, she gestured to her staff to follow suit.
After ten minutes or so, the work was close to completion and Sabrina was ready to leave.
“Let’s have lunch, Sasha. Let’s go!” She beckoned to Sasha once again.
At this moment, a towering man decked out in an olive green military outfit suddenly showed up outside the bar’s entrance. Upon entering the premises, his keen eyes casually swept across the interior and landed on her.
“Sabrina?”
“Huh?” Sabrina, who was still barking out instructions, immediately turned around.
“Devin? You’re back!”
Letting out a cry of exhilaration, she stopped short of jumping for joy when she saw the handsome man coming toward her.
Devin acknowledged her with a nod. “Yeah. I was just passing through the area. What are you doing? Have you eaten yet?”
He seemed to be a little evasive—or perhaps his behavior could be better described as not as forthcoming as he had been before.
Not that Sabrina cared that much about the details, though. She was already over the moon when she learned that the man came by to ask her to dine together.
“Come on out, Sasha. Devin’s here to join us for lunch.” She raised her voice even louder.
Sasha did not hear her holler, however. Instead, Sabrina’s words caught the attention of Shanae who was being cheered on by the riotous masses to cut that three-tiered cake in the middle of the bar’s dance floor.
Devin?
She wondered if she heard it correctly. Why would anyone be calling that name here?
When she lifted her eyes, she chanced upon the unexpected sight of a bodacious woman throwing herself into the arms of a statuesque man near the bar counter.
Actually, Sabrina was merely grasping Devin’s arm; she was not throwing herself into his embrace, per se.
That, however, was enough to infuriate Shanae, because the latter had come to recognize the tall and dashing man to be the very guy who she clamored for. Devin, the son of the Jadesons!
What is he doing here and what’s the deal with that woman? Isn’t she the owner of this bar? Why is she being so chummy with him?
Shanae’s pretty face stiffened. No longer in the mood to cut the cake, she chucked the plastic knife aside, lifted the hem of her dress, and stormed over.
Tension filled the entire room. Even Finn, who was on one knee with a blue box in his hands, looked bewildered.
Oblivious to what was transpiring on the dance floor, Sabrina continued to cling onto the man’s arm. “Where shall we go later?”
“Let go of me first!”
“What cuisine should we go for? Angladurn or Chanaean? I heard that there’s a Chartreuse Heritage Kitchen here with an exceptional menu. Why don’t we head over there and try it out?”
Sabrina paid no heed to the man’s struggle.
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As before, she was being unabashedly clingy around him; she only tightened her tentacle-like grip on his arm when he tried to shake her off.
The veins on Devin’s temples pulsed amidst his trepidation. That was when a white silhouette arrived at their side.
That figure stopped before them while they tussled away and pulled Sabrina away from the man without warning. She then sent one tight slap across Sabrina’s face.
Slap!
Its crisp sound reverberated throughout the bar and turned it deathly silent.
Sabrina mentally blanked out from that backhand and stayed that way for a long time.
Even Devin was dumbstruck for a moment. His eyes then widened when he recognized who the newcomer was.
He had not had the opportunity to speak before that figure in white started to berate Sabrina. “Who gave you permission to pester my fiancé like that, you shameless slut? Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you consider yourself fit enough for him?”
Time seemingly came to a standstill for Sabrina. Upon hearing the woman’s words, Sabrina turned and gave her a ferocious kick.
“Ah!” shrieked Shanae as she was ejected like a cannonball.
Everyone was dumbstruck by what unfolded before them. Devin, too, was so stunned that even his basic cognitive functions seemed to have deserted him.
Could that damned woman get any more violent than that?
“What did you just call me? Huh? I dare you to repeat that to my face!”
Upon seeing Shanae sprawling on the floor like a dead stray, the still-seething Sabrina went up to her and drove the heel of her stiletto right into Shanae’s face.
“Ahhh!”
Not only did Shanae wail in anguish, but those who had come to throw a birthday bash for her also covered their mouths and gasped. Never before had they encountered such a belligerent woman!
“You ought to know that I have never in my life had anyone call me shameless or dared lay a hand on me. You really have the guts, huh?”
With eyes bloodshot, Sabrina drove her foot down forcefully.
To be honest, Sabrina genuinely had no qualms about killing anyone, but the man behind her suddenly strode over and reached out to grab hold of her. He was looking very stern.
“What do you think you’re doing, Sabrina? Get your foot off her.”
Sabrina then turned her head around to look at him.
In the midst of her rampage just now, she seemed to recall that Shanae spoke of Devin as her fiancé. That was also what seemed to have triggered her.
Fiancé? Since when did he have a fiancée?
Sabrina’s eyes narrowed in an instant. “Who is she? And what’s your relationship with her?”
That was greeted by silence from Devin.
“Devin Jadeson, you… Hurry up and get her off me. Know that I’m your fiancée. Should anything untoward happen to me today, my Grandpa won’t let you hear the end of it! You Jadesons are going to have a lot to answer to!”
At this pivotal moment, Shanae started to cry out whilst still trapped under Sabrina’s high heel.
The color drained from Sabrina’s face, and at the same time, she felt her own arm being pulled at so aggressively that she lost her balance and stumbled a few steps.
“That’s enough from you, Sabrina!”
“What did you just say?”
Sabrina lifted her head to look at the man who still had his hands on her. She was unable to wrap her own head around what she heard.
Not only did Devin drag her away and castigate her, but he also had a long face upon seeing Shanae on the floor.
He then relinquished his grip on Sabrina and went over to assist the other woman onto her feet.
In that instant, the remnant of the fire inside Sabrina was doused. She had lost all enthusiasm for everything pertaining to this man.
She realized that despair could come so easily.
Coincidentally, Sasha finally emerged. She reacted with dismay at the mess that transpired in the bar and immediately approached the ashen-faced Sabrina.
“What happened here?”
“…It’s nothing. Let’s go. I’m starving already,” Sabrina wistfully said with half of her face red and swollen.
Sasha clenched her fists.
Feeling a terrifying chill emanating from Sabrina, Sasha shot a look at the pair standing together not far away.
She held Sabrina and led her away.
After the two ladies left, the atmosphere in the bar became much more relaxed.
“How are you doing?”
Devin still had his hands around Shanae’s arms.
That kick from Sabrina packed quite a wallop, indeed, as she had been trained before—and especially when it was doled out in a fit of jealous fury. Thus, it was understandable for Shanae to be still reeling from the attack.
Never before been so humiliated, Shanae became agitated again when she heard Devin’s words.
“What do you think? Believe me when I say that I’m not going to just let this matter slide!”