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Returning from the Dead: His Secret Lover Chapter 931

The Director of Public Prosecutions felt sorry for the Hamiltons who were crying their hearts out in the congress hall. “Old Mr. Hamilton, please try to calm down. Now that everyone is here, we will surely sort things out for you,” he consoled Christopher, Logan’s father.

“Thank you.” Christopher sniffled and murmured gratefully.

Hearing that, all the other Hamiltons nodded as they wiped off their tears.

By right, the case would be handled first by the police for investigation according to the standard procedure. After that, it would be handed over to the Department of Public Prosecutions, whereby Sebastian would be charged with the concrete evidence obtained. Then, the department would go through further interrogation before he was convicted.

However, this case was too unusual. Both the Hamiltons and the Jadesons were from prestigious and influential families of military backgrounds. Not to mention, it involved the confidentiality of the military base. Thus, the investigation and interrogation of the case had to be conducted confidentially so it would not result in a nationwide uproar. As a result, the congress hall was turned into a prosecution hall at the moment.

Before the official interrogation of the case, the Director of Public Prosecutions explained the current condition when it was first handed over to their department briefly. “Everyone, allow me to explain in brief the details obtained for this case. Old Mr. Jadeson sent Mr. Yariel Jadeson, his grandson, to the military base for intensive training. However, Mr. Jadeson was dissatisfied with the appraisal of his performance. He had a conflict with the late Mr. Logan Hamilton, his commander at that time. Subsequently, he lost his mind and strangled Mr. Hamilton.”

He mentioned Sebastian’s real name as a member of the Jadesons. The name, Yariel Jadeson, was given by Jonathan. Even so, Sebastian raised his brows and seemed to be repulsed by it.

Surprisingly, when he was brought back by Jonathan, Jonathan did not request him to change his name back to the one given by him. On top of that, Jonathan even addressed him by his current name given by the Hayes.

Nevertheless, the news of Sebastian being acknowledged as one of the Jadesons was no secret to everyone. Thus, there were times where he needed to address himself as Yariel Jadeson under specific circumstances.

For instance, when he was undergoing training in the military base for the past three months, everyone addressed him as Seb. Even so, his registered name was actually Yariel Jadeson.

 

“Yes, that was what had occurred basically.” The Hamiltons nodded and started wailing again.

The Director of Public Prosecutions gestured to the Chief Prosecutor seated next to him to proceed with the latest update.

As instructed, the Chief Prosecutor explained, “However, based on our investigation, we discovered that the performance appraisal form which Mr. Hamilton gave to Mr. Jadeson was faked. Moreover, we managed to trace another important clue. Someone had sneaked into the military base on the night itself.”

Next, he took out the specific performance appraisal form and combination lock obtained from the forensic team before placing them on the table.

The two items sent the whole congress hall in an instant uproar.

The attendees in the congress hall were not solely members of the Cabinet Council. There were quite a number of them who were not partial on any side.

Not to mention, congress played a major role in monitoring the whole White House. It ranged from the clerical support staff of the lowest rank up to the top leaders.

In other words, the whole team of leaders of the country was under its supervision, including Jonathan. Undoubtedly, the congress was highly influential and powerful.

“Do you mean that there is something awry about the whole case? Could it be that Mr. Jadeson did not strangle Mr. Hamilton, but was framed by others instead?” one of the congressmen asked in bewilderment.

The Chief Prosecutor nodded and replied, “Yes, we’ve arrested the trainer who distributed the performance appraisal form at that time. He had admitted that via our interrogation.”

In a split second, everyone in the congress hall was overwhelmed and started to gossip among themselves.

It was known to everyone that Sebastian was claimed to have strangled Logan as he got worked up and lost control due to the performance appraisal form. Now that it was proven that the form was a counterfeit, they could not resist wondering why he had lost his mind all of a sudden.

In an instant, all eyes were on Sebastian, the so-called culprit.

To their astonishment, he remained seated nonchalantly as he flipped through a comic book out of nowhere, acting as though he was oblivious to anything around him.

Everyone was rendered speechless and sympathized with him. He seems to become the target of the bullies just because he has mental issues.

“If that was the case, what made him lose his mind that night, then? Anyway, it is an undeniable fact that he had strangled Logan Hamilton.” Someone brought up his point of view.

The Chief Prosecutor looked up and was astounded that the man who asked the question turned out to be Franklin, the Chief of the Cabinet Council for the White House.

Has he gone nuts? I can’t believe that he’s bringing up the topic now! The Chief Prosecutor who knew the truth was in bafflement.

Even so, he still pointed at the combination lock and replied formally, “This is the second clue that we managed to obtain.”

“The lock?” Franklin asked right away.

“Yes, this is the combination lock for that particular district in the military base. Somehow, we don’t understand why it remains utterly clean without any traceable fingerprints. I’m sure all of you will have the same doubt that, by right, various fingerprints from everyone accessing the district all this while should be traceable from the lock. It doesn’t make sense for it to remain as clean as a new one without any traceable fingerprints, does it?” The Chief Prosecutor smiled subtly as he looked at the others.

Right that instant, the others in the congress hall were enlightened by his words and started gossiping among themselves again. On the other hand, Franklin clenched his fists under the table and could barely wait to finish off the few of them who had failed to accomplish their mission. Damn it! So this is the point that caused a hiccup in our plan! They are all useless trash!

“So, it’s confirmed that someone sneaked into the military base that night?” another congressman asked inquisitively.

 

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“Yes.” Jonathan finally opened his mouth.

He looked haggard, as though he had suddenly aged rapidly within one night. With utter weariness in his bloodshot eyes, he gave a wave.

Soon after, someone from the military base brought in a surveillance tape.

As silence ensued in the whole congress hall, everyone held their breath and fixed their eyes on the huge LED screen. After a while, a scene from the surveillance footage came into view.

They saw a black figure sneak into the military base in the darkness. Soon, they were startled and gasped unbelievably at the most baffling moment.

Crack! Miraculously, the door to the confidential district opened right after the black figure keyed in the passcodes and had their fingerprint scanned.

“My goodness! Am I seeing things? Did they just unlock the combination lock?” someone yelled out in disbelief.

What the hell is happening? How did that person manage to open the door of the confidential district in the military base? Only those of the higher ranks from the military base have the right to access this door, don’t they?

All of them gaped at the LED screen. No doubt, the restrictions in the military base were nothing new to them.

There was finally a slight change in Sebastian’s countenance. He arched his brows and sneered inwardly. My, my, I can’t believe that old man actually dared to play that surveillance footage in front of everyone!

 

“Old Mr. Jadeson, what does this mean? Do you mean to say that someone actually sneaked into the military base and set your grandson up?” one of the congressmen asked warily.

“That’s right!” Without hesitation, Jonathan gritted his teeth and nodded.

His words resulted in another wave of turbulence in the congress hall. Everyone freaked out completely and started to lambast in exasperation. All this while, the military base played an important role in defending the nation and ensuring the safety of all the citizens. Therefore, they could not accept the fact that such a highly confidential district in the military base could be intruded on by anyone effortlessly.

“Who is that person? Did you manage to trace their identity? By hook or by crook, we must drag them out and finish them off at once!” one of the congressmen snarled.

Another congressman fumed, “Yeah, how could anyone provoke our military department with such insolence? What are we in their eyes, huh? Pfft! They surely had the audacity to intrude our highly confidential district in such a carefree way!”

“D*mn it! What nonsense!” the congressman next to him echoed.

Within seconds, sounds of chiding and whining were reverberating from every corner of the congress hall, resulting in a massive wave of turmoil.

The military base was not a public region accessible by anyone. Thus, they were worried sick when someone had actually intruded on the security system that they had been proud of all the time.

In the meantime, the Chief Prosecutor tossed Jonathan a glance. Deep down, he hoped that Jonathan would reveal the intruder’s identity himself. He could not resist sympathizing with Jonathan and did not have the heart to urge him in front of everyone.

When he glanced at the members from the Cabinet Council of the White House instinctively, he was stunned at their nonchalance. Unexpectedly, there were even hints of unmissable anticipation in their countenance, as though they could barely wait to watch a show.

What is going on? Why do they look as cool as ever? No doubt, Stephen Jadeson was the one who gave the intruder the passcode and the fingerprint chip. Even so, they are the mastermind manipulating everything, aren’t they? The Chief Prosecutor gulped as he felt alarm bells ringing in his head.

“He…” Before he could finish his words, Jonathan cut him off at once and stood up instantaneously. “You don’t have to ask him anything. I will answer this question myself!”

Sebastian was dumbfounded and rendered speechless.

On the other hand, Stephen, who sat next to his father, felt his heart sink. “Dad…”

“That person was able to sneak into the military base effortlessly because someone told him the passcode for this combination lock and gave him the fingerprint chip! And that despicable someone is none other than my unfilial son seated beside me now!” Jonathan revealed everything, placing righteousness above his son without a second thought.

Next, he turned and glared at his panic-stricken son with his bloodshot eyes that were filled with unbridled fury.

Sebastian clenched his fists. Eventually, he turned away from them, reluctant to spare the fiasco that was playing out before him another glance.

Jonathan’s words were indeed a bolt out of the blue, striking everyone in the congress hall.

My goodness! Are we hearing things? Old Mr. Jonathan’s son was the culprit? But why did he set Yariel Jadeson up? Aren’t they a family? As Shin Jadeson’s elder brother, he should have showered his nephew with fatherly love on behalf of his late brother. So why did he have the heinous mind to frame his nephew instead? How could he have the heart to do so to the flesh and blood of his late brother?

After glaring at his son for quite a while, Jonathan threw a punch at him and bellowed in utter anguish, “Well? Speak! What are you still intending to hide from us? Why did you do that to your own nephew?”

It was as though blood was trickling down from his heart. Everyone could even sense the excruciating pain in his bellow of fury and anguish. At the sight of Jonathan, who had turned crimson with fury and was panting breathlessly as he trembled uncontrollably, they could not resist fearing that the old man would collapse at any moment.

Fortunately, Stephen gave in and opened his mouth at last.

 

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“T-They were the ones who made the first move by approaching me. According to them, you will surely pass down the inheritance right to me if something were to happen to Sebastian. That’s why I agreed to collude with them,” Stephen stuttered and pointed at the members of the Cabinet Council with his quivering finger.

His words rang out like thunder to everyone, striking the congress hall once again.

This time around, everyone in the congress hall only gaped at the members of the Cabinet Council with a perplexed look. Apparently, their senses were prevailed by the previous overwhelming moments and their minds had since turned mushy. My goodness! Is the worst yet to come?

It wasn’t until quite some time had passed did the Director of Public Prosecutions come to his senses. He looked in the direction of the Cabinet Council. “Mr. Hamilton, is he telling the truth?”

In response, Franklin shook his head and responded casually, “I’m clueless of that.”

The Chief Prosecutor’s eyes widened in disbelief. He could not believe that Franklin sounded innocent without a sense of guilt.

An infuriated Jonathan lashed out at once. “What do you mean? Are you trying to say that my son is telling lies? Now that he has relented and admitted his wrongful act, do you think it still makes sense for him to lie?”

Franklin simply shrugged and replied placidly, “I wish to make myself clear again. I really don’t have any clue about that.”

He paused and suggested abruptly by tossing Jonathan a meaningful look. “Anyway, Old Mr. Jadeson, if you don’t trust all of us from the Cabinet Council, I can arrange for everyone to have a confrontation with your son now. What do you think?”

At the peak of fury, Jonathan blurted out, “Then what are you waiting for? Get all of them here at once!”

 

Sadly, a fearless military commander for his whole life on the battlefield was unaware of the hideousness of those despicable ones who merely spent time scheming in their comfort zone. At the same time, the Chief Prosecutor was starting to smell a rat.

In the meantime, one of the members from the Cabinet Council had dashed out of the congress hall. Within a while, all the members of the Cabinet Council gathered at the congress hall.

“Lieutenant Colonel Jadeson, everyone from the Cabinet Council is here now. Try and see if the person you are looking for is among them. Before that, however, a word of advice. Regardless of anything, your words are nothing without concrete evidence,” Franklin reminded Stephen as if he was hinting at something.

Right that instant, Stephen could not think of anything else. His mind was preoccupied with the yearning to stay alive.

He was sure as hell that Jonathan had actually granted him a chance to fight for his life by pointing out his mistake in front of everyone. There would still be a chance for him to twist the situation once he revealed the mastermind behind all this.

He scanned the members of the Council Cabinet one by one before he pointed at a short, plump man standing far right among the others. The man was none other than the Deputy Chief.

“Ah! He’s the one! Dad, he’s the one who assigned his people to look for me. I still keep a record of our phone conversation!” Stephen’s eyes lit up as he whipped out his phone at once.

A man’s voice sounded right after the recording was played. “Lieutenant Colonel Jadeson, if you agree, both of us will be able to obtain what we are yearning for. It’s a win-win situation for us, isn’t it?”

“But…”

“Don’t worry. I will not take your nephew’s life. I’m just thinking of giving him a good scare.” The Deputy Chief was heard snickering as he tried to convince Stephen.

In the blink of an eye, everyone in the congress hall turned to look at the Deputy Chief. Nobody would fail to sense the unmistakable uniqueness of his voice from the recorded phone conversation. Undoubtedly, the person was nobody else other than him.

The Deputy Chief yelled out at the top of his lungs. “You’re bluffing! Stephen Jadeson, you were the one who approached me first by requesting my help to set your nephew up. You promised to talk your dad into enabling me to be appointed as the Chief of the Cabinet Council! You are a liar!”

“To hell with you! What kind of nonsense are you spouting?” Stephen snapped at him.

“I’m telling the truth! You have been thinking of finishing your nephew off all this while. After all, you were the one who caused the tragic fate of his father! You can hardly wait to end his life at any moment, fearing that he will find out your brutal act one day!” The Deputy Chief continued to shriek at Stephen.

Once again, it was as if everyone in the congress hall was struck by another bolt of lightning out of the blue.

It never crossed their mind that such a mind-boggling secret would be blurted out of the Deputy Chief’s mouth when he was unleashing his wrath like one beyond insanity.

In an instant, pin-drop silence ensued in the congress hall.

Everyone’s eyes were on the Deputy Chief; they were at a loss for words. Even Sebastian, too, was fixing his blazing eyes on him.

“You’re lying! Walter Xaver, how dare you slander me! I’m going to kill you!” Stephen, who had turned ashen-faced, was about to pounce on the Deputy Chief.

Unexpectedly, Walter was quick-witted to dodge and whipped out a letter from nowhere. He tore open the envelope at once and flipped open the letter in front of everyone.

“The audacity of you to still try to twist the truth! Do you still remember this? It’s the letter you delivered to your beloved brother when he was at the front line of the battlefield. It was written clearly in it that your father had assigned his men to finish his wife and son off. As a result, he was grief-stricken and ended up being shot by the enemy’s sniper rifle. Look, his bloodstain is still visible on it!” he scoffed at Stephen with a smirk.

 

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Jonathan’s face fell in an instant. He darted toward Walter and snatched the letter from him. Undeniably, nothing was more horrendous than the devastating truth. He swayed on his feet as though he was going to collapse at any second.

Nevertheless, that was not the worst moment for him. Franklin added fire to the flame by uttering deliberately, “Old Mr. Jadeson, let me tell you something. When Shin attempted to flee many years ago, he was worried that you would hold his letter. Hence, he posted a copy to me, asking me to pass it to his brother. Have you ever thought about the possibility that your eldest son could be the only person among all the Jadesons who knew best about Shin’s condition at that time?”

Jonathan could hardly breathe, aghast at hearing more devastating secrets that he was going to unveil.

“Later, right after he was assigned by you to the front line, Charles headed straight to Avenport to finish off your daughter-in-law and her son. Were you the one who instructed Charles? If not, how could he know about their exact location in Avenport? Have you ever thought about that?” A malicious-looking Franklin added insult to injury by enunciating the words. He was indeed rubbing salt in Jonathan’s wound cruelly and stabbing his vulnerable heart constantly with his vicious words.

Unable to fight off the stabbing pain in his heart, Jonathan clutched his chest, his vision turning blurry. Due to utter breathlessness, his face gradually turned purple.

“Old Mr. Jadeson!” the Chief Prosecutor yelled out nervously; his face turned ashen. He rushed down hastily toward Jonathan, but it was too late.

Urk! Blood spurted out from Jonathan’s mouth before he wobbled and was going to collapse at any moment.

There was reverberation of squeal in the congress hall.

At the eleventh hour, a figure moved as quick as a bolt of lightning and stretched out his hands.

In the twinkling of an eye, Jonathan had landed safely in his arms.

 

Coincidentally, the Chief Prosecutor happened to see the person who came to Jonathan’s aid in the nick of time. He was taken aback and stammered, “M-Mr. Jadeson?”

The figure turned out to be Sebastian. All the others in the congress hall were flabbergasted and gaped at him.

Isn’t he a lunatic? How did he manage to react and come to his grandpa’s rescue in such a short span of time? Is he badly rattled after witnessing his grandpa’s pathetic state? Not only that, his uncle is the culprit who caused the tragic death of his parents!

Their heart wrenched as they thought about the series of disgruntling happenings which had befallen the Jadesons. Even so, they soon found out that things seemed to be turning the other way around.

“Take him away and call the doctor at once,” Sebastian instructed.

“Huh?” The Chief Prosecutor was stupefied.

After quite some time, he finally came to his senses. Intimidated by the utter calmness on Sebastian’s face, he nodded robotically and replied, “All right, I’ll bring him away now.

Without hesitation, he brought Jonathan, who had since sunk into unconsciousness, away.

Before stepping out of the congress hall, he turned back to catch a final glimpse. To his astonishment, Sebastian was aiming a kick at Walter’s chest.

“Ah!” Walter wailed in agony. The next moment, he was sent flying by Sebastian’s forceful kick.

Thud!

He landed clumsily on the ground, causing the chairs and tables to clash.

“Yariel Jadeson, what the hell do you think you’re doing? Don’t you know this is the congress hall? How dare you act so recklessly!” The Director of Public Prosecutions, who adopted a neutral stance, reprimanded Sebastian in order to rectify the situation.

He presumed Sebastian’s emotional breakdown had driven him insane, causing him to bash Walter up.

Even though Sebastian paid no heed to him, it was as though he had cooled his head off all of a sudden.

After dusting his trousers off, he looked at the two pieces of bloodstained letters and picked them up. “I’m impressed at how you managed to obtain this,” he scoffed at Franklin; his lips contorted into a smirk.

“W-What did you say?” Franklin stuttered. Sensing something amiss, he had lost the boldness he had a while ago.

Sebastian gave him a cold-eyed stare. Somehow, it was as though his entire body was emanating waves of piercing coldness, sending chills down Franklin’s spine.

“Anyway, we don’t need outsiders to meddle in the matter of the Jadesons. It’s time for me to settle a score with you for aiding and abetting in murdering me instead.”

After that, he folded the bloodstained letters casually and kept them in his pocket.

Franklin felt a prickle of fear, and his face turned pale. What’s going on? Isn’t he a madman? How can he stay calm as if nothing happened? He even seems to be having logic and clear thinking like a rational person!

Apart from him, the other onlookers were holding their breath, having a gut feeling that more appalling moments were going to play out before them.

“Didn’t I make it clear just now? Your uncle is proven to be the mastermind behind everything. As for the Deputy Chief, since he had admitted that he was the accomplice, we will send him to the police. Hopefully, they can give you a satisfactory explanation then.” Franklin tried to appease Sebastian.

An explanation? Sebastian snickered as he mocked, “Seems like you’ve misunderstood. I’m neither Stephen Jadeson nor one of your foolish and submissive subordinates. Bear in mind that I’m not somebody whom you can fool.”

 

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Franklin was rendered speechless at that.

Sebastian continued flatly, “Aren’t you just trying to find a way to clean up after your boss? No worries. I will grant your wish. I’ll let him know of all the things you’ve done to protect him.”

Then, he raised his slender finger and made a gesture in the air.

Immediately, everyone turned their attention to the LED screen. It was initially playing the recording that Jonathan had put in. Suddenly, snowflakes appeared on the screen.

Following that, another shocking scene started to play.

“Sir, you’ve been president for so long, but you’ve never had any true power. Now that Mr. Jadeson is dead, we can’t wait any longer.”

A few seconds later, someone appeared before Franklin on the LED screen.

That man was none other than Alfred.

What the hell? No way!

“The Jadesons are afraid of no one except for that lunatic,” said Alfred in the video.

 

Lunatic?

Hearing this, Franklin walked up to him. “Are you talking about that kid Jonathan brought back, Sebastian? Is he really that great?”

“Come on. He’s Shin’s son. What did you expect? The reason Baylor’s plans failed was because of this man. Before he died, he told me that to ruin the Jadesons, I have to start with that crazy guy!”

This conversation came as a shock to everyone.

No one expected that the president would say such sinister things to his subordinate in his own office.

The crowd was furious.

On the other hand, Franklin was close to passing out.

With a pale face, he jumped up from his seat and rushed to try and turn the LED screen off. “This is all slander! This is the White House. How did a nobody like him get hold of the controls? Don’t listen to him. He’s lying!” screamed Franklin.

When everyone heard this, they were surprised. They all turned to look at Sebastian curiously.

In the next two seconds, another flurry of snowflakes appeared on the screen. A different scene appeared. Now, it showed the congress hall instead of the president’s office.

The video that was playing was none other than a live situation in the congress hall.

What the f*ck?

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

They looked anxiously at themselves on the big screen. For a while, everyone was shuddering in their seats. It felt as though there was a pair of eyes watching them from above.

That feeling was ominous and absolutely terrifying.

How did he do that?

This is the White House! It’s the pillar of the country! The security systems here were designed to prevent even foreign forces from being invading. So how did a regular man manage such a feat?

As everyone stared at Sebastian, their eyes were filled with fear.

As for Sebastian, his expression never changed.

“Would you all like to see more?”

There was silence in the room. No one dared to answer him, not even Franklin.

Seeing this, Sebastian gestured for the LED screen to stop playing.

However, following this, everyone received an email on their smartphones. In it was the video of Sebastian killing Logan at the military base that night.

“Seb, did someone really hypnotize you?”

“Yes.”

“Well, what now? He’s already gone. What will you do?”

“Lie down.”

“What?”

“I’ll pay you one million a day. You’re not allowed to step a single foot out of the funeral house. What do you say?”

“F*ck!”

In the end, the commander with a crew cut lay down obediently. In his hand was the performance appraisal form that did not even belong to him.

The entire crowd in the congress hall was on edge.

Especially when they saw the ending. After all, this huge trial was meant for that supposedly ‘dead’ man who was now waving to them in the video.

All of them wanted nothing more than to smash their smartphones to the ground.

“Yariel, you’ve gone too far. How could you take us all for fools like this?”

The Director of Public Prosecutions was a hot-tempered man. After seeing the video, he was the first one to jump up and shout.

Sebastian shrugged. “Well, it’s not like I could really kill him. Besides, I just wanted to show you all what kind of person you are all truly supporting. Is that not a good thing?”

The Director of Public Prosecutions, along with everyone else, was speechless.

Ugh. I wish I could beat this guy up.

Nonetheless, no one could deny that there was a sense of relief in their hearts.

How did he manage to do this? He’s terrifying. The White House is nothing but a dollhouse he can play with.

Franklin collapsed to the floor. He never expected that they were the ones who would end up looking like idiots.

As he was being dragged away, he struggled to break free. Then, he ran over to Sebastian.

“Who are you?”

“What do you mean?”

“You’re not that lunatic anymore. You’re back to normal. You’re the president of Hayes Corporation in Avenport, aren’t you? Have you turned back into him?” questioned Franklin. His entire body was shaking.

He was the only person who knew that only the true Sebastian could be this terrifying. Before they even realized it, he had already crushed them all. There would be no chance for them to escape.

 

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There was no answer from Sebastian.

It did not really matter who he was.

The most important thing was that he would never let them see the light of day again.

He stepped out of the White House together with the still unconscious Jonathan. Additionally, he was also dragging Stephen behind him like a corpse.

“Old Mr. Jadeson…”

“Grandpa!”

All this while, Mark and Devin had been waiting outside. When they saw Sebastian coming out, they ran over.

When they reached him, Devin saw his father being dragged limply by two White House guards. It clearly seemed as though he was unable to stand on his own two feet.

Instantly, Devin stopped in his tracks, his face drained of color.

“Let’s get him to the hospital for now. We can talk about the rest later.”

 

Seeing his facial expression, Sebastian did not rush to give him an explanation. Instead, he calmly gave a wave of his hand.

Immediately, the two White House guards put Stephen into the Jadesons’ car.

Devin had no words.

He continued staring for a while before getting into the car as well.

Soon after, they all left, heading toward the General Hospital.

At Oceanic Estate.

After Sasha was hurriedly dragged there by Janice, she was surrounded by a group of menaces.

The reason why they were menaces was that since Jonathan left, Jasmine not only invited herself over, but she also called over everyone from the Woods family. This included Richard, whom Sasha had previously met at a feast.

Right now, the spacious living room was filled with people.

“I’m warning you. Either you call Jonathan and ask him to bring him back here, or I will divorce his son right now. The Woodses and the Jadesons will no longer have anything to do with each other.”

Jasmine was yelling in the living room like a madwoman. She had brought the Woodses along and was shouting at the bodyguard captain. Her pointed finger was close to poking him in the face.

Is this her idea of a threat? Does she really think that Jonathan respects Richard that much? Or that he relies heavily on the Woodses for glory?

Hearing this from outside the door, Sasha could not help but want to laugh.

Similarly, the bodyguard captain also found Jasmine’s threat ridiculous. However, since he was just an employee, he dared not start a fight with Jonathan’s daughter-in-law.

“Ms. Jasmine, please calm down. I’ve told you that Old Mr. Jadeson only did so to save his son’s life. Furthermore, Lieutenant Colonel Jadeson was indeed in the wrong. He has to take responsibility for his actions.”

“Bullsh*t!”

Jasmine burst into another string of curses. “What mistake? He’s obviously just biased toward that rascal.”

The bodyguard captain did not know how to respond to that.

“Am I wrong? Not long ago, he took away all our familial power and gave it to Sebastian. Now that he’s gone mental and is going around killing people, Jonathan’s just trying to use Stephen as a scapegoat. Do you think I don’t know about all that?”

I can’t believe she just said something so preposterous.

Sasha’s face turned green with rage.

She strode in and was ready to teach Jasmine a lesson. Suddenly, one of the housemaids spoke up. Apparently, she could not listen to it any longer as well.

“Ms. Jasmine, how could you say something like that? They are a family. One family member cannot get hurt without affecting the others. If you paint him out to be such an evil man, how could everyone possibly get along in the future?”

The housemaid’s words were logical and sensible.

When Jasmine heard it, she turned around. She stepped forward toward the housemaid and gave her a slap.

“Olivia!”

The harsh sound rang out along with surprised gasps from the others.

Sasha, who had just stepped in, immediately saw the housemaid clutch her face and staggered back.

If it were not for the people beside her who held her up, she would have fallen to the floor.

That crazy woman!

Sasha immediately strode over. Before Jasmine could say any more, she cut her off. “Jasmine, what do you think you’re doing? You think you run this place now, do you?”

The tough scolding made everyone turn to look at her, including Jasmine.

Sasha? Why is she here? How dare she talk to me in that tone? Does she really think she is the head of the Jadesons now?

She thought back to what happened two days ago. Anger started to rise to her chest, and her facial expression hardened.

“Who do you think you are? What right do you have to reprimand me, Sasha Wand?”

“I’ll deal with you later!” Sasha said curtly.

Then, she strode over to the housemaid who had just been slapped.

“Olivia, are you okay?”

“I’m fine, Madam.”

Although her face was stinging red and she had tears in her eyes, she still shook her head when she saw Sasha rush over to her.

Sasha ordered the other housemaids to take her away.

After dealing with that, she turned around and glared at the deranged woman not far away.

 

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“Jasmine, you’ve become so bold. How dare you come to Oceanic Estate and slap someone? Do you think the Jadesons will keep quiet just because you brought your entire family over?”

Sasha was boiling with rage, but her face was calm. She simply stared at Jasmine as she enunciated her words slowly.

As soon as she spoke, the entire hall went into an uproar.

“Jasmine, what’s going on? She’s younger than you. How dare she talk to you like that?”

“That’s right! She’s only been here for a few days, yet she holds no respect for you. What is going on in the Jadeson family? It is unacceptable for her to step over your head like this.”

“No wonder you had to come over today. I didn’t know you were being mistreated here.”

“Insolence!” Suddenly, a shout came from behind.

It was none other than Richard.

His eyes were wide with fury. His fierce glare made it seem as though he could skin Sasha alive.

“Who do you think you are? Are the Jadesons that desperate? Or is Jonathan blind? Why would they send a little girl like you out here to spout nonsense?”

 

“Old Mr. Woods…”

Standing at the side, Janice’s face immediately changed.

However, Sasha reacted quickly. Before Janice could say anything, she ordered, “Get them all out of here!”

She did not even bother with an explanation. She just decided to take action.

What the f*ck?

Janice was stunned.

Not only her, but everyone from the Woods family, including Richard, had their jaws on the floor. They stared at Sasha in disbelief.

Does this kid think she can just throw us out as she pleases? Is she insane? Even Jonathan would never dare to do something like this.

Sasha had reached her boiling point. She did not hold any respect for them, and hence she made such an order. Unfortunately, the bodyguard captain did not make a move.

She asked again, “What are you doing? Have you guys forgotten that Grandpa put me in charge of Oceanic Estate?”

“O-Of course not.”

“Then what are you waiting for? Get them all out of my sight. Oceanic Estate is not a place for them to come in and make a ruckus.”

Her last sentence made her intentions very clear.

The bodyguard captain dared not say a word more. With a gesture of his hand, all the other bodyguards rushed over.

They were all elites that had been trained by Jonathan personally. No one could outpower them.

Finally, the people of Oceanic Estate got to see the group of troublemakers being thrown out of their territory.

It was a satisfying sight indeed.

“Sasha, you b*tch. How dare you kick me out? I am a Jadeson too. Not only that, but I am also older than you. What right do you have?”

As Jasmine was getting dragged away, she never stopped yelling.

Seeing this, Sasha walked over. “The right I have from being the lady of the Jadesons’ Residence. Is that a good enough reason?”

“You…”

“Oh, by the way…” Sasha paused and glanced over at Richard, who was also being dragged away pathetically by the bodyguards. Similarly, he was cursing nonstop.

She sneered.

“If it’s true that Stephen hurt my husband, you don’t need to worry. I will see to it that he divorces you before he dies. I won’t burden the Woods family. Jasmine will be free to marry again.”

No harsher words could have been spoken.

Jasmine shrieked. “You b*tch. I’m going to kill you…”

Before she could raise her leg, the bodyguards had already taken her away. Even after they left her outside, her miserable wails never stopped.

When dealing with people like this, there was no need for logic.

The best solution was to simply kick them out.

Finally, peace was returned to Oceanic Estate.

The housemaids and bodyguards sighed in relief after seeing this. They had a newfound admiration for their young lady of the house.

“Madam, thank you for what you’ve done. I really had no idea what to do,” the bodyguard captain said as he went over to her and scratched the back of his head sheepishly.

Sasha smiled back.

She understood that he was simply an employee at Oceanic Estate. It was not his place to do anything toward the family members of the estate.

“It’s all settled now. By the way, has there been any news from the White House? How are things going?”

This was what Sasha was most concerned about.

Hearing this, the bodyguard captain’s face turned solemn. “Nothing so far. Although Lieutenant Colonel Jadeson already told Old Mr. Jadeson everything before he left. Don’t worry, Madam. Mr. Sebastian will be fine.”

Sasha was speechless.

She curled her slender fingers into a fist.

So, it is true. Stephen is involved in all this.

She was vexed.

However, she could not go over there now. With the chaos that just happened here, Oceanic Estate needed her more than ever.

Furthermore, the White House was a core infrastructure of the country. She was just a regular citizen. There was no way she could just waltz in.

 

Returning from the Dead: His Secret Lover Chapter 938

Sasha waited with bated breath.

Thankfully, someone returned just as the sun was about to set.

“D-Darling, you’re back.”

Tears of relief and joy welled up in her eyes as she gazed at Sebastian, who had just got out of the car.

She was particularly concerned about him that day.

After all, he was still sick when he was being whisked away to a place where she had no idea what terrible fate would await him.

Thus, in comparison to this, she didn’t care whether they could identify the real murderer who had framed him at this moment.

As soon as he stepped out of the car, the magnificent evening sun beamed down on him, encasing him in a layer of gold. He was still wearing the gray solid knitted round neck casual sweater she had picked out for him that morning. Sebastian turned and walked toward her, his face stone cold under the afterglow of dusk.

She was perplexed when she saw him.

She hadn’t seen him with such an expression in a long time.

 

It reminded her of the time when he was in Avenport.

“What’s wrong?” He finally came to a halt right in front of her.

He fought the urge to throw his arm over her head, pull her in, and give her a head a rub when he noticed her staring at him blankly like a fool.

Rather than doing so, he questioned her indifferently.

Sasha was taken aback for a time before snapping back to her senses.

“I-It’s nothing. I just want to know if you were hungry or not. I’ve made lots of delicious food for you. Would you like to eat now?” she asked as if she was coaxing a child.

Sebastian looked at her for a moment before finally nodding. “Yes…”

“Okay, then I’ll get them ready for you right away!”

Her eyes started brimming with tears when she heard his response, and despite how soft his reply was, she was grateful. She quickly turned around and ran back in with a spring in her step.

Sebastian gritted his teeth.

“Sebastian, you’re back? What happened to Old Mr. Jadeson and the rest? Why didn’t they come back with you?” Janice, who had heard the noise, came out as well.

She couldn’t help but open her mouth and blurt out the first thing that sprang to mind as soon as she saw him.

Sebastian’s expression returned to that of indifference. “Grandpa is currently in the hospital. Please send two people over to look after him.”

“What?” Janice’s expression changed drastically.

Old Mr. Jadeson has been hospitalized? Oh God, what happened? Why is he being admitted to the hospital?

Janice was stunned and her heart ached over what happened. She wanted to ask him the details, but before she could, Sebastian brushed by her and strode back in, never turning to look at her.

Janice was speechless.

Forget it, I should just hurry and settle Old Mr. Jadeson’s matters.

With that thought in mind, she swiftly went back inside as well.

Ten minutes later, Sasha returned with the cooked food she had warmed up to the dining room, where Sebastian had already sat.

“Darling?” Seeing how obedient Sebastian was being, Sasha felt a little uneasy.

Sebastian raised his head. He had just washed his face, and the beads of water droplets hanging on his brows made him look distant and cold.

Sasha suddenly didn’t dare to look at him in the eyes after that.

She lowered her gaze and held out a plate of sweet crepes. “Look, it’s sweet crepes that I specifically ordered from your cafeteria. Do you remember?” She was worried that he was still ill, so she asked carefully.

Sebastian frowned.

She appeared to be constantly treating him with this cautious demeanor, tinged with humility and hopeful longing at the moment.

If he recalled correctly, she was not always like this. More often than not, she was forthright and did whatever she pleased. Not to mention she could also be incredibly stubborn and unreasonable at times.

So, what’s the deal with her now?

Sebastian slowly clenched his hands into fists.

“Darling, i-is the food not to your liking? If you don’t like it, I’ll make something else for you.”

Sasha grew anxious once again when she noticed he wasn’t replying to her. Just as she reached out her hand to replace the plate of sweet crepes with something else, Sebastian abruptly picked up the fork next to him.

“It’s all right. Have you eaten yet?”

“What?” Sasha was stunned.

Did he just ask whether I’ve eaten or not?

She covered her mouth as blood rushed to her head; she was so ecstatic that she began to tremble slightly.

It had been a long time since she had seen him express such concern for her.

Sasha nearly broke down in tears.

“N-No, I haven’t.” She snapped back to her senses and exhaled softly.

However, she nearly passed out the next moment when Sebastian calmly asked her, “Given how late it is, why haven’t you eaten? Go grab yourself a plate and let’s eat together.”

He gazed at her with a disappointed expression on his face, and he spoke with an unmistakable accusatory tone.

Sasha was thunderstruck.

She couldn’t believe she was hearing the words she had fantasized about so many times before. For over two years, she had longed to hear him say this to her.

Now that it finally happened, however, she couldn’t bring herself to believe it.

“Are you not going to eat?”

“N-No, I mean yes, I’ll eat. I’ll be right back!” With that, she dashed back to the kitchen to get a plate.

Seeing how clumsy she was acting, Sebastian thought to himself, This foolish girl finally came to her senses, huh? Sigh, what should I do with you if you continue to behave like this?

 

Returning from the Dead: His Secret Lover Chapter 939

That night, Sebastian went to the hospital too after dinner.

Sasha wanted to go as well. But she had to stay at Oceanic Estate to look after the three kids.

“Mommy, is Great-grandpa okay? Is his condition serious?”

“Mommy, are we going to visit him tomorrow?”

“Yes.”

The three kids heard about the news right after they returned from school, and asked their questions in concern.

In truth, they had never liked Jonathan ever since they got sent back here. They may seem to please him on the outside, but they treated him as an enemy in their hearts.

Hmph! Serves him right! He’s the one who bullies Daddy and Mommy, after all. And he’s the one who did wrong!

Despite so, when they heard that he got hospitalized, they could not help but worry.

Sasha immediately comforted them. “It’s all right. Daddy is taking care of him at the hospital now. If you want to visit him, I’ll take you guys there tomorrow.”

 

“Okay!”

Upon hearing that, the three children agreed simultaneously.

After that, Sasha brought them to eat dinner, and accompanied them to complete their school works thereafter. Finally, she let the housemaids tuck them into bed.

As Sasha was finally able to take a break, she took out her phone and noticed a message from Sabrina. Sabrina: Sasha, what exactly happened in the White House today? Why is there such a mess in Red Pavilion? And what about Devin? Where has he gone?

Haven’t Devin show up yet? Sasha thought to herself.

Furrowing her brows, she texted back: I have no idea. Sebastian did not mention it last night either. Jonathan got hospitalized suddenly, so he rushed to the hospital right after dinner. I didn’t have the chance to ask him.

After a long while, Sabrina replied with a sad emoticon.

She then said that she had an ominous feeling that something bad had happened to Devin’s family.

Something bad? What would that be? Wasn’t he involved in harming Sebastian? But would Jonathan go after his own son over this? That seems unlikely. When Shin winded up dead without any apparent reason, Jonathan did not even bother to get to the end of it, and only made sure his own family go unpunished. Even until now, he’s just participating in the persecution.

Sasha felt that Sabrina was worrying too much.

She texted again to comfort Sabrina: Don’t overthink it. That old man won’t do anything to them.

However, the latter fell silent after that. As such, Sasha went on to look after the kids.

The following day, the kids woke up early, getting all ready to visit Jonathan.

Sasha had also gotten changed by then. But just when they were about to depart, Janice came in abruptly with a dark expression on her face.

“Sasha, something bad happened. Stephen committed suicide last night!”

“What did you say?”

Sasha’s eyes widened in shock at her words.

Suicide? How could that be possible? Why would he take his own life over such a small matter? Even Jonathan had no intention to take his life, so why would he choose to end it instead?

Sasha could not believe what she heard.

“Where did you get that news? You’d better not be spouting nonsense.”

“Why would I do so? I was in the hospital last night, and I witnessed the whole incident,” Janice explained anxiously as her body trembled incessantly.

Upon hearing that, a dark expression loomed over Sasha’s face.

“What exactly happened? Why would Stephen commit suicide? What went on in the White House yesterday? Did Jonathan decide to pursue the matter?”

“Pursue the matter? Sasha, didn’t you know? Shin’s death had something to do with Stephen!”

There were traces of anger in both Janice’s expression and her tone.

Sasha was rendered speechless upon hearing that.

So, Shin’s death was related to him as well?

She could not suppress the rage and resentment that surged within her heart. At that moment, she no longer showed any sympathy toward Stephen’s death.

On the contrary, she was relieved by the news.

In fact, I would even say that suicide is a punishment too lenient for him! After all, to harm his own brother and nephew… how vicious must he be to do that?

Sasha tried hard to recollect herself.

After that, she brought the kids to the hospital along with Janice.

Janice heard about Stephen’s news from Mark at the hospital last night. And she rushed over to inform Sasha with only one intention in mind.

That was to keep their guard up against Jasmine.

Unfortunately, it was already too late by the time they arrived at the hospital.

After learning about her husband’s death, Jasmine came to the hospital with the whole family of Woodses following behind her.

“Sebastian, you son of a b*tch! Show yourself!”

She was screaming her head off like a madwoman the moment she walked through the hospital entrance.

 

Returning from the Dead: His Secret Lover Chapter 940

It was truly embarrassing for a lady from the Jadesons to cause such a scene in public.

In the meantime, Sebastian was at the morgue.

After he heard about the ongoing chaos outside, he cast a glance at the man who was sitting decadently in front of the corpse.

“Devin, your mom’s here.”

However, there was no response from Devin.

Devin had been sitting in the same position for hours, looking as if he had detached himself from everything happening around him. He kept staring at the corpse in front of him, with his face devoid of expression.

Sebastian was speechless as he furrowed his brows.

In the end, he turned to exit the place, planning to settle the matter himself.

“So, are all our debts cleared now?”

Just then, a coarse voice echoed from the morgue. Sebastian, who had reached the door, froze on the spot.

 

Did Devin say that?

Sebastian shifted his gaze back to Devin, feeling slightly displeased.

“Devin, you’re not thinking straight right now. You should get some rest.”

“No, I’m more conscious than ever.” Devin finally lifted his head as he cast his bloodshot eyes at Sebastian.

“You never intend to spare his life all this while, did you? After all, your Dad died in his hands, and your Mom’s death was also indirectly related to me. So all I want to know now is with his death, do we still owe your family?”

His voice trembled as he spoke, and his eyes began to water.

Sebastian’s heart skipped a beat as alarm bells started ringing in his head.

“I never said that you owed me anything. What your Dad did has nothing to do with you.” He finally made a clear stand on the matter.

It’s true that I did want to take my revenge. But Devin had never been on my list.

Finally getting an answer, Devin lowered his head and let out a smile as his eyes brimmed with tears.

So that means the debt’s clear now. That’s good to know.

The next moment, he finally stood up. He started pushing out the corpse from the morgue, right in front of Sebastian.

“Devin, what are you doing?”

“Nothing. I want to take him to see Mom. I know she won’t leave until she sees him,” Devin responded faintly.

Sebastian clenched his fist upon hearing that.

He was somehow startled by Devin’s gesture. He could not believe the latter could still be so considerate after experiencing such a blow in his life.

Nevertheless, he knew there was nothing he could do to stop Devin.

Ever since they knew each other, Devin had always treated him like his own brother.

In the end, Sebastian chose to stand out of Devin’s way, watching him leave with the corpse.

Around ten minutes later, Jasmine dashed in with the Woodses. She froze on the spot upon seeing Devin pushing the corpse.

Everyone else was also dumbfounded by the sight.

“Devin…”

“Mom, stop kicking up a fuss. Let’s bring Dad back home.”

Devin seemed to have used up all his strength as he persuaded Jasmine with an exhausted look.

Yet, no one understood the real meaning behind his words. Stop kicking up a fuss. Let’s go home and stay away from this family. We’ve paid all our debt. Let’s live a peaceful life from now on.

That was the actual thought in Devin’s mind while he said that.

Nonetheless, Jasmine got filled with utter disappointment and rage upon hearing his words.

“What did you say? I dare you to repeat it again!”

“Mom!”

“Devin, do you know why your dad did what he did back then? Your dad was the one who got abandoned by the Jadesons. When the enemies reached the country during wartime, your grandpa took your uncle first and escaped. He always left all the best things for your uncle. Your dad was not the bad guy.”

Jasmine bawled her eyes out as she stared at Devin. It was the first time Devin saw his mother so desperate and heartbroken.

He was speechless as he had never heard about those things.

However, deep down in his heart, he had always known that he was not the favored one as well.

As a matter of fact, he could not even get half of the love shown for his nephews and niece.

With that, Devin slowly clenched his hands into fists.

“When your uncle sent the letter, your dad was delighted. But when he enthusiastically brought the letter to your Grandpa to plead for his brother, your Grandpa said he had already forgiven the latter. He said as long as Shin brought that woman home and apologized, he would still welcome Shin home.”

By that point, Jasmine was laughing as she talked.

She was devastated in her heart, but she felt that the whole situation was so preposterous that she could not stop herself from laughing.

That’s the reality of this world. They’re both from the same parents, but why were they getting treated so differently? No one would be able to stand in Stephen’s shoes. Thus, in the end, he chose the extreme path.

At that moment, Devin was dumbstruck.

He never expected his cowardly father to have such a secret.