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Returning from the Dead: His Secret Lover Chapter 941

“But… that doesn’t mean he has to harm uncle. They’re brothers, after all. He could have voiced out about the mistreatment he had to endure. Why did he choose to do such a vicious act?”

After recollecting himself, Devin eventually pinned all the blame on his father for what happened.

Jasmine was beyond exasperated upon hearing that.

Sebastian, who had heard everything standing behind, also felt a blow to his heart.

This is where Devin’s different from his parents. Even though he might lack responsibility and capability, his views are often righteous. And he always looks at the whole picture before judging.

“What did you say? How could you say that your dad was vicious? What an unfilial son you are! If he didn’t do what he did, you wouldn’t even have a place in the Jadesons right now!”

Jasmine burst into devastation as she accused her son loudly.

A grim look crossed Devin’s face.

No longer wanting to argue with her, he continued pushing his father’s corpse and moved forward.

Jasmine lost her mind upon seeing that, and she climbed onto the railing beside her.

 

“Jasmine, what are you doing?”

“That’s right. Mrs. Jadeson, what are you doing? Please come down now!”

The Woodses behind her and the watching crowd got startled by her act.

Devin immediately turned around when he heard the commotion.

“Mom, are you out of your mind? What are you trying to pull here?”

“Out of my mind?”

Jasmine, who had gotten onto the railing, let out a smile. Staring at Devin, she let go of the railing and stood up unsteadily.

Devin was in utter shock upon seeing that.

Sebastian, who was nearby, was also bereft of speech.

By then, Sasha and Janice had arrived with the kids on the ground floor. Their hearts skipped a beat upon witnessing what was happening upstairs.

This woman is definitely crazy!

“I’m not crazy, son. I’m just thinking. Since you’ve abandoned your dad, let me accompany him then. After I’m gone, please take care of yourself.”

Overwhelmed with fright, Devin did not know how to react.

Gaining back his senses, he immediately rushed toward his mother.

But before he could reach her, she jumped off the railing. Sebastian also failed to catch her in time.

“Mom!”

A miserable wail of agony cut through the air, echoing throughout the hospital’s corridor.

In that instance, pin drop silence filled the space.

Everyone froze on the spot as they gazed down upon the woman who was now an unidentifiable mess of gore and flesh downstairs.

Sebastian could not believe what was happening.

As for Sasha, who was downstairs, she was in utter astonishment.

Did she actually jump? Why? She’d been creating a fuss in Oceanic Estate from yesterday until now. I know that she did all that to save Stephen, but even if Stephen was dead, she still got Devin, no? She didn’t need to pull such a desperate act.

Sasha stared numbly at the scene, unable to comprehend why Jasmine jumped.

Right then, she sensed someone appearing beside her. Staring at the gruesome scene, she trembled incessantly as she lifted her head.

“Sab?”

“Why? Why didn’t you guys stop her?”

The color drained from Sabrina’s face as she look at the man upstairs.

Sasha opened her mouth and wanted to explain to her. No one was able to react in time when Jasmine lashed out.

But the words got stuck in her throat as she followed Sabrina’s gaze and looked toward Devin.

She could barely recognize him.

There was no trace of life on his face as he stared down at his mother’s body, unmoving.

His eyes were filled with utter coldness and a trace of hostility.

Sasha had never seen Devin like that.

In the end, Devin collapsed to the ground.

He had been up for the entire night due to his father’s suicide. And now, he had to witness his mother’s death in such a brutal manner. No one would be able to endure that mentally.

Sebastian immediately arranged to send Devin into a ward.

As for Jasmine…

“Sebastian, please leave it to me. Old Mr. Jadeson has woken up. You should go inform him about this.”

Sasha came over and took the initiative to handle the matter.

Sebastian was in the worst mood at that moment.

He hesitated for a while and eventually agreed.

“Just give me a call if you can’t handle it.” He did not forget to remind Sasha before leaving.

Sasha was still nauseous as she witnessed Jasmine’s suicide from a close range. Even as a doctor, it was a massive blow to her.

However, upon hearing Sebastian’s words, she felt a slight sense of warmth spreading through her heart.

 

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“Okay, I will. By the way, Sebastian, don’t burden yourself too much. This has nothing to do with you. I’m sure Devin understands it and won’t blame it on you.”

Sasha tried to comfort him as well.

Of course, she did not mention the expression she saw on Devin’s face before the latter fainted.

Sebastian nodded lightly upon hearing her words.

With that, he went to Jonathan’s ward, while Sasha and Janice went to handle Stephen and his wife’s funeral.

As for Sabrina, she came to Devin’s ward.

For her, it was a good thing that the Hayeses were finally able to avenge all their grudges at the White House. They had been waiting for this moment for ages, after all.

Yet, as she stared at the unconscious man in bed, her heart sank.

“What did your mom tell you before she died?”

She cast a question toward the pale-looking man.

 

No one could hear Jasmine’s last words, for they were too far from her at that time.

Plus, Jasmine deliberately lowered her voice back then, as though she only wanted Devin to hear it.

So, what exactly did she say? Why did he show such a hostile look after she died? I’ve never seen him like this.

A vague uneasiness slowly crept up on Sabrina.

Just then, the door opened, and a familiar woman barged in abruptly with a group of people.

“Kira? Who let you in here?”

Sabrina stood up instantly, her face darkening as she looked at the woman.

Kira was not intimidated at all as she turned a blind eye toward Sabrina.

“Sabrina, what are you talking about? These are my parents, along with Devin’s uncle and aunt. Devin’s parents are both dead now. What do you think we come here for?”

To Sabrina’s slight bewilderment, Kira threw her question back with a domineering gesture.

Uncle? Aunt?

Sabrina’s confidence somehow faded upon hearing that.

She’s right. They’re Devin’s relatives while I’m just an outsider to him.

“No matter what you want, Sebastian was the one who made the arrangement. You have no right to move him.” She had no choice but to use her brother’s name.

“Sebastian?”

Kira scoffed upon hearing that.

“Sabrina, did you forget why Aunt Jasmine and Uncle Stephen died in the first place? It was all because of Sebastian.”

Sabrina was rendered speechless by that.

“By the way, there’s a reason why I brought my parents here. Aunt Jasmine had instructed us before she came here. She said if anything happened to her, the Woodses must come here and take her son away!”

As Kira spoke, she took out her phone and played a voice recording.

Sabrina’s face fell.

I didn’t expect her to play this card.

In the end, Sabrina had no choice but to let them leave with Devin.

It was already two hours later when news of Devin being taken away reached Sebastian’s ears.

Jonathan was there as well.

“Why didn’t you call me right away?” Sebastian’s first reaction was to blame Sabrina.

At that moment, Jonathan, who seemed to have aged a lot, made a gesture toward Sebastian, signaling to him not to blame Sabrina.

“Maybe it’s better for him to stay at the Woods Residence. Red Pavilion is a mess now. If he goes back, he might just get more upset,” Jonathan uttered in a composed manner.

Nevertheless, regardless of how calm he tried to act, his pale and haggard face revealed how devastated his heart was.

An old man like him should be enjoying his peaceful retiring life by now.

Yet, he just found out that his younger son was harmed by his elder son. And in such a short time, he lost both his elder son and daughter-in-law.

It was indeed a miracle that he could still talk consciously after such a blow.

“I got it. Please rest well.”

Sebastian was still behaving indifferently, but he finally said something caring.

Jonathan lifted his head, his eyes dimmed with sorrow. “How’s it going at the White House? I heard from Mark that Franklin had admitted that he was the mastermind. Is that right?”

“Yes, he and Alfred have been arrested. Next, they’re going to be prosecuted by Congress. If everything goes smoothly, they will get locked up for the rest of their life.”

“That’s great!”

Finally, Jonathan’s eyes lit up with slight hope.

The enemy he had been chasing after all these years was finally brought to justice.

With that, his emotion instantly improved by a lot.

But the next moment, his gaze turned stern as something crossed his mind.

“I heard from Mark that you hacked into the White House’s internal surveillance system in the midst of bringing Franklin and Alfred down. How did you manage to do that? Could it be that you’ve recovered already?”

 

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Sebastian furrowed his brows as he did not expect Jonathan to ask that.

For a moment, he wanted to ignore the latter and walked right out.

Eventually, however, as he stared at Jonathan’s eyes that were filled with expectation, Sebastian chose to give in.

“Is it so important whether I’ve recovered?”

“Of course!”

“Why?”

“Because I want to know if the price we’ve been paying all this while is worth it.”

Sebastian found it hard to believe Jonathan’s reasoning.

Is it worth it? How do we define the worth of everything that happened? If he thinks that it is worthy to sacrifice so many lives for me to recover and for him to feel less guilty, then congratulations. His wish came true. But has he ever thought that all of this happened because of him in the first place?

Nevertheless, Sebastian nodded faintly in the end. “It’s just as you wished.”

 

Upon hearing that, Jonathan got overwhelmed with utter excitement.

Tears started welling up in those pair of aged eyes.

“That’s good then, that’s good…” He could not suppress his emotions.

Sebastian ignored Jonathan as he took a glimpse at his watch. He planned to pay a visit to the funeral house.

“Don’t worry about what happened to your uncle. Even if he didn’t end his life, I would have sent him to the military court. Your dad…”

Jonathan choked on his words.

Hearing that, Sebastian paused in his tracks.

Is he finally mentioning Dad?

He froze on the spot but did not turn his head, implying that he wanted to hear more about his father’s past.

Staring at Sebastian’s back, Jonathan bit his lip and continued, “I admit I was too overbearing back then. After I withdrew from the border, even though I held an important position, many people in the White House looked down upon me. They thought I was nothing but A brusque man, and they used to go against my family. Because of that, I wanted to train your dad.”

Jonathan’s eyes trembled slightly as though he could see his talented son in front of him.

Only Jonathan knew how much expectation he put on Shin.

Ever since Shin was a kid, Jonathan had been pouring his sweat and blood to give the former the best of everything.

He hoped that Shin could revitalize the Jadesons. And he also hoped that after Shin become the head of the family, he could conquer the entire White House. Jonathan wanted to prove to the world that his family was above everyone else.

Yet, Shin, who bore great expectance, eventually fell for a woman.

“When I first heard of your mom, I was outraged. I didn’t expect the heir that I’ve been cultivating would get destroyed by a woman. Thus, I forced your dad to leave her. But your dad was unwilling to give in. He stole the household register from the house and married your mom secretly. I was so pissed that I could not sleep for days.”

Jonathan still got a little emotional as he talked about the past.

His anger was indeed reasonable. Anyone would get enraged if something they had been cultivating diligently for years got stolen by another party.

Nonetheless, blood ran thicker than water. In the end, he chose to accept Shin’s decision.

It was just like what Jasmine told Devin before she ended her life. She said that Stephen took Shin’s letter and was prepared to plead with Jonathan for forgiveness.

But Jonathan said that he had long forgiven Shin.

Forgiveness was meant to be a good thing.

But little did Jonathan know that the moment he forgave a son who did wrong, at the same time, he would lose a son who had been obeying him throughout his whole life.

Sebastian tried hard to listen till the end.

But still, he was unable to keep his calm as he mocked, “The biggest mistake that you’ve made was not your domineering harshness, but that you failed in your method of education!”

At that instance, Jonathan’s pale face turned even more solemn.

No one had ever dared to say that to me.

Yet, Sebastian showed no intention to back down at all as he continued to accuse Jonathan, “Do you think you can revitalize the Jadesons by using your brutal army style? You have a habit of categorizing all your family members into levels, including your sons. You only treat those who you’ve deemed worthy well, while you ignore those who you’ve deemed useless. Do you think they are pawns in your army? Or do you see them only as weapons without souls?”

 

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“You…”

Jonathan’s face flushed red from agitation upon hearing Sebastian’s words.

However, he could not refute what Sebastian said. Indeed, all these years, he had been implementing his ways of training the army on his family.

And it was obvious that Stephen belonged in the category where he was deemed to be useless.

“Jonathan, family members should be the most important people to you. If you act so biased, do you expect them to be obedient? After all, everyone has sinful natures within them. You should feel lucky that they went after my dad back then and not you!”

Sebastian’s words pierced through Jonathan’s heart mercilessly, leaving the latter utterly speechless.

He stared at his grandson with a bewildered look, as though he just got slapped right in his face.

At the age of eighty, it was his first time getting accused like this.

Yet, he failed to find a word to rebuke those accusations. That kind of feeling was worse than any physical torture possible.

Beep, beep, beep.

 

Out of the blue, the ECG monitor sounded an alarm.

Sebastian raised a brow as he cut a stare at Jonathan, who was boiling with rage.

With that, he opened the door. “Nurse, please call for Dr. Wallen.”

After Grayson arrived at the ward anxiously, Sebastian walked out and left.

Grayson was rendered speechless by Sebastian’s action.

D*mn! Are the two of them still in a conflict? I thought they had sorted it out.

Meanwhile, inside the funeral house, Sasha had incinerated Stephen and Jasmine’s bodies.

Janice came out with a jar of ashes in her hands. “Sasha, are we taking these back to Red Pavilion? But there’s no one at home right now. And Devin’s still in the hospital.”

“Let’s take them back. It’s fine. I’ll be there.”

Sasha made the decision after staring at the two jars of ashes.

With that, they carried them carefully in their hands, getting ready to head to Red Pavilion.

“Look. They’re over there. Hurry! Go get Aunt Jasmine’s ashes!”

To their astonishment, a young lady along with a group of people charged toward them just as they were about to leave the funeral house.

Sasha’s face fell.

The young lady was none other than Shanae, who she had encountered a few times before.

Did she come here for the ashes?

Holding onto the jar tightly, Sasha tugged at Janice and they took a few steps back.

“Janice, I need you to take these jars inside and call for help. I’ll block them from entering.”

“But…”

Janice was reluctant to leave Sasha alone.

Before she could say anything, however, Sasha had given her the other jar and pushed her back inside.

At that moment, Shanae and her men had reached the door.

“Sasha, you’d better hand over the ashes right now. Or else, don’t blame me for hurting you,” Shanae threatened upon seeing Sasha blocking the way.

Isn’t she the daughter of some prim and proper family? And hasn’t she been acting innocent all this while? How could someone like her show such a ferocious look?

Sasha sneered coldly, without any intention to let them through.

“Why should I give it to you? Jasmine was one of the Jadesons. Even if she is dead, the funeral will be held at the Jadeson residence. What does it have anything to do with the Woodses?”

She showed no trace of fear, the attitude she displayed was that of the lady of the Jadeson family.

Shanae’s face darkened upon hearing her words.

Do you actually think that you’re the lady of the Jadesons? I should have been the one in this position!

“Bullsh*t!”

She scolded, “My aunt is dead because of you guys. How dare you say that she belongs to the Jadesons? You bunch of b*stards. You caused my uncle’s death, and now my aunt’s. What makes you think you have the right to keep her ashes?”

With that, she beckoned the men behind her, and they charged toward Sasha.

Sasha shouted upon seeing that. “Whoever dares to take another step forward, the Jadesons will never let you off!”

She used the Jadesons to try and intimidate them.

But to her bewilderment, those people who were used to be afraid of the Jadesons, seemed indifferent about it that day.

Not only did they not back up upon hearing Sasha’s words, but their murderous aura seemed to have amped up.

Seeing this, Sasha failed to react in time.

Thump!

She felt a sudden pain at the back of her head as something hard hit her. In the blink of an eye, she failed to hold the big group of people back.

“Sasha!”

Inside the funeral house, Janice let out a desperate shriek upon seeing what happened through the window.

As Shanae’s men were banging on the door, a green army-colored SUV came into view behind.

 

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“You must have a death wish!”

The SUV stopped not far from the group as a tall figure emerged from it swiftly.

Emitting a murderous aura, he got behind Shanae’s men without making a sound.

Without any hesitation, he grabbed the neck of one of the men.

“Ahh!”

An ear-piercing scream filled the air.

One of Shanae’s men was flung back before he could even recognize who grabbed him. Landing heavily on the floor, he could not get up for a long while.

That was scary! Who the hell is this?

Seeing this, the rest of Shanae’s men, who were banging at the door, stopped and shifted their gazes behind them.

Right at that moment, the tall man cast a forceful kick toward them.

 

Crunch!

His kick connected to one of the men’s back and a bone-cracking sound rang out.

The impact was so powerful that as the one who got kicked flew backward, the rest got blown away as well.

Screams could be heard as a number of them collapsed to the ground.

“Ahh!”

Sasha, who got beaten to the ground, got pulled up by the man almost simultaneously. He then hugged her tightly.

“D-Darling…”

Still holding her head with her hands, Sasha was left in astonishment as she recognized Sebastian’s face.

Right then, his expression was thunderous. Especially when he noticed the wound on Sasha’s forehead, his gaze turned even more murderous.

“I’m telling you right now that none of you can get out of here alive!”

He glared at them, his eyes blazing with fury, as though he was a hungry beast that just got released from its cage.

The remaining Woodses thought he was about to make a move again, and they all trembled incessantly and began withdrawing slowly.

They were aware that the man before them had gone through professional training before.

There’s no way we, as ordinary people, could defeat him.

They, including Shanae, grew wary of him.

However, Sebastian made no more move against them. Nonetheless, what happened next plunged them into desperation as two other jeeps appeared in their sights.

After the jeeps rolled to a stop, a dozen bodyguards came out from it.

“Mr. Sebastian!”

“Arrest all of them and send them to the cops. Sue them for public disturbance and smuggling of human ashes.”

“Yes, Mr. Sebastian!”

In the blink of an eye, the Woodses were surrounded by a dozen of bodyguards. Before they could react, they were all rounded up and sent into the jeeps.

We’ll admit to causing a public disturbance. But we didn’t smuggle human ashes. That’s a capital offense!

All the Woodses were dumbfounded as they sat in the jeeps.

Shanae, who was still outside the jeep, stared fearfully at Sebastian.

She paled in fright as she did not expect the most powerful man of the Jadesons to show up here. At that moment, she regretted all her arrogance and recklessness.

“I… I didn’t smuggle human ashes. I’m only here for my aunt’s ashes.

She was stuttering, trying to explain.

Sebastian did not even bother to listen to her as he shifted his gaze toward Sasha. The next moment, he turned his attention toward the stilettos that Sasha was wearing.

“Do you want to smash with it?”

“Huh?”

Sasha was stunned momentarily.

Does he mean smashing that woman with my high heels?

She hesitated for a while and eventually opened her mouth. “Forget it… Why must we stoop to her level?”

“That’s true.”

To her surprise, Sebastian agreed with her right away.

“I’ll just let them do it.”

“What?”

Right then, she heard a woman’s shriek echoing. Turning around, she noticed one of the bodyguards whipping Shanae’s face with a long stick.

Slap!

Just like that, the most beautiful woman in Jadeborough was disfigured.

Oh my God!

Sasha’s heart fell with a thud.

The bodyguards were not from the military but Jonathan’s army in Oceanic Estate. With that, they possessed all sorts of weapons.

Moreover, they were not bound by the law as well.

Yet, just because Shanae hurt Sasha, Sebastian ordered the bodyguard to whip at Shanae’s face, disfiguring her.

Sasha’s heart was pounding frantically as she locked her gaze upon Sebastian’s handsome face.

Isn’t he treating me a little too good?

Sebastian treated Sasha so nicely that she even suspected that he had returned to his old self.

 

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In the end, Shanae fled in tears, covering her face with her hands. After confirming the situation was safe, Janice walked out slowly, still hugging onto those jars tightly.

“Sasha, are you all right? Please, never pull something like this again, okay?”

Her tone was filled with concern upon seeing the wound on Sasha’s forehead.

Sasha shook her head, implying that she was fine.

“Darling, why did you come here? Is everything all right at the hospital?”

“Yes.”

Sebastian nodded slightly as he beckoned two bodyguards to take over the jars of ashes.

Janice was an elder in the family. Seeing that Jonathan was currently in the hospital, and Devin was not at Red Pavilion, she took the initiative to ask, “Sebastian, how do you plan to carry out the funeral?”

“I’ll send the ashes to Red Pavilion and wait for Devin,” came Sebastian’s curt reply.

In truth, he was actually quite worried about Devin. Like Sasha, he saw Devin’s expression after Jasmine killed herself.

 

With that, Sebastian brought Sasha back to Oceanic Estate.

In the evening, he grabbed his phone and contacted Sabrina.

Sebastian: Are you in there?

After hesitating for a while, Sabrina texted back shyly: Yes…

Sebastian texted again: What do you see? How is he? Is he awake?

Sabrina replied: He’s awake, but he’s not talking. I can’t believe his uncle and aunt. He’s just got such a huge blow. Yet, they keep telling him that it was you guys who caused his parents’ death.

Upon mentioning that, Sabrina sent a series of angry emoticons.

Sebastian’s expression turned darker upon seeing that.

This was what had been troubling him.

“Darling, what are you doing? Are you still going to the hospital at night?”

At that moment, Sasha entered the room. Seeing Sebastian staring at his phone despondently, she could not help but worry.

Noticing Sasha approaching, Sebastian shut off his phone immediately.

“Nothing. I’m not heading to the hospital tonight. I’m planning to go to Red Pavilion.”

“Huh?”

Sasha was momentarily stupefied.

He’s going to the Red Pavilion? Does he want to guard the mourning hall for Devin? But Stephen’s his father’s killer, while the other was an accomplice. Is he willing to safeguard their ashes?

Sasha was reluctant for him to do that.

“Darling, how about I go there instead, and you go to the hospital? I’ll ask Janice to look after the kids. It’ll be fine.”

Her heart twitched in pain as she was worried about Sebastian.

However, as soon as she finished her sentence, Sebastian reached out and cupped her face gently. “Were you afraid when those people attacked you today?”

“A little…”

Sasha was slightly startled as Sebastian suddenly changed the topic.

Sebastian leaned toward her and left a gentle kiss on her forehead, somewhere near her wound.

She was shaken by his action.

Why would he do this suddenly?

She widened her eyes as her heart almost leaped out of her mouth. At that instance, she felt overwhelmed by his masculine scent.

He seems different these few days. Or was it because we slept together yesterday?

“Please, just stay home and take care of the kids. I’ll handle everything. Okay?”

After the long kiss, Sebastian let go of her and cast a gentle look at her.

Sasha’s heart melted by his warm gesture.

She did not even realize that Sebastian was able to persuade her. “Okay, Darling.”

Even after Sebastian left and went to the kids’ room, she was still in a daze.

Upon seeing that, Vivian asked, “What happened to Mommy? Why is she in a daze?”

Matteo weighed in. “Mommy always becomes like this whenever she meets Daddy. By the way, Ian, I suspect Daddy has returned to his previous form. What do you think?”

“Agree!”

Ian, who was playing his Transformers figurine, nodded casually.

Vivian’s eyes widened when she heard what they said.

Oh my God! How are they so clever? How could they tell that Daddy has returned to his previous from? I have no idea at all.

That night, Sasha and the three children spent the night at the Oceanic Estate while Sebastian guarded at the Red Pavilion till morning.

If he was being honest, he did not know what he was waiting for.

Nonetheless, he knew he had to do it, or else he might lose something forever.

As the first ray of sunlight pierced through the window, Janice, who was guarding there as well, suddenly spotted someone moving outside.

“Devin? Are you finally back?”

She ran outside and was delighted to see the man who appeared at the door at that early hour.

 

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It was Devin.

However, he was like a completely changed person. As a soldier, he was supposed to care a great deal about his image, yet, at that moment, he looked unkempt with his scraggly stubble and unruly hair.

“Who’s in there?”

“Sebastian. He’s been guarding here for the whole night.”

Janice’s heart twitched in pain as she gazed at Devin’s downcast eyes.

Devin did not respond to her words.

For a moment, he wanted to turn and leave, unwilling to enter the house.

Before he could, however, a tall figure emerged from inside the hall upon hearing his voice.

“You’re here? Come in, then. We’ve been waiting for you to start everything.”

As usual, Sebastian did not show much emotion as he cast a faint look at Devin.

 

Devin did not respond to him.

Eventually, he lifted his feet and stepped inside.

The moment Devin entered the Red Pavilion, he noticed the entire interior of the villa was decorated in black.

Even all the colorful pictures on the wall were removed.

Devin’s pupils constricted as he fell deep in thought.

At that instance, deep agony spread through his heart, and he staggered.

“Are you all right?”

Sebastian immediately grabbed his arms.

But the moment he touched him, Devin acted as if he was electrocuted and shook Sebastian’s hand off before striding into the mourning hall.

Sebastian froze on the spot for a while.

Janice’s expression changed too as she witnessed what happened. “Sebastian, is he…”

“It’s fine. Please go inform the guests that the mourning hall will open at ten.”

Sebastian returned to his normal self, giving his instruction in a composed manner. Then, he followed Devin and went inside as though nothing had happened.

This was probably the first time someone rejected him.

It had been over ten years since Devin rescued him back in Sumanthova. Till now, Devin had always cared for him unconditionally like a brother.

Even though Sebastian might be unreasonable at times, Devin had never lost his patience with the former.

What’s going to happen to us now?

Sebastian entered the mourning hall and tried to find Devin.

He saw the latter sitting despondently in front of the two jars of ashes, trembling incessantly.

“Try to hold yourself together. The guests should be here in a short while.” Sebastian walked over to Devin, patting the latter’s shoulder gently.

In response, Devin said, “After we settle this, are you going to the White House?”

“What?”

Sebastian was stunned momentarily by Devin’s question.

“The White House? Why would I go there?”

“Didn’t you know about it? After Grandpa retired, his position in the White House was left vacant. Congress will soon vote for a new leader now that Alfred has failed. You’re the best representative from the Jadesons. So, you should be the most suitable nominee for this, right?”

Sebastian’s face darkened instantly, for he did not expect to hear such a mocking statement from Devin in the mourning hall.

Is he out of his mind?

In an instant, all traces of warmth in Sebastian vanished as he took his hand off Devin.

“Are you out of your mind? Why would I go to the White House? Do you think everyone takes that place seriously?”

“Jonathan does!”

“Then, go and find him. Why would you tell me about it?”

“I’m congratulating you. Don’t you understand?”

Devin finally lifted his head. His face looked frighteningly pale under the white light, and his eyes were reddened from sorrow. Despite so, Sebastian could still sense a hint of hostility in his gaze.

Sebastian was stunned.

At that moment, disappointment flashed through his heart. Without even thinking, he swung his fist at Devin’s face, hitting him hard.

“You’re completely unreasonable!” Sebastian roared.

Crash!

The next moment, a loud crashing sound echoed through the mourning hall. Devin was caught off guard and fell directly onto the altar.

All the flowers, candles and offerings were swept to the floor.

If it wasn’t for the fact that he reacted fast enough, the jars of ashes would have gotten swept off as well.

 

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Devin’s eyes went bloodshot with rage.

Janice, who had just arrived in the hall, was startled to see the two men engaged in a fierce fistfight.

What the hell do they think they’re doing? They’re in a mourning hall, for God’s sake!

They had been the best of brothers all these years. No one had ever expected that they would turn against each other one day.

However, once the hatred and all the unsaid emotions between the two burst out, none of them was willing to show mercy for the other party.

The clean and sacred mourning hall turned into a chaotic mess in the blink of an eye.

Janice immediately ran to protect the most important things in the funeral—the two jars of ashes.

“Hurry! Send someone in! They got into a fight!”

She stumbled her way toward the door with the jars in hand.

After the fight went on for around ten minutes, Sebastian landed himself in a disadvantageous position as expected. After all, he was just an ordinary man who only went through three months of training.

 

There was no way he could match with Devin, who had been in the army for over ten years.

Thump!

In the end, he got beaten down to the ground. He felt excruciating pain coming from the back of his head as his consciousness began to fade.

Son of a b*tch!

The color started draining from his face.

Yet, Devin, who was overwhelmed with fury, had no intention to let him go.

Seeing how Sebastian was lying unmoving on the floor, Devin strode over and pressed his knees down on the former’s chest. He then clenched Sebastian’s neck forcefully with both hands.

“Urk…”

Unable to even struggle, Sebastian let out a desperate grunt.

Devin was screaming like a madman. “Am I wrong? Isn’t this what you want? You killed my parents to avenge yours. And now, you’re finally able to take back the position that once belonged to your Dad! Is what I said wrong?”

Getting choked by Devin, Sebastian’s face had turned purple.

He wanted to say something, but no sound could escape his mouth. He could only grab at Devin’s wrist weakly with his hands.

“Devin, what are you doing? Are you trying to kill him?”

At that critical moment, Janice returned to the mourning hall.

Her heart fell with a thud upon seeing the scene. Without delay, she picked up a chair and smashed it against Devin’s back.

Bang!

Feeling a sudden pain coming from his back, Devin instinctively loosened his grip.

As he slowly regained his senses, he looked around and realized what he had done. In the next moment, he slumped down weakly onto the floor.

“Sebastian! Sebastian, are you all right? How do you feel?”

Janice ran nervously to Sebastian’s side.

However, Sebastian had long since lost his consciousness.

He lay on the floor without any reaction, and his body had turned icy cold. Janice panicked when she could not sense his breathing.

Devin paled in fright upon seeing that.

He immediately stood up and pushed Janice aside. He threw himself at Sebastian and held him tightly.

Fortunately, Sebastian finally resumed breathing after a few seconds.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, gasping for air like a dying fish that was returned to the sea.

Janice let out a sigh of relief.

After seeing that, Devin finally felt the weight off his chest. He fell backward and sat on the floor, his face devoid of expression.

He had never been so frightened in his life.

Maybe that’s the feeling of escaping death, not only for Sebastian but also for myself.

With that, peace was finally restored to the mourning hall. For a long while, both men lay on the floor, dazed and unmoving.

Janice walked out silently with tears brimming in her eyes.

“Janice, did something happen in there? Is everything all right?”

The moment she came out, a subordinate of hers had arrived at the door.

Janice immediately shook her head. “It was nothing. Could you please go and buy some new flowers and fruits? And please arrange a few staff to clean up the place.”

“Okay. I’ll get on it.”

The subordinate nodded and went to make the necessary arrangements.

Ten minutes later, Sebastian finally felt like he had regained his strength, and he sat up.

In truth, he was not that weak in battle. But an experienced fighter like Devin knew that pressing a knee on the enemy’s chest would make the latter suffocate at a faster pace.

 

Returning from the Dead: His Secret Lover Chapter 949

Like last time Sasha went to find him at the military base, the female instructor pressed Sebastian down using the same method.

At the moment, Devin was staring at him.

However, Sebastian did not even spare Devin a glance.

Standing up, he dusted his clothes off and lifted his feet to leave.

After such a huge conflict, he chose to ignore Devin.

Seeing that, Devin simply remained silent.

“Huh? Sebastian, are you going back? Are you okay?” Janice ran into Sebastian just when she was bringing in two pairs of new candles.

Sebastian said faintly, “Yeah. I’m heading home for a shower.”

What kind of reason is that?

With that, Devin and Janice watched as Sebastian drove off into the horizon. The mourning hall was as silent as ever.

 

Meanwhile, Sasha wanted to go to Red Pavilion that morning.

She had been waiting the whole night, but Sebastian did not come back yet. If it were not for the three kids, she would have gone over there last night.

Just as she was getting ready to leave, she heard Sebastian coming home.

“Darling, you’re finally back.”

She walked over to welcome him, delighted by his presence.

But when she tried to hug him, he avoided her with an indifferent expression.

Sasha fell silent.

“Yes. I’ll go upstairs and get changed. I’ll come down shortly for breakfast.” Sebastian walked past her swiftly and went upstairs.

Sasha’s face turned pale in an instant.

She had no idea what happened, but she could tell that Sebastian was deliberately avoiding her.

Why is he behaving like this? What happened? Wasn’t everything fine when he went out last night?

Sasha was at a loss, not knowing what to think.

She walked into the kitchen and pondered for a long while.

“Have you heard about it? Something happened at Red Pavilion today.”

“What?”

Right then, the housemaids in the garden outside started gossiping.

“What happened? Aren’t they having a funeral there?”

“I doubt they’d be able to have it. Mr. Devin did not show up, and Mr. Sebastian had been waiting the entire night. When Mr. Devin did finally arrive this morning, the two of them got into a fight in the mourning hall.”

The housemaid spoke in a perplexed tone as if she could not wrap her head around the news.

Oh my God! How could they start a fight in such a sacred place?

Olivia was doing some errands in the garden when she heard the gossips. She put down her work immediately and ran into the kitchen. “Madam, I heard that Mr. Sebastian and Mr. Devin got into a fight this morning.”

“What?” Sasha, who was still deep in thought, was stunned.

“Yes. They’re talking about it right now. One of the housemaids has a sister working at Red Pavilion. Madam, do you want to go there and check it out?” Olivia asked with concern as she had no idea that Sebastian had already returned.

However, as soon as she finished her sentence, Sasha ran out of the kitchen and headed upstairs.

So, he had a fight.

Sasha made a beeline to the third floor.

When she tried to open the door, she found that it was locked from the inside. She gazed through the window and spotted some worn clothes on the chair.

Those clothes looked dirty and torn.

All the color drained from Sasha’s face as she immediately ran downstairs to find the key to the room. Then, she came back to the third floor.

Click.

The moment she entered the room, she could hear sounds of water-flowing coming from the bathroom.

“Darling? Are you all right? Please open the door. Did you fall?” She panicked as she kept pounding on the bathroom door.

It lasted for a whole minute before the door was finally opened from the inside.

Sebastian walked out slowly, dripping wet.

“What is it?”

Sebastian furrowed his brows and asked casually.

He showed no trace of anger for her intrusion without permission.

At that instance, Sasha did not know how to react.

She shifted her gaze toward his body that was only covered with a loosely-tied towel. Instantly, her face flushed red with embarrassment.

Oh my God. I can’t handle this view.

The next moment, she regained her senses and forced herself to look the other way.

“I-It’s nothing… I heard from the housemaids that you got into a fight with Devin at Red Pavilion. Is that true? Are you hurt?”

 

Returning from the Dead: His Secret Lover Chapter 950

“I didn’t. Don’t listen to all those nonsense.” With a displeased look, Sebastian denied firmly.

Hearing that, Sasha didn’t dare to ask anymore.

She knew his temper well and knew that she should stop talking whenever he was in a foul mood. Otherwise, it would only make him even angrier.

Thus, she shut her mouth and cast a glance at him instead.

To her surprise, she couldn’t find any wound on his muscular body. All she could see was the water droplets trailing down his skin, making her gulp involuntarily as her breath quickened and her heartbeat raced.

“Do you want me to remove the towel for you to check it out?”

“What?”

In the next instant, the realization hit her hard. Instantly, her face reddened as she yelled, “Ah!”

In a flash, she retracted her gaze and rushed out of the room with lightning speed.

D*mn! How can he do that? How can he be so shameless and perverted?

 

Sasha kept running as her mind ran wild. By the time she reached downstairs, her heart was still racing uncontrollably.

How horrifying!

After that incident, she didn’t dare to go upstairs or face Sebastian anymore. Just as she planned to see her children, Janice called from Red Pavilion.

“Sasha, there’s suddenly a group of people here to give their condolences. Are you free now? If you are, can you come over to give me a hand?”

Since Sasha didn’t want to see Sebastian at the moment, she agreed without hesitation, “Okay.”

She then instructed, “Olivia, please take care of the children once they’re up. Also, Sebastian had been up all night, so please prepare some food for him and tell him that he doesn’t have to come over to Red Pavilion.”

Upon hearing that, Olivia smiled warmly and agreed, “All right, Mrs. Jadeson.”

Only then did Sasha change into plain clothes, preparing to leave.

The moment she stepped out of Oceanic Estate, she came face to face with Mark, who arrived in a car.

“Mrs. Jadeson, where are you going?”

“I’m going to Red Pavilion. Aunt Janice called me a moment ago, asking me to go over to help her,” Sasha explained.

At that moment, Mark had gotten off his car. When he heard that, he nodded.

“Indeed, you should go over. Since you’re the lady of the Jadesons now, you should be there to take charge of it. However, Old Mr. Jadeson wanted to go over as well. What should we do with that?”

“What?”

Sasha couldn’t help but feel surprised at the tricky situation.

Nevertheless, she recollected herself soon after.

It’s reasonable. After all, this funeral is for Stephen and Jasmine, his son and daughter-in-law, so naturally, he should be there.

“In that case, just let him go, then. Should I go over to pick him up?”

“It’s better if you can. However, please be prepared. I’m afraid that there will be many guests today,” Mark reminded, but he spoke as if he was trying to imply something else.

Apparently, the news of Stephen and Jasmine ending their lives on the same day had spread all over Jadeborough.

Therefore, the funeral that day would never end peacefully. Everyone was most probably waiting to watch them make a fool out of themselves. Moreover, those who attended the funeral wouldn’t be there merely to give their condolences.

In that case, being Jonathan’s daughter-in-law and a doctor, Sasha was undoubtedly the perfect candidate to accompany him to the funeral.

Sasha frowned at that.

Upon figuring out what Mark meant, she turned around and went back into the estate. A moment later, she reappeared in front of Mark with clean clothes for Jonathan in her hands. She also brought along Matteo, Vivian, and Ian this time.

Out of curiosity, Mark asked, “Mrs. Jadeson, this…?”

“Don’t worry. They have long wanted to meet their Great-grandpa. Since they are on holiday today, I’ll take the chance to bring them over to visit him,” she explained calmly

In actuality, there was another intention for her to bring them along.

Mark didn’t probe further. Soon after, the mother and children got into the car. Before leaving, Sasha left a message for Sebastian, who was still taking his shower upstairs.

After Mark started the car, Vivian, who got carried by Sasha into the car forcefully, finally asked in a soft voice, “Mommy, are we going to visit Great-grandpa? Is he better now?”

At that moment, Sasha was struggling to braid Vivian’s messy hair. When she heard Vivian’s question, she nodded.

“Matt, quick. Hand me your sister’s rubber band.”

Silently, Matteo stretched out his hand to reveal Vivian’s cute, pink rubber band.

Ian, on the other hand, rubbed his eyes sleepily. When he saw Sasha finally done with Vivian’s hair, he asked, “Mommy, did Daddy not return for the night?”

Ian’s question made it obvious that he was indeed brought up by Sebastian, for even at such a moment, he still thought about his father.

Sasha touched his head affectionately before explaining, “Daddy is back already. He’s at home right now. After we visit your Great-grandpa, we’ll come home immediately.”

“Okay,” instantly, Ian agreed obediently and didn’t ask anymore.

Half an hour later, they finally arrived at the General Hospital.

Upon seeing the three children, Jonathan’s foul mood dissipated instantly. His mood got elevated even more when Vivian crawled onto his bed.

With her hands cupping her chubby face, she observed him for a while before saying adorably, “Great-grandpa, you look thinner. When you get back home, remember to eat more so that you can become a chubby old man, okay?”