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Chapter 541

"Angeline, let's get married. I don't want to wait for even a moment longer," Jay muttered in agony.

Jenson rolled his eyes at Baby Robbie. "You heard that. The girl that Daddy likes was Angeline. Before Mommy came back, Daddy seemed to think about Angeline every day. He drew her portraits and listened to her songs. Whenever he thought of Angeline, Daddy would laugh happily."

A look of dismay surfaced on Baby Robbie's face. "So Daddy likes Angeline that much. Then won't our mommy be pitiful..."

Jenson was speechless. "Mommy isn't pitiful. At least Daddy hid his love for Angeline for Mommy. In fact, Daddy treated Mommy quite well, actually."

At that moment, they heard Jay mumble again, "I don't care if you're Rose Doyle or Angeline Severe, all that matters is that you're you. What your name is and what you look like, I care for none of those. I just miss the carefree times that we had together very much. Come back, please?"

Jenson's eyes were wide open.

Baby Robbie was confused. "Daddy likes two women? Is this the legendary term of 'cheating on someone'?"

Jenson glared at Baby Robbie. "Silly, what Daddy means is, Angeline is Rose. Rose is Angeline."

Baby Robbie was happy. "So our mommy isn't the third wheel?"

Jenson repeated after him, saying, "All is well."

Jenson walked to the bedside and shouted a few times, "Daddy."

Baby Robbie screamed, "Daddy's face is red. He's having a fever."

"Mm." Jenson nodded as a cold ray of light streaked across his eyes.

"I'll go get some medicine for Daddy's fever," said Baby Robbie as he rummaged through the drawers and cabinets.

Jenson let out a sigh. "Baby Robbie, Daddy's not sick."

Baby Robbie doubled back. "Then why is Daddy's face so red?"

"Because he's in... Heat. We're not referring to body temperature here," said Jenson.

Baby Robbie was still in a blur.

Jenson closed in on Baby Robbie's ear and explained further, "Daddy was drugged by that woman. Only a woman can help ease his agony." Baby Robbie had an inkling of what was going on. He had an admiration for Jenson. "Jenson, how do you know this much?"

Jenson gulped. If he could help it, he would not have wanted to learn about these dirty tricks either.

He said, "You get influenced by the people around you." A pang of pain flashed underneath his eyes.

Baby Robbie pressed him further. "Then where can we find a woman for daddy?"

Jenson was also at a loss.

Both kids had no experience and they did not want their daddy to explode from all that 'heat'. For a moment, they had no idea what to do. Thankfully, the scent of rosemary in the room began to fade slowly. Jay's consciousness began to coalesce. When he opened his eyes, he saw two concerned faces looking at him. "Daddy, are you feeling better?"

"Get me up."

However, Jay had no strength to support himself. His entire weight bore down on Jenson's shoulders. Jenson was not strong enough to pull him up.

"Let me at it." Baby Robbie pushed Jenson aside as both his arms clasped Jay's hand. He successfully pulled him up.

Jenson was astounded.

He showed a look of admiration for Baby Robbie's knowledge of martial arts.

Jenson quickly put a pillow behind his daddy's back, preventing him from collapsing again.

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Jay also noticed that something had happened to him. He looked at both his sons with suspicion and asked," What are the both of you doing here?" Baby Robbie was straightforward and promptly replied, "Daddy, if we weren't here, you might have been..."

Jenson stepped on Baby Robbie's foot, so he kept his silence.

Jenson said, "Daddy, Baby Robbie and I were thirsty, so when we saw Sera getting some fruits for you, we came over as we wanted some as well." "Sera?" Jay's eyes froze.

Her again?

Both times he dreamed of dreams like that, they were related to Sera.

Even if he was a dimwit, he would have also guessed that Sera set him up.

"Go and play," he said weakly.

Jenson sensed the coldness in his father's eyes, so he guessed that his hints worked.

Jenson pulled Baby Robbie's hand. "Let's go. We should let Daddy rest."

After the kids left, Jay got up from the bed and walked

to the bathroom. He dipped himself in a cold bath and felt his energy coming back to him.

"Sera Severe!"

There was a diabolical look in Jay's eyes as his hands gripped on the side of the bathtub so tightly that they paled.

"You dare set me up?! Who in the world gave you the guts?" He gritted his teeth as if he would only be satisfied after he tore his prey apart.

He got out of the tub, stood in front of the mirror, and noticed the dark spots on his lower eyelids. His eyes had a terrifying expression to them.

Not every woman was like Rose, who had enough wits to offend him and escape thereafter.

On the hole in the wall lay a green blade of grass.

Jay walked over and removed the blade of grass, looking at its cross-section. It looked wilted because water had been lost. The pulp had also turned black. The expression in Jay's eyes darkened.

Tempest went to carry out the task that was assigned to him, but after so long, he never returned. The only possibilities that remained were either that he was in danger or he was locked up somewhere else. Jay's seductive throat rumbled because he felt uneasy. He knew very well how capable Tempest was. He was a graduate from the world's top-rated university, a sword-fighting champion, and the strongest in mixed martial arts. In fact, he was smart, adaptable, knew how to play dumb, and had an extraordinary intellect.

If he was in danger, then the danger that Tourmaline Estate harbored was far greater than he had imagined.

Jay only had one way out, which was to send away the kids far away to the safest place possible.

He sent an emergency text over to Grayson, 'In dire need of Storm!'

When Grayson received the message, his face became very solemn.

Tempest had been in Tourmaline Estate for many days, yet the president was urgently summoning for Storm. It seemed that the situation in Tourmaline Estate did not look good.

Grayson then decided to take matters into his own hands and hurriedly arranged Storm over to Tourmaline Estate.

James Ares, who had been living in Grand Asia for a good half a year, almost recovered completely from his ailment. However, his body's ability to do sports was less than ideal. Thus, Jay kept him at Grand Asia Hospital for his rehabilitation.

Grayson gave a call to the person in charge of the clinical department. "Chief Physician, please come up with an excuse to get James Ares discharged and arrange a physiotherapist for him along the way. I shall recommend a physiotherapist.

After the chief physician received the call, he tactfully said to James, "Third Old Master, congratulations. Your recovery has gone very well. After a meeting with all of the orthopedic doctors, they've all agreed that our hospital's conservative treatment has little effect on you. Thus, what they suggested is that you return home so that you can get more in touch with nature."

James roared morosely, "I can't even walk, so how am I supposed to get in touch with nature?"

The chief physician replied, "You're still able to walk with a walking stick. Don't worry, Third Old Master. We'll arrange for a top-rate physiotherapist. We guarantee that your recovery will be better than it was in our hospital."

James squinted his eyes. "I'd like to see what kind of physiotherapist you guys have in store for me..."

The chief physician's gaze shifted to the outside of the door...

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A charmingly handsome man clad in a white doctor's robe and gold-framed glasses walked into the room earnestly.

His face was clean while his features were sharp and deep-set. His grin was a remedial one. He looked reliable and studious.

James asked, "What's your name?"

"Storm!" Storm answered politely.

"Mr. Ares, from now on, I'm your personal physiotherapist. In the coming three months, I'll help you get rid of that walking stick and let you stand on your two feet again." Storm's voice was well-paced. His tone was moderate, yet it had a sense of confidence and pride.

James nodded. "I hope that you won't disappoint me."

The chief physician arranged the discharge procedures for James.

Storm and James returned together to Rose Manor in Tourmaline Estate.

Rose Manor, which was once bustling with activity, was now deserted and empty.

James leaned on his walking stick as he stood in the empty living room. He hollered furiously, "Where the hell is everyone?"

A housekeeper walked forward in fear, his head hung low as he asked, "Old... Old Master, any orders?"

That haggard voice made James frown.

All of the housekeepers in Rose Manor were young and beautiful girls. Since when was this worn-out old lady hired here? Could it be that Jay looked down on his downfall, so he gave him the worst housekeeper?

"Raise your head," James roared angrily.

The woman looked up as her body trembled. Her dull eyes had welled with tears, and she looked at him longingly. "Old Master?"

"How could it be you?" James shuddered as he nearly collapsed onto the floor due to his imbalance.

The housekeeper stepped forward and held him up. "Be careful, Old Master." 1

The walking stick in James' hands was suddenly gone. He clutched the woman's hand tightly. "Casey, it's really you?"

The woman nodded, her tears came pouring down like rain.

James stared at her blankly as he gulped. His heart swirled with all the emotions in the world. He could not make out what he felt.

"It's been 35 years. I thought we'd never see each other again." James was hysterical. "Who would've thought that she would finally return you to me when we're already this old."

Casey helped him onto the sofa and poured him a cup of hot water. "Old Master, have some water first."

She waited until he calmed his nerves, then she said," You've misunderstood Madam."

James was livid. "She taught you to say that, right?"

Casey shook her head. "Old Master, you've really misunderstood Madam. That year, it wasn't Madam who separated us. It was your mother. It was she who made me an outcast. She had someone ravage my body and it destroyed me forever."

She once had a burning resentment, but as time passed, Casey no longer had the strength to hate.

Casey was like a wooden puppet as she hollowly described the incident. She recounted as if she had nothing to do with it. "That time, Madam was nothing more than your mother's scapegoat. Madam was of noble origin and egoistic. When you misunderstood her like that, she didn't even bother to explain herself. She secretly helped me escape that horrible place.

"Madam's only wrongdoing was that she loved you too much. After all these years, she dared not to let us see each other. Had I shown myself, she was afraid that her title of Mrs. Ares would be snatched away."

Casey laughed bitterly. "How could I ever be worthy of you? She was just being paranoid."

James could not believe her. "Is all you've said really true? Madam never gave you trouble before?"

Casey nodded. "Old Master, Madam said to me before that the marriage between you and her was a business marriage that nothing the both of you could do about. She told me not to hate her. I... Have hated her before, but now I don't hate her anymore. I pity her. She's more pathetic than I am. She loved a man who didn't love her back. She has lived a life more bitter than mine." James was aghast.

His obsession throughout the years was wrong all along.

He always thought that he was the victim who had it the worst in the marriage. Never once did it cross his mind that his wife was also a victim of this marriage.

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Even after so many years, the madam had to endure his cold treatment. Nobody understood her pain.

"I've wronged her," James muttered.

"Old Master, go get Madam back," said Casey.

James looked at Storm earnestly and said to him," Storm, send me over to Fragrant Vessel Court."

After Storm listened to that bloody love story, he stood there in a daze.

When he suddenly heard James' voice, he snapped out of it. His lips curled upwards

Damn it, he wanted to remind that old geezer that he was not his servant and only his physiotherapist.

However, since that senile old man wanted to go to Fragrant Vessel Court, Storm put away his pride.

He pushed James over to Fragrant Vessel Court.

"Jay Ares, you come out this instant," James howled a s he arrived at the gates.

Storm grinned. Since he dared to shout at the president, it appeared that he did not know how cruel the president could be when it came to vengeance and retribution. The president could bear grudges for his entire life.

Jay strode out elegantly, his hands hugging both his arms. He looked at James maliciously.

"You're recovering well. Being half-paralyzed is always better than being fully paralyzed."

Storm almost burst out into laughter.

He knew that the president was very vengeful. James could recover normally like any other person, but since the president had given his orders, he had no choice but to cripple him. James was so angry that he even stuttered, "Who's... crippled. This is only temporary."

Jay nodded. "Why'd you come looking for me?"

"I'll ask you this. Where are you hiding both Jean and his mother?"

"Third Uncle, are you interrogating me right now?" Jay's voice had a hint of coldness to it.

James said, "Didn't we have a deal saying that the entirety of Rose Manor belongs to both of them?"

"Oh yes, but you forced me into doing so by threatening to jump, so I had less pity for you. Thus, I decided to do just the opposite, which was to chase both of them out and welcome you back home." James' expression was bitter. Jay made his decision to jump off a building sound like something a sissy would do. It humiliated him.

"No, you have to get them back here..."

"Then, what about you?" Jay pressed him further." You're rolling in debt. If you won't stay in Rose Manor, then you'll have no other choice but to sleep on the streets." James gulped.

Was there no way that he could stay in Rose Manor with his wife and son?

"Alright, since you're my third uncle, I'll give you the entire street in the middle of Imperial City. I'll make sure to tell them to treat you well. So that you won't go cold or hungry..." Storm simmered with laughter.

Now this was the president he knew. His forked tongue was one of a kind.

He would let his third uncle beg on the streets?

Jay turned around and was about to walk inside!

James, who always stood straight and true, finally bowed down to this junior of his.

"Jay..."

Jay stopped walking.

"I'll go beg your third aunt and restore our marriage."

Jay's gaze fell on Storm as he nodded. "We'll talk about it inside."

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Storm pushed James into the hall.

James had fallen asleep in the wheelchair.

Jay smiled and said, "Your abilities have gotten better."

Storm huffed, saying, "If I knew that he'd be rude to you, then I would've given him a stronger dose."

Jay replied, "Although the drug doesn't have any color nor taste, it still leaves a trace when it stays in the body. Your hypnotism has always been useful. It could be useful in replacing your use of drugs in the future."

"Yes, Mr. President."

"I called you over urgently because I have an emergency that I need you to do."

"Tell me, Mr. President."

"When my wife had her accident in Tourmaline Estate, Josephine was there with her. However, Josephine forgot all about it after. I'm guessing that she selectively forgot that episode. Thus, I need your hypnotism to help her remember what happened that night."

"Yes, Mr. President."

"After you've done that, leave the city with the young masters and young lady."

"Mr. President?" Storm had a worried look in his eyes. Jay looked at him solemnly. "If anything happens to me, I want you to nurture them into the best of the best, just like how I did with you guys back then." "Mr. President?" Storm's eyes welled with tears.

Jay turned his back toward him. "This is an order."

"Yes. Mr. President." Storm's voice was deep and glum. Storm gloomily pushed James back into Rose Manor. The president's words echoed in his ear, "Being halfparalyzed is better than being fully paralyzed." Storm's hands gently rested on James' leg. He closed his eyes and heard a cracking sound. A bone had dislocated somewhere in James' body, and perhaps even... Shattered.

However, James did not wake up.

Storm looked at him without any expression. He figured that the drug's effects would linger for some time, so he turned around and jumped out of the window.

His figure was drowned in the shadow of the night.

It was a silent night.

Josephine gazed at the moon and sighed

"The wind in my hair under the moonlit sky... When I think of him, each moment feels like a lifetime."

That was her favorite movie line to repeat over and over again ever since she fell in love with Zayne.

"Cupid watches from above and he gifts you a handsome prince. Do you want him, Second Sister?" A white silhouette appeared suddenly on the magnolia tree just outside the window. Josephine was charmed into a daze. "So handsome."

He leaned on a thick branch of the tree with his legs crossed over the other, his mouth holding a blooming magnolia flower.

She widened her eyes. "Where did this flower thief come from? Damn, you dare call me stupid? You d*ck ... Someone get over here!"

Just when she was about to shout at the top of her voice, the man leaped through the window and grabbed Josephine by the waist with one hand while holding the magnolia in the other. They spun round and round in the room...

Heaven knew how long they had spun around for. Josephine said with a weak voice, "I'm about to puke, stop it."

"Second Sister, do you remember what you saw the day Rose jumped off the building?"

"I'm so dizzy I can't remember."

"Second Sister, think properly. Don't you want to avenge Rose?

"Just look at Rose. She was horribly disfigured, so don't you want to do her justice?"

Josephine was dazzled by Storm's gentle voice. Her consciousness was being reigned in by him as she slowly remembered what happened that night.

After he successfully extracted the message from Josephine's memory, Storm carried her to bed, put a blanket over her, and jumped out the window. Fragrant Vessel Court.

When Storm reported his findings to Jay, Jay was shocked.

"You're saying that the location of Mushroom Gate is behind the brambles in Fragrant Vessel Court?" "Mm." Storm nodded his head.

 

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The look in Jay's eyes darkened. "So it was hiding right under my nose."

"Mr. President, it looks like that person understands you well," said Storm.

Jay replied, "Which is why he could play tricks right under my nose."

His voice was light, but his tone was as if it came straight out of hell. He sounded like he wanted to choke the breath out of his victim.

Storm clenched his fist, roaring, "Mr. President, I'll go and catch those scaredy-cats out of their hidey-hole!"

Jay became calm. "Go to Sycamore Annex. The kids are staying there with their grandparents. Bring them away from here tonight."

"Mr. President?" Storm was unwilling to leave the president at this moment when he needed someone by his side.

"Be good."

"Yes." Storm hung his head and left Fragrant Vessel Court reluctantly.

Jay stood beside the narrow window, his gaze piercing through the pitch-black night sky as if he was looking for a way out in the darkness. He was looking for a ray of light. Sycamore Annex.

Storm sneaked into Sycamore Annex.

According to the map he had registered in his mind beforehand, he was in Baby Robbie's and the others' room.

On the kid-sized bed under the dinosaur-patterned blanket was a little clump of something.

Storm frowned. Why was this kid sleeping with his head completely covered?

When he opened up the covers, he realized that it was just a long pillow underneath.

Storm silently exclaimed and immediately retreated outside.

At that moment, a weak light illuminated Jack Ares' study.

Jack sat in front of the study table, holding a small medicine bag in his hand. He was deep in thought.

Soon after, the doors to the study creaked open.

A silhouette slithered in. "Old Master Jack."

Although she tried to hide it, anyone would know that it was the voice of Sera Severe.

Jack handed over the object he held in his hand to Sera. "Take this and put it in tomorrow's breakfast. You've failed twice. You can't afford any more failures." "Old Master Jack, it was the two young masters who foiled my plan."

"Don't worry, I'll get the kids away from you. Sera Severe, think of a way to get him to love you. If you succeed, he'll be yours to control forever."

"I understand, Old Master Jack. I'll listen to you forever."

An ambiguous smile curved on Jack's lips.

"Go then."

The light in the study extinguished. Sera and Jack walked out of the study together.

A rustling came from within the bookshelf.

Jack stopped in the middle of the hallway, his eyes freezing for a moment. He then doubled back.

It was at that moment a silhouette came out from the banister into the study faster than Jack did. It held both kids in his arms and quickly jumped out of the window.

Jack arrived back at the study but saw nothing out of the ordinary, so he left.

Storm carried the kids back to the children's room.

Baby Robbie and Baby Zetty sat on the bed, blankly staring at the cool-looking big brother in front of them.

Their little minds were running with thoughts of all sorts. 'This big brother looks like he has amazing martial arts skills, so we probably can't beat him. We can only suppress him with our wits.' "Are you a thief?" asked Baby Robbie.

"Strictly speaking, I am!" Storm answered honestly.

"What do you want to steal?" asked Baby Robbie

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"Whether you're stealing money or women, I think you've come to the wrong place," Jenson said coldly.

Storm gulped. He was stumped by Jenson.

"I'm not stealing money and definitely not women." Storm could not help but reach out to pinch Jenson's little face.

Since the members of Ghost were young, they felt that the president was their closest relative, but the president always had a cool demeanor, so no one dared to come close to him. Thus, when he saw the two little runts who looked like the president, Storm could not control his desire to get close to them.

Furthermore, Jenson had his father's ice-cold attitude.

He turned away his cool face, so Storm pinched nothing but air.

Instead, Storm now turned his demon claws toward Baby Robbie. Baby Robbie let him have his way. Storm was elated, so he smiled all the way to the back of his ears. "Such a good boy. "Then what are you doing here?" Baby Robbie's world was pure and innocent. In his eyes, if a thief stole neither money nor women, then there was nothing else that he could steal. "What if I told you that I'm here to steal children? Are you willing to cooperate with me?" Storm asked gently.

"Are you taking us for fools?" Jenson felt insulted and snapped back at him.

Storm shrugged. He had a look of helplessness on his face. "Alright then, looks like both of you little runts are not going to listen to me. Then I'll use my ultimate ability." Storm removed from his shirt pocket a pendant tied to a red string. He held one end of the string and the pendant fell in front of Jenson and Baby Robbie's eyes.

"I'll give you this pendant of mine. It's a family heirloom. Would that be alright?"

Darkness flashed across Jenson's eyes when he saw that pendant.

The pendant oscillated before the kids' eyes. Soon enough, Baby Robbie shut his eyes and collapsed onto the bed.

Jenson saw that Baby Robbie had slept, so he also closed his eyes and collapsed on top of Baby Robbie.

Storm kept the pendant away and gently patted the kids' heads. "Sleep for a while. Big Brother's coming to get you real soon."

After Storm left, Jenson promptly sat up.

His suspecting gaze fell on Storm's silhouette.

When Storm carried Baby Zetty over to the room, he was shocked to find that Baby Robbie and Jenson had disappeared.

Storm sat on the bed with dismay. He slapped his forehead. "How could these two little brats be this troublesome?"

At that moment, Jenson was dragging along a sleepy Baby Robbie and slipped into Sera's room.

He sneakily opened the bag in the bedside drawer, poured out the powder, and replaced it with flour.

After they had done the deed, both the kids quietly left Sera's room.

As they stepped out, Storm lifted them up and rushed toward Sycamore Annex.

"Put me down."

"Put me down."

Storm stuffed the kids into the president's Rolls-Royce, got in the car, and locked the doors from the inside.

He turned back to look at the raging boys, smiling at them. "What were you doing instead of sleeping in the middle of the night?"

Baby Robbie said with a pitiful tone, "Uncle, we can't leave Daddy. Let us go back in there!"

Storm corrected him earnestly, "Call me 'Big Brother'."

"But you're this big!" Baby Robbie retorted.

Storm's face became ashen.

He was thinking that if the president knew that their seniority was similar, his face would be even more ashen.

"Call me 'Big Brother'," said Storm.

A stroke of genius flashed across Jenson's eyes. For a moment, he broke his cool attitude and said, "Big Brother, if you'll do something for us, then we'll be good and listen to you." Storm also did not want to force the kids since he treated the president's children like his own little brothers and sister. He cared for their feelings.

"Tell me."

Jenson took out a paper wrapping and handed it over to Storm."Put this into Jack Ares' breakfast."

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Storm received it and lightly sniffed at it, his expression changing. "Where did you get this from?"

"What is it?" Jenson asked.

Storm did not want to teach the kids something that they should not be taught, so he pocketed the paper wrapping.

Jenson was unhappy. "That's our stuff!"

Storm replied, "I'll keep it safe for you."

"On what authority?" Jenson was upset.

"On the authority that I'm older than you," Storm replied.

"An elder picking on the young."

"Shameless."

Storm was speechless.

Jenson said maturely, "Even if you don't say it, I know what that is."

Storm stared blankly at Jenson and questioned brilliantly, "Since you already know what it's for, why do you still want me to put in your grandfather's breakfast?"

A hint of rage surfaced in Jenson's eyes. "I'm just giving him a taste of his own medicine."

Storm was stunned for a while. "Jens, what do you mean? Was Jack planning to do that to your father?"

Jenson nodded.

Storm was furious. He clenched his fist and spat out," Jack Ares, you shameless b*stard."

Baby Robbie looked at Storm in confusion. "I wouldn't have thought that a trafficker like you would actually have a sense of justice?"

Jenson said to Baby Robbie, "He's not a trafficker. He's our brother, Storm."

Storm widened his eyes. "Jens, how did you know that?"

Jenson replied, "That pendant of yours, I've seen it around Daddy. Daddy told me before that he was gifting it to Brother Storm." Storm smiled joyfully.

He knew that they had a special place in the president's heart.

Storm patted Jenson and Baby Robbie's heads, laughing. "You all be good and stay in the car. I'll be back soon and send you off to a safe place."

Jenson pleaded one last time, "Let us stay and accompany Daddy, please?"

Storm's expression was bitter. "I want to stay more than any of you. However, carrying out his orders is our way of loving him. Jens, be a good boy. Don't let him worry."

Jenson's eyes darkened.

After Storm left, Baby Robbie looked over to Baby Zetty who was fast asleep. "Jens, I'm sleepy. I admire Baby Zetty. She can sleep."

As he said that, Baby Robbie yawned a few times and fell asleep.

Jenson looked at Baby Robbie and Baby Zetty, sighing. "There really is some blessing in being dumb."

When the eastern sky lit up with light, Sera brought breakfast over to Fragrant Vessel Court.

Jay had not slept the entire night.

He could not stop thinking about his kids. Had Storm successfully taken them away? Would the kids throw tantrums? Also, when would they see each other again?" "Young Master." Sera set down his breakfast on the table.

Jay nodded, sat down at the table, and began eating his breakfast.

After he finished his breakfast, he rubbed his hands like a noble and commanded, "Go back!"

Sera was extremely worried. Why was Jay not showing any symptoms?

She retreated with the finished breakfast and looked back at Jay a few times as she left. She saw him sitting on the sofa like a king, his aristocratic elegance and indifference filling the air Sera sensed a bad omen, so she hurried back to Sycamore Annex to report to Jack.

"Old Master Jack, Master Ares was completely normal after he finished his breakfast. Maybe he noticed something?"

Jack's bloodshot eyes stared at his prized prey with bloodlust. The expression in his eyes was full of greed that engulfed the world.

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He got up and slowly approached Sera.

"Old Master Jack? What's the matter?" Sera felt that his gaze seemed rather scary, so she quickly took a few steps back.

"Sera Severe, how bold of you to drug me!" Jack was filled with anger, but the peculiar feeling building inside him was causing the anger to gradually weaken. It was getting replaced with a desire.

Sera's complexion turned as white as paper. She did not understand what had happened either. She had drugged Jay, yet he was well while Jack was experiencing the effects.

She turned around to run out of the room. Right now, she only had one goal, and that was to protect her chastity because she wanted to preserve it for Jay who was a clean freak.

Unfortunately, the study was locked. She was worried that someone would find out that she was colluding with Jack, thus she had locked the door securely to prevent anyone from entering. Now that she was under pressure and nervous, it was going to be a feat to unlock the door.

Jack leaped forward and hugged her tightly.

Sera felt as if her world was collapsing at that moment.

When she finally left the room, her innocent hope for the future was lost from her gaze forever. It had been replaced with anger and deep despair.

'It must've been Jay's doing. He had someone set a trap for me and ruined me.

'Does he think that this would wipe away my desire to own him? He has underestimated my addiction toward him. I'm living this life for him. Since I can't get him, I'll use my whole life to mess with him!'

Jack gradually regained his conscious mind. When he realized the mistake he had done, he remorsefully sat on his chair and sighed sorrowfully.

Perhaps it was because he had a taste of her, so he was beginning to plan for the possibility of a future with Sera Severe.

'Sera doesn't have a good family background, but she's young and beautiful. Furthermore, she's smart and capable. She's someone I don't mind having. If Sera is willing to be obedient and support me as my woman, I wouldn't mistreat her.

'If she dares to use this issue to blackmail me, then I won't tolerate her existence in this world.'

What made Jack feel the chills was the person behind this who made his relationship with Sera blossom.

Other than Jay, he could not think of another person.

Jack mumbled, "Jay, must we reach a point where we become enemies?"

Fragrant Vessel Court.

Jay was following the bluestone path as he walked forward. Soon, he saw the thorny shrubs amongst the weeds. He squinted his eagle eyes.

He hurried forward and searched for the Mushroom Gate. Unfortunately, time had passed significantly and the original Mushroom Gate was now destroyed. No signs of the Mushroom Gate could be seen amongst the bushes.

As Jay was about to give up his search in the thorny shrubs, he suddenly found one side of an earring within a pile of yellow soil.

He picked it up to see the jade green gemstone shimmering under the light. His heart tightened as he recognized that the woman in the photo was wearing this pair of earrings. Jay began to dig around that area and finally found a pile of soil that was not as firm as the others.

He squatted and used his hands to loosen the soil. Soon enough, he had dug out a hole as big as his thumb.

He hurriedly dug further and finally found traces of what used to be the Mushroom Gate.

Jay widened the hole and was about to explore into it when he heard a spine-chilling voice.

"You're finally here."

Jay turned around. When he got a clear look at the man standing in front of him with an iron spade, he was shocked to see that the man had a similar face as himself.

Chapter 550

Chapter 550

The thought of this man trying to murder Rose made Jay's anger rose. "Who are you?" He approached the man step by step.

"You want to know?" the man asked.

Jay looked at the man's ghost-like complexion and understood that this man hardly exposed himself under the sun. He mocked the man, saying, "I don't think you have the guts to face a living breathing human like me after living like a nonentity without seeing the sun for your whole life."

The man was angered by Jay and tried to reach out to grab Jay's neck, but the latter managed to catch his hand. Jay lifted him and slammed him onto the ground. The series of movements were done fluidly. "Jay Ares, you should be the person in hiding. I'm only here on your behalf." The man lay on the ground, his pale complexion appearing almost translucent under the sunlight.

"Do you know how much I hate you?" The man's beautiful peach blossom eyes appeared sunken, but they were still attractive.

Jay took a good look at the man who seemed rather young. There was not a wrinkle in sight, but the lines on his neck revealed his estimated age.

The man was old enough to be Jay's father. He looked

very much like Jay as well.

Jay asked fearfully, "Who are you to me?"

The man was completely angered by this question. His peach blossom eyes were immediately filled with disgust and hatred.

"You want to know? Then you should ask your..." He gritted his teeth and used all his might to hold back before he spat out the word, "Grandfather."

There was confusion in Jay's gaze.

He knew it. The person who could fool him would not be a simple person. However, he would never have guessed that the man was the same person who had cultivated him into the talented young man he was now-The Grand Old Master.

Jay still had plenty of questions. He squatted down and grilled the man for answers. "Are you the one who hid my mother?"

The man smiled a sinister smile. "Haha! So you found out about this, but it's a little too late now."

"Where is she?" Jay's voice lowered, and the atmosphere abruptly felt like a chilly winter.

"She's mine!" the man suddenly yelled like a child protecting his precious toy.

Jay frowned. This was the first time in his life that he felt that he was not intelligent enough.

'Is this man my mother's husband?

'Then who's my father?

'At first, I thought that this man who looks so much like me is my father, but his reaction clearly tells me otherwise.'

"I know what you're thinking about. You're curious why both of us look alike?"

Jay's eyes widened as he waited with bated breath for an answer.

"Hahahahahaha!" The man laughed hysterically. He may look old, but it did not diminish the glow in his eyes.

He may look like Jay, but there was maleficence brewing from his core.

That smile on his face brought out the youthfulness that had been lost with time.

When a man appeared more enchanting than a woman, nobody would bring themselves to hate him regardless of how evil the words he spewed were. It only made others pity him. "Tell me!" Jay's voice revealed the anger that he was trying to suppress.