âThat wonât be necessary. Why call him? Itâs not like heâs not coming.â Again, she turned her back
toward him and sulked.
Solomon silently let out a sigh of relief.
Her reaction amused him, though.
To see this lady getting down off her high horse for once was, indeed, a rare sight.
Yet, the bad news that echoed in his brain cut that short moment of glee shorter. He almost smiled, but
his sorrow pulled the corners of his mouth back down.
âWhatever rocks your boat. Is there anything you want me to tell him? He should be here soon, I think.â
âI couldnât care less.â
She went on munching her apple and responded in a coldly contemptuous tone.
âUmâ¦â
Solomon didnât know what to say. He turned away, and with his pale fingers gripping his wheelchairâs
armrests tightly, he asked to be pushed out of the room.
After exiting the room, the man pushing him gave in to curiosity and asked, âMr. George, is Ms. Hayes
going to stay here till the baby is born?â
âIf not?â Solomon knitted his brows.
âUnder our current circumstances, what would happen if you let her loose? Will she be able to handle
the fact that the father to her child is no longer alive? Please be reminded that she isnât in a stable
condition right now.â
Solomon sank deep into thoughts and didnât utter a word.
Seeing this, the man stopped talking.
Maybe heâs right. This is the best way to protect the mother and the child.
Over in Zarain, Sebastian planned to release the news of Devinâs death only after the baby was born.
However, he didnât expect the damage done to Jonathan would be so severe that the latter was still in a
life-threatening state even after the operation.
âMr. Hayes, weâve given our best. Mr. Jadeson has had a heart attack previously, and the recent
shocking news only dented his health further. Heâs extremely blessed to still be alive.â
Jonathanâs primary surgeon was a reliable doctor from the embassy whom Sebastian appointed upon
arriving here.
He was as straight as a die.
After listening to the surgeonâs explanation, Sebastian looked at the unconscious old man with all sorts
of needles and tubes sticking into him. This additional shock to his previous trauma almost squeezed
his life out of him.
âUh⦠S-so⦠what would become of him?â
âHe might be bedridden for the rest of his life.â
âO-Old Mr. Jadesonâ¦â Mark sobbed out as tears dribbled down his cheeks.
As for Sebastian, he couldnât put his current sentiments into words. After Jonathan was pushed out of
sight, his knees buckled, and he slumped onto the bench behind him.
How did all this happen?
Heâd been through quite a lot throughout his lifeâhaving a rare disease when he was a child, enduring
the unfortunate event that fell upon the Hayeses, invading Jadeborough, and sparking an internal
conflict between the Jadesons.
All the mentioned incidents were nothing but petrifying and dreadful.
Nevertheless, after seeing what had happened personally, his hands couldnât stop trembling while he
sat lifelessly on the bench.
Even he himself didnât know if it was due to rage or grief over having one family member dead and
another wounded.
He was completely shattered.
He remembered how unattached he was to these two members of his new family back then. He
despised and shunned them and had always wanted to steer clear from being related to them.
Sebastian dropped his face into his palms.
Buzz⦠Buzzâ¦
âHello?â
âSebastian, are you in Zarain? Iâve already arrived at Oceanic Estate. Donât worry. I wonât let any news
seep into Jadeborough before you decide that itâs time.â
A gentle and clear voice came through the other end of the line. It was Sasha, and surprisingly, she
sounded more composed than him.
When she got to know about the incident, she immediately rushed to the place that would most
probably be the eye of the storm. She wanted him to know that he had nothing to fret about with her by
his side.
Sebastianâs tough shell finally cracked!
He squeezed the phone in his palm and let tears brim his eyes, trying hard to suppress his urge to kill
those whoâd brought harm to his family and the agony that was tormenting his soul.
âOkay. Weâll incinerate Devinâs body in Zarain. After Sabrinaâs delivery, she and her baby will be
escorted home by the army.â
âRoger that!â
âOne more thing, Grandpa is paralyzed. If anyone in the military asks about his condition, tell them that
he had a heavy fall and needs some time to recuperate before he can return.â
âSure.â Another crisp response from Sasha.
They then hung up. Not a word more was shared between the couple.
Mark, who had been standing by the door, was slightly stunned by the change in Sebastian after the
call.
He wasnât sure what Sebastian talked about, but he could see that the gloom and doom in his eyes
were washed away after the call.
Sebastian lifted his chin, straightened his back, and swiftly got off the bench.