âWhat are you babbling about? A marriage alliance between the Jadesons and Limmers? What
Limmers? Sebastian, look at your wife. How can you allow her to make such delirious remarks?â
Jonathan threw Sebastian an anxious look.
However, what came as a surprise to everyone was how ridiculously calm he was. In fact, he looked
like everything he heard was well within his expectations.
âNo, she isnât. Whatâs wrong with what she just said?â
Even though he turned his attention to Jonathan with a face void of emotions, his piercing gaze sent
a chill down everyoneâs eyes.
Jonathan almost blew his top.
âHow can there not be a problem? Susan is Coltonâs daughter. When she was living with the
Jadesons, she was considered Ianâs aunt. Now that theyâre going to get married, wouldnât it be
incest?â
Overwhelmed by anger, Jonathan had lost any regard for his speech.
Crash!
In that instant, Sebastian, equally enraged, smashed the coffee cup he was holding onto the table.
âWhat do you mean incest? Since when are they related by blood? Based on your logic, the fact
that I, who have
been raised by Frederick who is of your age, am addressing you as Grandpa would be equally
inappropriate.â
âYouâ¦â
Jonathan was so angry that he was stumped for words.
In the end, Mark, hoping to de-escalate the situation, came over to persuade Jonathan, âOld Mr.
Jadeson, let me help you back to your room. Weâll talk about this later.â
With that, he led Jonathan, who was still rolling his eyes in anger, away.
Only then did peace return to the living room.
Meanwhile, Lucius raised his head, thinking that Jonathanâs violent reaction had given them a
chance.
Much to his dismay, his vision was met by a frosty gaze that sent a shiver down his spine, leaving
him speechless.
âLucius, we have said everything there is to say. Hence, I trust that youâre smart enough not to do
anything to displease me.â
The way Sebastian put things caused Lucius to tremble again.
What does he mean by anything that displeases him?
Obviously, Sebastian was warning them against pursuing the matter further and starting malicious
rumors about it.
Nevertheless, Sasha wasnât worried about the second point. From her perspective, it wasnât a big
deal as long as Ian and Susan werenât related by blood. After all, there were plenty of married
couples in the world who were also relatives in name.
Since the law allowed it, she couldnât understand why the conservative elderly found it difficult to
accept the fact.
When she arrived upstairs and saw that Sebastian was right behind her, she asked, âYou donât look
surprised at all. Have you known about the matter all along?â
Sebastian didnât reply.
It wasnât that he knew, but he did have a hunch about it, especially after his trip to Yeringham.
There, Ian was arrested by the police for destroying public property in a fit of rage. The event had
served to intensify Sebastianâs suspicions further.
Meanwhile, Sebastian brought a glass to the water dispenser and filled some water for himself.
âI just didnât expect him to be that daring.â
âDaring?â Sasha knitted her brows.
âIt isnât him being daring. Instead, itâs because he lacks a sense of security. Unlike Matteo and Vivi
who are more outgoing, heâs more introverted and prefers to immerse himself in his own world, as
thereâs where he feels most comfortable,â Sasha analyzed patiently.
Sebastian nodded in agreement. âWhat happened after that? Since heâs engrossed in his own
world, how did Susan manage to enter it?â
âThatâs because she has been kind and attentive to him since they were kids. Donât you remember?
During Christmas one year, the present he received from Grandpa was different from everyone
elseâs because there wasnât enough to go around.
âLater on, Ian was upset the entire night because he was very sensitive. Whatâs more, he knew his
great-grandpa treated him differently from all the other children. As I was busy then, I didnât realize
what was going on. It wasnât until Susan headed out to get him the same gift and told him that it was
from his great-grandpa that he finally cheered up,â Sasha related the past incident.
Even though it had occurred many years ago when Ian was only about seven or eight, she
remembered the incident vividly. Susan, who was not even ten then, not only understood his
feelings but also went out of her way to get him the same gift.
Consequently, it was hard not to be fond of someone like that.
Sebastian fell silent after Sasha finished.
/ canât deny the fact that it would do Ian a lot of good to have a girl thatâs caring and attentive by his
side.
âIn that case, what do you plan to do? Are you really going to announce the engagement with the
Limmer family?â
In the end, that was his only question, as his role in his childrenâs marriages was as an executor.
The one who made the decisions was naturally his dear wife.
No sooner had he spoken than Sasha shook her head.
âLetâs not be hasty for I plan to pay Sigrith a visit first. After all, Ian fell sick in Yartran because of her
and even had to get a psychologist to wipe out his memories. Therefore, I would like to question her
on what actually happened.â
Sashaâs tone suddenly turned frosty and even carried a tinge of anger.