o seafood?" Sebasti

. "What do

an men. What does the ho

d some defect and did

ing, making him stop and answer the call from an unfamiliar number. "Go

his brows, and Nate's ears per

you know who this is, let's get right to

owed his eyes.

the hospital, especially since you know I snoop a

sit down and talk. Leave Janet out of all of

erved cold. She became part of this as soon as she chose to be his daughter. And it

friend as a spy to gather intel on Genovese. She seduced Connor. You

Nikolai sna

er happened." Sebastian spoke threateningly in a deep voice. "If you dare lay

ughter, and the call

*

he coming back?" Taking a sip of he

g up her tea from the center table, Seren

ationship. Besides the marriage proposal with Larisa, I can't r

x or seven years old. We got attacked. I had him by the wa

na widened

ing about the past. "Yeah, I think that was the one moment that drew us apar

yes met. "And did you tell Nina that you exposed our son to guns, attacks, and blood when he wa

. "What?" Her eyes shifted back to

ted for her response. "Your dad thinks we are some billionaire family, where h

io. Imagine if we had passed away, and he was left to handle everything

face revealing his frustration as he demanded an explanation. "Why

ifted his focus towards Connor.

backseat of the car. I've been going crazy since his call and I want an answer now." Connor rounded his fist

happy now?" Serena crossed her arms tightly across her

ea?" Con

w about. Sebastian rescued her from the clutches of the Russian Maf

other end. Connor's silence was deafening as his anger towards Genove

aughter back! I promise yo

r till the time

tracks as soon as he

*

ane

hands but realized they

s waki

a fema

the

because of the pain in the back of my head. It was as if someone hit me in the back. The commotion around me w

ully, temporarily blinded by the intense lights. As I tried to regain focus, the room s

der, and I felt he saved me

met piercing grey eyes filled with power and danger. He wore a well-dressed blac

I blinked. He looked at someone behind me. "Her bidding start

mirror, which was adorned with lights, and I was capt

me!" I screa

had a plunging neckline that exposed half of my breast, and when c

shadow, giving them a mysterious allure, while my

I managed to flee the hospital while Sebastian's bodyguard accompanied the doctor. I aiml

shb

park the car half a mile away from my house. The allergy

my house. However, I abruptly halted upon seeing my aun

encircling me. Before I could make sense of the situation, a sudden, for

hbac

I glanced at the hairstylist standing behind me in

ng at me in the mirror. "We have stric

y curled the ends of my blonde

cti

ls, approximately fifteen or sixteen years old, crying

lized I had never set foot in a place like this during my entire twenty-one

d and instead of answering. She used a setting spra

*

minutes. Send me the location." Sebastian hung up the phon

oke, but Nate stayed lost

llergy, why did she still eat th

ould we talk about this now?"

peak to yo

daughter alive. The country will be bleeding." And Sebastian knew Connor was capabl

m out of his reverie, and it was

*

a path down her cheeks. She had never felt so help

le stared at her as if she was a commodity and sh

!" The presenter, who was standing next to

holding glasses of wine, and one of them raised their hand. "Y

ork of art handcrafted by G

d that I never knew existed? Even though I knew about its presence, experiencing it myself and be

r!" Janet noticed a sparkle in the presenter'

As Janet pondered, the presence of the men in bla

mil

mil

ve mi

nd observed the bidding on the screen in his office. As he foc

lled his girlfriend. Two, sell her to one of the cruelest mobs

in her demand just because she was Connor's daught

yed something or someone precious to them and they are blood-hungry to even the score.

ched the bidding reach a staggering ninete

s eyes remained locked on the floor as she witnessed a tear fal

esenter gasped. "The three-second time

ttention and silenced everyone's bidding. All eyes shifted towards the highest

d s

es in agony. "Janet