Chapter 231


    “I know it now.”


    In a few short minutes, Sebastian’sposed himself back to his old, cold and calcting self. He


    stood up and left with purposeful strides.


    Frederick watched him, fingers clenched tightly around his cane.


    Soon after, Tim Holt, Frederick’s butler, entered. Upon observing the strange look on his master’s face,


    he inquired with concern. “Is everything all right? How is Mr. Sebastian? How did the girl know what


    was going on? Even we didn’t.” He fired off one question after another.


    The most pertinent question, however, he saved forst.


    Frederick’s expression turned icy. “I do not know. Perhaps, Sebastian’s killing of the dog was not the


    first murder she had witnessed.”


    “What do you mean by that?” Tim pressed, intrigued.


    “When Rufus Wand brought his wife over, Sebastian was just ten years old. It was at that age when he


    killed that dog. After that, Rufus seldom let his daughter visit us.”


    “So, when Mr. Sebastian identally murdered at age eleven, the girl shouldn’t have seen it. How


    could this be?” the butler reasoned, intent on solving this mystery.


    Rufus Wand was Sasha’s father. During that unfortunate incident when Sasha caught a glimpse of


    Sebastian’s illness taking over, it had scarred her, which was why they do not visit as they used to.


    Rufus did not explicitly state his reasons for the reduced frequency of visits, but it was not subtle to the


    average observer.


    Sebastian was eleven when he started his treatments.


    But how on earth did the girl know about what happened there? The timeline doesn’t add up.


    The only people who knew about this were Tim, Mr. Hayes Sr., and the doctor. To tie up loose ends,


    Frederick had the doctor taken care of.


    So how did she know?


    How was it possible that the sweet, obedient boy turned into one with deceit and rebellion in his heart?


    Had he neglected his son?


    Frederick cast an eye towards the door through which Sebastian had departed with uncharacteristic


    ferocity.


    In a ward at the People’s Hospital in town, the three children stood staring at their mother with a heavily


    bandaged head. Tears ran freely down their cheeks.


    “This is all Daddy’s fault. Why couldn’t he rescue Mommy earlier? I told him she was in danger,” Matteo


    cried.


    Ian stood silently. But underneath his grievous appearance, for the first time, he felt disappointment


    towards their father who couldn’t even protect one woman.


    “Guys, I think we should get another daddy,” Vivian sobbed. “He can’t even protect Mommy. Let’s go to


    Uncle Solomon, okay?”


    Her brothers stared at her in disbelief.


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    At this moment, Luke entered with Sasha’s medication. His knees buckled when he heard Vivian’s


    proposal.


    “Children, let us all calm down. This incident happened so quickly; it caught your fatherpletely


    unaware. If he had known, he would have done everything in his power to prevent that from happening


    and keep your mother safe.”


    “Would he really?” Matteo asked.


    “Of course, Mr. Matteo. Do you remember who rescued you when you were kidnapped?”


    Luke liked Matteo because he was the smartest child, and also because he was the easiest to lead into


    conforming among the three.


    Sure enough, at those words, Matteo began to doubt his earlier assertion.


    “And you, Mr. Ian,” Luke continued, taking advantage of the moment. “You’ve seen it with your own


    eyes how your father treats your mother. When your mother took you away to Yartran, who appeared


    when she was being bullied?”


    Ian was embarrassed as well. He said nothing.


    Luke turned to Vivian.


    Of course, she did not mean what she said about changing her father. Solomon was no rtion of hers;


    she spoke figuratively.


    But it was the intensity of her speech that struck Luke the most; it was a huge contrast to her simple


    mind. When he approached her, Vivian ran to her mother and clung on to her.


    “Don’t try to change my mind. I don’t like him! It was because of him that Mommy keeps getting hurt


    over and over again. Uncle Solomon would never allow that. I want him!”


    She spoke so loudly that Luke covered the space between them in two strides and sped her mouth


    shut.


    “Alright, youngdy. Say no more, we will go to Uncle Solomon right now, okay?” He was mortified that


    Sebastian, who was at the doctor’s office, woulde back and hear her.


    With Vivian in his arms, Luke marched out of the ward. Her brothers followed suit.


    When Sebastian returned to the ward, having obtained thetest updates from the doctor, there was no


    one in there except the unconscious Sasha.