Chapter 226
Seeing that Sebastian Simons was slowly turning into a beast, Yasmine Taylor knew that he would
not be satisfied with just canoodling around. Once his desire was ignited, it would be an
uncontroble rampage.
"Sebastian, wake up... clear your head up."
He paused for a moment, stretched his arms around her waist, "I''m very sober now."
Sebastian said firmly as he left bite marks around her neck.
"You''ll have a bad influence on the children..."
"They are no bigger than my palm. How would they be influenced?"
She trembled and moaned subconsciously. She struggled to stay conscious and knew that they
could not go on like this. She bit her lip and said deliberately, "Oh, my stomach hurts so much."
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This move was very effective. Sebastian''s head, which was initially buried in her chest, immediately
lifted up. He asked in a panic, "Where does it hurt?"
"Here,"
She pointed to her right abdomen.
Sebastian was nervous about the children in her belly, so when he heard that her stomach was in
pain, his nerves tensed up immediately. He leaned over her belly andforted himself, "It''s okay,
it''s okay. The children probably kicked you identally."
Yasmine red at him and huffed. "Do you think that they could kick me already?"
"Hm... In that case, were you too sensitive? Or were you imagining things?"
"I''m not. It really hurts."
Sebastian was anxious at this point, "Well, forget it.
I won''t touch you anymore. You will feel pain wherever I touch you."
Yasmine held back herughter, "Would you like to take a cold shower?"
"Of course. I feel like I''ve been pushed into a fire pit!"
Sebastian got up and went straight into the bathroom. Soon, she heard the sound of him turning on
the water.
About ten minutester, he came out and said to Yasmine, who was reading a magazine on the
bed. "Come here, I''ll show you something."
"What?"
Yasmine jumped out of bed with interest, and her stomach didn''t hurt anymore.
Sebastian took out a picture scroll from his suitcase and loosened the rope that was binding it. What
appeared in front of her eyes was a beautifulndscape painting.
"Wow, it''s magnificent..."
Yasmine eximed and she looked at the seal at the end of the painting. "This should be Johannes
Vermeer''s authentic work, right?" "Yes, you have a good taste,"
Sebastian nodded, "Do you know the reason I had bought this painting?"
"What else could it be? Don''t you like to collect these precious paintings?"
"No, this is a gift."
"Who are you giving it to?"
"Master ine."
"Master ine? Why do you want to give it to him?" Yasmine was startled for a moment and she
quickly reacted. "Do you want to use this painting to win him over?"
"Yes."
She frowned, "The painting is really good, but will he like it?"
"He will definitely like it."
"How could you be sure?"
"As the saying goes, only when a wise man knows his enemy could he win hundreds of battles."
"Are you saying that Master ine is interested inndscape paintings?"
"To be precise, he is interested in Johannes Vermeer''sndscape paintings. Those who know him
well will know that he is especially fond of Johannes Vermeer''s works."
Yasmine was enlightened. "When are you going to give it to him?"
"Tomorrow."
"Could Ie with you? I want to see what kind of person this Master ine is and just how
powerful he is."
"No way."
Sebastian refused immediately. "You are pregnant now. I don''t want you to be involved in these
things."
Yasmine knew that once Sebastian had set his mind, he would not be easily influenced. Therefore,
she stopped begging him and gave up resentfully.
On the afternoon of the next day, Sebastian came to the temporary residence of Master ine with
the paintings. There were only two servants in therge house, which Sebastian knew was just for
show. He was aware that Master ine''s undergroundwork was very extensive.
Master ine did not seem distant when he saw Sebastian. Actually, this was not the first time they
had met. They had already met at Mr. Todd''s house five years before.
"Young Master Simons, it''s nice to see you again."
Master ine did not look much different than he was five years ago. He was still so sophisticated.
"Master ine, I hope that I''m not disturbing you today."
"Of course not. Please take a seat."
Master ine pointed to the couch in the living room and ordered the servant to prepare some tea.
After serving the tea, he went straight to the point and asked, "So, Young Master Simons, how may I
help you today?"
Sebastian looked at him in silence and answered frankly, "It''s about your wife. I''m sure you know by
now that your wife is my wife''s half-sister."
He described the conflicts between Yasmine, Linda, and Simons family at the most neutral
perspective. Although he knew that Master ine was probably already aware of all that, he could
not guarantee what Linda had said to him waspletely true.
When he was done speaking, Master ine asked, "Young Master Simons, did you tell me these
because you hoped that I would not listen to my wife''s words and do something harmful to you?"
"You can say that."
Sebastian thought for a moment, "You have always been well-informed. You must have known that I
am confronting a woman named udine Tucker. Therefore, at this time, I would appreciate it if you
would not go against me by joining hands with her. You are my teacher''s friend. I hope you can
remain neutral for the sake of my teacher."
After he said that, he handed Master ine the painting that he had brought with him, "This is
Johannes Vermeer''s authentic work. I hope you like it."
After seeing the painting, Master ine eximed, "This is a good painting."
"Follow me,"
He stood up and led Sebastian into the study.
On the left wall of the study hung another authentic painting of Johannes Vermeer. Master ine
asked meaningfully, "What do you think?"
"The technique is skilled, the idea is wonderful, the meaning is profound, and the work is exquisite.
In short, it''s a perfect work."
"Compared to yours?"
"Each has its own merits."
Master ine smiled. "Do you know who had gifted me this painting?"
Sebastian shook his head, but he already had a hunch in his heart.
As expected, his premonition was right. Master ine told him frankly, "It was udine."
A hint of maliciousness shed in Sebastian''s eyes, but he took it with good stride. "I didn''t expect
that Mrs. Tucker was still ahead of me at such an old
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age.
He changed the topic in an instant, "Master ine, since you''ve epted her painting, does that
mean that you''ve decided on the side you''re going to stand on?"
Master ine smiled and nodded. "Of course I''m going to stand on my wife''s side. The enemy of
my wife is my enemy."
"I don''t believe it."
"Oh? Why don''t you believe it?"
The interest of Master ine was piqued.
"The reason you can work well in both the underworld and the government is because of your
righteousness. This so- called righteousness is to help justice rather than your rtives. A man who
only listens to his rtives will never seed in life." "Hahaha-"
Master ineughed and patted Sebastian on the shoulder, "You''re just as confident as I used to
be."
He stopped smiling and said seriously, "Although I won''t spoil my wife, I have indeed received Mrs.
Tucker''s painting. You know, ording to the rules of our world, I shouldn''t be an enemy of
hers. Now that you havee to me, for the sake of fairness, I will propose a request. Whoever
has the ability to help me, I will, in turn, stand by their side."
"Please."
Master ine took a deep breath and his gaze darkened. "I want you to help me find my lost son."
"Your son?" Sebastian''s eyes widened in surprise. "Master ine, is your son missing?"
"Well, it has been more than twenty years. The baby was only three-month-old when he was taken
away by my enemies in the underworld. He is still missing. I have used all means to investigate the
matter for more than twenty years, but I found nothing. Maybe the child is no longer alive, but I still
want to continue to look for him. It became an invisible wound in my heart as my wife had
committed suicide because of it. So in my lifetime, as long as I am still breathing, I must find the
child..."
When Master ine spoke of his pain, his eyes turned red and he looked visibly upset. Suddenly,
he did not look as terrifying as the rumors had said that he was.
"How old is the child now? Is there any special item on him or perhaps a mark on his body?"
"There''s a red birthmark of the size of a fingernail on his inner right thigh. He should be around 28
to 29 years old."
"Okay, I''ll try my best."
Sebastian agreed to Master ine''s request, but he knew how tricky this matter was. Master
ine''s connections were all over the country, and he had been searching for his son for more than
20 years but to no avail. It would be hard for Sebastian to be able to find his son.
However, despite how difficult it was, he could only agree to it. It was not his style to retreat in the
face of danger.
When they got home in the evening, Sebastian told Yasmine the events that had transpired during
the day. Yasmine was shocked. She did not expect that Master ine would give her husband such
a difficult task.
"How do you n to find him? Master ine must have done everything he could to look for his
son."
Sebastiany down on the couch and rested his head on Yasmine''sp. He closed his eyes and
said, "Don''t worry. If I can''t find his son, it would be the same for udine too. This may not be
entirely bad. At least we know that Master ine would not stand on her side if we both failed to
find his son. It''s a good thing for me. I could take advantage of this time to find Master ine''s son
and deal with udine at the same time. I''ve already made a n to take over herpany."