Holden's charming face darkened, and his eyes shone coldly.
Holden's charming face darkened, and his eyes shone coldly.
Usually, that expression on his face was enough to deter just anyone, for Holden was a man who held significant sway in the international community, and a small gesture from him was enough to cause consequential damages.
Not everyone could withstand his wrath, but Sebastian seemed unperturbed.
Scoffing disdainfully, he smirked. “Don't expect that to work on me since you've never even taken care of me before, old man. Just so you know, pulling a face won't scare me.”
Holden stared at the boy for a while and chuckled.
Young but daring. That's my son. He might be locked up here, but he is not afraid and is even challenging me. That's interesting.
That realization somehow made Holden not as repulsive of the idea of suddenly having a son.
In fact, if Holden were to choose an heir, Sebastian would be the perfect choice.
“Those people out there want to kill you. Are you not afraid?”
Sebastian puckered his lips in annoyance. “Why should I be afraid? It's not like they will let me go if I'm afraid. I'm not naive like a three-year-old.”
Holden looked away, and his gaze fell on Juliana.
“Hi, Holden,” she greeted with a wide smile.
Holden was silent for a brief moment before asking, “Was I really in love with your sister?”
Okay... What kind of question is this? Doesn't he know if he's in love with my sister or not?
“I lost my memory, so I can't remember anything in the past six years, including the fact that your sister was pregnant,” Holden explained when he read what was on Julianna's mind.
He lost his memory?
A look of surprise crossed Juliana's face.
“I see. I wondered why the man Wendy loved would have the heart to leave her without any reason. Well, to answer your question, I believe you used to love her enough to have a child with her. If you were really just using her, you wouldn't have slept with her, let alone make her pregnant.”
Holden pondered for a while and nodded in agreement. “That makes sense. I reckon I did love her.”
Why does that sound so clinical?
Just as Lionel wanted to comfort her, the phone in his hand rang.
He looked down and realized it was the detective he had dispatched to look for Victoria.
“What is it? Did you find anything?”
“Mr. Gezmond, we found out where Ms. Saunders is. She went to a women's and children's hospital in Belmonia Island for a check-up.”
Lionel suddenly got emotional when he finally had news about Victoria.
“A hospital? Why is she there? Did something happen?”
“Don't worry, Mr. Gezmond. Ms. Saunders is fine.”
“Why is she at the hospital, then? Wait. What hospital is it again?”
“Women's and children's hospital.”
Lionel's eyes widened in astonishment as a flickering hint of happiness glimmered in his eyes, but instead of expressing his thoughts explicitly, he asked carefully, “What is the check-up about? How did it go?”
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