âYou knew about this the whole time too, didnât you?â
âWhat?â
Rufusâ hand froze upon hearing that, and there was a look of panic on his face and it had gone pale.
Sebastian felt his burning rage and hatred resurface when he saw his reaction.
âThat Shin is my biological father! You knew the Jadesons were a huge threat to my mom since she
showed up, so why didnât you tell me about it? Why did you and Frederick keep it a secret from me?
Donât tell me this is your way of protecting me!â he shouted at the top of his lungs with bloodshot eyes.
Rufus was at a loss for words.
It was indeed our way of protecting him, but I have no right to say that now⦠Not after how Frieda died
in front of him as a resultâ¦
âSebastian, I-â
âDo you have any idea how much shock and disbelief I was in when I discovered that Shin was my
father? Devin told me how the Jadesons had mercilessly gotten rid of that âtraitorâ even though he was a
member of the family. As such, I was grateful to both you and Frederick when I found out that I survived
that gruesome fate, but why didnât you tell me the truth? Why did you have to wait until heâs dead to tell
me? Iâm not a f*cking kid anymore, da*n it! Itâs all too late now!â
Despair, anger, and hatred were written all over his face, and he broke down in tears moments after
screaming his heart out.
Rufus was shocked by how emotional he got.
Frieda has only made such a brief appearance, and heâs that devastated over her death? There isnât a
single trace of hope in those eyes of his! I donât understand this guy at allâ¦
He wouldâve understood Sebastian if he knew how Frieda died.
The Jadesons had shot at Sebastian, and she jumped in to take the bullet for him.
That showed the Jadesons couldnât care less about Sebastian being a part of their family and were going
to kill him like they did with Shin back then.
If they had no issues killing Sebastian, then there was no stopping them from going after his wife, his
child, and anyone else related to him.
It was the first time in his life Sebastian had felt such despair, and he broke down crying as he asked
repeatedly, âWhy didnât you tell me sooner? Why? Why?â
Had I known about it, I would have been able to do something to prevent this!
Rufus was so shocked by his reaction that he could only sigh with tears in his eyes as he didnât know
how to answer him.
âItâs not that we didnât want to tell you, we just⦠We wanted for Shinâs one and only descendant to live a
great life in this world. You have no idea how hard it was for us to rescue you and your mother back then.
None of us knew this would happen. Shin arrived in Avenport and was attracted to your mother, Frieda,
when he met her at the Hayes Residence. Frederick and I witnessed the two of them fall in love and get
married. However, the Jadesons labeled Frieda as a heinous sinner soon after she married into the
family. They accused her of corrupting Shin and claimed that you didnât deserve to be born into this
world. Hell, they transferred Shin away with a military order just so they could harm her even when she
was already eight months pregnant! Neither of you wouldâve survived if it werenât for Frederick and I! Do
you really think we could tell you about this and risk alerting the Jadesons to your existence?â
Rufus was crying too after letting all of that out.
Sebastian went pale from shock for quite a while before slumping into the chair behind him.
Heâs right⦠Iâm in no position to question them nor blame them for keeping it from me⦠After all, Iâm
only alive today because of themâ¦
With that in mind, whatever light Sebastian had in his eyes disappeared.
âAll right, letâs not talk about this anymore now. Youâve gone an entire day and night without rest here, so
you must be tired. Go back and get some sleep, okay? I can take care of things here,â Rufus said when
he noticed how Sebastian had gone quiet.
Sebastian closed his eyes for a moment before getting up and leaving the ward.