Chapter 104

“Matt! lan, look! It's Matt!” Vivian cried and pulled lan over. The two gasped in terror when they saw

the atrocious scene. “So, Mr. Hayes, is this your son? You'd better pay up, or I'll kill him right here!”

the man jeered with a sadistic laugh. When the man saw Sebastian's reaction, he knew instantly that

Sebastian was shocked. Sebastian's mind went blank. He totally did not expect to see a boy who

looked just like lan. Before he could recover from the shock, Sasha had already picked up a huge

wench behind the man. Though she was struggling to get on her feet, she was ready to give that

man a fatal blow. Sebastian's eyes widened in alarm. Without a second thought, he hit the

command button beside his hand.

The snipers near the pier were already waiting for his order to shoot. Before Sasha could ambush

the kidnapper, the man’s body froze at a muffled shot. Sasha took a step back instinctively as specks

of warm blood splashed on her face. Right at that instant, she was lost for words. She stood looking

at the man dropping to the ground with a blank stare. Everything happened so quickly that her

body stiffened at the brutal sight. It was not until a pair of small, clammy hands tugged her that she

finally came around and drooped her head, looking at the frightened child. “Mommy, Daddy's here.

He came to save us.” Sasha felt an unbearable burden lifted from her chest immediately. Then, she

collapsed to the ground and passed out. She had been out looking for Matteo for the entire night,

and she was spent. The wound on her body, although not fatal, had sapped her of her remaining

energy with all the excessive bleeding over the past hours. Help arrived in a timely fashion.

The bodyguards took Matteo with them after Sasha was rushed to the hospital immediately. That

was the first time Sebastian met his son — a son he had never seen over the past five years. Sasha

had kept him well-hidden over the years. “I'm so sorry, Matt!” When lan saw him, he ran over and

apologized profusely. Matteo gave him a warm hug, a tired smile spread across his small face. “You

have nothing to be sorry for, lan. You're my family, and I don't want anything to happen to you

either. Come to think of it, it's good that I was the one who got kidnapped. I doubt you'll be able to

survive all this.” Tears welled up in lan’s eyes when he heard what Matteo said. After all Matteo had

been through, he was still thinking about lan. Sebastian looked at Matteo, and an approving smile

subtly settled on his lips. Indeed, he was glad to have finally met his other son, but Matteo's

commendable character was what made Sebastian pleasantly surprised. For the past five years,

Sebastian had given the best education to lan. Yet, Matteo also grew up well despite not being as

privileged. His character and mannerism were exceptionally refined and applaudable. This sure put

Sebastian in a good mood. Seeing the happiness on his father's face, lan held his siblings’ hands

and suggested that they go greet Sebastian. But the smile on Matteo’s face suddenly vanished as he

pulled back his hand.

“I'll go wait for Mommy. Let's go, Vivi.” “Sure,” Vivian agreed. The two turned and left without even

looking at Sebastian. In the meantime, lan and Sebastian looked at one another, not knowing what

to say. Did my son just turn his back on me? He doesn’t even care if I'm his father? A gloom settled

over Sebastian's chiseled face. lan came over and wanted to explain Matteo and Vivian's behavior,

but Sebastian just patted him gently on his head and assured him before going after the two kids.

Sebastian knew he was the one who had to do the explaining. After all, he had never done anything

for Matteo. “Matt. That's your name right? Matt.” Sebastian asked when he caught up with the kids

who were in front of the operating theater.

He then bent down towards the boy and inquired gently. Nonetheless, Matteo was not buying it at

all. He turned his head and looked to another side. Although his reaction was quick, Sebastian still

caught a glimpse of tears in the boy's eyes. Right then, guilt immediately crept in Sebastian's heart.

“I'm sorry, Matt. I never knew about you. That's why I dismissed the kidnapper's call when he said he

had my son. I would have done everything I could to save you if I knew. I really didn't mean to come

so late.” As a father himself, Sebastian knew why the child was angry and did not want to greet him

though the kid knew he was his father. True enough, that was why Matteo was disappointed. When

Matteo got carried off, the kidnapper clearly told him that he had called Sebastian three times. And

yet Sebastian simply ignored those calls. On the contrary, Sasha was the one who came to his

rescue. Using her tablet, she located Matteo and came to protect him.

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