When‌ ‌Sebastian‌ ‌Brenand‌ ‌returned‌ ‌to‌ ‌his‌ ‌home‌ ‌once‌ ‌again,‌ ‌he‌ ‌picked‌ ‌up‌ ‌his‌ ‌broken‌ ‌phone‌ ‌and‌ ‌retrieved‌ ‌the‌ ‌SIM‌ ‌card‌ ‌within, and inserted‌ ‌it‌ ‌into‌ ‌another‌ ‌phone.‌ ‌ ‌He needed‌ ‌to‌ ‌find‌ ‌Rachel.‌ ‌To do that, he‌ ‌needed‌ ‌to‌ ‌contact‌ ‌the‌ ‌outside‌ ‌world, but not ‌without‌ ‌a‌ ‌phone.‌ ‌ ‌After‌ ‌inserting‌ ‌the‌ ‌SIM‌ ‌card,‌ ‌he‌ ‌turned on‌ ‌the‌ ‌phone, and it immediately started ringing again. His‌ ‌mother‌ ‌had sent‌ ‌him‌ ‌a‌ ‌message‌ ‌on‌ ‌WeChat. It‌ ‌was‌ ‌a‌ ‌picture‌ ‌of‌ ‌Rachel‌ ‌Wood‌ tied to a cross with ‌fresh‌ ‌wounds‌ ‌‌on‌ ‌her‌ ‌body.‌ ‌ ‌Her face pale, Rachel‌ ‌had‌ ‌already‌ ‌passed‌ ‌out.‌ ‌This‌ ‌scene‌ ‌was‌ ‌like‌ ‌a‌ ‌knife‌ ‌to‌ ‌Sebastian’s‌ ‌heart, his mind going blank in an instant. ‌ ‌Sebastian‌ ‌‌‌wanted‌ ‌to‌ ‌kill‌ ‌someone.‌ ‌ ‌Right‌ ‌then,‌ ‌his‌ ‌phone‌ ‌rang‌ ‌again.‌ ‌His‌ ‌mother‌ ‌had sent‌ ‌him‌ ‌a‌ ‌voice‌ ‌note. ‌With trembling hands, he tapped ‌on‌ ‌the screen. ‌“If‌ ‌y

The Houston family was also wealthy, but they weren’t as well off as the Brenand family in many aspects.The Brenands were deemed as well connected in this age where 'it's not what you know, but who you know that matters'.If the Houstons could be connected to the Brenands by marriage, the Houston family’s situation would improve drastically.For the sake of her family, glory, and all the benefits that came along with it, Yvette Houston believed that getting married to Sebastian Brenand was her best option.It was mutually beneficial for both the Brenand family and the Houston family, where they could support each other and overcome any obstacles together.It didn't matter whether Sebastian had feelings for her or not.Children from wealthy families seldom had the freedom to choose their partners anyway, sacrificing their happiness for the greater good of their family.Yvette knew why Sebastian showed up in a disheveled mess; there was a woman he loved deeply.But, so what?Hi

Bruises covered Rachel Wood’s trembling body, her eyes widening with fear as tears drenched her face repeatedly.She couldn’t speak because of the tape over her mouth.During her time here, she'd overheard that the people responsible for her condition were planning to do something to her.She knew that they were sending her somewhere far away and sold to a man who lived in the mountains.She would never be able to return to Atlantis or return to Sebastian Brenand in this lifetime.Rachel wanted to escape but couldn’t. Life was so miserable there she wished she had a pair of wings that would let her fly away from this terrifying place.She would be beaten up every hour, solely because Sebastian's mother disapproved of her and thought she'd seduced her son.She wanted to teach Rachel a lesson.She hated the woman she had never met.Rachel didn’t know why his mother hated her so much after she'd agreed to leave her son. Moreover, she also showed that she genuinely made up her min

All four men in the family seemed mentally unstable. They were staring at Rachel Wood with lascivious and possessive looks. Then, they started laughing together, sounding annoying and creepy to Rachel's ears.She began to feel incredibly disturbed.Soon, the oldest man approached her before quickly retrieving a stack of money to hand over to one of the men dressed in black.Rachel managed to catch a glimpse of the stack of money and counted approximately 3,000 dollars.She chuckled to herself.It turned out she was only worth 3,000 dollars to Sebastian Bernand's parents.The man in black silently put the money away.After that, he and the others tossed Rachel on the ground before walking away.An intense feeling of fear began to spread through her body.She wanted to scream, but her mouth was gagged.Her limbs were also tied up so tightly, she couldn’t even budge.Rachel was terrified. She didn’t have any other option apart from waiting for her death sentence.Her life ha

Rachel Wood never liked it when Sebastian Brenand drank when she was around. He nearly quit drinking for Rachel’s sake even though he enjoyed it.He rarely touched alcohol if he could help it unless he was hanging out with friends.Lately, however, he had been drinking nearly every day. Without the numbing effect of alcohol, he probably might have died from the pain in his heart.For this very reason, Sebastian seemed to have gotten addicted to alcohol. He’d have panic attacks and feel out of breath whenever he stopped like nothing felt right.Opening another bottle of red wine, he began drinking from the bottle. He used to drink red wine for the sake of enjoyment in the past, but now he thought of it as a way of venting out.It didn't matter if the wine tasted fine or whether it aged well. All he cared about was to get drunk and forget for a while.After finishing another bottle of wine, Sebastian tossed the bottle to the ground, breaking it into pieces.However, he still was