As she drew closer, her face gradually became clearer. How should one describe her beauty?
The moment Sebastian caught sight of her features, his heart skipped a heat. It was as if he had been struck by a sudden and overwhelming wave o emotion. For a split second, he felt as though he were standing on a mountaintop with only the two of them in the world. The dull stars above Fam seemed toe alive because of her. She was radiant, so beautiful that he couldn’t look away.
This was the first time Sebastian had ever lost his focus because of a woman. He had never experienced anything like it before!
The others looked at her, too. It was Caitlin. Upon seeing her, Beatrice was overjoyed. “Caitlin! Is it really you who’s back?”
Molly hurried to greet her. “Caitlin! You’re back!”
Caitlin walked past Sebastian, ignoring himpletely, and went straight to Beatrice, greeting her first.
“Beatrice! Molly.”
Beatrice, who had hoped so much for Sebastian and Caitlin to be together, felt <b>a </b>pang of sorrow<i>. </i>“What a fine girl… and yet my grandson let her slip away!”
Everyone else was curious about Caitlin’s return, wondering what she was here for
Megan, sensing trouble, asked in fear, “Caitlin, why have you suddenly returned today?”
Caitlin’s cold eyes turned toward Megan. “Of course, I’m here to talk about the stupid things your son has done!*
Her gaze fell on William, and Caitlin spoke up. “It’s this man, William. A few days ago, he hired someone to have me killed!”
“No… no! That’s not true! You’re ndering me!” William immediately denied the usation.
“I have a witness!” Caitlin pped twice, and soon Quincy appeared, holdingn in tow.
Sebastian recognized Quincy instantly. He was the wealthy young man who had been dining with Caitlin just days ago.
Everyone looked atn, who confirmed the story. “Beatrice, it was William who hired me. He asked me to distract the driver, Ulysses, and then take Caitlin to the outskirts, where he nned to have her killed…”
William exploded in anger. “This is all lies! Caitlin, you brought him here to frame me!n’s just making up
stories!”
“William, I thought you only harmed Sebastian, but I never imagined you’d even target Caitlin! What’s <b>wrong </b><b>with </b>you? How <b>can </b><b>you </b><b>do </b><b>such </b>things<b>? </b><b>Do </b>you really think you’ll get away with it?“/
Caitlin added, “Beatrice, there’s one more thing you probably don’t know. William was also the one who contacted Freya<b>, </b>asking <b>her </b><b>to </b><b>return </b><b>and </b><b>cause </b>chaos in the Vanderbilt family so he could profit from the turmoil.”
Molly was furious. “So that’s what happened! That woman came back and made grandma so sick she had to be <b>hospitalized</b><b>! </b><b>All </b>of it <b>was </b><b>because </b><b>of </b>you!”
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Megan<b>, </b><b>seeing </b>the situation spiraling out of control, copsed to her <b>knees</b><b>, </b><b>pleading</b>, “Beatrice, <b>please </b><b>have </b>mercy of william Revers He’s <b>my </b>son, for heaven’s sake! He’ll change if you give him one more chancel<b>” </b>
She turned to Sebastian, crying. “Sebastian, can’t you forgive him? You’re fine now! Your legs are healed, and your eyes are better Cent you are a past and forgive William<b>?</b>”
Sebastian, still stunned by Caitlin’s sudden appearance, snapped out of his daze, his eyes still fixed on her.
“Forgive him? When has he ever forgiven me?” Sebastian asked coldly.
He had already spared William by not exposing everything at the shareholder meeting, but now things had gone for far.
At this moment, Richard entered the room. Seeing his wife on her knees, he immediately shouted, “Richard!
Please, save William! Do somethings
Richard was well aware of what his son had done. Without a word, he pped William across the face. Then he turned to Beatrice
“Mom, I know William has done wrong, but please, for the sake of The Vanderbilt Family’s eldest grandson, and for the things he’s done in the <b>past.cm </b>we forgive him just this once? After we return, I’ll make sure to discipline him properly.”
Beatrice responded firmly. “What William did is no small matter.
He
harmed Sebastian. <i>You </i>should ask Sebastian if he’ll forgive him.”
Richard turned to Sebastian, his face full of worry.
Sebastian’s gaze was as cold as ice. “Uncle, debts must be paid, and life must be repaid in kind. It’s only fair! His crimes are unforgivable. He must take responsibility for his actions.”
“I’ve already called the police. Let them handle it now.”
Momentster, the police arrived. Seeing them, Megan panicked and threw herself in front of William, trying to shield him.
“No… please don’t take my son! Don’t take him away…”
Despite Megan and Xylia’s desperate attempts <i>to </i>stop it, the police took William away. Ian and Griffin’s testimonies and evidence were handed over to <b>the </b>authorities as well.
As for the snake and fire incidents, Sebastian would have to wait for his father’s return to deal with them.
With the criminals arrested, Caitlin bid everyone goodbye.
“Caitlin, you’re always wee here anytime,” Beatrice said, trying to hold back her emotions.
“Thank you, Beatrice,” Caitlin said calmly. She turned and left without sparing Sebastian even a nce. But Sebastian couldn’t stop watching her leave, his eyes glued <i>to </i>her as if he couldn’t tear himself away.
Molly, seeing that Caitlin was leaving and Sebastian was still standing there in a daze<b>, </b>grew frustrated and ran after her.
“Caitlin, Caitlin…”
She caught up with Caitlin outside and grabbed her arm. “Caitlin, we heard about your divorce from Sebastian. My brother<b>… </b>he wasn’t himself before, with his legs and eyes all messed up. But now he’s better, can’t you give him another chance? Can’t you start over<b>?</b>”
Caitlin smiled faintly, but there was no warmth in her eyes. “<i>No </i>need. What’s done is done. There’s no going back r and there’s no emotional tie left. We don’t need to try again.”
Molly’s heart ached at her words. Desperate, she brought up Howard.
“But don’t you care about Howard<i>? </i>He doesn’t have a mother. If you leave… what will he do? What about <b>him</b><b>?</b>”
Caitlin shook her head. “Howard will find his real mother. You don’t need to worry about <b>that</b><b>.</b><b>” </b>
<b>e’ve </b>already <b>agreed </b><b>to </b>a <b>divorce</b>,
It was clear that there was no turning back now. Just then, Sebastian appeared, leading his people inside. Molly immediately called out to him
“Sebastian, Caitlin is leaving! Go after her!!
She came back for you today! At least show her some gratitude!”
Molly could barely hold in her hustration. She had tried so hard to make things right between them. She pushed Sebastian forward, hoping he would finally see what he had lost. Could he still salvage anything, or was it toote?
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