The Love that Never Really Dies (Sasha and Sebastian)

The Heard family was very influential in Jadeborough back then.

One could even say that they were as powerful as the Jadesons. Had it not been for the scandal, the Heards could have surpassed the Jadesons.

“I remember how your grandfather refused to let me join the army and insisted that I stay at the White House. However, after the Heard family scandal broke out, he had a change of heart. Suddenly, he had no problem with me enlisting,” explained Shin.

Upon hearing that, Sebastian raised an eyebrow curiously and put his teacup down. “What scandal?”

“It was said that Mrs. White got pregnant before marriage, so the Heards moved mountains to cover the story up. However, she did stay out of public eyes for several months after word got out,” answered Shin calmly.

The incident caused quite a stir in Jadeborough back then because of how renowned the Heards were. The fact that it happened just before the election only made the predicament much worse for the family.

Even Jonathan was quite shocked when he heard the rumor.

However, it did not take long for the Heards to turn the story around by convincing the public that Elizabeth had a tumor in her stomach and that she was sent overseas for treatment.

They even hired a foreign doctor to make their story more credible.

down, those in the city's upper class still found the Heards' explanation hard to believe. As for Jonathan, he decided to let Shin join the army because he knew the Heards would not stand a

that a young man named Alfred White from Xenhall would ascend

that the Heards were playing the long

was the mastermind behind

already know that, don't you? On top of that, his sickly son, Baylor, was an assassin of The Coffee Shop,” sighed Shin after nodding at Sebastian, who did not expect to find Eddie behind

Sebastian was impressed by

Have you found him yet?” continued Shin with

Sebastian

response. No? So even Sebastian has bad

Shin found it surprising that his son had no answer

face turned

to believe? I doubt that Eddie got Mrs. White pregnant because he only wanted to be a father. That child's probably nothing more

had to explain something so obvious to the elderly

grabbed the kettle and

then continued with their game