Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 400

The old lady pleaded with heartfelt sincerity, her words gentle yet firm.

This time, Sean finally reacted.

"Isn't there a sample of my sperm at the Northcrest Hospital's sperm bank? Just use that."

It had been the old lady's idea to freeze Sean's sperm in the first place.

She'd noticed her eldest grandson had absolutely no interest in women, and, fearing that the quality of his sperm would decline as he got older, she'd urged him to have it preserved while he was still young.

If he was truly set on never having a child the traditional way, at least this gave him another option to continue the family line.

The old woman let out a weary sigh. "Very well. But do you have any preferences for the mother of your child?"

Sean stared blankly ahead, his eyes cold and unblinking. "I don't care," he replied flatly.

If it wasn't Claire, any other woman's egg was all the same to him.

Seeing the emptiness in Sean's eyes, the old lady felt a sharp pain in her chest.

"All right," she said softly. "I'll have Jeffry handle the arrangements."

He just sat there, utterly

through to him, the old lady said nothing more.

Three days later.

into the Foster estate, clutching

something very

his gaze still hollow and detached.

your sperm sample at Northcrest Hospital's sperm bank was tampered

Sean simply replied, "Oh."

so indifferent, it was as if he were hearing about something that had nothing to do

let out a silent sigh. He

Sean to his core-a truth so bizarre, it was

everything he had discovered over the past few days, leaving nothing

The lifeless look in his eyes slowly gave

hard at Jeffry, his voice raw and hoarse. "Claire and

Jeffry nodded

body jolted,

embroidered *Radiant Beauty* tapestry he'd been gripping slipped from his grasp

it turned out, after