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."

react at all. He just sat there, utterly

she wouldn't get through to him, the old lady said nothing more. With Grace's help, she

Three days later.

hurried into the Foster estate, clutching

uncovered something very important,” he announced

still hollow and detached. "What

took a deep breath, steadying himself before he spoke. “Sir, your sperm

Sean simply replied, "Oh."

if he were hearing about something that had nothing

a silent sigh. He knew

Sean to his core-a truth so bizarre, it

shared everything he had discovered over

façade. The lifeless look in his

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

sir." Jeffry nodded

jolted,

been gripping slipped from his grasp

it turned out,