Let Me Go, Mr. Howard Chapter 300

"I'm fine, Michael. How did you know I was here?"

After being spun around by Michael, Scarlett's initial excitement had been released, and she was starting to feel a bit embarrassed. She quickly pushed his hands down.

"Sebi told me. Said you might be on a private plane headed to Solvane City in Eldoria." Michael's tone was gentle, taking no credit for himself.

Scarlett froze. Warmth seemed to flow through her chest. It had only been a little over ten hours since the incident, yet Sebastian had managed to track her whereabouts in such a short time.

"Hey, sir." Behind them, the two officers escorting Ayana approached to speak with Michael.

Ayana was suspected of kidnapping and would be taken to the station for questioning.

And Scarlett, as the victim, would also need to go to the station to give a statement.

"She's my lover! She's my girlfriend!" Ayana was still shouting.

But of course Scarlett wouldn't acknowledge any such relationship—especially since she wasn't even Adeline.

"I'm not Ms. Morgan. I keep telling you—you've got the wrong person." Scarlett frowned, half-hiding behind Michael defensively.

"No! No! You are Adeline!"

But as a psychiatric patient, Ayana refused to listen to Scarlett's explanations, making a huge scene at the station.

The officers had no choice but to restrain her in a chair to ensure she wouldn't hurt others or herself.

The chaos continued until Sebastian arrived with Adeline.

"Sebi, why are we coming here?" Adeline, still playing Scarlett, was trying to maintain her act. She tried to take Sebastian's hand, but he was walking too fast—clearly had no intention of waiting for her.

When Adeline spotted Scarlett sitting inside the station, her deliberately weakened voice cut off abruptly.

She immediately tried to leave, but her escape route was already blocked.

"You okay?" Despite having a thousand things he wanted to say, when Sebastian saw Scarlett, his first words were still delivered in that calm tone.

Rosalia had arrived three hours earlier. Hearing this, she shook her head in exasperation. "That's your idea of concern, Jacob?"

Sebastian shot her a glance. "Mind your business."

Their atmosphere was relatively light, but on Scarlett's end, she seemed a bit shy. "I'm sorry."

Caught off guard by the apology, Sebastian froze, then looked down at her. "Why are you apologizing?"

Scarlett pressed her lips together. "You warned me. Told me to watch out for her. But I didn't."

If she'd been suspicious of Kevin's maid from the start, none of this would have happened.

Hearing that, Sebastian smiled and pulled her into his arms. "It's fine. You're safe—that's all that matters. You don't need to apologize for this."

Scarlett looked down, her palm unconsciously touching Sebastian's hand. But when she reached his fingers, she paused. "Where's your ring?"

She remembered Sebastian always wore the men's ring from that matching set. He'd never taken it off.

Sebastian's tone stayed casual. "The women's ring got contaminated. Figured we'd just get a new set."

As he said this, his gaze flickered almost imperceptibly toward Adeline behind them. She was watching them right now, still wearing that amber gemstone ring on her hand.

Soon, two officers approached Adeline with a document.

"Ms. Morgan, you're suspected of kidnapping. You have the right to remain silent, but anything you say..."

With Adeline's arrival, Ayana—who'd been uncooperative until now—immediately went quiet. She stared at Adeline with something close to obsession.

"Adeline!"

But Adeline didn't respond. She just looked through the glass window at Sebastian and Scarlett embracing.

Adeline wasn't just suspected of kidnapping—she was also linked to multiple homicides and financial crimes. According to Eldoria law, she'd probably spend the rest of her life in prison.

Though Michael's condition had improved, he still occasionally engaged in self-harm, so he remained in Eldoria for continued treatment.

As for Rosalia, she returned to Seraphim three days later.

Once everything was settled, Sebastian was finally able to bring Scarlett back to Lumaria.

"Sebastian, you finally decided to come home."

The moment they got off the plane, they spotted George at the airport. He wore a stern expression, first scolding Sebastian, then turning his gaze to Scarlett walking beside him.

"Did you have it?"

His eyes stopped on Scarlett's flat stomach. His voice literally cracked.

Everyone froze. Scarlett followed George's gaze and instantly understood what he meant. Her face flushed red as she raised her hand and swatted Sebastian beside her.

"I'm not preg—"

She was about to deny it, but Sebastian spoke faster.

"Didn't keep it. Her body's too weak."

At those words, George's temper immediately flared. He raised his cane, about to bring it down on Sebastian's head.

Sebastian didn't dodge at all. He knew George wouldn't actually aim for his head—after all, the old man still needed him to run the company. If he knocked him stupid, that would be shooting himself in the foot.

But Scarlett didn't know that. Instinctively, she stepped in front of Sebastian.

That move made Sebastian's eyes go wide. Without thinking, he grabbed her and pulled her protectively into his arms.

Seeing this, George also froze. His cane immediately changed course, slamming into the ground beside them instead.

"Fine, let's go home." George waved his hand and sighed. "Losing the baby is unfortunate, but what needs to happen still needs to happen."

Scarlett didn't understand what George meant just then.

She turned to Sebastian. "What does your grandfather mean?"

Sebastian just smiled. "You can call him Grandpa from now on."

Scarlett's heart skipped a beat. A possibility surged up in her mind—but could that possibility actually come true?

Shortly after Scarlett returned home, she saw Chris and Sylvia again. The moment they spotted her, both burst into tears, describing how Sebastian had conspired with the family to ground them.

Finally, they both congratulated Scarlett on her marriage.

It wasn't until Sebastian brought her to the steps of City Hall that Scarlett understood what 'happy marriage' meant.

"Sebastian, you..." A new ring sat on her finger—still that same designer's work, still a custom piece.

Sebastian tucked away the marriage certificate he'd just received and took her hand, gently swinging it. "Not happy?"

Scarlett shook her head. "No... it's just..."

She still found it unbelievable, but Sebastian misunderstood. He kissed her forehead gently. "Don't worry. Our wedding will be absolutely spectacular."

"You don't have to—"

Scarlett wanted to refuse, but clearly it was already too late.

A week later, a grand wedding was held at the vineyard estate on Virella Island.

Shortly after the wedding ended, Libbie came over with a photo album, smiling warmly. She opened to the first page—a perfectly preserved photograph of a little girl in a red velvet dress eating cake.

Though the photo was old, Scarlett still recognized that little girl as herself. That red velvet dress was still hanging in her closet.

She took the photo to Sebastian, expecting him to be embarrassed. Instead, he just raised an eyebrow, his tone amused. "You had more meat on your bones back then."

"Sebastian!"

Scarlett's face flushed red as she threw the entire album at him!

——THE END——