Chapter 186 Incompetence
Sebastian had never felt this way before.
It was like a hand was squeezing his heart, making it hard for him to breathe.
He was always someone who would devise a plan before doing anything. There were not a lot of things in this world that could cause him to move a muscle in his face. However, when he heard that his sons were kidnapped, not only did his expression turn dark, his chest also swelled with anger and the urge to kill.
There was only one thought in his head at that moment: he would do whatever it took to save his sons! If his sons’ kidnapper dared to touch even a hair on their bodies, he would make sure to pay it back thousands of times!
Fortunately, his sons were rescued without injury to them.
Sebastian promised to protect them well in the future. He would never let anyone have the chance to hurt them again.
He was looking at his two sons when his phone rang.
The children had been in a deep sleep for a long time, so he was not afraid of waking them up when he sat at the bedside without moving and pressed the phone to his ear.
“Young Master,” Quinton’s voice came through. “Logan Adams has arrived at Dusktown. He wants to see you.”
“Okay. Have him come here,” Sebastian calmly said, in which Quinton answered, “Yes, Young Master!”
Then, Sebastian hung up the phone.
He knew a little about Logan and Luke.
Some of the information sent by his subordinates were related to the two of them when he had sent someone to investigate Madeline at first.
It seemed that Logan and Luke used to be important people to Madeline. Her relationship with them was even closer than that of Sam. It was no exaggeration to say that the three were as close as biological siblings.
The men had later left Worrick, and when they returned to the country, they cut off all contact with Madeline. The information that his subordinates had gathered didn’t mention what exactly had happened between them.
He wasn’t interested in knowing in the past, but he was very curious about it now.
Logan was welcomed into the living room about 30 minutes later.
After Quinton made Logan’s presence known, Sebastian left the children’s room and went downstairs.
“President Hart.” Logan, who was sitting on the sofa, stood up.
Sebastian sat down opposite him and said, “Please take a seat.”
“Thank you.” Logan sat down before going straight to the point, “I’m sorry about today. It was my fault for not keeping a closer eye on my brother which made him do the wrong thing. I am willing to accept any punishment and need for compensation. Can you please return my brother to me, President Hart?”
He had rushed to his brother’s holiday villa after he arrived in Dusktown.
However, it was already too late by then.
The villa had already been taken over by the Harts, and even though Luke’s underlings were still there, they were also being watched by men who worked for the Hart Family.
They told him that his younger brother was no longer in the villa and had been brought away by their master.
One of the Harts’ bodyguards gave him Quinton’s contact information and it took him several tries before he could come here for a chance to talk to Sebastian. He had already heard the details of what Luke had done from Liam.
He felt sorry.
And it wasn’t intended for Sebastian. It was for Madeline.
Logan had made a promise to Madeline before that he would keep a watchful eye on Luke, and that Luke wouldn’t be able to do anything to harm her.
And yet, he had broken his promise.
He was willing to accept any punishment for his mistake.
“Even though I really want to tell you that I don’t need your compensation, and that all I want to see is Luke paying the price in the most painful way possible, but this is Maddie’s business. She is not my subordinate. She is a person of her own, so I will respect her opinion. I don’t have a say in how Luke will be punished. Maddie will decide,” Sebastian stated.
“Where is Maddie?” Logan asked in a guilt-driven voice. “Can I see Maddie?”
He started to feel nervous as his heartbeat picked up its pace after he asked that question. It had been too long since he had seen her.
She was his pillar of support who was there for him when he was going through the toughest time in his life. Madeline was his… sister.
Logan and Luke’s life had been a tragic movie for more than 20 years now. Even after they had returned to Capitol, and had taken back all the Adams’ property, the brothers didn’t feel the least bit happy about it.
The property they received came at the price of losing their family.
Logan felt sorry that Luke had done something like this to Madeline, as he had promised her that he would restrain Luke so that he would never see her nor disrupt her life again in the future.
In over 20 years, the only time the brothers had felt familial warmth was the 10 years they had spent in Worrick. They, along with Madeline, might have been poor then, but they had each other. They relied on each other for support, warmth, and stability.
He and Luke might have returned to Capitol after that, but Luke had definitely left his heart back at Worrick.
The enormous Adams’ villa was nothing but a cold and empty building to them and it wasn’t a place they would call ‘home’.
Logan often dreamed about the time they spent in Worrick. Even though they were busy preparing themselves for revenge back then, it was a time when they had sincerely laughed. Their house was small, but it was home.
After taking their revenge in Capitol, they had their money and status but also lost the happiness and warmth they used to have.
He really missed that time of his life.
He also missed Madeline a lot, but he didn’t have the courage to see her.
It wasn’t easy for Luke to finally stop talking about her. Logan was afraid that Luke would start having designs on her again if he were to find out that Logan was still in contact with her.
It was for her own good that Logan chose to completely disappear from her life, but he really missed her. No matter how successful work was, or how many new projects he managed to acquire, his broken heart always felt like it was missing something.
Perhaps now, he could finally have the chance to see her again.
He suddenly became nervous at the thought of that.
It had been a long time since he had felt this on edge. Can I finally see Maddie today? he hopefully asked himself.
“She is still sleeping just now,” Sebastian said as he stood up. “I will check and see whether she is awake. You can talk to her yourself if she is up and willing to see you.”
Logan also stood up when Sebastian did, and he politely nodded. “Sorry for the trouble.”
The corners of Sebastian’s lips were slightly raised, and he wordlessly turned around and went upstairs.
However, Madeline wasn’t in the bedroom when he went in.
He seemed to think about something as he swiftly went out the door and into the children’s room beside.
As he expected, she was sitting by the bedside, each hand holding one child’s hand, and her face was wet with tears.
Desmond was standing by the window when he saw Sebastian come in. Bowing respectfully, he informed in a hushed voice, “Mrs. Hart has been here for a while. She never stopped crying.”
Sebastian only hummed in reply as he didn’t instruct Desmond to leave the room.
Then, Desmond knowingly took a step back to the side of the window.
After that, Sebastian walked to Madeline and calmed her down gently. “Don’t worry. The doctor has given them a few checkups. Aldo and Buddy are fine. They will be okay after they get their sleep.”
Madeline’s hoarse voice then rang out. “Thank you…”
She was looking up at him after she wiped away the tears on her face.
“Don’t worry about it. You, Aldo and Buddy. You are all my responsibility. I am obligated to take care of my wife and sons. You don’t have to thank me no matter when or what.” He then continued, “Also, I am responsible for protecting you. It is because of my incompetence that the 3 of you were kidnapped.”
