Chapter 12 Sebastian gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands . The sound of other cars honking at him from behind and urging him to move did not elicit any reaction from him . As a result , someone came over and knocked on his car window . " Are you going to move ? You're blocking the road . " Sebastian finally stepped on the gas and drove sluggishly for a short distance before pulling over to the roadside . Mark had already ended their phone call at that point . Sebastian's breathing was rapid as he leaned back into his seat . He took two drags from his cigarette . The tobacco smoke struck his throat , giving him a temporary boost of strength . Between the two Janes Mark had just mentioned , neither one of them was the one Sebastian was looking for . However , if he had to choose , he would prefer it to be the first one . The first Jane gave birth six years ago . Sebastian's gut instinct was telling him that the child was his . The timing made sense - it was the year he went abroad . He had spent one last night together with her in a hotel before breaking up . Sebastian tightened his grip on the steering wheel as a tingling ache spread through his chest . :. Chapter 12 Over at L & M Design Studio , as everyone was getting off work that evening , Valeria patted Lindsey and Queenie on the shoulders , saying , " Let me treat you both to dinner tonight ." Raising an eyebrow , Lindsey replied , " What's with the generosity all of a sudden ? Are you up for a performance review? Squinting , Valerie gave Lindsey a faint smile . Queenie chuckled and added , " Valeria ranked first in the performance review among the design department . She's guaranteed to have a bonus for this quarter . " Lindsey knew about Valeria's situation of being a single mother to a daughter with a heart condition and saving up for Selena's surgery . Lindsey was genuinely happy for Valeria's success . Without any hesitation , she pulled out her phone and searched for any deals at the new restaurants in the nearby shopping district . The three of them eventually settled on a barbecue restaurant . Because she was a new member , Valeria even received a voucher worth 20 dollars . As they were finalizing their plans, a delivery person came in holding a bouquet of roses and asked Sabrina to sign for them . Queenie glanced at Lindsey , asking , " Did her boyfriend send them ? " Lindsey , being Sabrina's assistant , sighed and whispered , " From what I've heard , her boyfriend's from an extremely influential Chapter 12 family . The whole matchmaking thing was arranged by Ms. Lawson's grandfather . The other side of the family is way more powerful and influential than that of the Lawsons . " Queenie gasped . " They're even more powerful than the Lawsons ? Do you even know who Sabrina's grandfather is ? He's on TV all the time ! I can't even imagine how Sabrina's boyfriend's family is even more powerful than theirs . " Nudging Valeria , Lindsey commented , " Come on , spill the tea already . What does Sabrina's boyfriend look like ? Is he handsome ? " Queenie looked toward Valeria eagerly . " Why ? Is he super handsome or something ? " Valeria could not help but picture Sebastian's face in her mind . He had sharp and refined features , a perfect jawline , double eyelids with long lashes that gave him a sharp yet gentle gaze . Her heart would always start racing uncontrollably whenever she looked him in the eye . Valeria nodded and answered their questions vaguely . Sebastian was no doubt a looker . As soon as she nodded , both Lindsey and Queenie immediately got excited . " Damn , is he really that hot ? We both trust your tastes , Valeria . " Valeria was not really in the mood to gossip and just lowered her eyes quietly . She still did not understand why Sebastian was not with Sabrina . Chapter 12 However , she figured that for a family as prestigious as the Grants , his arranged matches would probably be even more powerful than she could imagine . Running into Sebastian after seven years had completely derailed her from the path she had planned for her life . It was beyond anything she had anticipated . Valeria had expected that Sebastian would not recognize her when they met each other again . They would just pass each other like strangers on the street . She reckoned that she would occasionally hear about him through the media , such as news of him getting married to some heiress of sorts in a marriage of convenience . However , what Valeria had never expected was that she would run into Sebastian at the hospital with her daughter in tow . Some sort of balance had been broken ever since . Between the first Jane , who delivered a baby boy who later died , and the second Jane , who died , Sebastian chose to believe in the first one , at least for now . Even without her , he would not believe that Jane would kill herself by drinking poison after a fight with her husband . The Jane that he knew was not someone like that . Sebastian adjusted his schedule and took two days off . He then drove to Verdanci District and headed to the third floor Chapter 12 5/7 of Verdanci Maternity Hospital . Sebastian found the attending surgeon from back then - a woman named Scarlett Walker . It was a rather strange sight for a man to be in a maternity hospital , and a handsome one to boot . Various young couples leaving the consultation room occasionally glanced back at him with weird looks . Looking at Sebastian , Scarlett assumed that he was accompanying his wife , so she merely told him to have a seat . After sitting down , Sebastian then said , " There was a pregnant woman named Jane Carlson during the winter six years ago . You were the attending surgeon . Do you remember her ? " Scarlett was briefly stunned , but she was not easily shaken given her years of experience . She frowned and looked carefully at the man in front of her and replied , " Do you need anything? We might just be a small hospital , but we never disrespect our patients ' privacy . " He slid a card across the desk . " This card has 100,000 dollars on it . I want access to Jane Carlson's medical records . " She replied , " I'm calling security if you won't leave . And take your card with you . I'm not the kind of doctor who would sell patient information for money . You've come to the wrong person . " Sebastian did not leave the hospital . It was not impossible for him to get access to the medical records , but it would take some time . Even if Scarlett would not take the money , there would Chunter La always be someone else who would . However , when he finally got his hands on the file , he did not dare open it up right away . Night eventually fell . Sebastian did not return to Slate City that evening . Verdanci District was situated between the borders of Slate City and Broburgh City . The district used to belong to Slate City until it was reassigned to Broburgh City two years ago. He checked into a random hotel to spend the night . He could never sleep well in unfamiliar places , always getting slightly sick whenever he traveled away from home . Even though he booked the best suite in the hotel , the faint mildew and humidity in the air still gave him a headache . Eventually , late into the night , Sebastian finally opened up the brown envelope . There was only one thin sheet of paper within . It read , " Jane Carlson , age at admission , 21 years old . C - section . Postpartum hemorrhage . A baby boy born from the surgery suffered from oxygen deprivation and died from asphyxiation . " Sebastian scanned the page just once and instantly caught up on all the keywords . Reading the medical record numbed his chest , causing him to Chapter 12 717 remain awake that night . Sebastian felt that he could never pull out the thorn that was now embedded in his chest . He felt that he would never be able to forget about Jane , be it from feelings of love he used to harbor for her in the past or resentment .