Returning from the Dead: His Secret Lover

Chapter 1712 

The Heard family was very influential in Jadeborough back then.

One could even say that they were as powerful as the Jadesons.

Had it not been for the scandal, the Heards could have surpassed the Jadesons.

"I remember how your grandfather refused to let me join the army and insisted that I stay at the White House.However, after the Heard family scandal broke out, he had a change of heart.Suddenly, he had no problem with me enlisting," explained Shin.

Upon hearing that, Sebastian raised an eyebrow curiously and put his teacup down.

"What scandal?"

"It was said that Mrs.White got pregnant before marriage, so the Heards moved mountains to cover the story up.However, she did stay out of public eyes for several months after word got out," answered Shin calmly.

The incident caused quite a stir in Jadeborough back then because of how renowned the Heards were.

The fact that it happened just before the election only made the predicament much worse for the family.

shocked

around by convincing the public that Elizabeth had a tumor in

a foreign doctor to make their story more

eventually died down, those in the city's upper class still found the Heards'

knew the Heards would not stand a chance in the coming election, and as expected, they

though, was that a young man named Alfred White from

but Alfred also married Elizabeth.It turned out that the Heards were playing the long

was the mastermind behind

was an assassin of The

impressed by how

the child now? Have you found him yet?"

Sebastian in all honesty.Shin froze when he heard his son's response.No? So even Sebastian has bad days, huh? Because of

face turned

Mrs.White pregnant because he only wanted to be a father.That child's probably nothing more than a tool to him—a tool he didn't want anybody else to

had to explain something so obvious to the

a few awkward coughs, Shin grabbed the kettle and refilled

"Here.Have some more tea"