True Love Deserves a Second Chance
Chapter 279 The Winters Group Crisis

Kevin was kinda taken aback. "Wait, what? You two were head over heels back then. How'd you end up splitting?"

Derek just shook his head with a smirk. "Long story, man. One I'll tell you over a beer sometime. But for now, I should let you two catch up. Duty calls." Derek spun around, hopped in his car, and took off.

As his car vanished, Kevin suddenly blurted out, "Do you like him?"

Elise didn't hold back. "He's Leo's dad, but I can't remember dating him. The injury I got was from his ex, Cordelia. She's also the one chasing me. But I can't remember who I am now, so I can't pin anything on her. That's why I'm thinking about trying desensitization therapy."

Hearing this, Kevin's usually chill face turned icy. "No way I'm letting you do that! Dad went through hell to find you. I can't let anything mess this up. It had to be him who screwed up back then. In school, girls were lining up to have his baby." Elise looked at him, curious. "You still mad he married Cordelia? That woman's a piece of work. You're lucky you didn't end up with her."

Kevin gave Elise a complicated look and muttered, "She wasn't always like that. She used to be sweet. Derek's wild ways must've changed her."

Hearing him defend Cordelia, Elise felt weird. Kevin's look seemed off, like he was seeing someone else in her. She wondered if he thought she looked like Cordelia.

Meanwhile, at the Winters Group headquarters, Julian knocked lightly on Sebastian's office door before entering. Sebastian was on the phone, looking stressed, his brows all furrowed.

Sebastian finally hung up and turned to Julian. "Cordelia still not talking?"

Julian shook his head. "Nope, she's confessed to everything else but won't say a word about hurting Elise. I think it's tied to her and the group behind her. She'd rather die than spill."

Sebastian took a deep breath. "She's the only one who's seen the real Logan. If we give her the death penalty, finding Logan gets even tougher."

"Has he made another move against Winters Group?"

"Yeah, a bunch of big European companies are ganging up on us. From what I hear, they've all joined the Black Wind Society. Things are getting worse. If we don't find Logan soon, Winters Group's in deep trouble." "I'll figure out a way to get Cordelia to talk about Logan. If we know his current identity, we can handle him. Don't we have a childhood photo of him? We can use AI to age-progress it. It'll make finding him easier." Sebastian nodded. "We're on it. By the way, how's Alissa? Last time, the ultrasound showed an issue with her baby."

Julian's face darkened, and he spoke quietly, "The doc said one of her babies has a heart problem. Even if he's born, he'll have congenital heart disease." Sebastian frowned. "Don't stress. We'll handle it after he's born. If we need to, we'll do a heart transplant. I'll find a heart."

"It's not that simple. The doc said the baby might not make it to ten months. If anything goes wrong, Alissa will need a C-section to deliver both babies."

'Alissa's over six months along now, with four months to go. Even if twins come early, they should at least hit nine months. Delivering them early would mess with the other baby's growth.' Thinking about this, Sebastian gave Julian a sympathetic look. "Spend more time with Alissa. She's gotta be feeling super vulnerable right now. I haven't told Joyce about this. She'd just worry too much." "Yeah, don't tell Joyce. She's due in three months. Gotta keep her safe."

They then dove deep into the whole Cordelia mess.

When Sebastian finally left the office, it was past seven. He swung by a flower shop, grabbed a bouquet, and then hit up a bakery for a cake.

Driving home, he saw Joyce and Baxter chilling on the swing. As soon as Baxter saw him, the dog ran over, circling his feet and whining.

Sebastian bent down, gave Baxter a few pats, and warned, "How many times do I gotta tell you to stay away from your mom? Why don't you listen?" Baxter barked back, annoyed, and scampered off.

Sebastian carried the cake and flowers over to Joyce, leaned down, and kissed her. Handing her the flowers, he grinned, "Did our little one give you any trouble today?"

Joyce sniffed the flowers and smiled. "He's been super active, always moving when I'm trying to sleep. Makes it hard to nap."

Sebastian pressed his face against her belly and said sternly, "If you keep bugging my wife, I'll spank you when you're born."

The baby seemed to hear him and started moving. Seeing the lively little one, Sebastian kissed Joyce's belly, satisfied. "Don't worry, I'll deal with you when you get out here. But for now, how about we get your mother a slice of cake?" With that, he wrapped an arm around Joyce and carried the cake into the living room.

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Benjamin was cooking in the kitchen. Seeing them, he smiled and said, "Go wash up. Dinner's almost ready."

Sebastian walked over, smiling. "Thanks for all the hard work, Dad."

"Hard work? It's just cooking. This is what life's about. Look how cozy our home is now."

For safety, Sebastian hadn't hired a nanny, so Benjamin did all the cooking. Feeling a bit guilty, Sebastian said, "When our baby's born, you'll be the first to hold him."

"Of course. He's my precious daughter's life."

Sebastian put his arm around Joyce and led her to the first-floor bathroom. As soon as the door closed, Joyce said quietly, "Sebastian, I need a favor."

Hearing her serious tone, Sebastian kissed her. "Just tell me. I'll do it."

Joyce hesitated for a few seconds. "I want to help Dad find that child from back then. After all, that's his biological kid."

While helping her wash her hands, Sebastian said, "It's been years. It might be tough. Since Angie took you back then, there was no police record. Even if the traffickers were caught, no one claimed his kid, so he was probably sent to an orphanage. But I'll try to find him, okay?"

Joyce smiled and nodded. "You've been so sweet lately, agreeing to everything. You haven't done anything shady, have you?"

Sebastian grabbed a towel, dried her hands, then took her hand and put it inside his pants, a mischievous grin on his face. "If you wanna know if I've done anything shady, why don't you check for yourself?"