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Chapter
Rachel panned as she was around San
| Samuel’s neck and asked, “Samuel, what’s with you tonight?”
Samuelvemained silent, but he felt a pang olgu, after all, he had always despised Victoria Yet he found himself inking about her in that my today.
He even felt a sense of disgust toward binorit, as if having such thoughts about Victoria was something unterly abuseful.
Rachel uddenly noticed that the Hickey on Samuel’s neck was missing. Pretending to be upset, the asked, “Samuel, where the mark on your neck?
Sally explained, “Rachel, you know how important tonight’s dinner party was that Victoria cover it up for me
- Rachel was immediately unkept upon hearing this, just the thought of Victoria being so close to Samuel made her feel unconfortable all over
She had a bad feeling and said, “Samart, you promised me you would keep your distance from her.”
Samuel looked impatient and replied, “I really had no choice tonight–be gool, and don’t make a food.”
Rachel del push hither when the meditationstead, she whined playbally, “I’m going to punish you, then
Okay, tell me how you want to punish me.”
the pretended to think for a moment before saying, “I want you to stay here with me for the nest two months.”
Rachel simply didn’t want Sampalinga back. She couldn’t allow him to huree antje chance to be alone with Viriscia.
Swisetimes, Rachel truly resented her ordinary family background. If she had come from a sealtby farrely, Victoria woukh’t even i
Even her college tuition had been funded by Samuel,
in the picture!
sond was not something that Victoria could shake
M shak
Rachell thought to herself that it was fortunate the Smartly had her in his heart. Their childhood bond to OTHE
Sampel kissed her lips, his gaze soft, “alight, I won’t go back for months
He himself felt there was no need to go home, either in he mind, Victoria wau never truly has wil
Tarbelled in sarafaction at Samur’s response. This man belonged only to be, and he always would
She fell a rush of pleasure at the thought of how Samaal had never ruched Victoria in their six years of
That was just bom burnans were. One would not see the value of something when they had it. But the moment someone else wantedto take it, it suddenly became preckon…
Victoria lay in bed, chatted with Elias on
on WhatsApp for a bit, and the deffted off into deep slop
age. All bec
In her dreams, she saw herself bolding Sebastian’s hand when they first met Ellax She introduced the two of them to each other, and that was the dust came she had ever seen a sense of urgency in young Sebas
Even though she had explained that Ellas was just a neighbor and an older brother figern, sebastian was 100 dressed.
After left chat day, Sebastion held her tightly and pleaded in her rar, “”“Vicky, promise me you’ll never leave me, okay? I swear I will do my best in my studies and work hard in the future
ve you a happy home.”
Hubody membled as he hugged hack then, Victoria thought Sebastian must have been so aang ber.
All she could do was hug him tightly and try her be toge base of security. If she could, she would lay heart bar for him, because of belonged to him.
She clearly understood why he was so afraid. He had no family of his own, and even his surname came from the wealthy family that had taken him in—the one he had grown up tending
He had felt like he had nothing because there was no one to support him. That wealthy family only paid for his study des His living expenses were earned through hard work and careful sning
In the dream, it was Visia’s 16th birthday. To celebrate her birthday and by her gift, Sebastian worked part–time for months ahead. In the end, he spent all the money he had saved around 2000 doll–ish her a lively birthday party.
That year, Sebastian wan 1 year old hally insted her closet classmates and tries from mile school that night. He had worked part–time in see, pushed himself to li school for her, and spent every day trying to make her happy.
That was her Sebastian, the one who had spent his life doing his best to live for her.
These suddenly from, and Vicarla jolted anak.
A taking bang beratha, the murmured satily, “Seb, you finally came into my dreams! it’s been so long since the last time. Are you mad a
Vitara took out her phone and found the only photo she had with Sebastian Froen their codege days.
In the photo, Sebastian’s slightly metay hair framed his sharp, handsome features. He was smiling, invealing two sweet dimples that were rely captivating. His bright smile was both warm and derring, like the embodiment of the sun bell, brimming with the ausente al sunshine.
She still embed how so many women had led him bark in college. But she was the only one he liked, and his whole worldrevolved around her.
Hen Sebastian was so brilliant and steady. He was also a penila, pare, and kind……
Victoria clutched her phone the chest. Then, shared up and buried her head in her knees, saying, softly, “Sels, I miss you. I miss you so much.”||
amuel kad Tieterred for two whole mentitu.
Thting Vette met up with Elas for dinner after she got att was k. When the now time, she coulch’i betp but feet that he had di essed up on purpose.
Te Verteta, la had always lumi Khe a matin and cauling older brothe
est time she heard his name and eluelessly asked, “asy
for asking. Aber all his natan could be awad in two different ways.
Dian samply parted les beadandimpled in annum,
From then on, he had taken care at her like an older brother
Victoria sert de basdan, Elay started to keep his datamm
They talked abona okdemiri dan dinier, mostly about the uby and wou diting they didaulah.
the way, that, you mentioned berline that the larly you Eked to still young, la she from encarai? Victoria anked suddently
Tut internally, he added, “Sorsalreich grown up
Trt to him, Victoria was still the same yeing woman he had secondly lined but never dicedis montosio.
Just then, a walker came over indear their table. Vero glanced up absentmindedly and sealed that it was the same pang man she had seen in the rain the other day. The one who looked
mache Sebastian!
She couldn’t help but areal glances at him a pain and again, seondering if Sebastian had þatt been an busy when he sexphed part–time,
