Chapter 20
Be crossed her arma, a hall–vile playing on lipsaste watched Sebastian. “Are you called now?
Sebastian stared at the plane in his hand. Roxanne had called him, but he hadn’t received it. The mechanical voice had informed her that his primben mees omaralable, İnanghim.confused as why that had happened.
Roxanne olied his confused expression and decided to help him out. “You’locked me
Sebastian though struck by lightning, his braveshening
He remembered new–ere was a rique when he had been inchated by ben constant calls. He had been bunny with week and couldn’t be bettered, so the blingly blocked her, telling her in
Naroniel if she needed anything
That way, he could get space
Hedemember hour long it had been—maybe a year, mujhe two.
In rent of Rosanne, Sebilan unlocked his phase and opened the blocked concilen number stoelenk,
saw it, too, and let out a decision laugh. She couldn’t help but feel it was a bit pathe
If there were other names in his blacklist, the could at least comfeatherself. t there was only her name on it. How could that the catered form of faith?
Betonary yawn, hi sindle both mocking and on gmatics the locked at Sebastian. “Can Lunst nou? Can you hund
Sebastian swallowed hard, ia pang of bitterness coeping into his chest
He mared at her eyes and tried to splitter than lep.”
Fedately cased her hand, signaling for him to stop. Her patience pow. “Enough! That’s your problem, not me. I just want to rest now, okay
With that the impatiently slammed the door shut, leaving him outside.
sebastian stared the closed door, a feeling of helplessness creeping up on him./
Overbed with work and drained by
sun’s relentless calls, Sebastian had solder to come if sheeeded anything. He had also instructed Nathaniel to only report truly Important mans–erything related to cure could be handed without his valvement.
Once the matter was resolved, he forgot in pene Rome from the blockhet. Perhaps, deep down, he tuhonencloudy felt that having her out of his life would bring him prace.
Evermally he jam forgot about it altogether. It wasn’t exactly an important matoon.
He had always believed that if something truly important, she could coach him via WhatsApp. of them was an imergency, she could contact Nathaniel
‘big deal
But he hadn’t expected Nathaniel to act in such a passive–aggressive manner. Not only did Nathaniel fall to handa her request, but he hadalingene as far as humiliating her.
dash off they dialed the second call, Bone Nachanel would respond in that way. In became evident to Sebatian that this the first time something like this had counted
Sebastian roddenly realized just how indiferent he had been toward Besanne. At first, le wondered why she had treaded out to him.
It was because her calls were going unanswered. She couldn’t even get help from thon accend her. That was why she ended up calling Zachary for Juditance.
In wan all hår fault. Die had a noted her with such indikumu, and now, it nia de sendą why the man so upust. Of course, the world be ingy—he was the one who had neglected her..
With a heavy sigh Selain pulled out his phone and dialed Peter’s number. “Are you home yet?” he asked.
“I’m lone,” Peter answered.
*1 rawd to talk to your water. Can you pass the phone to her?
Prier handed the phone sa Delia. Sebastian wants to talk to you.”
Elvica raised an eyebrow. “Why does he want to talk to me
Petersbrugged “You’ll find out if you take the call.”
Elica reluctantly took the phone “What do you warch
Sean’s voor was anusually serious as he spoke, “You know Roxanne well line. What does she Hoe? I want to make it up to her
Elvia
bellaugh. She wants
me want to book up with you. If you just let her go, the be happy. She’d anything shan,”
11 had to be und, fivira kney Bacone well, as she had completely anticulated Roxxxanne’s true frding
Peter Lighly spedber on the forehead “soop talking nonsense and get to the polar.”
Extra scoffed. “I’moot joking, it’s the truth! When Rose Hodhim, he didnathing Now that she doesn’t, he’s running amandaying to fix things. What’s the point?
“When the daringe in done, it’s too jana, Nische’s pretending to be allumimental when he mulla’t eventueakup property.”
With that, Erica showed the phong back at Peter, completely andmerested incorrining deconversation with Sebaudian
She admitted that if Sebastian weg‘ her boat ditanda boyfiland and if he were just the powvidal and influential Sabastian from Valaria, she would have added him, respected him, and
That to Elvica, the most important talo he played was being kocama’s boyfriend. And in that role, Sebastian was talling miserably. She wasn’t impersandby him.
Peter helpsly sched Elvira wilk sprains and said to Sebastian on the phone, “She’s just talking nonsense. Don’t mind her ”
Sebastian gave a cold panse before hanging up the phone.”
He glanced at the tightly shut doer af Roxanne’s comms upstairs and sighed in frustration
Stian then quickly dialed Tarele. “Parange an engagement party, bigger and more extravagant than the last one. Everything has to be of the highest standard,” he ordered.
lambe la chill run down her spine.
The clactively asked. “You mean wengagement party?
“wid
She wondered if it was kemanne.
Sebastian polidly replied, “Who could be? Of course it’s Roanne.”
Jamie quickly responded, “Understood. I take care of IL”
Sebastiance was firm and cold as he added, “Make me every detail is perfect.”
“Yes, Mr Hayes Jamie replied, hanging up the phone,
She still couldn’t believe it
ally going to redo the empapment party with one and make it even more grand and extratagant than bei
This couldn’t happen. She couldn’t let this engagement party take place
She quickly called Liana Hrīki, Ms. Halesworth. There’s something important I need to tell you….
