heart, feeling the lingering ache. But it wasn’t the same unbearable, piercing pain as before. That meant she haddinally, truly let go of Sebastian
Chapter 25
sebastian sped all the way to the hospital in his car During the ride, he had already comramed Taylor
So, by the thrived at the hospital entrance, Taylor was already anveloutly waiting there for him.
Sebastian carried Liar out of the car, and Taylor quickly led them to the emergency room before closing the door behind him.
Sebagian origidly estside, warching the laminated emergency light with an evilly calm expresston
Trade the emergency town. Trylor se the only medical staff present. Far from the urgency he had the marlier, he movesat leisurely on a chair, pacing at Liana lying on the hospital bed.
wh a mix of esasperate and fondness. Take pinched Lara’s cheek
“You can stop pretending now.” Though the words we scolding, his
Elana dİrally opened her eyes, looking at him with gilk and helgle
dipped with Indulg
“Sorry, Taylor, forming you again.”
Tayler shook his head and sild gently, “Llano, you can’t keep pretending to be ark Tours. They can tell by note that Sebastian doesn’t see
manat vorning Liana started crying: “Why can Beanne have him, but can’t? What makes me zaple than her? Sebastian det many her out of low–atin was just lucky enough to
A year ago, Sebatian had been amacked by an assalt with a lie. In that ridical moment, occae had tedy those in front of him, taking the Estalatah meant for hirm
She had spent the months hospitalized And it was from that moment that Sebastian had relented to their engagement.
Sebastian not a man ruled by emotion, but by daty Rosanne had taken a life for him, so he would take responsibility for hot for feast like how he took responsibility for Liana
Taşlar sighed Sebarande, but at the same time, he ovend Liana, too. He was trying is balance both, and duty kept him from patithes.
He ruffled Roanne’s hair lightly. “Don’t wry. I help you.”
Liana wrapped her arms around his notis gratefully. “Oh, thank you, Tayləri”
–
When Tyler stepped out of the emergency room, be removed his face mask and exhaled coolly
“Sebastian, you know Liana’s condition—she can’t handle stress. She went to see you so happily soday, show did the end up tag was once at the office, to
Sebastian frowned, a layer of unshakable tension darkening his experidon. Only after sending Liña inis the pret parry room had he remembered Hoodene –the one he had left behind at the company
He told calling her, but he was still blocked. He called Jamle, who told him Bonne hadleft atend
He suddenly found the whole thing aboard. When had the rift between them grown sodep?
that headraken Liina away. He bad but he didn’t reply.
Why hadn’t he allowed Roose to come to his company all these years? Became Liana’chealth chapley emotional shock could make her faint, triggering a relapse and seeing
Yet, Liana especially loved voting has company. So to keep her from being miggered, he bad fotblodel Roxanne from stepping foot there, but sea that sendale to Fox?
Sebastiandolar, “I Liana’s condition is this severe, I’ve already contacted a medal reach broad–you should take hovment,”
Taylor wasted. “You’re sending her away?
Seaman’s darkened as it Tellon Taylor. “Wouldn’t it be better for to par?”
Taylor hobic woods. “But you know she gets better when she’s with you You-
“Taylor” Sebastian out him all. “Tingretting married. I’ll have my own kic in the future. Perth supicanted for the rest of my life just for her.”
What kind of man did they
for
he wouldn’t see through Lana’s act as if he’owlana haddelings for herealize she was stirring up trouble in
He knew all that, of course at long as it was harmless, he could let it Beideshe had his mistra forsking at her But now, he following this because only angry this time.
Und his way into her life, she wouldn’t even bother acknowledging him. For the first time, Sebastian for a serce of his
He said Taylor, “for treatment. She cancer back once and have our pigement party, the modding, and our marriage certificate sorted
The dots of the emergency rose swing open, and Lima can out, throwing her arms around Sebastian’s wat
“No!‘‘
ranem! Satin, please don’t send me away. I’m begging you!
to go abroad
“Liana, you’ll get better treatment
as I’ll cake cale of wrything for you Once you’ve fully recovered, I’llning you back.”
Tested down Lina’s cheeks as she shook her head frantically
“Sebastian, I’m fine now. I don’t sinnt to low you
Taylor’bear to be like
be said, “Sebastian, Llana’s condition rady under control. She don’t amually need to posroad-
But oneporation remained cold, insane firm and suwarning “The medicaliran besad is more specialized ‘s what’s best father.” Link crying and shaking her, unable to understand how things had tothis. Why was eating her away the halve boun that
Swing her like this, Sebastian sighed and said, Tiimaku
Light now, noget Sara DR.”
With that, he released her and walked away.
Listed desperately after him, “Sebastian, do’s go!”
that before
Friends for you to undergo treatment abroad. Taylor will go with you, so you won’t be alone. Your healthin‘ the beat
theonlypse the gut was the sight of his stating figure–disant, cold, and indifferent.
Taylor had been right about one thing. Liana’s health wandragile–too much ational stress, and she’d faint.
Taylor rushed to catch bor. “Lina! Liara, are you olay!”
Heined ward Sebatian, who was standing at the leads, and sheeted, “Sebastian Lana just fainted“ Sebatianpassed, then stepped to the lava resolutely.