Chapter 119

Are you cold?”

I shook my head, my lips instantly smiled as I tore my gaze away from him. “It’s just that the wind was a bit too hard, and it’s irritating my eyes…”

He nodded.

“What do you think of this place?” he asked all of a sudden, and when he didn’t hear a response from me, he continued. “I’ll bring you here more often from now on…” his voice was very gentle and soft, and I had never heard him like this before.

“Sebastian…” I whispered his name and he coc ked his head to look at my face with a quizzical expression plastered on it. “Please… Don’t be too obsessed with your role as my husband…”

The man’s eyes were dark and appeared to be very deep, and he

stared at me with his brows furrowed. “My role…?”

“There’s no one else here…” I scoffed, as if he didn’t understand what

it was that I was talking about.

“Really, Celine?” His tone became a little more serious. “Do you seriously believe that I was just putting on an act?”

“Why?” I shot back while suppressing a mocking chuckle. “Don’t tell me you like me already? Or you have fallen in love with me. How

many times do I need to remind you that-”

“What if I say yes…?” he asked while staring at me intently. The

expression on his face was so grave that it made me feel queasy. I was speechless and at a loss for what to say because of his

statement.

What was he talking about?

Then, his seriousness began to wane as he turned his eyes away from me and concentrated on the breathtaking scenery while

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maintaining a small smile on his lips. “If others were to touch something that a person cared about deeply, the person would think of it as a robbery. Today, when that man appeared, I seemed to have gotten this feeling. Don’t you find it ridiculous?”

I didn’t say anything. When I looked back up at him again, his expression gave me an uneasy feeling that came out of nowhere.

This couldn’t possibly be…

“I’ll win you one day, Celine…” he murmured. “Not only your body, but also your heart, and everything in you…”

I avoided his gaze and looked down.

“I’m tired…” I said as I looked up at him again. “I want to go back

home and rest…”

A fleeting expression of disappointment flashed across his face, but in the blink of an eye, it was replaced by a broad smile. “Okay… we’ll wait until the weather gets a little warmer before coming back here again…”

I gave a shrug of the shoulders as I spun on my heels and started walking back to the spot where the car was parked.

I wasn’t prepared for the fact that he almost confessed his feelings to me-well, he actually did. And I was completely unprepared for it. I was at a loss for words over how to respond to it. The only thing I was sure of was that I had to get away from him as soon as possible.

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INVESTIGATION

CELINE’S POV

The first day of summer had arrived, and the weather in the city hit an all-time high of 87 degrees Fahrenheit. As I walked into the school, I noticed that the students were wearing short skirts and crop tops, and several of them even had their sleeves rolled up, others were also wearing beautiful and sex y summer dresses. My outfit was just a simple white summer dress that was soft and cool on my body.

Due to the fact that graduation was getting closer… I had an extremely hectic schedule this past month. I had to make up a lot of class time, but after putting in a lot of effort over the course of a month and a half… I was ultimately able to catch up with the lessons and assignments.

I had to make a mad dash to school every single day, and it was quite difficult for me to do so, because I kept going back home to the Anderson Villa, which meant I would still have to deal with Olivia and Cynthia, but Sebastian would be the cause of most of my suffering.

Since that night a month ago… it seemed as though he had revealed his feelings to me. His attitude towards me underwent a radical transformation. He was so overprotective of me, that he had to hug me to sleep every night.

The fact that I would wake up in his arms each morning, even though 1 had spent the previous night insulting and belittling him, was extremely unsettling for me.

I was in a terrible state of mind… me ntally and physically. As a result, I came to the conclusion that I needed to hasten the execution of my plan in order to avoid becoming too entangled with this man. I have my priorities and he was not included in them.

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As I made a turn to the right, down the corridor of the school, I could hear a buzzing coming from my pocket where I kept my phone.

Karl Smith…

“Yes, Hello, Uncle Karl…?”

According to what Uncle Karl shared with me the first time we met in the cemetery, my mother, Sandra Stewart’s parents, were killed in a terrible car accident twenty-one years ago.

I confided in him my suspicion that I did not believe that my grandparents passed away as the result of the accident. I couldn’t help but think that something was lurking in the shadows behind there, so I started an investigation right away.

“I have already located the auto technician who was responsible for repairing the vehicle that was involved in the accident…” He shared the information with me, and as soon as I heard it, my palms were sweaty and my pulse pounded harder.

“W-where’s the car?” My voice was shaking as I asked the question

“I collected it myself…” he stated. “But according to the proprietor of the auto repair shop, the mechanic has recently relocated to Hawaii-”

“Hawaii?!” Given the vastness of the distance between the two

locations, traveling to New York from Hawaii would take us thirteen hours by plane.

“How can we talk to him now, Uncle Karl?” I asked as I leaned

helplessly against the wall next to me.

“We have to get there, Celine. Don’t worry, I will make the necessary arrangements as quickly as I can. Once everything has been resolved, all you need to do is get yourself prepared and be ready to go…”

“But I just can’t…” I sighed deeply. “Due to the approaching

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commencement ceremony, I’ve had a very full schedule at school during the past few days. And I really need to get the business off the ground before I graduate…”

He remained silent for a brief period of time, giving the impression that he was considering what action would be most beneficial to do

in this situation.

“Would you be able to hold out for me for just a few more days, and then we’ll travel to Hawaii together, perhaps next weekend…?” I bit my bottom lip and crossed my fingers, anticipating that he would say yes to my request.

After hearing him say, “Okay, you don’t need to worry about it…” I let out a breath of relief. “You might want to take care of your business first. I’ll stay here and wait for your notice; all you have to do is give

me a call when you’re finished…”

“Okay…”

“By the way, you asked me to find out more about Brylee, so I ordered someone to investigate about her…” he changed the topic, and that caused me to rise up straight since I was excited about the news he was about to offer me about my sister. “The Lauren family said that

she was in a foul mood and decided to take a vacation out of the country, and the maids said the same thing. What are your thoughts on this matter? I can’t help but feel that there’s something shady going on here…”

“Of course!” I said without showing any reluctance. “My sister likes my husband so much. She wouldn’t dare to leave him just like that…”

“What should we do then? Would it be detrimental to you?”

“Uncle Karl, you don’t need to worry about me…” I said with so much confidence. “I know that she was doing all of this for Sebastian. As long as I don’t have any feelings for him, I won’t get hurt…”

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