Chapter 198

“It’s quite a spectacle, seeing you bending over backward for a girl, Mr. Elian Ashcroft,” Sebastian quipped calmly, breaking the already delicate balance between them.

Elian’s voice was chilly to the bone. “None of your damn business.

Sebastian’s expression didn’t betray any emotion, as if he was impervious to provocation. He stretched to adjust his glasses. “You might want to clean up your language.”

Elian lazily lifted his gaze. “If you keep your distance from her, maybe I’ll fulfill your wish.”

Clearly, Sebastian wasn’t interested in engaging with Elian’s wild antics.

Elian had always been this way, rebellious. When he set his sights on something, he was like a wolf with its eyes on a steak. If anyone so much as glanced at what he wanted, they’d get bitten.

Sometimes, Sebastian thought of Elian as a mad dog. Yet, inexplicably, this mad dog commanded an unsettling loyalty from people.

Sebastian and Elian inhabited completely different worlds. Their relationship was never cordial.

up, he cast a distant glance at Miranda before turning to leave. As

while selecting a gift for Lavinia, felt her phone

I’ve got to go. Call me

the direction Elian had left, catching a glimpse of his

was

to browse. She spotted a bracelet that seemed perfect for

Hannah chimed in. “It’s so elegant. I think I

not particularly adept at appreciating jewelry, simply echoed his

along with compliments. After all, disagreeing would only spoil the fun. From a

can

Miranda. “Whatever jewelry Miranda selects, put it on my

there’s anything for men, put it on Elian’s

you is no problem, but Mr.

a slight smile. “Don’t worry. Just let him know,

any further suspicion. “Understood. I’ll take care of

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