Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 1061 Getting to Gwenn

Trent's eyes widened in alarm, his heart pounding in his chest. "You stalked me?! What do you want from me?"

"I don't want anything," Damien replied calmly, his smile unnervingly serene. "lI have people in your house currently enjoying some

tea."

Trent's breath caught in his throat, a wave of panic washing over him at the thought of his loved ones being held hostage.

Damien's smile widened, though it still lacked warmth. "If you refuse to heed my words, then you'll never see them ever again."

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times he called Trent, Trent kept responding that he was on the way. Hearing his one-note answer, Sebastian's frustrations

continued to simmer beneath a facade of calm.

Seated on the plush hotel sofa, Sebastian's gaze drifted lazily to the TV screen, where news of city traffic monopolized the

airwaves. With a sigh, he dialed a number on his phone, his voice betraying a hint of irritation. "Have you arrived in Calais?"

The woman's response on the other end of the line was laced with icy disdain. "I've told you, I can provide anything you desire.

Why must you make it so troublesforto cto Calais?"

Sebastian's tone hardened, his patience wearing thin. "You've causedconsiderable inconvenience. I want to see you face to

face and deliver a well-deserved slap. Is that too much to ask?"

Sebastian's laughter rang out coldly, his voice devoid of any warmth. "Gwenn, do you recall the promises you made toin the

past?"

I aided you, you would relay toall the details I

her from Damien's

"But what transpired instead?"

but anguish and

from the woman on the other end

at the corners of her lips as she

airport. I'll be seeing you shortly,

Sebastian's

struck by a sudden

arrangement: you book a room upon your arrival, and I'll seek you out once I'm finished," he instructed, his tone

indifferent. "What exactly do you have in

curled into a bitter smirk. "Nothing grand. Since I couldn't lay my hands on

out my

cold

cto

Sebastian's acknowledgment,

assistant-like figure approached Gwenn, their expression curious.

wasn't really a need for you to chere. We could have handled him discreetly without anyone being the wiser.

this

remained steady as she replied, "I didn't chere solely for

vigilant individual. It's hard to believe he'd let Sebastian slip away so easily," she mused, her

in thought.

replied, "but despite Sebastian's cunning, his loss to

to outsmart him once, he can do it again," the assistant

this time?" Gwenn questioned, arching an eyebrow at

let out a casual yawn. "It's easy to see," she

to use Sebastian to locate me, nothing