Chapter 21

SEBASTIAN’S POV

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I was fast enough to catch Celine’s body before she fell to the ground, lifted

her up, and carried her bridal style. Just I was about to walk out of the room, I

felt someone’s fingers wrapped around my arm.

“S–Seb..” Hearing Brylee’s voice prevented me from moving. “Where are you

taking her?”

I heaved a deep sigh before shaking off her hand and continuing to walk, but

another woman pranced over and she looked like she was on the verge of

blowing a fuse.

My mother cast a suspicious look in my direction before interrogating me

with the question, “What in the world are you doing, Sebastian?”

“Her temperature is rising…” I said, oblivious to the eyes that were

surrounding me and anticipating my next move. “I can’t just leave her here

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like this.”

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“What the hell are you talking about?” She glanced at me with eyes filled with

disbelief and astonishment.

“I’m taking her with me, mom…” I don’t want to meet her gaze because I’m

afraid I’ll become hypnotized and make her stop me. “She’s going home with

me…”

As I walked away from mom, I felt someone heavily place their hand on my

shoulder. I didn’t look around to see who it was because I could tell by the

way he was pressing his hand on my shoulder that he was angry with me.

“Julio… what is it that you want?”

“She’s my daughter, I’m the one who will take her home, Sebastian…” he was

now in front of me and wearing a fake smile, his voice sounding ingratiating.

And as he was talking, he extended his arm to take Celine from my me, but I

retreated a step in the opposite direction. “She’s not going home with you.

her to

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strangeness of the situation was exemplified by Julio’s

of his lips where no one could see. “Of

  1. from the fever.

bother.” I stated it without changing my tone.

me that Brylee

  1. are enough people in the Lauren family to handle this situation.

not necessary for you to do it for

celebration, which has already been ruined because of

caught a glimpse out of the corner of my eye that my

her stare was filled with an infinite amount of disdain

looked at Celine. “Sebastian! Hand her over

bit. I

skipped a bit and I couldn’t help but feel

her father. I

emotional pain onto her.

deep sigh as I gazed up at the people in front of me,

walling for me to hand his daughter

my clothing is already soaked, please allow me

the word. “That ought to

Inconvenience for everyone else…”

everyone realize that because I had

sodden. Everyone stepped aside

me as I walked

voice was shaky and when

eyelashes and she

whispered to her ear, loud enough for me

always been my son’s

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I saw dad hurried over

she was now

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CELINE’S POV

opened my eyes into an unfamiliar room. There was

in the dark room, in which only a lamp in

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but failed miserably because I had the impression

“Where am I?” I massaged my

the sickness still leaving

recall was that I cried on my mom’s body in the hospital, and

her letter for me.

a man smoking, but I couldn’t make out

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magnetic voice suddenly rang out

to use all of my willpower to get up, but once I did,

my back against the headboard and put my

self–preservation on high alert.

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was instantaneously lit with blinding lights the moment

was flipped.

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best of health at the time, so I didn’t Instantly

it wasn’t until then that I realized who else was in

room with me.

who was dressed impeccably in a suit

approached me with his hands

the foot of the

serious expression on his face, and

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