voice was coming from, and there we saw Sebastian standing in the doorway with his arms crossed.

I swallowed when there was only a towel wrapped around his waist, so his perfect figure was completely visible. His hair was still damp, and a drop of water ran down the side of his beautiful eyes before falling down his collarbone.

It was a test devised by the devil himself. This version of him, without his typical indifference and alienation, left me with a suffocating and soul-penetrating feeling. There was a trace of kindness there for some unexplained reason.

“Seb…,” Cynthia whimpered as she gradually released her hold on the straps of my nightgown, which she had been holding for some time.

What?

When I lowered my head, I was startled and brought back to reality when I saw that my nightgown had been ruined, exposing both of my

breasts.

I grimaced and was shocked as I came to my senses. “Sh it…!!!” | squeaked as I pulled the blanket over and covered myself, wrapping tightly around me. Then I curled up like a shrimp and buried my face in the pillow to hide the embarrassment I was feeling.

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CELINE’s POV

“What’s the matter here?” Jake’s voice rang out not too far away, and soon after, the sound of his approaching footsteps could be heard.

“Move along… nothing to see here! Get some sleep!” I overheard Sebastian say something, and then being followed by the door slammed shut.

When I finally looked up, I saw that Cynthia had gotten off the floor and was heading toward the door to lock it.

“Hey you! Get the hell out of here!” She’s not finished yet, but she frowned when she saw that the color was changing on my face and it was becoming more

. “What is that look that you have on your

face?”

“Does everyone in your family always come into your room doing it in this specific manner?” I inquired, rather than providing an answer to her question.

“Hey! Hold it right there!” she said. “My brother has never entered my room since I was twelve years old. That reminds me, he should never enter my room just now. At most, he came in after knocking and calling out my name a couple of times. But… in all these years, he has never before appeared dressed in nothing but a bath towel and in such a rush!”

After a brief pause, Cynthia gazed in my direction while maintaining her frown.

“Don’t let yourself get any bright ideas!” I moaned while giving a stern look in her direction.

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brother!” her

even funny, Cynthia!” I rolled my eyes at her. “There is

“Are you sure?”

over my head, hiding

felt her lay down next to me and pulled the blanket over her,

slumber.

after five in the morning and bitterly cold outside when I opened

I

of these years… I had gotten used to getting early every

there, my mom was no longer

this hour of the morning, I was always greeted by an excruciating pang of loneliness

already on. Next to me… the spoiled brat girl was soundly dozing off with the bear still cradled in her arms. She was less arrogant

out of bed and quietly looked through her closet for something to wear before going out

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pants and a gray sweater and hurriedly put them on after stripping off the

outside the door, so the corridor wasn’t that dark

handrail.

to get some water to drink, but when I heard the sounds of commotion and various people venting their frustrations in the kitchen, I made my

were two dashing gentlemen standing in the kitchen, and the table was covered in a

to warn you, I just can’t pull this off, dad!” Sebastian’s voice was laden with gripes as I looked at him from hiding behind the wall. All you have to do is wake up Mr. Lee so that he can prepare some

was working all day yesterday…” Mr. Anderson stated. “Do think that he isn’t exhausted? Why are you making such a big

“With all due respect… can you please take a

to get up and make me breakfast as soon as possible!” Mr. Anderson exclaimed in

lighthearted manner.

to that of two friends. I had no idea that the icy and heartless Sebastian Anderson possessed such a soft spot in his heart. And his father was different from

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in

put in?”

of water.

his finger over his beard.

“Dad!”

right to think that

head helplessly at his dad’s

me search on the internet?” the son

on his face now.

dad said, waving his hand. But Sebastian didn’t move. “Oh,

out of Sebatian’s grasp and poured the water into the flour while Seb looked at it in confusion. Within a split second, the

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