Chapter: Chapter 56SEBASTIANI Will Do Anything To Save Her“Lucas? Have you found anything yet?” I yelled across the hall.“Nope, nope. Nothing on my end. Anything on yours?”We had been inside the castle now for a good half hour, but we had not yet had any breakthrough of any sort. I had not even caught a flicker of Athena's scent, talk more of catching sight of her or anything that belonged to her on the night.“No, not yet,” I replied to Lucas. But then, a scent caught the top of my nose. “Wait a minute.”“What? You found something?” Lucas asked.“Yeah, I think I have. I've got this familiar scent. It is weak, so I do not precisely know where it is coming from. But I am going to try and follow it nonetheless.”“Is it Athena's?”“It is a very faint scent, Lucas. I do not think I can deduce if it belongs to Athena with sample sizes this low.”“Well, fine then. Find its source so we can know what we are dealing with.”Soon, the scent led us across the hall and into another room. I tried to open the doo
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Chapter: Chapter 55SEBASTIANAthena Is Missing!Music. Rhythm. This steps to the left and right. And feeling the what of Sienna's body against mine, feeling her every breath clatter against the hairs in my partly bare chest.All was good, great even. I mean, there were still personal, internal, powerful doubts about Sienna and my feelings for her. But at least having these kinds of moments with her were incredibly nice, and maybe it was even helping me be more decisive. In these moments, she was not being a bitchy woman to any one around her. She was more homely, less antagonistic, things that I loved.But a bitter, grey blanket still hung over this moment, as beautiful as it was. It was Athena, every thought of her tugged at me like a spike painted in bitter, black paint. And that was not the worst part. The worst part was that no matter what I did, no matter how much I tried to immerse myself in the present moment, I just could not get my mind off her. Every thought of her was just too persistent that
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Chapter: Chapter 54SEBASTIANHer Absence Keeps Being An Issue“What is that supposed to mean, Sebastian? I thought you had asked me this before?” “Yes, and I am asking you again. Where is she? You were the last person I saw her with.”“I do not know, Sebastian. I already told you where I left her and where she was headed at the time. So I really wonder what all these antics of yours are for. You care for that woman too much. For someone who says she is his ex wife and that he has moved on from her, she occupies your mind an awful lot.”“Do not even begin with this, Sienna. You are doing that thing where you try to emotionally blackmail me again.”“I have not done anything except to tell you the truth, Sebastian. But of course, it is not meant to be soothing. After all, the truth,they say, is bitter, is it not? You care for Athena too much. Forget her. She is doing ok, let's enjoy the moment instead, enjoy it with me.” Sienna clutched my body even more, probably in an attempt to immerse me in the moment
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Chapter: Chapter 53SEBASTIANA DanceSiena's laughs were uneven and unusually paced. “What do you mean ‘drugged her?’ Is that meant to be a joke or what?”“Yes, Sienna, it was meant to be a joke. But of course, you take things too seriously.”“Well, whatever. Athena followed me when I went to the garden by the corner of the house.”“What? Why did you go there? And by this time of the night too? When its beauty is covered by blanketing absoluteness darkness”“It is my house, is it not? I can go anywhere I want.”“Well…” I replied. “So that is where Athena is at now? By the garden?”“Oh, I do not think so, I left her there when coming out, but she did say that was going inside to get something. I do not know what she was referring to though.”“Alright, alright. That's cool.” I did not want to say anything else. I knew that the more pressure I put on Sienna, the more it made her jealous of the care that I directed Athena's way. She had made a great effort to pursue peace and at least try to please me at su
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Chapter: Chapter 52SEBASTIANThat Gut FeelingMusic was playing in the background, soothingly so. Still, there was this uneasiness that was irking me. Chipping me with a disturbing form of relentlessness. It was something I could not ignore. Definitely not.Lucas, my old friend who was still in town, had done me a favour and came for the party, a gesture that delighted me. But even delighted people get set off with alarms, and I had the front seat row to it right now.“Hey man, what's up? What's on your mind? You seem disturbed,” Lucas asked me, peering into my eyes like he was searching for a reason to prove that his questions were indeed right.I smiled and looked at him. “Why would you think that? Of all things? That I am disturbed by something? And that during a beautiful party like this.”“Well, I mean. I am not the one who is looking anxious, you are. I would not know why the anxiety is there, you are the one who would know.”“Yeah, well. I do not know what exactly is going on, man. There's just t
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Chapter: Chapter 51ATHENASienna's A Friend, Or Is She?“Hey guyyyyysss, what is going on here?” Sienna said, in very unusual manner. She never smiled at me, not even once, we were always a source for each other's anger or sadness, never happiness. But now, she was all jovial and smiling, and it made me wonder to the extent that my skull almost cracked.“Nothing. Just reliving old memories,” Mason said.“Athena? You do not look very pleased,” Sienna turned to ask me. “Is everything alright?”“What twisted game are you about to play, Sienna?” I asked, keeping my frown intact. A few light words and a smiling face was not going to make it past my strong emotional defense against the demon that was Sienna.“Must everything about us always be rooted in enmity, Athena? I just do not like the fact that Mason over here is smiling and you are the one who is wearing a frown. He is probably speaking to you about things that you are not comfortable with?”“Please, Sienna,” Mason cut in. “We are two adults having a
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Chapter: Chapter 41NICHOLAS As I left the place, I was boiling in anger, not at May but at myself. I just got what I deserved. Why would I hold onto May who was disappointed in me? I should have never followed her in the first place. I must have been crazy. I got to the garage and Kelvin saw me. "Aren't you leaving with Miss May?" Kelvin asked me carefully."Bring her back safely," I replied. "If anything happens to her, I'm holding you responsible. Make sure she comes back to the mansion!" "Yes, boss," Kelvin responded. I got into my own car and drove off. As I drove, I had several thoughts. Several scenarios played in my mind but nothing frightened me more than May following Conan to his place after dinner. That should never happen. We were legally married. But... I was also involved with Vivian and Lydia. What if she wanted payback? The contract didn't state that she couldn't be with other men. If I could have sex with Vivian, she was also entitled to do it with Conan. This was driving me crazy
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Chapter: Chapter 40MAY I had noticed Nicholas's car behind my trail ever since I left the mansion. Kelvin also confirmed it. He had been a driver for years and he could tell when he was being followed. Nicholas's disguise to enter the restaurant was a funny one. I could tell who he was right from his figure. So when Conan began to say much, I stepped in right away. “Don’t badmouth my husband. He is right there,” I pointed to Nicholas. I could see the shock registered on Conan's face as I said this. Nicholas turned and smiled uneasily. I smiled back at him naughtily."Oh, he came with you," Conan managed to say. "Come and join us, honey. Come here," I gestured to Nicholas. He looked so nervous as he came to sit with us. Conan was the same. The waiter came over and served us. "I have heard a lot about you, Mr. Nicholas. I was going to see you in the next few weeks. I never knew I would get the opportunity just like this," Conan said slyly. Nicholas simply kept a smile on his face. "I haven't heard a
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Chapter: Chapter 39NICHOLAS “In a nutshell,” May interrupted. “You pulled strings to get Lydia the appointment.” Wait! Did I do that? When did I do such a thing? What was May saying? “No, that never happened. I never knew her name until today. How could I promote her to the housekeeper? The decision was made by Mama without my involvement,” I answered quickly. However, I could tell that May did not believe me. She must have thought I was only making excuses. Well, I would have thought the same if I were in her shoes. “Anything you say!” May laughed it off. She sat on the bed and began to take off her heels. Afterwards, she laid on the bed, laughing wickedly. I wouldn’t be shocked to hear that she had a murder plan for me.“Hey, you believe me, don’t you?” I asked just to be sure. That was purely unnecessary. “Why would I believe you? Do you think I have a pumpkin instead of a brain?” She asked. I was officially fed up. I had no way to convince her anymore. Just as I decided to continue, I heard her
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Chapter: Chapter 38MAY The drive helped me calm my nerves. I did some thinking on my own and realized that I might have feelings for Nicholas. That was the only reason I would be so annoyed about Lydia. This wasn’t the plan I had when I accepted the contract marriage offer. I had to do something about it before I fell even harder. “Fall for him?” I muttered to myself. “What did you say, Miss?” Abby asked. She thought I was talking to her. “Please focus on the road, Abby,” I replied dryly. Both of us were on our way back to Nicholas’s mansion. My phone rang and I stared in shock at the familiar number. I could feel my heart beating hard as I thought about what I should do. The caller was Conan, my ex-fiance. I rejected the call uneasily. Abby remained focused on the road. I eased into my seat and sighed. I was bothered by the mere idea of Conan calling me. What was he doing that for? Did he want to apologize for cutting off our engagement just like that? Oh no! Conan would never do that. He
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Chapter: Chapter 37NICHOLAS I was unsettled. Ever since May caught me kissing Lydia, I had been worried since then. I couldn't concentrate on anything and I blamed myself. I shouldn't have done that no matter the situation. But I was more worried that May might get the wrong idea. I didn't come back to the room that night so I could give her space, it wasn't that I went back to Lydia. Vivian entered my office, holding some documents. She had a smile on her face. I stared at her as she dropped the documents on my table. "The stock prices are rising, boss. It appears your PR went well," Vivian told me calmly. She showed me her iPad and I could see that it was rising indeed. On a normal day, this would be enough to get me so excited. However, nothing of such was happening today. "Okay, I understand," I simply replied. I could see the shocked expression on Vivian's face after I said this. It was her own turn to stare at me. One would think she was scanning my face. "Boss!" I heard her call me. "I am
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Chapter: Chapter 36MAY I clenched my fists. I thought I could fake a smile but my face didn’t cooperate with my slyness. She was dressed in a different attire, one that I had never seen since I got to the mansion. The maid stepped backwards as she came forward.“My name is Lydia and I am the current housekeeper. For the next two weeks, I will take up the duties of the butler and manage the maids until Mama comes back. Nice to meet you, Miss,” She smiled at me. Just by taking one look at her, I could tell that she was an opportunist. She was smiling so confidently, not minding that she was caught with my husband last night. What an effrontery. “Whose decision is this?” I asked calmly. I was so close to having an outburst. I had to control myself but it was getting harder every moment.“It wasn’t Nicholas, don’t worry,” Lydia replied.“And how dare you call my husband by his name! Are maids supposed to do such discourtesy?” I asked angrily. I was genuinely upset.“You can leave,” Lydia told the maid be
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