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"Lilian is your wife?" Wilson questioned with confusion plastered across his face.

"Yes," Lilian cut in, getting much closer to Sebastian as she nestled her head on his hard  chest, a smile curling across her lips. "He is my husband, and I am his wife. Do you have a problem with that?" 

'This can't be possible,' Wilson thought, refusing to believe it. 'She can't be married to him. He is my brother. Sebastian is my step brother and these are surely my kids, right? We divorced seven years ago, and before that time, I was still fertile which means the kids are definitely mine.'

Wilson let out a disbelieving laugh, "You must be joking, Lilian. He can't be married to you. Why would he be married to a divorcee like you are? You are such an horrible joker."

Lilian arched an eyebrow at Wilson, "Why wouldn't he? Because you dumped me after robbing me off everything I had and betraying the trust I had for you? Oh no, Wilson. Sebastian is nothing like the scumbag that you are."

"He is nothing like me for sure, but let me break it to you, Lilian. This man here is my step brother and not my friend like you had thought. You left me only to end up with a guy who shares the same blood with mine. And these kids?" He asked while taking a tight hold on their little hands.

"They are solely mine!" Wilson announced, gripping on their tiny wrists as they struggled against him.

"Stop, Uncle! You're hurting us," Rose cried, her cheeks flushed and brimming with tears flowing from her eyes.

"We don't want you! You're not our daddy, you are a bad bad man. You hurt our mummy. We don't want to be with you, bad uncle! We don't like you!" Daemon cried too, struggling against Wilson with all the strength he could muster.

Daemon and Rose didn't like Wilson from the beginning due to how he treated their mom with disrespect, and now he was gripping onto them without a single care if he breaks their tiny wrists or not.

"Daddy!" They both cried out loud, calling out to Sebastian who's knuckles were already turning white from fisting them so tightly.

Fear coursed through Lilian's veins as she gripped Sebastian's arm. "Please do something, Seb. He is hurting our babies—" Before Lilian could be done speaking, Sebastian tore Wilson's hand from the twins  tiny wrist and sent him flying across the cold floor of the meeting room as his head collided against the conference table with a loud thud.

Lilian's eyes widened in shock while the board members gasped. They were too shocked to let out a word or try to help Wilson for the fear that they might be next if they by any chance enrage the CEO and founder of the SBH Group of Companies.

Wilson's head was bleeding profusely as he groaned in pain. Raising his hand, Wilson pressed his palm against the back of his head and felt the liquid that was flowing through the cut on it.

He was bleeding with the blood flowing out and filling up his palm in a rush, a result from the hard kick he earned from Sebastian after he had tried to mishandle the kids and claiming them as his own.

"Take the kids out of here. I will be down as soon as I'm finished here," Sebastian instructed Sophie who stared at the scene with her mouth open but had to force her mouth close once she had heard Sebastian's voice.

She swallowed the hard lump in her throat with terror written in her eyes. She saw the dark expression on Sebastian's face which was a very rare look compared to the calm, composed and caring man she knew Sebastian to be.

"Y-yes sir," she responded and began leading the kids out of the consortium. "C'mon now kids, You heard your dad, let's go," She said in a shaky breath, leading them out.

"You too, Honey." Sebastian said with his broad back facing Lilian. "Please leave while I handle this. I wouldn't want you to be bothered over this piece of trash."

Lilian's lips quivered as she responded. "Okay, I will be waiting down for you. Just—be careful." She said before hesitantly leaving, her gaze clinging onto Sebastian's tall and firm body build that backed her.

She was sure that Sebastian would be perfectly fine, but what she wasn't sure of was if Wilson would leave the conference room with his bones complete.

She didn't want Sebastian to hurt Wilson more than he already did to avoid a court case that might lead to something more complicated that was why she had to warn him to be careful

Sebastian looked over his shoulder and gave Lilian a slight reassuring nod that got her relieved, knowing he wouldn't do anything beyond his promise.

Once Lilian left, Sebastian fixed his sharp gaze on Wilson, sizing him up.

Wilson struggled to his feet, one hand pressing against his bleeding scalp as he clenched his jaw. His eyes burned with pure loath and disdain as he glared at Sebastian.

"Bastard," Wilson spat, his voice laced with deep rooted hatred. "Those kids are mine, and I’ll do whatever it takes to get them back. I don’t give a damn if you’re married to my ex-wife or not. In the end, you’re just settling for the same woman I used and discarded like she was nothing because she actually meant nothing to me without the power and wealth that she had."

Wilson smirked as he continued, his voice dripping with an egoistic edge. “Just like always, you’re feasting on the scraps I threw away just like when we were kids. You picked up my broken toys, ate the remnants of my meals, and called them your own.” A triumphant smile stretched across his lips as he finished speaking.

Sebastian remained unmoved, his expression unreadable. He arched a brow and asked flatly, “Are you done?”

Wilson’s fists clenched at his sides, his knuckles turning white with fury. He despised Sebastian’s indifference. No matter how hard he tried to get under his skin, he always got the exact opposite of the reaction he aimed for. It always got him infuriated.

Sebastian scoffed, shaking his head. “Now that you’re finished, let me make something very clear, Mr. Wilson.” His voice was calm, but there was an unmistakable edge to it.

“First, I won’t tolerate any form of disrespect toward my wife, Lilian Barker. She is my wife now, and you will address her with the dignity she deserves. Second, I want you to stay at least twenty feet away from my children at all times. You will not approach them, you will not speak to them, and you will not attempt to insert yourself into their lives.

Failure to follow these rules will force my hand, and I assure you, Wilson, you won’t like the consequences.”

Wilson let out a scoff. “You really think I’m afraid of you just because you’ve climbed your way up in the business world and gained a little influence?” He shook his head, a smirk playing on his lips.

“You’re mistaken, Sebastian. You don’t get to dictate what I can or can’t do. I want my kids, and I will have them by whatever way it takes. And as for Lilian? You can keep her. I never needed her in the first place but if I want her back In my life, then just accept defeat because I will have her crawling back to my feet while begging.” Wilson clicked his tongue dismissively.

Sebastian remained calm, his gaze dark as he stared at Wilson. He knew better than to let Wilson's words get to him because Lilian would never go back to a betraying scum like Wilson. 

He knew that Wilson never saw or considered her as his wife, he only ever saw her as nothing but an easier way to climb up the ladder of wealth and to obtain more connections in the fashion world without sweating or struggling for it.

Sebastian knew that she wouldn't dare go back to him, not even in her next life because he was a more than a worthless ex.

“Break my rules, Wilson, and you’ll see exactly what I’m capable of,” Sebastian said, his voice cold and edged with warning. “I don’t play games when it comes to my family. Right now, you might take this as a joke but cross the line, and you’ll regret it. I promise you.”

Sebastian piercing stare rested on Wilson for a long while, making sure each and every single one of his warning soaked into him before he turned away and exited the conference room without another word.

Once Sebastian left, it felt like the board members could finally breath as they let out a long sigh of relief. Sebastian had unconsciously had them locked in a trance with the kind of aura that surrounded him.

They couldn't talk or move all those while.

But there was someone there who dared to.

That someone was among the board members and he had put his phone on live, videoing the whole scene right from the beginning to the end, having more than ten million clicks and views on the live stream.