The Thing About Love
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Emilia Asher has been working as a personal assistant to Sebastian Crest, and the Crest Family for almost four years. During that time they have begun to trust, respect, and treat her as one of them. Especially Robert Crest, Sebastian's Father who is especially fond of her. Sebastian isn't exactly hostile toward her but it's evident he is mildly annoyed by her. They are constantly at loggerheads with one another, but can't ignore the fierce attraction they feel towards each other. When Sebastian's Father, Robert Crest suddenly dies of a stroke, he penned in his will that Sebastian marry Emilia or else his inheritance will be handed to his cunning cousin, Micheal. Emilia is distressed because her carefully crafted facade starts to crack as old ghosts that she would prefer we're hidden are cruelly exposed. Will the Crests approve her marriage to Sebastian who assumes she has a hidden agenda? Will Sebastian prove to be the man she has always dreamed he is and help her slay her demons?
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The Thing About Love CHAPTER FIFTY -FOUR
The next day, Emily, Sophia, and Theo were seated at the dining table eating breakfast, Sebastian was speaking with his Mother in her room. Theo reported himself early that morning to make sure Sophia got out of bed. He did little things for her, like helping her wear her flip–flops, helping her into her sweatshirt, and messily packing her braids in an updo because her hand was still too stiff. He was so devoted like a proper older brother would. Even more than Sebastian. "Eat the carrots, it's cooked for eating," "Stop it, I'm not a child," Sophia replied in a curt tone, throwing him a dead glare, he was sitting across the table from her with a stern expression on his face."What you're doing now is what a child would do," "Don't you have a house?" "Because of you, I have to be here, every day, to nurse you back to health so we can get back to work. Remember, you have a business to get back to?" He said, raising a mock brow. He leaned towards the table and cut her omelet into
The Thing About Love CHAPTER FIFTY - THREE
"You think I'm doing well?" "Of course, I see all the efforts you put in for your Mother, Sophia, and the company–well, when I'm not hating you that is," she laughed softly and he frowned. "Do you still do?" He turned to her with a grave expression. "Do what?" "Hate me," He cleared his throat and looked down at their joined hands. "Ah… I– I don't know," she replied in a soft voice, blinking rapidly, captured in sudden deep thought as if she was contemplating her response. The atmosphere suddenly became intense. "Seeing as you're thinking about it means you still do. But I don't blame you, I was a jerk– still a jerk," "That, you are,""And you're arrogant, who did you inherit your unique trait from? Your Mother, Father? Your sister has your temper too, it must run in the family," He said it in a deadpan voice but his tone was light. Emily rolled her eyes but her countenance had shifted. She tries to mask it, yet Sebastian catches on. "My Mother. She's a fiery woman, while my D
The Thing About Love CHAPTER FIFTY - TWO
"I don't believe that for one second, and neither does your brother," "You don't know what you're talking about," he muttered in a dejected tone. His body was rigid. "There's no hurt that cannot be healed with time," She nearly scoffed at her words, who was she to give someone advice on time-healing wounds? When she was a wreck herself."Memories are slippery things, but the raving flames and the heat scorching my skin or the iron shred drilled into my back is hard to forget," he replied in a cold tone. "Come, sit with me," She tugged at his hand towards the bed. He did not resist when she made him sit on the edge of the bed and she sat beside him, looking at him with expectant eyes, pleading with him to open up to her. She wanted them to bridge this neverending boundary they had somehow created because of too many misunderstandings and forgiveness in the past."Dad and Seth we're the best of friends you know," he chuckles sadly. "They were so in sync with each other, they had b
The Thing About Love CHAPTER FIFTY - ONE
"Are you sure you don't feel any pain when you move your neck?" "Yes, I'm sure," "Okay, we can take it off then," William approves and Emily claps excitedly. "That's it?" Sebastian asks with a frown. His arms folded on his chest. "You're just going to believe what she says, she's had this on only for a week!" Emily rolled her eyes at Sebastian's antics as William carefully unwound the cast from her neck. "For the hundredth time, I feel fine, so stop asking already," "This won't do, William, how about we leave it till tomorrow, and keep her under surveillance, until we're sure she's okay," He coaxed. "No way! This is as uncomfortable as tight stilettos, it's also itchy, and unappealing so I'm taking it off," "Well, it makes me uncomfortable to see you remove something that hasn't lasted a week, and you don't sleep alright–""How would you know that, you're not me," she cuts him off. "How, because we sleep on the same bed, and you move around in your sleep, I had to stay up al
The Thing About Love CHAPTER - FIFTY
"Rumors have it that your little sister has been abused by her said boyfriend," Michael said as soon as he entered Sebastian's office. Sebastian shut his eyes and willed himself to remain calm. "Are you here to check the legality of the rumors or are you here to hear it from the horse's mouth?" He flipped the documents in front of him. For the past three days now, he has been running behind with some paperwork, the chaos at home was not making things easy for him either, he felt like he was losing his mind, if Micheal was to push his buttons again, he swore to punch his face in. "You know me," Micheal shrugged, a smirk playing on his lips as he sat heavily on the sofa far from Sebastian, "I hate gossip, I only have authentic sources and believe me, they never fail to deliver," "I find that hard to believe, just say what you want and leave, unlike you, I have a company to run," "Oh, I'm busy too brother, but I bring good tidings and I simply want to share," "I doubt it, right
The Thing About Love CHAPTER FORTY - NINE
Sebastian entered the quiet house at around eleven in ate night, only the light from the kitchen was on. Kate emerged with her night robe wrapped around her small form. "I'm sorry, did I keep you awake?" Sebastian apologized as Kate approached him. "You know I don't mind, I was with Sophia," she replied with a sad smile."Is she…" Kate shook her head. "Not even a word?" "Not a word," "Crap," "How about Emilia, did she eat? Take her medications?" he asked with hopeful eyes. He wanted her to come back to her old self. He wasn't used to her being this–broken. He had to admit that even though she was broken, she still had some fire in her. "She did. Her friends and sister came to visit," "They did?" his eyes brightened. "You told them to visit right?" she asked with a sly but proud smile. He looked away."It's because she looks frustrated that's all, I felt like a jerk, I didn't do much," he shrugged. "That was very thoughtful and sweet of you boy, she was very happy," "She w
The Thing About Love CHAPTER FORTY - EIGHT
Emily struggled to wear her T-shirt, with every move she made a sting ran up her stiff neck and an unbearable pain shot up her midriff. She didn't know how much longer she could take this, with every passing moment she became frustrated and desperate, she didn't know what was going on and she couldn't ask Sebastian, he was already in a bad mood, she didn't want them to have another fight. He was currently in the closet changing into his work clothes. After they had returned from the hospital last night, he locked himself up in the study and did not come out, he'd only come out when he knew she would need something. Today has turned out to be the same, just a silent treatment and offering his help when she needed him to. "Let me do that," he grumbled as he collected the T-shirt from her, and like a child, he guided her arms into the shirt with the utmost gentleness, he adjusted the shirt down her flat stomach, past her bruised rib, his fingers brushed against her stomach, which cau
The Thing About Love CHAPTER FORTY - SEVEN
Sophia looked pale, her eyes were vacant as clear waters, her cracked lips were set in a grim line, and she stared into space and hadn't spoken a word. Sebastian simply sat on the chair beside her bed as he didn't have words to say to her, he called her name several times but she wouldn't reply, he reached out to touch her but she subtly retracted her hand from his reach, his heart ached but he held himself, he felt like a piece of trash, he knew that he had failed her– he had failed to protect his little sister and he was positive that he had also failed his Father as well as his brother. "Oh goodness, Sophia!" Celine burst into the quiet room with a pain-stricken expression on her face, she rushed to her daughter's side. Sophia's eyes teared up the moment her Mother entered the room, but not a sob escaped her, she kept it bottled like a fermented drink, ready to explode when unlatched. "Oh my sweet girl, what has happened to you? Who did this?" Celine cried, she touched Sophia al
The Thing About Love CHAPTER FORTY - SIX
"Sebastian stop, you'll kill him!" Emily warned. Nonetheless, Sebastian kept punching Felix with determination, as if he was suddenly possessed by the spirits of the early mornings, he kept muttering, "Die, you coward," Felix tried to block the blows but soon gave up. Emily couldn't care less about Felix, Sophia was not breathing, she needed the hospital. "Please stop," she cried "Sophia's not breathing!" Sebastian halted, his knuckles bloody, his eyes murderous, sweat trickling down his face as he rose from Felix's body and rushed to their side. Emily hesitantly peeked from her side eye at Felix–who was lying motionless on the ground, his face battered and bruised, was he dead? She breathed a sigh of relief when she noticed he was still breathing. "This is all her blood, Seb," Emily sobbed looking at him with panicked eyes as he kneeled motionless beside Sophia's body. "Is she–is she going to be okay? What do we do?" she cried again desperately. "It's okay, she's okay," he rub
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