Semua Bab The Sterling Brothers’ Lost Sister: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Today was Sebastian’s birthday.The thought was weighing me down from the moment I woke up.I did not have any money, not even a cent to my name.I decided to talk to Maya about it.“Just bake him a cake," she said over the phone. “I'll handle the balloons and decorations to make it special.”So that is what I decided to do.One of the guards said Sebastian was coming today. I didn’t ask him how he knew. I just decided to have faith that he'll be back today.I walked into the kitchen, rolled up my sleeves and started working some magic. I started mixing flour, sugar, butter, and eggs. Baking is something that always makes me feel better.I made a very simple cake. I covered the cake in black fondant and put tiny gold sugar pebbles around the edges of the cake. It looked really nice and I also made TikTok videos of the process.I made a bracelet from beads that I found in one of the craft drawers in the storage room. That was the best I could do.Intentions matter right?Maya insiste

The curtains moved slowly.I frowned as I reached for the fabric and pulled it aside. That was when I saw her.Maeve.She stopped moving the moment our eyes met. She looked surprised but also a little scared. It was like she was thinking about something.“What are you doing in my room?” I screamed, my voice breaking the silence. “And why are you hiding behind my curtains?”I was trying so hard to remain polite because she was an older woman.She was startled. Then she quickly bent down and lowered herself, as if she were looking for something."Oh ma'am," her voice shaking slightly, "I came to clean your room, but I think I lost my earrings.”She got down on her knees and started looking all over the floor. She was pushing aside invisible dust and patting the floor, feeling around to see if she could find her earrings.My heart was beating fast.This does not make sense.All the while that I've known Maeve. She is a meticulous person, always careful and composed. Maeve never enters

I woke up slowly. My body felt really heavy and my head was hurting a lot. The first thing that caught my attention was the ceiling.This is my own bedroom. My heart skipped a beat.I sat up fast and that made my body hurt a lot.“How did I end up here?” My voice was really rough.My throat felt parched and I had a lot of muscle pain. I looked down.I was still dressed.The golden dress was really stuck to my body. It was so tight. The beads on the dress were pressing against my skin and it didn't feel good. The zipper on the dress, was digging into my sides. “I can’t believe I slept like this,” I muttered.No wonder I felt so much pain.I swung my legs over the edge of the bed. I stood up slowly and felt a sharp pain as my feet touched the cold floor. My heels were gone and I don’t remember taking my heels off. The thought of that made my chest feel really tight. I reached for the zipper at the side of my dress and slowly pulled it down. The fabric slid off my shoulders and even

"No Sebastian, not here" I said, my voice was barely loud enough to hear. The living room was not the best place for the kind of sex we were about to have.He looked at me with his dark eyes and a mysterious grin was tugging at his lips. Then he picked me up without saying anything. My legs were wrapped around his waist which made me gasp. My arms went around his neck and my fingers went through his messy hair. He carried me as though I weighed nothing.The walk up the stairs was really frustrating. Every step we took, our bodies got closer and closer. I could feel his dick getting harder. He put his face against my neck and kissed me.“You are killing me." he said in a low voice.I leaned my head back so he could kiss me better, my heart was beating fast as I felt his breath on my skin.When we got to his room, he kicked the door open with his foot. The door hit the wall hard, then he gently pushed it shut behind us. His room smelled like him. It smelled like musk and faint cologne.

I was sitting there, not moving.I stared at the space where Sebastian had been. My fork was still on the plate. I didn’t like how I was feeling. People around me were laughing, clinking their glasses, and carrying on with their perfect evenings while my world had gone quiet.What could be so important that he would abandon our date like that?My chest felt really tight. It couldn’t be work. Sebastian Knight does not cancel dinner plans for meetings. He is a fucking billionaire. The world does what he wants, not the other way around.. Here I was, sitting by myself in a really nice restaurant feeling embarrassed.Again.The waiter came over to clear the table. He gave me a sympathetic smile. I barely nodded at him. My eyes were still looking at the door hoping Sebastian would come back and say it was all a joke, that he was sorry, that he chose me.But he didn’t come back. The drive back to the mansion was tranquil. City lights went by the window. I put my forehead on the cool glass