Все главы Taming the Devil: After Divorce, Tangled Up in You: Глава 51 - Глава 60

Charles sat in the backseat of his luxury car while the chauffeur drove steadily toward the Sterling Mansion. Outside the tinted window, the evening highway stretched endlessly beneath the dim golden glow of the city lights.His mother had called him earlier about something “important,” though she refused to elaborate over the phone.That alone already annoyed him slightly.Still, Charles remained composed as always.The Sterling family businesses were stable. Their investments were flourishing. There was no financial issue significant enough to make Regina Sterling sound urgent.So whatever this was, Charles assumed it was merely another family matter.He leaned back against the leather seat and stared absentmindedly outside the window, his mind drifting elsewhere entirely.Until his phone vibrated.Charles glanced at the caller ID.The coldness in his expression eased immediately.He picked up at onc

Charles stormed out of Sterling Mansion in a sour mood.His jaw remained clenched as Regina's words echoed repeatedly inside his head.He knew very well that his mother and Sebastian had never been close.In fact, Sebastian openly disliked spending time with their parents when he was younger. Family dinners were practically impossible whenever Sebastian was involved. Most of the time, the boy preferred eating alone in his room.Or only with Charles.Sometimes with Rosie too.That alone already said enough.So hearing Regina suddenly speak as if she understood Sebastian irritated Charles tremendously."Mum never knew how difficult it was to raise Sebastian," Charles grumbled under his breath as he walked down the mansion steps. "Yet she still has the nerve to demonize him."The more he thought about it, the more irritated he became.Nobody understood Sebastian better than Charles did.Not Regina.Not Robert.Certainly not the countless nannies who constantly resigned because they could

Charles arrived at the office around two hours after Sebastian had left.On the way up, he texted Maria, telling her not to leave yet because he wanted to confirm something personally.Honestly, Charles felt a little guilty.He knew it was wrong to doubt his little brother.Sebastian had never once harmed him.Nor had he ever shown signs of wanting to seize control of the Sterling family.'Besides… if he truly wants his share, I can split everything equally with him,' Charles thought while leaning against the elevator wall. 'Half of the businesses, half of the inheritance... it's also his right as a Sterling.'The more Charles thought about it, the more unreasonable he felt.Everything started because of his mother's words.And Regina was probably the last person qualified to judge Sebastian.Even Charles himself acknowledged that their mother practically stopped raising Sebastian once he reached four or five years old.The elevator doors finally slid open.Maria was already standing

Charles went back to his room. He picked up his wine and sat on the bed as he browsed through movies that might entertain him with the help of his remote control. This was the tranquility he wanted right now.She was the ugliest thing to look at, yet he fucked her for four years because of his increased media exposure. So, it was hard to screw any other women without raising suspicion.Some times those whores threatened to blackmail him for sleeping with them, hence, he had stuck with Miranda."Tch! Even then, she's just a condom, just a bitch to fuck for a while," muttered Sebastian. He lifted his gaze and found the big frame of his and Rosie's wedding picture hanging on the wall. There was another one beside it. It was the one where Izzie was when she was an infant."Rosie, you're an idiot. You can't get yourself so worked up over the fact that I fucked Miranda in our bed. It's just a bed anyway," Charles said to Rosie in the picture.Rosie was in her wedding dress. Charles didn't d

Meantime, Sebastian gazed at the bare kitchen from his position in the living room. He could sense how reluctant Rosie was to take the spoonful of cream from him as if she hated even the sight of the food.Afterwards, they stared at each other for several seconds before Rosie looked green and ran away in disgust.The look on Sebastian was as if she found it disgusting to have fun with Sebastian together. Something as simple as eating in front of her husband in order to feed each other was too disgusting to be done with that woman.Sebastian's hand holding the spoon was trembling at the mere thought of his wife vomiting due to his presence. The happiness of eating the delicious banana cream pie turned into bitterness within a second;"You see, Sebastian Edward Sterling? This is the result of you letting your guard down. You pathetic bastard!"Sebastian berated himself because he was no longer in the mood to enjoy his time — though he still intended to finish the delicious banana cream