Sebastian quietly looked into Patrick‘s eyes for a moment before bursting into laughter.But his eyes were devoid of warmth, and there was indescribable disgust in his voice.
“I‘m impressed.How‘d you manage to do that, Mr.Klein? You made it look as though you‘re not part of this.” Patrick‘s expression darkened.He slammed his fist on the table and roared, “What the hell‘s that supposed to mean?”
Sebastian, on the other hand, unhurriedly took a sip of his tea.
“Have you already forgotten all about it? Or are you that shameless that you could just dismiss your past crimes?”
Patrick narrowed his eyes at him.
“Sebastian, don‘t push your luck.”
Sebastian turned a deaf ear to him and continued in a bone–chillingly cold voice, “You raped my mother.In order to save yourself from a scandal, you told everyone that it was my mother who seduced you.And Elissa believed in your lie.That‘s why she killed her! You‘re the reason why all of this happened.You‘re just as guilty as Elissa!”
Instantly, all the color drained from Patrick‘s face and the confidence in his voice suddenly disappeared.
“What…What do you want?” he stammered.
Sebastian didn‘t answer right away and the room fell into dead silence.It was clear to all that Sebastian was in control.He smiled and said simply, “I want to bring the Klein family down, and I won‘t stop until you‘re behind bars with Elissa.”
“Say that again, I dare you!”
Patrick roared, standing up from his chair.He pointed a trembling finger at Sebastian and shouted, “I‘m your father! How dare you talk to me like that!”
Before coming here, Patrick had thought that Sebastian was satisfied now that he had put Elissa in jail.
Little did he know that Sebastian was coming for him next.
Ignoring Patrick‘s shouts, Sebastian took Natalie‘s hand and together, they left.
When Seth and Patrick were alone in the private room, Seth stood up and poured his father a cup of tea.
With a gentle smile on his face, he said, “Don‘t worry, Dad.Sebastian‘s not thinking straight.He‘ll come around after he calms down.”
Patrick, on the other hand, was still seething with rage.He hadn‘t been threatened like this in a long time.He was so angry that, when Seth handed him the cup of tea, he threw it against the wall, smashing it to smithereens.
“He should never have been allowed into the Klein family!”
Seth glanced at the shards of porcelain on the floor, and some of the tea even splashed onto his trousers.He plucked up a tissue, wiped the stains on his trousers, and sat back down calmly.
Today, he had seen Sebastian‘s yet another side.He didn‘t expect him to be so bold.
Patrick had always been a strict father, and even Seth himself was a little afraid of him, but Sebastian dared to challenge–and even threatened–Patrick.
But what surprised Seth the most was the fact that Patrick had invited Sebastian back into the Klein family.
This somehow made him want to compete with Sebastian.
Ever since he was born, Seth had always been the most outstanding child in the Klein family.He had grown proud because of this.
The fact that Patrick wanted to ask Sebastian back to the Klein family upset him a little.He had always been the excellent child, and now there was Sebastian, founder of the Larson Group and respected by all in the business world.
Sebastian had exceeded him.He had lost the lawsuit to Sebastian, and now, Sebastian had turned against the whole Klein family.
Narrowing his eyes, Seth took a sip of his tea without saying a word.He would like to see the lengths Sebastian would go to to bring the Klein family down.
*******
It didn‘t take long for Natalie to recover completely after being discharged from the hospital.So she was back to work in no time.
“Natalie, you should take more time off.”
Everyone had been trying to persuade her to rest some more.
Although she didn‘t suffer from a cardiac arrest because of working for too long, they still worried about her health.
“The project is almost finished.You should take more days off.We can handle it on our own,” Elizabeth said to her.
But Natalie was itching to get back to work.She whispered to Elizabeth reassuringly, “Don‘t worry.I won‘t work overtime anymore.Mr.Wesley won‘t allow it.Even if I wanted to, there are surveillance cameras here.”
Happy to be back at work, the days passed by quickly.
Soon, it was weekend.Since Natalie couldn‘t work overtime anymore, she decided to go shopping with Laney.
“I heard that Garrett hasn‘t been seeing anyone recently,” Natalie commented, fishing for any news about Garrett.
As Laney‘s friend, she cared a lot about her love life.
At the mention of Garrett‘s name, Laney didn‘t know what to say.She averted her gaze and awkwardly scratched the back of her head.
“Why‘re you telling me? I don‘t know him that well.”
Natalie glanced at her friend curiously, only to see that Laney‘s face had turned as red as a tomato.
“Excuse me!”
Suddenly, a young man tried to squeeze past them in a hurry, bumping into Laney
“Oh, I‘m sorry.Did I hurt you just now, miss?” The man quickly caught Laney by the shoulder and looked at her with concern.
“No, I‘m fine.”
Laney stood firm and was about to leave, but the young man suddenly stopped her.
Surprise was written all over the man‘s face.He pointed at her ear and cried, “You have those elf ears! Are you Laney Garcia?”
Natalie‘s eyebrows shot up in wonder and she looked at Laney‘s ears closely.She hadn‘t noticed it before, but now that she looked at it, Laney‘s ears did look like that of an elf‘s.
Laney covered her ears and blushed.
“Who are you? It‘s rude to shout, you know,” she said with a frown.
It had been a long time since someone pointed out her elf ears.
The young man was grinning from ear to ear, baring his pearly whites.He raised his hand to part the short hair on his forehead and pointed at the nearly invisible scar above his eyebrows.
“It‘s me, Greg! Greg Torres! Don‘t you remember me? We often fought when we were children.This is the ‘souvenir‘ you gave me.”
Staring at the scar, Laney gradually recalled the past.
“Greg? You were so small and skinny back then, but now you‘re so tall that I didn‘t even recognize you! What brings you here?”
Laney‘s parents had died when she was still a child.She was often bullied back then, and she eventually learned how to fight back to defend herself.
Fast forward to the present, she had turned her fighting skills into a career and became a hit woman.
Greg was one of the children who used to bully her.He was the one who started calling her “elf–ears”, thanks to her elf–life ears.
Later, after learning how to fight, Laney beat up all the children who had bullied her, instilling fear in them.
Since then, they stopped bullying her.
As for Greg, he had always been impressed with her ever since she had defeated him.
In the end, they shook hands and became friends! Later, Laney left her hometown and pursued a career as a personal bodyguard.She had never seen the kids from her childhood ever again.
Greg scratched the back of his head and smiled shyly.
“Well, we were still kids when you left.I grew up.We both did.”
With a playful smile, Laney punched him on the arm and nodded in approval.
“Looks like you‘ve been working out, Greg!”
Greg coughed violently because Laney did not pull her punch.
Fortunately, he had enough muscle to cushion the blow somewhat.He rubbed the sore spot on his arm and smiled, “And you‘re still as strong as before.”
“I never stopped training.Let‘s spar sometime,” Laney suggested confidently, raising her chin.
Fighting was what she did best.
Greg was stunned for a few seconds.Then he burst into laughter.
“You haven‘t changed one bit! You‘ve always loved to fight.Hey, how about we find a place to catch up? It‘s been years since we last saw each other.”
Of course, Laney was interested.She looked at Natalie and asked, “Natalie, what do you say?”
“Fine by me.I happen to know a nice bar nearby.Let‘s go there.”
