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85: turning point
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A Touch of Madness 86: wisdom of the fallen
I looked up at Sebastian standing in front of the door. His face was so stern and sharp, but something was withering there, like a feeling that he was trying to suppress and didn't want to be seen by others.Snow was falling in the courtyard of my grandfather's house. It became the background of the cold aura of the person in front of me.My heart crumbled. There was something there. A deep disappointment in him. "You flew from Madrid to Milan just to be quiet?" I asked, my throat so sore because I'd spent the night of the week in the first month of our separation crying in my room. I'd also been crying again lately because of those damn pregnancy hormones that made me miss him. My soundproof room allowed me to sob loudly and without worrying that my parents would hear.My broken heart still beats. It was still there. Still for him. A fall that I didn't want and regretted. Now, I'd rather choose an offer to marry a bald and fat rich man than a Cassanova like him. A dangerous heartbre
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"He loves you, bambolina." In front of me, grandmother smiled, her hand revealing faint wrinkles despite her great age, stroking my stomach lightly. "I can see it. I really do. Have faith in me. Regardless of your arranged marriage, I'm sure he accepted it for other reasons as well. Sebastian wouldn't have bothered to come here and take care of you if he was forced to. You know... he already has everything. He has nothing to lose." My heart took a slight leap."But now, apparently, he does." Grandma chuckled. "It's you." "Grandma..""Try it once. Give him a chance. You've always had a kind and pure heart. Try it for your son. He needs a full set of parents." He said. "I want to see him fight for both of us." I bit my lip, my tears almost coming out again. "Because I'm tired of fighting alone all this time.""Then let him fight. He will do it." She said. "More than this."I stroked my belly that was already bulging from having my baby there. Mine and Sebastian's. "What if he hurts m
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I looked at the several nurses who were busy in my room. Some were checking the IV, touching my stomach, standing while holding medicines, carrying trays of food, and putting them on the table.I was still lying on the bed, and only confusion ran through me. They were... too attentive, and it seemed to be because of the orders from the man outside the room who was still talking to the female doctor who examined me earlier.I sighed softly. How many times do I have to go to the hospital? I recall being under the doctor's care three times during my reunion with Sebastian. This was really annoying.""We'll be excused. Have a good rest, Mrs. Sanchez." One of the nurses said. "Hope you ate your lunch, Mrs. Sanchez."I just blinked and nodded slowly. What is this... why aren't they telling me the results of the examination they've been doing. And I should have asked.Snorting, I returned to my comfortable position. Lying on my side on the bed, and slowly so that my IV wouldn't come off. I
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"Don't be confident. This is your children's wish. Not me." I snorted at the sight of his broad smile.Sebastian chuckled softly. "Yeah, still, I'm happy."I grunted, moved to turn my back to him, and then he turned off the lights that hadn't been turned off since this morning, letting in sunlight from the balcony and glass windows. Then, the bed moved, and he lay on his side before me.His big smile was visible, and it really pissed me off. I frowned, looked at him with annoyance, and then lay down again to turn my back to him."Be careful with your IV, momma." Sebastian warned gently. His right hand held my IV tube as I straightened my left hand. Then, he wrapped his arms around my stomach, buried his face in my hair, and warmly his breath blew on my neck.I felt a sense of deja vu. This is similar to the position we were in in my dream. I'm the pregnant one, and Sebastian is holding me. The urge to ask him anything came, but I held back."Sebastian,""Yes, momma?""After taking t
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"So, you pulled the plug on your plans to divorce Sebastian?" asked Killian.I nodded. "We've been fine," I swallow, a little scared because Sebastian says that my friend is a dangerous man. He could have hurt me to hurt Sebastian, but I'm here with Kate, and we're in a crowded café. He wouldn't do anything to me as long as I acted normal in front of him. "He already proved that it was a misunderstanding. There was CCTV in his room then, and I saw what really happened." "What exactly happened?" asked Kate curiously. "Did Reina tease him?" I nodded. "Yes." I cleared my throat. "Sebastian was very drunk, and Reina was at the club. He didn't realize what she was doing." I said.Kate nodded, and then she glanced at Killian. "So, how did you know that the two of them were hanging out together?""I was in Madrid on business trip and passed by Sebastian's apartment building. I saw the two of them, and I explored further."I wanted to snort sarcastically and expose the truth to Kate. But I
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My body is floating in the clouds.So light.Yet descending sharply.In front of me were only dark, overcast clouds. Lightning appeared in between, striking my side with great force.I shouted out loud.“Isa...” the call woke me up.I opened my eyes quickly, my breathing rising and falling and tears rolling down my cheeks. I looked up at Sebastian who was on top of me, and my reflexes made me hug him.“I saw Reina.” I said distractedly. “She brought a lot of people after me... she... and... I hit that big tree... I fell...”Sebastian hugged me tightly, stroking my back hair and my back. I buried my face in his neck. “It won't happen again. No one will ever hurt you again.”“That felt so real, Sebastian.” I whispered softly. My head throbbed painfully as I tried to recall the long dream.“Tell me about it.”I kept my face buried in his chest as I recounted the dream. Every detail of the dream that I tried to remember behind the throbbing of my head. Sebastian continued to hug me tightl
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"Who's left?" I whispered, unravelling our embrace and moving away from him.The rope went into my chest, binding me so that I couldn't breathe properly. What he said was not a good thing. No matter how much he wanted to make our lives safe.Sebastian's eyes looked at me intensely, firmly, and sharply. Showing the horror that was sleeping lazily inside him. I swallowed. Those invisible claws were gnawing at my back again."Your friend," he replied coldly. "Killian.""What did he do that was so bad?" I asked, stammering."Would you still defend him if I told you?""I don't know," I replied softly, shaking my head. I didn't have a clue about the reasons why Sebastian was targeting Killian. Why did he want Killian to die so badly? Was it just business? Was it natural?Yeah, I shouldn't have to ask again. It's natural. Natural for Sebastian, whose hands were already covered in blood.Sebastian's features turned relaxed as he said, "You'll find out later." He said. "When your memory has rec
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Sebastian.I leaned my arm on the doorway and stared at the mother-son interaction in front of me. Ace laughed loudly as Isabella tickled his waist. I winced at that and immediately moved closer. My heart was unsettled by Ace's movements. I was afraid he would kick his siblings, who were still on his mother's belly."Poppa!" Ace yelled, but he moved to hug Isa.She immediately hugged Ace back and kissed the top of his head.I shook my head, taking Ace from his mother's arms. "It's dangerous, Ace. Don't hug momma recklessly from now." I said to him as I sat on the chair by the bed and put him on my lap."But why?" he asked with some annoyance.Isabella chuckled, stroking Ace's hair, which had been partially shaven by my mom in Madrid yesterday."You didn't tell him?" I asked Isabella, holding back my amusement at Ace's confused expression.Isa shook her head. She looked at Ace. "Ace..." her pale face painted a beautiful smile—the one I always mused about how it could drive me crazy. "
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