When Tamara was talking to Sebastian about Margot, Old Mrs. Moore overheard their conversation. She looked at Tamara and smiled, “Aren’t you forgetting something, Tammy? You can hypnotize Margot up with your scented tea leaves.”“Hypnotize her with my scented tea leaves?” Tamara paused. “But don’t you need the person’s consent before hypnotizing them?”Old Mrs. Moore picked up a chess piece and smiled faintly. “Those are low-level hypnotization. Margot is a special case. We can use something more extreme on her to force her awake.”Tamara immediately rushed to Old Mrs. Moore’s side. She grabbed the old woman’s arm. “Can you help me, Grandma?”Old Mrs. Moore chuckled as she placed the chess piece down. She grinned at Sebastian. “Checkmate, Seb.”Sebastian smiled humbly and remarked, “Well played.”Old Mrs. Moore grabbed Tamara’s hand and stood up slowly. “I was the one who thought your mother about scented tea leaves. She was a genius, but her heart was somewhere else. If she had
Melanie tilted her head in confusion.Sebastian lowered his voice. “Your mommy and I would never stop you from visiting your grandpa. If you miss him, give us the word, and we will send you over.”Melanie blinked up at him. “But I don’t want Mommy to be sad…”Sebastian paused. He never expected that Melanie would be so perceptive despite her young age. She could tell how the adults felt about certain things.The corners of Sebastian’s mouth twitched. “Hmm. How about this? We’ll keep this a secret between us. I’ll bring you over to Grandpa’s place, alright?”“Okay!” Melanie agreed happily. She hugged Sebastian by the neck and pecked his cheek.Sebastian’s heart melted.…Tamara recorded everything Old Mrs. Moore told her. When she finished, it was already evening, and the manor had been adorned with decorations, ready for the New Year’s Eve celebration tomorrow.But Tamara was not in the mood for any celebration. She brought her laptop to another room specifically used to make
Tamara watched Sebastian’s handsome face darken and let out a soft giggle to herself. “Aren’t you going? It’s getting late.”Sebastian stomped off with Melanie in his arms.Cheryl witnessed the whole scene. She sighed dreamily, “Ah, young love.”Tamara hooked her arms around Cheryl’s. “Aunt Cheryl, when are you going on a holiday with Uncle Jon? The two of you can always go on another honeymoon to rekindle the sparks.”Cheryl rolled her eyes at Tamara. “A honeymoon? We’re too old for that. I’m satisfied with just seeing all of you youngsters happy.”Tamara leaned her head against Cheryl’s shoulder. “We will.”“I know you and Seb will. I’m worried about your four brothers. All four of them are still single—especially your oldest brother. He’s already in his thirties. Why isn’t he worried about this?” Cheryl started nagging about the four Moore brothers’ marital status again.Tamara blinked. She wondered if she should tell Cheryl about Jason’s marriage.Should she?Should she re
Tamara stared at Sebastian’s handsome face. She could see the amusement in his eyes. He looked like he was waiting for her to pounce on him.It was all coming together.Tamara finally understood.The reason for Sebastian’s sudden compliance to stay on the first floor was not lost on her.He was planning for this exact moment.They were still young and rambunctious. With everything that had happened in the previous few years, they hadn’t had much alone time.Since everything was settling down, they should have started living in the same room.However, he had taken her jest to heart and was now seeking retribution, albeit in an irritating manner.Tamara took a deep breath to calm herself down. Her voice was still soft, but there was a firmness behind it. “Do you really think that I can’t fall asleep without you by my side?”Tamara huffed and stomped out of the room.She swore under her breath, “Damn it!”Tamara was filled with annoyance.Sebastian cocked an eyebrow at Tamara’
Sebastian could see the disgust and anger burning in Tamara’s eyes. Her piercing gaze was like knives stabbing into him.Sebastian pulled her into his embrace and carried her. “Let me take you to the hospital.”Sebastian’s embrace was as warm as ever, and his familiar scent enveloped her. However, Tamara couldn’t shake off the image of him embracing another woman from her mind. The thought that another woman had experienced the same embrace and scent left her feeling uneasy.At that thought, Tamara felt goosebumps forming all over her body. Her mind was screaming at her to get away from him.“Can you please put me down, Sebastian Lynch? Put me down…” Tamara tried her best to compose herself. She resisted the urge to struggle against him.Everything happened too suddenly.It had only been around ten minutes since her interaction with Roxy. The girl couldn’t have done anything with Sebastian.“She couldn’t have…But what if he didn’t deny her?” The thought appeared out of nowhere a
Tamara kept this to herself since it was New Year’s Eve tomorrow. The next morning, she acted like nothing was wrong and continued to joke around with Sebastian as usual.Roxy had been paying close attention to the couple. She gritted her teeth when she saw them interacting as they normally would.Roxy wondered, “What is happening? Why are they still so calm despite what happened yesterday? Shouldn’t they be kicking up a fuss?”Roxy couldn’t figure them out. She only knew that she shouldn’t waste this opportunity.…The four Moore brothers started decorating the house.The maids had gotten most things done. When Tamara came downstairs, she was pulled along by Joseph to decorate the house.Thomas, Caleb, and Melanie also joined in. Together, the whole family decorated the entire house with cute decor. It was a sight to behold!Once they were done, they went to the living room for some tea.Compared to the other families in Clacton, the Moore family was more on the laid-back sid
The woman on the other end of the line hesitated. “Why…do you want my address?”Jason pinched the bridge of his nose. He could feel a headache rising as he leaned against the chair. “What do you think?”Natalie fell silent.What did she think?WHAT DID SHE THINK?How was she supposed to know?Wasn’t it written in the contract that they would keep a low profile about their marriage?Shouldn’t they avoid each other during festive seasons?Yet here he was, trying to get her address. Natalie was at a loss for words.Natalie gave it a thought. “Uh…is it because there’s work coming in? I can always go back. You don’t have to come over.”“Give me your address.” Jason hung up the call right after.The driver had already started the car. He looked at Jason. “Where are we going, sir?”“Give me a moment.” Jason stared at his phone patiently.After five minutes, he received a message with her address on it.Jason passed his phone to the driver. “Bring me to wherever this is.”“Right
The house was crowded, to begin with. After they saw Jason, they all gave him curious glances like they were staring at some national treasure.“What is your name, kid?”“Where do you live?”“You’re very handsome. You look like that one movie star.”“How old are you?”When Natalie finally entered the house, she saw the people inside crowding around Jason. She widened her eyes in fear and immediately stepped forward to push past the crowd.“Everyone, please stop crowding around him. You’ll end up scaring him.” Natalie stood guard in front of Jason and pouted at her family.“Right on time, Nat. Hurry up and introduce your boyfriend to us.” One of her aunts smiled at her.Natalie glanced at Jason. She felt no traces of annoyance or discomfort from him. His lips were curled up in his usual smile.Jason was a handsome man. He had good features and an air of nobility around him.He looked like a prince straight out of a fairytale.Natalie got lost in thought as she stared at him.