Chapter Twenty-Six

Aftermaths Of Dinner

Sebastian's PoV

  

  “What just happened?” I asked no one in particular as soon as Maria and Helena entered the elevator and left.

  I really didn't understand what happened in the space of forty minutes.

  One minute I was admiring the exotic beauty that Maria was and the next minute she was leaving indicating that she had lost interest while my sister sat there with a satisfied glow on her face.

  “Someone tell me what the hell just happened.” I demanded hotly in a loud voice which made Ailene jump in surprise.

  “What happened, Ailene? What was all that about?” Keith asked my sister with a subtly accusatory tone.

  “What happened where? Why are you asking me? Why don't you ask the person who walked away in the middle of dinner? A phone call should clarify details.”

  “Shut the hell up, Ailene. Don't make me angry.” I growled in a low voice and she gasped.

  “What is going on, Seb? You've…you've never talked to me this way before.”

  “That's because you've never done something so nasty or maybe you have but I didn't give it a thought because it wasn't me.”

  Keith folded his hands and turned his piercing gaze on her. “From the moment they came in, you were downright rude, especially to Maria who you don't know.”

  She stood up and moved away from me and I knew immediately that she wanted to say something reckless.

  “Oh come on you two.” She shouted then tapped her feet on the floor. “Just take a look at her. C'mon. Before I came in, all I could hear was Maria is this..Maria is that…and that Maria comes in and she looks…looks like…”

  She stopped talking but I gestured for her to keep talking while I moved closer to her.

  “No! No! Keep talking, don't stop. Don't stop! She looks like what or who?”

  Ailene pushed her head downwards and replied. “Nothing.”

  “I really do hope that you were not about to talk about her size.”

  “She looks nothing like Svet, Sebastian. Nothing like Seb.

  “Svet? Who the hell is Svet? Are you talking about Svetlana?”

  “Yes, I am talking about Svetlana.”

  “Svetlana?” I asked in unbelief. “Ailene, you are talking about Svetlana, your best friend who I had an on and off relationship with for years? Svetlana who finally said that I was too serious for her, she wanted a groovy life? That Svetlana?”

  “My best friend, Svetlana. Yes!”

  I laughed in unbelief and replied. “You are either joking or you drank way too much wine in your house. You were so rude, so rude, Ailene.”

  Keith moved closer and asked. “I don't understand the fact that before Maria arrived you were gushing about how excited you were. You loved the fact that she's a CEO with her own company and all. Now you want party doll Svetlana. What caused the change?”

  “She looked nothing like I expected. Svetlana is a model. She is beautiful and looked like she was born for the elite class that we are in.”

  “And Maria doesn't look like that? I can't believe I am hearing this from you and I am so disappointed.”

  “It is what it is, Sebastian. It is the truth.”

  “Go to hell with your truth.” I angrily lashed at her because she was being disgustingly annoying. How could she comfortably stand there and body shame or be rude to someone because of the way they looked.

  What the hell was wrong with my family members?

  My father didn't like Maria because of his own selfish business reasons and now Ailene didn't like her because of her crazy social reasons.

  Maria was one of the most beautiful women I know and trust me, she wasn't just beautiful she was also sexy as hell.

  She wasn't on the chubby side neither was she skinny but she had curves in all the right places. A body that made me go crazy with want was what Maria Bellucci had so what was the problem with my family members?

  “What did you say to me, Sebastian?” Ailene asked with disbelief all over her face.

  “You heard me. You were very rude, disrespectful and nasty and if that is your truth then I suggest that you go to hell with it.”

  She gasped in disbelief. “You..you can't possibly mean what you just said, Sebastian Bolt.”

  “Try me.” I replied then stood up and headed towards the elevator with the intent to go straight home.

  “Sebastian, don't tell me you're leaving me here, alone.” Ailene screeched.

  I turned and replied hotly. “We didn't come here together. You drove down here from your house. Secondly, you are a grown woman so there's no leaving you here alone.” Then I addressed Keith. “I am going home, K.”

  Keith called my name and said. “Wait! Hold up for me when you get to your car. I'd like to talk to you briefly before you go.”

  I nodded then entered the elevator which took me downstairs.

  When I entered my car, I was so pissed that I almost punched the steering wheel out of its position.

  “Hey man, are you okay?” Keith asked as soon as he entered my car a few minutes later.

  I looked at my side mirror and saw Ailene's car riding out of the parking lot with a loud screech. She was angry.

  I sighed then half turned to face Keith. “What the hell is Maria's crime, man? What's her crime?”

  “I honestly don't know man. Your father has his motives against Maria if not there would have been no problem from that end but Ailene was just plain rude. She wouldn't even say hello to Helena and funny enough those two women are trailblazers in the legal and business world respectively.”

  “I fear that Maria may turn down everything if this continues for long. She's resilient now but there's so much that one can take.”

  “I have a question for you, Seb.”

  “Shoot!”

  “What started all of this with Maria? And where are you currently? I don't think the motive which you started with is still the motive driving you.”

  “I started out wanting to buy her company. It was a good deal and I was ready to seduce her out of her mind to achieve that but when I saw that it was her, the lady I have been looking for, I changed the proposal especially when I saw a little child who looked just like me. She said the child isn't mine but I want to be certain. Now, I agree with you that it's not the same motive because I realized that I want to get to know her, protect her, keep her in my bed.”

  “Good! While I know this story already, I wanted you to repeat it to yourself so that you will remember that it's not the same reason as when you started so you have to be fiercely protective of that woman.”

  “Yeah, I have been thinking about that a lot.”

  “You should, because I have the feeling that if she's not backing down then she should be ready to face the battles that come with bearing the title, Mrs. Bolt.”