Chapter Eight : His proposal

Charlotte felt like killing the person who had interrupted what was about to happen between her and Sebastian. 

Couldn't the person have waited a few more minutes before calling?

 Those were the thoughts running through her mind before she came to her senses and remembered that she wasn't supposed to be getting close to any man, especially Sebastian Gerano.

But what could she do, the man could make her lose her senses just by his touch. 

Sebastian felt really awkward after what had happened. 

The room suddenly became small and it was suffocating and all he wanted was to get out of there. 

He didn't want to leave abruptly as that would make things more awkward and Charlotte might start having the notion that she drove him crazy just by getting close to her. 

His phone stopped ringing and Sebastian took it out from his pocket to see who had interrupted what was about to happen. 

He was grateful to whoever called as they had stopped him from making the biggest mistake of his life. 

He hated this woman in front of him and the last thing he wanted was to get close to her. 

He checked the caller ID and saw that it was Amy who had called him.

 He then remembered how he had snapped at Amy back at the party when she had interrupted them. This was the second time she had interrupted them! 

"Ahem," Sebastian cleared his throat trying to ease some of the tension that had built up.

 "I have to go now as I have something important to take care of. I'll be waiting for your answer Miss Brooks. Goodnight, " Sebastian said quickly and without waiting for her response, he quickly left her room and headed out of her house. 

He heaved an euphoric sigh of relief when he finally got to his car. He would be able to think clearly now that he was alone. 

'You almost kissed her!' he yelled to himself in terror as he remembered how close their lips were. He could even feel her breath brush against his skin. 

'No! You only wanted to prove to her that she isn't immune to your charms and there's nothing more to it! Sebastian muttered to himself. 

After saying this to himself a few times, he felt a lot better and calm. There was nothing to worry about. 

Charlotte was not his type and she would never be so the question of him being attracted was not possible. 

He started his car and drove out of the mansion. He forgot all about Charlotte when he remembered that he still had Amy to deal with and that alone was enough to make him forget about every other thing.

 Amy had a terrible anger which was why he always tried not to upset her. However, he had made her angry and it was all Charlotte's fault.

 That woman was nothing but a truckload of problems. Ever since she came into his life, she had done nothing but to make his life difficult. 

His own father was ready to cut all ties with him because of her!

Sebastian felt his blood boil as he thought about it. He wondered what was so special about her that made everyone worship her and fall at her feet. 

'Very soon Charlotte! I'll ruin you to the point where you'll never be able to stand on your feet again.' Sebastian already had a plan on how to destroy Charlotte. 

All she had to do was to agree to the marriage and that would be the beginning of her downfall... 

****

Charlotte walked up to her door and locked in after Sebastian left her room. She then proceeded to lie on her bed. 

She tried to get some sleep but she couldn't as her thoughts kept her awake. 

A lot had happened over the course of the night. She met her contracted husband and had almost kissed him.

 Then, Alexander had announced to the world that she was his future daughter in law thereby trapping her and then, that intimate moment between her and Sebastian. 

Did he also feel the same way she did? Charlotte knew that Sebastian had gotten close to her just to tease her and prove that he had an effect on her and it worked! However, she wasn't worried about what Sebastian would think of her now.

 All she wanted to know was whether Sebastian could feel the same tingling sensation she felt when they got close to each other. 

Maybe he did and maybe that was the reason he came here with a proposal or maybe it wasn't. Did he have another motive for agreeing to marry her? 

She felt really confused and there was no one she could talk to as she had no friends. She didn't want to disturb Alexia as she already had a lot to deal with. 

Marriage wasn't something to joke with and especially not something you turn into a contract.

 However, her family would suffer greatly if she refused to get married to Sebastian and although she knew Henry would support her decision even if it would affect him, she didn't want to take advantage of him. 

 He was ten years older than her but he was like a father to her. He had taken care of her ever since she was a baby and had given her everything she ever wanted. 

It would be selfish of her if she caused him trouble by rejecting the marriage. 

Although she knew Henry was more than capable of handling whatever would come their way, she would still feel guilty for putting him through a lot.

 However, she would be sacrificing her happiness and freedom if she accepted the marriage.

Even though Sebastian said he wasn't going to force her to do the duties of a wife, she would still have to perform some duties whether she liked it or not. 

'Ahhh,' she groaned in frustration. The more she thought about the matter, the more confused she got. 

She got up and took some sleeping pills. She had a long day ahead of her tomorrow and she needed to get sleep. 

She climbed back on the bed and tried to clear her mind. The sleeping pills started to take effect and her eyes felt heavy. Charlotte closed her eyes and fell asleep almost immediately. 

****

Sebastian arrived at Amy's house after midnight. He knew he wouldn't be able to sleep if he didn't appease her. He got down out of his car and headed into the mansion. 

"Is she asleep?" He asked the helper who had opened the door for him. 

The helper shook her head. "No sir, she's still awake." Sebastian didn't say anything to the helper and made his way to the stairs. 

"S-sir," the helper suddenly called, making Sebastian pause. He turned to face her and could see that her face was pale and she was sweating on her forehead. 

"What is it?!" He asked sharply. 

The helper began to fidget with her dress as she looked down not wanting to look Sebastian in the eye. She was terrified of him like any other person. 

"Speak!" Sebastian demanded. He was starting to get irritated as she was wasting his time 

"W-well sir, Madam has ordered me not to let you see her," said the maid in a low whisper. 

Sebastian scowled at the maid. "If you do not want me to ruin you and your family, I suggest that you do not try to stop me!" He threatened. 

"I'm sorry sir," the maid quickly apologized. As much as she was scared of Amy, Sebastian was much more terrifying. 

Anyone in their right state of mind knew better than to offend Sebastian Gerano. He had ruined many powerful families who had gone against him and she was just a lowly maid. 

She bowed and retreated back to the kitchen. 

Sebastian took a moment to regain his composure before heading to Amy's room. 

He reached her room and saw that the door was unlocked. He opened it gently and peeped inside and saw Amy sitting on her bed staring at her phone screen. 

She was so engrossed in what she was watching that she didn't realize that Sebastian was now standing in her room. 

'Hem hem.' Sebastian cleared his throat to make his presence known to Amy. 

Amy, who did not expect to see him standing in her room, jumped up startled. 

"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you," Sebastian apologized in a low voice. 

"What are you doing here?!" Amy asked in anger. 

"I'm here to apologize for how I treated you at the party. I'm sorry," Sebastian apologized. "I really am," he said softly.

Amy grinned inwardly as she saw how Sebastian was looking so pathetic apologizing to her. She felt really thrilled to see that he was back to his normal self. 

Everyone knew Sebastian as a cold and emotionless man but she knew him as an emotional fool. 

Whenever he was around her, he would show his vulnerable side. It made her feel special as she had him wrapped around her fingers.

"Oh, so now you are sorry for how you snapped at me?" Amy asked sarcastically. 

"You wouldn't have thought to come here if I hadn't called you Sebastian!" She was really upset with Sebastian and she wasn't going to forgive him easily. 

He had totally ignored her existence at the party. She had left the party without saying goodbye to him to show him he was mad but he seemed not to care.

 She had waited for his call so she could ignore it but he didn't even call her, not even once to apologize. 

She grew tired of waiting and called him but he didn't answer. This of course made her more angry. Why didn't he pick up the call? 

"I was busy with something and so I didn't hear the call as my phone was on silent," Sebastian lied.

 He didn't like lying to Amy but he knew that she wouldn't forgive him if she knew he was with Charlotte when she called him. 

As he thought of Charlotte, his mind went back to their intense moment. 'No!' Sebastian said in head. He was with Amy and shouldn't be thinking about that woman. 

"So you were too busy for me?" Amy asked, offended. He was never too busy for her, but what happened today. She was sure Charlotte had something to do with it. 

"No it's not like that." Sebastian paused and sighed. "Look I'm sorry for how I acted." He grabbed Amy by the waist and pulled her close and kissed her on the neck. 

"Let me go Sebastian," Amy said as she struggled to break free from his arms. The truth however was that she was enjoying it and Sebastian smiled as he realized this. "I love you," he said and kissed her on the forehead. 

Amy smiled and stopped struggling. All her worries disappeared as she heard those words. She had been worried for nothing. 

There was no way Sebastian would ever fall for that woman. He was too in love with her. 

He was just getting close to her to get her to agree to the marriage. 

"Sebastian," she called gently. 

"Yes my love," Sebastian answered. 

"Do you know what that woman did at the party?" Amy asked. Even though she knew Sebastian was hers and wouldn't fall for Charlotte, that didn't stop her from being worried. 

She didn't trust that woman thus, she needed to make sure that Charlotte would never experience Sebastian's love. 

"What did she do?" Sebastian asked, the smile on his lips fading when he heard Amy's question. 

"She made Diego threaten me," Amy whined. 

"What do you mean?" Sebastian asked with a frown on his face. 

With a grunt, Amy told him what Diego had said to her conveniently leaving out the part where she was spiting Charlotte thus painting her in a bad light. 

"She has managed to deceive your brother into liking her. Our relationship wasn't strong to begin with and now she's creating problems between us," she said sulkily. 

"Don't worry, I'll take care of her very soon!" Sebastian said in a cold tone. He would make her pay for insulting Amy. He had been trying to get Diego to like Amy but he had remained firm in his resolve not to. The arrival of Charlotte would just make things more difficult. 

Amy smiled evilly to herself. Sebastian had taken the bait just as she wanted. 'Just wait and watch Charlotte, I'm going to ruin you..."