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CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

Author: Alina Vanette
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-20 22:39:58

After the security men had dragged Shakira away, Sebastian couldn't return his attention to the work in front of him.

He lost all the zeal to continue, so he fished out his phone, and dialed Isabel's number.

He wasn't surprised when his call was barred, because he wasn't permitted to call the number.

She must've blocked his contact.

After their argument yesterday, she has been giving him cold shoulders.

Wouldn't speak to him, nor reply his greetings.

Even the flowers he'd gotten her were left untouched, because Gayle wasn't around to arrange them into the flower vase.

He doesn't understand why she has to be so obstinate about Colby.

There's nothing there except her business, and he has relegated Zachary to go down there every month to audit their financial reports.

She doesn't have to stress herself, doing the odd jobs.

Why can't she trust him to take care of her and their sons?

He has wealth to last them for generations to come, even if he stops working.

There are solid assets,
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    The drive lasted for a long while, during which Sebastian did not say anything to Zachary. He sat in the back, scrolling through his phone in silence, while Zachary kept stealing glances at him through the rearview mirror.Zachary wondered what was going through the man's head as he drove, because his expression was unreadable."Sir, we have been driving for almost an hour now, don't you think we should stop now, or do you have any particular destination in mind?" Zachary asked the man, but he was ignored outright. The man continued to scroll through his phone, feigning ignorance to his question.Zachary didn't bother the man anymore. Instead, he drove for a while, then stopped the car in the middle of nowhere.He turned turned off the engine, letting it rest from overheating.They were at an"What if the meaning of this, Zachary?!" Sebastian scolded the man, as he rolled down the car windows"I did not give you the instruction to stop the car now, did I?""No, you didn't, sir," Za

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