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CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

Author: Alina Vanette
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"Who was that?" Sebastian asked Isabel, as she turned to him, her face ashen.

Watching blood drain from her face, he immediately figured that the something has gone wrong.

"What happened?" He asked concernedly, bridging the gap between them,

"Talk to me, Ladybug, who was that and what did the person say to you."

Isabel couldn't find her voice to speak.

She was horror-stricken, thousands of thoughts running through her head.

"Isabel." Sebastian called her name, this time shaking her vigorously, but she was too dumbfounded to speak.

He snatched the phone from her, went to her recent calls and he dialed the number.

It was sent to voicemail.

"Fuck!" He cussed impatiently, dialing it again. This time, it was switched off.

Agitated, he returned his attention to her,

"Who was that and what did the bastard say to you?"

"Nothing." She finally found her voice, snapping her attention from the thousand-and-one morbid thoughts in her head,

"Don't you dare lie to me, Isabel Hadid." He warned h
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