"Birthday party?" Sebastian frowned slightly and apologized. "Ms. Griffin, I have some personal affairs to attend to tonight. I don't think I'll be able to make it."Rosalie immediately pulled on his arm and pouted. "Dr. Ballard, can't you just spend a little bit of time with me?" she pleaded. "I want to introduce you to my friends! Also, I'm going to give you a very special gift at my party.""You want to give me a gift?" Sebastian was rather surprised. Wasn't this her birthday party? Why was she giving him a gift?Rosalie tightened her hold on his arm and said sweetly, "Dr. Ballard, please just spend my birthday with me once! Okay?"Sebastian had no choice but to nod and agree. With that, Rosalie pulled Sebastian happily and said, "Let's go! I'm going to buy you some clothes and get you styled.""Buy clothes? Get me styled?"Sebastian was a little shocked. He hurriedly shook his head and said, "Forget it. I think I'm fine the way I am right now.""No, tonight's my birthd
Fergus was immediately charmed and said, "Let's go in.""Alright," Whitney answered.The three of them walked into the hall.They had just entered when sharp-eyed Mabel spotted Sebastian and Rosalie sitting in the lounge in the distance. "Hey, Ms. Sutton, isn't that Sebastian? He's here too?" Mabel was displeased. Whitney turned to look. She immediately noticed Sebastian and Rosalie laughing and talking together, and her expression darkened at once. She hadn't expected to meet Sebastian there. Seeing him with that woman made her even more upset. What a scumbag!He had clearly said he had no feelings for Rosalie, but Whitney had caught him with her multiple times. Men were all liars!Fergus frowned when he saw them and said coldly, "Hmph! We see this guy everywhere. Doesn't he know what kind of event this is? How dare he sneak in here? Let's go and have a look, Whitney!" He started walking toward Sebastian.Whitney was startled and was about to call Fergus back, but he
Everyone went quiet after she'd finished. Then, in the next second, there was a resounding slap. Rosalie had slapped Mabel! "I advise you to be more respectful. Otherwise, you'll die a wretched death!" she warned icily. Rosalie was undoubtedly the one with the upper hand at that moment.Mabel looked completely flabbergasted. She held her red and swollen cheek as she stammered, "Y-you hit me! Mr. Cobb, this bitch hit me!"Fergus frowned and looked at Rosalie in displeasure. He said coldly, "You're Rosalie Griffin, aren't you? Don't you think it's too much to hit someone in public? Besides, Ms. Lucero is the secretary of Frostwave Corporation! Slapping her is the same as insulting Ms. Sutton!"Fergus looked at Sebastian as he spoke. He had only said that to shift the blame to Sebastian. After all, Mabel was Whitney's secretary, and Rosalie was with Sebastian. It might ignite the rage in Whitney's heart. Rosalie tossed her head arrogantly. She didn't even want to bother with
"Oh my! It's Stephen, the second son of the Beckards! Let's go and say hello!" Fergus immediately recognized the man that everyone was surrounding. He hurriedly dragged Mabel and a reluctant Whitney over. Stephen was the second son of the Beckards of Janover. He was a typical rich playboy!His reputation in Janover wasn't that great, as he was a total Casanova. He was also an avid suitor of Rosalie!There were rumors that he had once chartered more than ten yachts on the Jeston River in Janover and filled them with the freshest roses in the city. He had done all that just to pursue Rosalie and to see her smile.However, it seemed as though the Griffin heiress didn't think much of Stephen. "Hello, Mr. Beckard." Fergus rushed up to him and greeted him politely. "Mr. Beckard," Mabel said, smiling. Whitney was frowning slightly when it was her turn. Fergus hurriedly said, "Whitney, this is Mr. Stephen Beckard. He's the second son of the Beckards of Janover" "Hello, Mr. Bec
Stephen turned and slapped Fergus. He reprimanded him coldly, "You ass! Who're you calling a bitch? Do you want to die? Do you know who she is?"Fergus was dazed. He held his red and swollen cheek and asked tremulously, "Why did you hit me, Mr. Beckard? She's just a vixen! Who else could she be?"Stephen kicked Fergus to the floor and yelled, "You imbecile! She's the heiress of the Griffins, Ms. Rosalie Griffin!"His words seemed to explode in Fergus' ears. He paled at once and began shaking from head to toe. He stared in disbelief at Rosalie, who was still talking and laughing with Sebastian on the other side of the hall. She was the heiress of the Griffins…"Mr. Beckard, you're joking. How could she be the heiress of the Griffins?" Fergus was panicking.He didn't want to believe that someone as important as Rosalie would be mingling with someone as useless as Sebastian. Stephen huffed coldly. "Do you think that I'm joking?" he asked angrily. Then he walked over to Sebast
Stephen ignored Sebastian and turned to Rosalie. "Rosalie, come with me. I really have to tell you something." As he spoke, he tried to grab Rosalie's arm.Rosalie's expression soured, and she avoided his hand before sitting next to Sebastian. "What are you doing?" she demanded coldly.Sebastian got to his feet and placed himself between Stephen and Rosalie. "Mr. Beckard, right? It's clear that Ms. Griffin doesn't want to go with you, so please respect her decision," Sebastian said frostily.Stephen's expression twisted in fury, and he shoved Sebastian as he growled, "Do you have a death wish? Fuck off!"However, to Stephen's surprise, Sebastian didn't budge even after being shoved!Stephen's expression darkened even more, and he roared, "Do you want to fight, you brat?""All I want is for you to be more respectful to Ms. Griffin," Sebastian replied mildly.Stephen furrowed his brow. "Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to me like this?" he demanded angrily."Do I
Rosalie's expression soured at Stephen's blatant threat, and she snapped, "What do you think you're doing? This is my birthday party, and you've overstayed your welcome! Get out!"Stephen could only stare wide-eyed at Rosalie in shock. There was a beat of silence before he finally asked sulkily, "Rosalie, are you really kicking me out for this country bumpkin?""Yes," Rosalie replied coldly.Stephen gritted his teeth in annoyance but said nothing. After that, he glared at Sebastian as he warned, "You're lucky to escape my wrath tonight. But don't think for a second that I'm afraid of you! Just wait! I'll make you regret your actions today!"With that, Stephen stormed out while cradling his broken arm.His final warning ignited the whispers of the crowd once again. None of them could believe that Stephen had just let the matter slide.Fergus was visibly upset by the outcome. He hadn't expected that the Griffin heiress would stand up for Sebastian!What a shame!Just as Fergus wa
Sebastian let out an indifferent scoff. "So what if I die a slow and painful death? What's it to the both of you?""Sebastian! Why are you torturing yourself like this?" Whitney huffed.Sebastian's expression turned frostier, and he looked at Whitney solemnly. "You think I'm torturing myself?" he asked."Are you not?" Whitney challenged. "You don't have the right or the ability to defend yourself if Mr. Beckard ever comes for revenge! What you're doing is suicide!" she continued angrily.Sebastian shot her a resigned smile as he replied, "I'm a useless piece of trash to you anyway. So why are you saying all of this to me now?"Whitney's expression soured, and she raised an eyebrow in displeasure."What are you trying to say?" she asked."I'm not trying to say anything," Sebastian replied mildly.Whitney's eye twitched in anger, and she yelled, "Fine! It's my fault for caring so much! In the future, I won't care if you live or die!"With that, she spun on her heel and stomped