Luna wrenched the elevator doors open and shoved Jerome inside. "Idiot. Get lost!"


    "Aargh!" Jerome howled in fury, humiliated at being manhandled by a slip of a girl.


    Luna turned and walked away, leaving him with nothing but the sight of her retreating back.


    At the hospital, Joanna waited. And waited. The feigned weakness from her "suicide attempt" was beginning to wear off, but Sebastian still hadn''t shown up.


    She was getting impatient. If he didn''t arrive soon, her wound would bepletely healed.


    Nathan looked anxious. "This isn''t right. I called him. Let''s just wait a little longer. He''s probably busy at the office."


    Joanna''s expression froze, her face turning ashen. A flicker of rage sparked in her eyes.


    Was he really just busy with work? In the past, whenever she was hurt, Sebastian would drop everything and rush to her side.


    A terrible premonition settled in her stomach. "Dad, call Sebastian again."


    Nathan hesitated. He didn''t have the nerve to call Sebastian directly; he could only go through Sean. As he turned to make the call, he realized Wendy hadn''t arrived either.


    Is thepany really in trouble? He hasn''t heard anything about a crisis.


    He made a mental note to ask Wendy''s other assistant, who was one of his moles.


    Once Sean was on the line, Nathan''s voice was grim. "Sean, where''s your boss? Joanna''s throwing a fit, threatening to kill herself if he doesn''t get here."


    Sean was in Sebastian''s office.


    Sebastian, who overheard Nathan''s words, lowered his gaze, his face an emotionless mask of frost. He was like a panther in hiding, poised to deliver a fatal blow.


    "Mr. Scott," Sebastian''s voice, cold


    and devoid of any emotion, came through the phone. "I told you at your home that it was thest time I would help Joanna. This incident was orchestrated by her and Jerome. She was the one who


    incited Mrs. Zade to haráss Natalie."


    "Joanna saved my life once, and in return, I''ve given your family business deals worth billions over the years, not to mention her allowance. The debt has been repaid. Does the Scott family intend to hold that one favor over my head forever?"


    His tone was t, but it made Nathan tremble.


    How did Sebastian suddenly get so sharp? Nathan wondered in shock.


    "No, Sebastian, that''s not fair," he sputtered, growing desperate. "We never demanded anything. The e business deals, the allowance-that was at your choice. All we''re asking is for you toe see doanna She cambe immature, but can''t you find it in your heart to forgive her? Have you forgotten how much you used to love her?"


    This was not going ording to n. Just when he was on the verge of sess,


    he couldn''t afford for Sebastian to back out.


    "Sebastian, I know you don''t love


    Natalie. Everyone can see that Joanna is the one you love, the one you''re meant to marry. Natalie has done so many terrible things.


    ver


    Joanna and Jerome were just trying


    to teach her a lesson before she


    "I heard that since she left you, she''s been seeing a different man every day. The


    woman has no shame."


    "Hello...? Hello?" Before Nathan could finish, the line went dead.


    Frustrated, Nathan stormed back into the hospital room. He red down at Joanna, his face dark. "Joanna, what did you do to piss Sebastian off? He said he made things clearst time and that he''s done with you. What the hell happened?"