She wisely shut her mouth. Seeing the fury in his eyes, she knew his impulsive moment had passed.


    She was safe.


    She had always preferred men who were... clean. She wanted to be someone''s first, just as they were hers. She knew that was old-fashioned, but it was something she held onto.


    Natalie didn''t dare look Sebastian in the eye. His gaze was deep, yet so cold it was impossible to read his emotions.


    Sebastian set her down on therge bed and sneered, "Natalie, didn''t you say you loved me?"


    If she loved him, how could she not tell if that person was really him?


    Natalie froze. Why would he ask that?


    She didn''t answer his question. Instead, she quickly scrambled under the covers, pulling the nket up to her chin as she watched him warily.


    Sebastian watched her actions and narrowed his eyes. "Natalie, do you even have the right to say you love me?"


    A sharp pain pierced Natalie''s heart, and tears welled in her eyes. "Yes, I used to love you very much. But that love was eroded, piece by piece, by your coldness, your emotional abuse, and your favoritism. I''ve said it a thousand times, and I don''t want to exin it again."


    Sebastian stared at her intently. "Natalie, your love was all in your head. If you truly loved me, how could you not recognize the real me?"


    With that, Sebastian left her room.


    Natalie waspletely baffled. What did he mean by that?


    "Hmph!" She snorted, dismissing his cryptic words. What mattered was that she had protected herself.


    Seeing that Sebastian was gone, she quickly jumped out of bed and locked the door from the inside.


    Sebastian heard the click of the lock and a faint smile touched his lips.


    She must have forgotten that this was his vi. He had a master key for every door. Her lock was useless.


    He went to the adjacent room to shower.


    Natalie also went to her bathroom to shower, ready for bed.


    She had no intention of seeing Sebastian again tonight.


    But thinking about the evening''s events, she felt a thrill of satisfaction.


    Wendy''s counterattack had been brilliant.


    Sophia''s greatest ambition had


    always been to be the


    horous Mrs. Scott, and now her


    reputation as a mistress was set in stone.


    Joanna''s greatest fear was being known as an illegitimate child, and now she was being publicly shamed for it.


    Mrs. Wilson had yed her part well, but Natalie worried for her.


    Joanna and Sophia were both extremely vengeful people.


    Natalie considered this and picked up her phone, wanting to warn Mrs. Wilson to be careful of them.


    Her own husband had also been exposed tonight, putting her in a dangerous position.


    In her past life, the Wilson family hadn''t been involved, or perhaps they had been, and she just hadn''t seen it.


    She opened her contacts, only to remember she didn''t have Mrs. Wilson''s number.


    She had no choice but to give up and see what tomorrow would bring.


    She went into the bathroom, showered, dried her hair, and sat at her vanity to meticulously apply her skincare products, Afterward, she, got up and went to bed.


    Lying down, she touched her lips where Sebastian had kissed them. They were slightly swollen and felt tight.


    She was furious. What right did


    at had kissed another


    have to kiss her with


    mouth


    7246


    d never let him get


    woman? She would


    the chance again.


    Natalie rubbed her lips forcefully, theny back down, ready to sleep.


    The phone on her nightstand vibrated.


    She picked it up, read the message, and frowned slightly.