Her eyes were like silk, her face alluring. Her fingers traced a line across Julian''s chest as sheughed with a bold, seductive charm. "Julian, you and I have slept together. You know what I like."


    She didn''t have to spell it out. Julian understood her meaning.


    Julian sneered. At that moment, he suddenly found her disgusting.


    Sleeping with the same woman as his best friend that was a line he couldn''t cross.


    He liked to fool around, but it was just to blow off steam.


    Emily, however, didn''t care. Men had their pride, and in bed, all they cared about was their own pleasure.


    Her smile remained, her seductive charm evident in every feature. Her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, her makeup enhancing her captivating allure. "Julian, I still remember you screaming with pleasure that night. Have you forgotten so soon?"


    Julian''s eyes flushed, filled with undisguised contempt. A cold smile yed on his full, red lips. "Emily, you came back to establish your position in the Parker family. Don''t act like a man, thinking only about debauchery. You slept with me so I would connect you with Sebastian. But he and I are different. I sleep with women to relieve stress. He bottles his pressure up inside. If you try to scheme your way into his bed, you''ll probably be the one who ends up dead."


    Thinking of the cold Sebastian, the seductive look in Emily''s eyes instantly vanished.


    She knew people in their circle yed hard.


    She had assumed Sebastian was the same. Julian was a ssic yboy who had a different woman every night.


    It seemed she needed to change her strategy.


    She had to push Joanna out of Sebastian''s life.


    A calcting glint appeared in her eyes. "Julian, thank you for today. I''ll handle the rest myself. I have to go."


    She tilted her head up, her voice as smooth and sultry as a cat''s. "If you get lonely tonight, you know who to call."


    Julian''s expression remained cold. He said nothing, his tall frame standing motionless.


    Emily didn''t press further, just smiled and walked away with a sway in her hips.


    "Damn it..." Julian kicked the nearby wall. What a mess.


    That woman, Emily, was a total embarrassment.


    It was clear she had her sights set on Sebastian.


    A woman he''d slept with was now after his best friend. That was seriously messed up.


    Fuming, Julian left.


    Meanwhile, Sebastian had been following Natalie. He only felt relieved after seeing her part ways with Matthew.


    He had Sean follow Natalie''s car as she drove home. Only after seeing her pullinto her vi''s driveway and confirming she was truly home did Sebastian feel at ease enough to head to his own office.


    Sean nced at Sebastian in the rearview mirror. His expression was icy, his eyes


    so cold it was frightening. Was he jealous?


    Sean didn''t dare ask. He steered the conversation back to work. "Sir, about the Parker family..."


    "Drop the deal. That woman has ulterior motives," Sebastian said tly.


    Sean smiled. "Sir, her ulterior motives are toward you. Business is business."


    "Shut up," Sebastian snapped, agitated.


    Sean immediately fell silent.


    Sebastian closed his eyes. The image of Natalie''s long, wavy hair tangled on Matthew''s coat button, the intimate atmosphere between them made him so angry he wanted to kill Matthew.


    Sebastian took a deep breath. In all his twenty-something years, he had never felt such a strong possessive urge for a woman.


    He wasn''t annoyed by the feeling; instead, a profound sense of satisfaction filled


    him.


    He smirked slightly and opened his phone to check the stock market Seeing that the stocks he''d sold after following Natalie''s lead had skyrocketed, the chill in his eyes finally began to thaw.