Chapter 24

SEBASTIAN

“Hey, Loren. Is Dahlia around now?” I ask, sorting the documents on my table. I can hear her gawk, but I refuse to look up at her face for no particular reason.

“You know, I have to ask…” she starts, deflecting my question. “Considering this is the fifth time you ask me about her, you can pretty much scream it to the world.”

“What are you talking about, Loren? I’m just asking about Dahlia if she has come in today,” I respond calmly, looking up at her once to catch her hands folded and her stare angered.

“Your relationship. I mean… it’s obvious. You and that bitch are fucking.”

“Mind your words, Loren…”

“My words? Why don’t you mind your behavior? You know… there have been rumors, but I failed to believe them, thinking,… Sebastian might be many things, but he’s not a gullible pervert.”

“Loren…?”

“No, no, no. You don’t have to hide it. In fact, I like that it’s out in the open. That would explain why, after that moment b