Chapter 136
Zeno was standing behind Sebastian, listening to his conversation with his father.
"Sakura will be here tomorrow; you two can figure out the best approach for the project; her brother will be here; his arm is broken, but his ideas would be needed too. I expect the best from you, son," Mr. Orion tapped Sebastian's shoulder.
"Let's go, Sakura, a driver will bring you here tomorrow," Mr. Orion turned and walked away.
Sakura gently touched Sebastian's arm, "I'll see you tomorrow, Sebastian," She spoke quietly.
Sebastian stepped back, nodding at her, "Goodnight, Sakura," He replied.
Sakura smiled at him before she turned and followed Mr. Orion, she didn't miss to send Zeno a meaningful look before she walked out of the house.
When Sebastian was sure they had left his home, he turned to look at Zeno behind him.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
Zeno nodded, "Yeah, you?"
Sebastian smiled, I'll be after you tell me what my father asked of you," He held Zeno's hand and led him out of the house.
"Where are we going?" Zeno questioned.
Sebastian remained quiet as she led Zeno to his carport.
"We're going for a ride. We need to clear our heads," He said and opened the car door for Zeno.
"But it's night," Zeno said.
Sebastian nodded, "Exactly, the best time to a ride; we need to let the bad aura they brought diffuse out of the house before we get back. Come on, get in," He gently tapped Zeno's waist.
Zeno sighed and got into the car.
Sebastian shut Zeno's door and walked around to get into the other side of the car.
Sebastian drove the car out of the compound and sped off into the road.
The windows were winded down, and the night's air blew away their loaded thoughts, calming their minds.
They were quiet, the car drove through the busy city, and headed for a quieter road, the noise of the city slowly fading away as they drove toward nature.
"Woah, where is this?" Zeno asked as the car slowed down beside a quiet lake. Trees surrounded the whole place, and only a pole light was standing beside the lakeside, illuminating the still water while the moon tried its best to lighten up under the dim trees.
"A place I found...I used to come here when I wanted to clear my thoughts, especially after Georgia's incident," Sebastian replied quietly, the back of his head resting against the chair.
"Oh... does this mean this place is a bad place for you?" Zeno asked.
Sebastian chuckled, "No, baby, it's a good place, and I want to share it with you," He smiled at Zeno.
They got out of the car and walked toward the lake; they stopped under the tree that was beside the lake and lowered themselves onto the soft grass.
Sebastian held Zeno's hand on top of his lap, slowly massaging his thumb into Zeno's palm.
"Can I say something?" Sebastian asked.
Zeno nodded, "Mm,"
"I've always thought of doing it here with you, especially after the first time we did it," He informed.
Zeno turned his head to Sebastian and saw him smiling calmly. The out-of-the-blue information surprised him, and he couldn't help but start to imagine what Sebastian had said.
"You're thinking about it," Sebastian leaned closer to Zeno, kissing the side of his neck.
Zeno scoffed quietly, "You're crazy, so is that why you brought us here?" He raised a brow at Sebastian.
"If it comes as a perk, I don't mind," He placed a hand on Zeno's thigh, sliding up between his legs.
"Be serious, babe. Listen to what I have to say first," He gently removed Sebastian's hand from his thigh.
"Alright, but I want a happy ending tonight," Sebastian briefly touched Zeno's lower lip before removing his hand and leaning against the tree.
Zeno sighed, shifted back, and copied Sebastian's posture, "Remember when asked me to leave, and I told you I couldn't?" He started.
Sebastian gave a small laugh as he recalled his first encounters with Zeno, he would have never believed it then if anyone told him that he'd end up loving the same guy he wanted out of his sight, the same guy he wanted to hurt just to spite his father.
"Yes, baby girl. You blatantly told me you couldn't leave and proceeded to show me the contract you signed with my father," Sebastian replied.
"Yeah...well, being Ken's Manny and your bodyguard wasn't actually the main reason he hired me..." Zeno paused.
Sebastian was fully staring at Zeno's face now; he was feeling anxious within, but he remained calm. He hoped that what he was about to hear was something he could stomach. He needed zero problems with Zeno at the moment.
"Go on, baby," He urged softly.
Zeno nodded, "He asked me to set you up with a woman, just like he did with Georgia... but I didn't. You know that I didn't..." He looked at Sebastian's face, gauging his reaction.
Sebastian slowly nodded, "I know you didn't, but how about Sakura? Are you not planning the same thing with her?" His voice was low.
Sebastian had the feeling that his father was trying to use Zeno to set him and Sakura up, but he didn't believe that Zeno would key into the plan. When he saw the shocked expression on Zeno's face, he was disappointed.
"You were planning to do it?" Sebastian asked slowly.
Zeno looked away from him. He didn't expect Sebastian to know about it.
"Look at me, baby," He held Zeno's chin and turned his face back to him.
"I just want to know one thing, did you agree to the plan?" Sebastian questioned.
"Sebastian, I never meant to do it, I thought -"
"Come on, baby, it's a simple question, I just need to hear yes or no from you. Did you agree to do it?" He asked.
Zeno sighed; what was the use of hiding it anymore? He would just say it and get it over with, "Yes," He replied.
Sebastian muttered something and removed his hand from Zeno's face. "Yet you say you love me," He shook his head in disappointment.
"I do, you know I do. And that was why I decided to tell you. I did agree to it at first, but I'm not going to do it," Zeno held Sebastian's arm.
Sebastian shook his head, "And the time you said you had something to do with Ida and happened to run into Sakura...you didn't just happen to run into her, right?" Sebastian asked, facing away from Zeno.
Zeno bit his lips; his throat suddenly felt dry; he knew Sebastian would definitely hurt from that one; he had even gone ahead to lie to him by telling him that he wasn't expecting to meet Sakura and her brother that day, he had led so effortlessly and he was ashamed of his actions.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know how to tell you then, I didn't want to hurt you...I'm sorry, Sebastian," Zeno apologized.
Sebastian scoffed and turned his face back to Zeno, "But you did. You are hurting me right now. You chose to hurt me the moment you agreed to that stupid arrangement with my father," He accused.
Zeno shook his head, "I didn't have a -"
"I can understand. I meant nothing to you at the beginning. But Sakura? We were fucking each other by then for fuck's sake! Did my feelings never matter to you?! Or is this you telling me that you're okay with me taking a wife and leaving what we have?" Sebastian's voice was shaky as he spoke to Zeno, his eyes were moistening as he stared hard at Zeno.
Zeno shut his eyes for a few seconds; he opened them and locked them with Sebastian's, the pole light reflected on Sebastian's perfect skin, making him look attractive even as he was angry.
"Calm down, Sebastian. Yes, we were fucking by the time he proposed it to me, but you can't blame me for agreeing to it. I know, I know I'm wrong, but I wasn't entirely wrong. It's just like you said, we were just fucking, nothing else to it, and you always told me I was getting ahead of myself whenever I tried to address our feelings, we weren't practically in a relationship and even though I knew that I loved you, I wasn't very sure of your feelings for me. I didn't want to get ahead of myself and keep waiting for someone who would never feel the same way for me. I thought, maybe, doing it for you might actually bring you the happiness I couldn't give you then, even though it'll shatter me, I just wanted you to be happy," Zeno explained.
Sebastian chuckled darkly and shook his head, he slowly removed Zeno's hand from his thigh and stood from the ground, walking closer to the lake.
Zeno watched Sebastian's tall figure walk away from him and felt his heart break; this was what he feared: a rift.
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