Chapter 76
"Relax, Ash, no one's going to hurt you," Zeno placed a gentle hand on Ash's shoulder.
At that moment, Sebastian walked through the door and saw Zeno's hand on Ash's shoulder. He felt like he wasn't going to be able to survive that day.
Every damn little thing Zeno did evoked indescribable jealousy within him. He felt like he wanted to chase everyone away and just lock Zeno and himself up in a room.
He removed his eyes from there and walked around his table, sitting on his chair.
Nicholas walked in after him and sat in his usual spot in front of the table.
"Hello, Ash, I'm Nicholas. Heard they got you from Darren?" Nicholas questioned.
"I ran away," Ash replied, removing her face from him.
"You have the ground, Ash, what do you have to say?" Sebastian was speaking to Ash but his eyes were locked on Zeno.
Zeno transferred his weight from one foot to another and slowly removed his hand from Ash's shoulder.
Ash released a sigh and placed her hands on her thighs, she was really scared of Sebastian.
She'd heard a lot about him from Darren's discussion with his men. Even Darren feared him, so who was she not to fear Sebastian Orion?
She kept her eyes lowered to her hands before she spoke. "Darren...he trades underage girls and-"
"We already know that Ash; if that's all you have to say, you can leave; I'm busy," Sebastian frowned at her.
Ash gulped and shook her head, "No...I mean, he really trades underage girls-"
"Lead her out, Ida," Sebastian ordered.
"Just hear her out!" Zeno blurted out, a bit more commanding than he should sound.
Everyone paused, Ash was breathing like a dying lizard. She knew Sebastian couldn't stand the disrespect. And Zeno had disrespected him in front of people just because he wanted to defend her.
Ida snapped his head to Zeno, giving him the 'Are you for real?' Look.
Nicholas sat quietly, ready to calm Sebastian down in case he wanted to react overboard.
However, Sebastian surprised everyone by remaining calm and unfazed.
He just stared at Zeno for a while, surprisingly finding out that he wasn't even bothered that he raised his voice at him, he kind of found it endearing.
For the first time, Zeno was openly speaking freely to him amid people, he felt like he'd won a point over Nicholas.
Now Nicholas wasn't the only one who Zeno spoke freely with outside, he was starting to be himself around him.
Zeno felt Sebastian's gaze on him and realized his mistake, what had he been thinking?
He needed to apologize immediately.
'I'm-"
"Let's hear you, Ash," Sebastian interrupted Zeno.
He knew Zeno was about to apologize, and he didn't want that; he never apologized to Nicholas, so why should he apologize for speaking freely with him?
Ash was surprised by Sebastian's reply, as were Zeno, Ida, and Nicholas.
They'd never seen Sebastian so calm in their life.
Ida partly knew the reason for that, but Nicholas was lost for what to think, he thought his friend was acting strange.
Zeno just stared at Sebastian, feeling like there was something Sebastian wasn't saying out loud, and for some reason, he wasn't feeling threatened by it; he was rather feeling as if Sebastian was silently encouraging his attitude, which was the first time.
"Darren has an orphanage where he claims to do charity for the homeless and unwanted kids..." Ash started.
"He poses as an angel who adopts children out of barren couples. However, the reality of it all is that both his clients and him are just devils in an angel's clothing," Ash spoke quietly, but the look on her face was so full of detest.
"I'm sixteen, and I was raised there, too; I don't know how I got there, but all I knew was that I grew up thinking that place was home. They tend to train kids who are two to three years like normal kids, but once you click four, you're made to understand that you're just an object made to serve whoever paid highest for you," She paused, clenching her fists.
"He only has rich barren couples, never average or middle-class couples; it's always millionaires from both the country and outside the country; those are his partners who he sells the children to. Once a child is at the ripe age of eight, he's ready to trade with his partners; that child faces the worst experience anyone or any child could face, sexually, socially, domestically..." Ash trailed off, tears falling from her eyes.
Sebastian smirked coldly; just when he thought he had enough to get Darren locked up forever, he just kept getting more and more exciting information.
"You know where this orphanage is, right?" Sebastian asked darkly.
Seems like he no longer needed to do much, things had just fallen into place.
"Yes, Mr. Orion, I do," Ash replied, looking forward to watching Darren crumble down.
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