Chapter 741 Sebastian's Insidiousness
Dashiell didn't make any rash moves.
He pinpointed Seraphina's general location and sat in his car, waiting through the traffic cameras.
Around noon.
He finally saw Clio again.
She came out of the building alone, clearly cautious.
She observed her surroundings and, seeing nothing unusual, left.
As soon as Clio left.
Dashiell got out of the car.
While waiting through the cameras, he also thoroughly observed the surroundings and confirmed that there were no other people involved in Seraphina's kidnapping, only Sebastian and Clio.
Discovering this fact.
Dashiell's rescue mission became naturally easier.
He carefully approached the building and hid in the stairwell.
If he guessed correctly, Clio should be out to buy lunch. From her actions of buying breakfast this morning, it could be deduced that this place was not normally inhabited, so there wouldn't be regular meals, necessitating the purchase of food from outside. That's why he chose to wait here.
Sure enough.
After waiting for about half an hour.
Clio returned with takeout.
She walked to the elevator and pressed the button.
Clio was still very vigilant, carefully observing her surroundings.
The elevator arrived.
Clio walked in and closed the elevator.
Dashiell quickly emerged from the stairwell and watched the elevator numbers.
The elevator stopped on the 23rd floor.
Dashiell quickly pressed the elevator button, but for the 22nd floor.
He was just being extra cautious.
Minute by minute.
The elevator arrived.
Dashiell stepped out of the elevator.
There were very few residents here, as it had become a key area for local planning, and residents had begun to relocate. Sebastian chose this place to avoid crowds.
After getting off the elevator, Dashiell surveyed the layout of the 22nd floor.
There were a total of 7 apartments.
He familiarized himself with the location of each apartment and planned the route for escaping with Seraphina.
After confirming everything.
Dashiell carefully walked up to the 23rd floor.
His nerves were tense.
He reached the 23rd floor.
Fortunately, there were very few residents, and he could determine which apartment was occupied by the level of dust on the ground.
Dashiell cautiously checked each apartment one by one.
Inside the apartment.
Clio returned with lunch.
Sebastian was no longer asleep in bed.
He was sitting in the living room.
Seraphina was tied up in the living room.
They didn't speak.
Clio's return broke the silence in the room.
"No suspicious people around, right?" Sebastian asked.
Sebastian was actually a cautious person.
If it weren't for the Ayala family's bankruptcy, Sebastian would have made a name for himself in business.
"No," Clio replied. "There are hardly any people around here."
"You got off the elevator early, right?" Sebastian asked.
"Yes, I got off on the 23rd floor."
"That's good." Sebastian nodded.
As he nodded, he glanced at Seraphina.
Seraphina bit her lip.
She truly hated Sebastian.
"I've been so cautious, do you know why?" Sebastian sneered.
Seraphina didn't speak; she didn't want to say a word to Sebastian.
"I'm really afraid of Dashiell," Sebastian said, laughing self-deprecatingly. "Do you know how many setbacks I've suffered because of him?"
Seraphina looked at him coldly, refusing to speak.
"If it weren't for him, I would have gotten Everhart Bank long ago. If it weren't for him, you and Atticus wouldn't be in this situation. Now that I think about it, it's all Dashiell's fault. You should actually hate Dashiell."
"Sebastian, you're truly insane!" Seraphina finally couldn't hold back and cursed again.
"I'm not," Sebastian denied. "Everything I've done is what I had to do. Seraphina, you've never put yourself in my shoes. If you had experienced the same family tragedy, losing both parents, what would you do? Silently accept it or fight back crazily?"
Seraphina pressed her lips together.
She indeed hadn't considered Sebastian's perspective.
She only had hatred for Sebastian now, hating him for deceiving all her feelings.
"If you were me, you would do the same. We're all ordinary people; no one is that noble. So, even if Atticus dies, if you die, it's deserved, and you shouldn't hate me," Sebastian concluded.
Seraphina looked at him coldly and said harshly, "Simon committed suicide."
Sebastian laughed, "My dad did commit suicide, but he was driven to it by Atticus. So I won't kill Atticus; I'll make him choose to commit suicide!"
"You!"
"By the way," Sebastian's eyes narrowed, "I should ask Atticus how things are progressing now!"
With that, Sebastian picked up Seraphina's phone and started dialing.
Atticus was currently with a lawyer, transferring shares to Seraphina. When he heard the phone ring, he trembled with fear.
Any external sound now terrified him to the extreme.
He saw the caller ID and quickly answered, "Sebastian."
"How's it going?" Sebastian asked, sounding impatient.
"The transfer is in progress."
"I've changed my mind," Sebastian said.
Atticus tensed up.
He had no idea what Sebastian was planning now.
"I can't wait until tomorrow. I need to see news of your death by midnight tonight."
"Sebastian!" Atticus gritted his teeth in anger.
"I'm not afraid of you playing any tricks, but I'm a bit worried that Dashiell might," Sebastian said bluntly.
Atticus was clearly rendered speechless by Sebastian's words.
How did Sebastian know he had informed Dashiell?
"So you really told Dashiell that Seraphina was kidnapped?" Sebastian's eyes narrowed.
"No," Atticus denied.
Of course, he denied it at this moment.
"Whether you did or not doesn't really matter," Sebastian said, not dwelling on it. "But Atticus, I think I should remind you not to trust Dashiell too much. Dashiell and Seraphina have long lost their feelings for each other. If he agrees to rescue Seraphina, it's definitely to prevent Everhart Bank's shares from falling into my hands. If they don't fall into my hands, they're very likely to fall into his. Think carefully about whether you should really trust him."
Atticus gripped the phone tighter and tighter.
Sebastian continued, "I'll give you one more hour for the transfer of Everhart Bank's shares and usage rights. In one hour, I need to see a legally binding agreement."
With that, Sebastian abruptly hung up the phone.
Atticus looked at the phone, his face extremely grim.
He never thought he would be pushed to this point by Sebastian.
His body trembled uncontrollably.
But then he suddenly thought of what Sebastian had said.
That Dashiell did everything just to get Everhart Bank!
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