Chapter XXXV

"T-This isn't funny, Sir Sebastian." I slowly stepped back when he slowly took strides in my direction. My heart was beating so fast with every step he took.

I felt more trapped than before.

Sebastian drew out a condescending smile on his lips. "Who says that I am even jesting, Cejay?" I shivered when he held my chin and forced me to look at him. "Did you even see in this very room that screams everything about you, love? Do you know what this means?"

I gulped, looking intently at his possessive gaze.

He asked me what they meant. I started to think carefully. He had so many files which were all about me. Even candid photos.

From elementary until now... It was as if he had been watching me for a very long time.

If I would count the years he knew me, it was... more than 15 years?!

I gasped and looked at Sebastian, horrified at the conclusion I reached right now. "I-I am the one you are talking about you love for s-sixteen years?" I parroted, hearing how my heart was racing rapidly.

Sebastian drew his face closer. I smelled his intoxicating perfume and the coffee he drank. "Yes... I know that you will know it soon. And it is about time you know how much I love you, Cejay." His husky voice made me shiver.

"I..." Shit! I was rendered speechless!

Then I recalled what he said back when we had our business trip to Thailand. He asked me a bizarre question.

*"Won't you find it creepy if you get to know that man knows everything about you? Like he knows where you studied, where you worked, he even knew what you are doing at your home—"*

"Y-You have been stalking me," I stated. I was more terrified than before.

Sebastian drew more. I felt his lips on my ear as he grabbed my waist to lock me. "It's not stalking. It's admirable, love." My eyes widened.

My heart was pounding so fast. I pushed him away from me but to no avail, my knees were weak right now. "I... I want to leave. I wish to retire, Sebastian." Shit... I couldn't get hold of myself right now.

I couldn't even think straight!

"You are not going to leave," he whispered darkly as he massaged my flanks. It sent shivers down my spine. "But you can retire now."

I gasped when I felt something prick on my arm. I promptly pushed him away from me and saw that he was holding a small syringe.

"W-What...?" I stepped back, feeling dizzy all of a sudden.

"It is time for you to fall in love with me, Cejay." I creased my forehead as my eyes were getting droopy. I couldn't even comprehend what he was saying. My visions were getting blurry. "Have a good night, love."

That was the last thing I heard before I collapsed into his arms.

I only woke up in an unfamiliar room. White sheets, white curtains, white furniture...

"Where the hell am I?" I massaged my temple, feeling fatigued all of a sudden.

From afar, I heard the sound of the waves of the sea. I even smelled its salty air coming from the outside.

Wait.

Sound of the waves of a sea? Salty air?

I scurried to go to the balcony and gasped upon seeing that I was facing the sea a few miles away from where I was.

"The fuck?" I gulped, not knowing where I was. I realized this place looked isolated and I did not see anyone here but waves from the blue sea.

I returned to the room and recalled why I was here. Wait... Didn't I go to Sebastian's... secret room? What happened next was I came to see that he had so many files and photos which were all about me...

Then after that... He injected something into me that caused me to lose consciousness.

"Shit... I was the one who he loved for more than 15 years," I said as I bit my thumb.

I didn't expect to know that. Sebastian loved me that long? But... I didn't even know him. Who was he? Have we met each other before?

My eyes darted to the door. I decided to check if I was locked in this room but I was surprised that it was not. Carefully, I opened it and was met by paintings of... me.

"Fuck..." I gulped, wanting to get away from this place.

It felt bizarre seeing these paintings hanging in the hallway. I creased my forehead seeing how it was well painted. Most of my positions here were I was in my room, in the living room, or outside of the condo. There was even I was working.

They were actually candid paintings of me.

"I made them."

I jumped to my feet and spun around to see Sebastian in his half-naked glory, wearing sweatpants only.

Oh my, dear Lord...

Not me salivating on his six-pack abs. And his hair... His hair was disheveled. Goodness!

He looked so freaking damn hot!

"Where am I?" I thanked myself for finally finding my voice. It was so hard to even utter a word. It made me uncomfortable how Sebastian was looking at me as if I was delicious prey.

Shit... But why did I find it so hot for my own good?

"To my private island." He took strides in my direction.

Did he mean... he kidnapped me?!

I was about to step back but Sebastian was quick to trap me in his arms. "S-Sebastian!" I tried to release myself from his arms but he wouldn't budge. My heart was racing rapidly having him close. His scent was very intoxicating.

I stiffened when he buried his face in the crook of my neck. "You are now here at our home, love..."

"Home? Our... home?" I parroted, and couldn't move when I heard him sniffing me. I shuddered in delight for some reason.

"Yes," he whispered. His nose traced the slenderness of my neck. "I built this house for you." My eyes widened. Did he build it for me? "This is one of our homes actually." His lips were wandering around my neck while I couldn't move.

"One of our homes?" What the fuck was he saying? Is he insane?!

"Hmm." I felt him nodding. "This is our vacation house. I have other houses where we can actually live once we get married, Cejay."

"M-Married?" I looked at him in disbelief. I felt like there was hot air coming to pass my nape when I saw his ethereal expression.

Once we get married?! What?!

Sebastian held my face. "Yes. I have dreamed that we will have two or three kids in our house, love. You, me, and our kids..."

That suddenly creeped me out. "N-No! How can you say that I am marrying you?! You are a creep, Sir Sebastian! I wish to leave this place!" I demanded and got away from his hold.

"You can never leave this place, love." He shrugged. "Neither can I leave here as well," he said nonchalantly.

"That's impossible!" I clenched my hands. "I am sure that you have a satellite phone here! How are you going to contact outside? How about Huntington Inc.? Who will be the CEO there?"

He tucked his hands into the pockets of his sweatpants. Oh, boy... He looked so goddamnly handsome! How could I ever see this now that he looked so cool and at the same time... a creep?

"I have someone I trust who will act in my place. He understands that I have an emergency situation right now."

I creased my forehead. He could take a vacation? "You are not used to not being a workaholic," I stated, bewildered that this man did not look bothered that he entrusted it to someone. "Are you certain that the person you said that you trust knows how you strictly work? What if..." I couldn't continue my words when Sebastian walked toward me and held my chin.

"Love, I said that I have someone I trust who will act in my place, right?" His tone sounded dangerous. My mouth felt like someone had stitched on them as I couldn't utter any word right now because of his threatening glare. "It is better if we are going to have our breakfast. I have prepared it already just for you. Shall we?"

I stared intently into his eyes as I was rendered speechless. I knew from before that I could handle how he was acting right now, but why couldn't I even lift my attitude on him right now?

Was it because I knew that I was the one he was talking about for more than 15 years? Was that it?

"I-I want to leave. I... I don't want to stay here with a stalker like you." That took me a moment before I could muster up my courage to speak against Sebastian.

Sebastian arched his eyebrow before he scoffed. "Sorry, love. I can't do that. We are not going to leave this island until I do not make you fall in love with me. And as soon as that happens, we are going to get married."

That creeped me out more. I never expected that Sir Sebastian was capable of being like this. His ocean blue eyes were sparkling and it was my first time seeing that kind of expression he was showing.

I flinched when Sebastian brushed his knuckles on my cheek. "You are not going away, Cejay. Don't worry I will show you how devoted I am to you."

Like a promise, he was looking at me as if he wanted to suck my soul from my body. Right now, I feel suffocated.

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