Chapter 86 You Like Me
"Isabella shuddered as Sebastian's voice cut through the air.
She spun around to face Sebastian. ""Sebastian, Ms. Blackwood was drugged that night with Julian. She didn't mean it. Please don't blame her.""
Isabella casually grabbed a towel to wipe Sebastian's sweat, but he pushed her away.
His cold eyes locked onto Joyce. ""Explain yourself. What really happened that night?""
He yanked Joyce from the chair into his arms.
Sweat dripped from his forehead onto Joyce's cheek.
Joyce stared back, unfazed. ""Didn't you see and hear everything?""
""You were drugged, so you ended up with Julian, right?""
""Does it matter? I'm dirty to you anyway, aren't I?""
Sebastian's forehead veins bulged.
His eyes darkened with a blood-red hue.
His large, hot hand cupped Joyce's head. His voice was low, filled with suppressed emotion. ""I'll find out who did this.""
""No need. Just don't target Julian because of this. We're done. Even if you find out the truth, we can't go back.""
Sebastian looked at her intently, his fingers gently caressing Joyce's cheek.
""So that's why you didn't explain. You just want to cut ties with me?""
Joyce lowered her eyes, staying silent.
Sebastian chuckled. ""Joyce, you're too naive to play mind games with me. Do you think I can't find out if you don't tell me?""
""Sebastian, if you called me here just to question me, I have nothing to say. Excuse me.""
She attempted to break free from Sebastian's grip and leave, but his firm grasp around her waist restrained her.
Sebastian took off his hat and placed it on Joyce's head, a faint smile on his lips.
""We're not done yet, Ms. Blackwood. Don't you want the contract for your Julian?""
With a golf club in one hand and Joyce by his side, he led the way towards the golf course.
Behind them, Isabella stomped her foot in anger.
She pointed at their backs, tears in her eyes, looking at Theodore. ""Theodore! Sebastian's been taken by Joyce, and you're not helping me?""
Theodore stared intently at Joyce.
Memories of his mother from years ago suddenly flooded his mind.
He was only four when his mother passed away.
His deepest memory was of his mother pregnant with his sister.
Every day after kindergarten, he would lie on his mother's belly and talk to his sister.
He eagerly awaited his sister's arrival.
But his mother died in a car accident on the way to the hospital to give birth.
That day, he gained a sister but lost his mother.
Recalling these memories, Theodore felt a sharp pain in his chest.
He didn't know why, but every time he saw Joyce, he was reminded of his mother.
Maybe it was just because their eyes looked somewhat similar.
Theodore extended his arm and pulled Isabella into his embrace, gently stroking her head.
""Sebastian's heart isn't with you. Listen to me, forget about him. I'll introduce you to a man a hundred times better.""
Isabella leaned against her brother Theodore's shoulder, looking aggrieved. She nodded obediently, but her eyes were filled with hatred as she glared at Joyce's back.
Sebastian led Joyce to the golf course and pointed to a big tree ahead. ""I lost something under that tree, Ms. Blackwood. Can you help me find it?""
Joyce, not wanting to engage, walked straight to the tree.
After searching around it several times, she found nothing.
Realizing she had been tricked, she heard Sebastian's low laughter behind her. ""Ms. Blackwood, aren't you going to ask what I lost?""
Joyce glared at him coldly. ""Mr. Winters, if you're not serious about cooperating, I don't have time for games!""
She turned to leave, but Sebastian blocked her path.
With his handsome features and deep gaze, he looked at her intently.
His deep, magnetic voice spilled from his throat. ""Three years ago, I lost my first kiss here. Can you help me find it, Ms. Blackwood?""
Joyce's heart skipped a beat, her fingertips trembled slightly.
Memories from three years ago flooded her mind instantly.
Back then, Sebastian had just recovered and brought her here to play golf.
She knew nothing about golf, and Sebastian taught her everything.
She still remembered how fast her heart beat when Sebastian held her hands from behind.
She breathed in his distinctive scent and sensed his strong heartbeat.
She was extremely excited at that time.
Sebastian was the man she had liked for four years.
She spent the entire evening immersed in that happiness.
Later, as the sun set, the sky turned pink.
Joyce grew tired and sat under the tree, chin in hands, watching Sebastian play golf solo.
She wished time could stop at that moment when Sebastian was by her side.
As night fell, Sebastian walked towards her in the twilight.
Just as she was about to hand him a towel, her wrist was grabbed.
Then, she fell into a strong embrace.
The scent of male hormones filled her nostrils.
Joyce, startled, blushed and looked up with her wide, innocent eyes.
Gradually, Sebastian's handsome face filled her vision, followed by his warm, moist lips covering hers.
Her eyes widened instantly, and her heart stopped beating at that moment.
A tingling sensation slowly spread across her lips, her teeth were pried open, her breath taken away.
She held her breath, eyes wide, as Sebastian's fervent lips met hers.
She didn't know how long it took before Sebastian slowly let her go.
He panted lightly by her lips and said, ""Silly, close your eyes and open your mouth.""
Joyce couldn't remember how long they kissed under that tree, but her swollen lips and tumultuous heart told the tale.
That night, after they both drank too much, they ended up sleeping together.
When she woke up, Sebastian was holding her and proposed a relationship without marriage.
She agreed without thinking because he was the man she had loved for four years.
Recalling these memories, Joyce's eyes welled up.
Her fingers, gripping the golf club, turned pale.
Sebastian's low, seductive voice sounded in her ear: ""Joyce, you gave up your chance to study abroad and your dream of becoming a lawyer because you liked me, didn't you?"""
