AN UNEXPECTED GROOM

When Sebastien, who rushed to the hospital, arrived, Deborah was holding Mathis’ hand, preparing to leave.

Roxane stood at the entrance to the kitchen. When she saw him, she looked down. His emotions were clearly written on his face.

– You are here.

Deborah was not surprised to see Sebastien. In fact, she was even smiling slightly.

– Dad!

Mathis, who was very happy to see Sebastien, shouted enthusiastically. He immediately rushed to hug Sebastian’s leg.

Sebastien looked down at Mathis before moving his gaze towards Roxane, whose head was still lowered. Something flashed in his dark eyes before he pulled Mathis by the collar. Then he said to Deborah:

– I will send you.

Deborah nodded with a slight smile and said to Christine:

– I will visit you another day.

Christine forced a smile onto her face as she thought:

“Don’t visit me.”

Sebastien carried Mathis out of the room while Deborah followed him. Her eyes were calm as she looked at Mathis.

Meanwhile, Roxane couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable watching this scene. She unconsciously dug her nails into the flesh of her palms.

Christine saw that Roxane’s expression was not correct so she asked shyly:

– Roxane, are you okay?

She came to her senses and shook her head with a smile on her face. However, when she remembered Deborah’s words in the kitchen, the smile on her face disappeared.

…

Sebastien came out and handed Mathis to one of his bodyguards.

– Send them back.

“Dad, aren’t you sending us away?” Mathis asked. He squeezed Sebastian’s neck, reluctant to let go.

Just as Sebastien was about to pull Mathis off of him, Deborah stepped forward to carry him. However, Mathis was already at the age where he was a little too old to be carried, so she struggled slightly. She said softly:

– Mumu, be obedient. Dad is very busy so let’s go home first.

Mathis met Sebastian’s cold gaze and immediately swallowed his words of protest.Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

– GOOD. Bye Dad.

Deborah handed Mathis over to the bodyguard. After the bodyguard helped her into the car and closed the door, she turned to Sebastian and asked:

“You brought me down because you have something to tell me, don’t you?”

He frowned. His eyes and voice were ice cold as he said:

– What did you say to Roxane?

Deborah hid nothing and answered honestly:

– Not much. I just told him what happened when we were abroad… and the truth of the matter.

Sebastian’s eyes darkened as he continued to ask:

– What exactly do you want to do?

This time, she didn’t answer him directly. A hint of disappointment could be seen in her gentle gaze as she calmly said:

– It will be the anniversary of Fernand’s death in a few days…

Sebastien’s throat tightened and his breathing accelerated. He remained silent as his lips were pressed into a straight line.

Deborah was no longer emotional and she didn’t seem to be in pain as if she were in the kitchen when she mentioned Fernand. It was as if the memories of love had long since turned to ashes and scattered into the wind.

She smiled and said:

– Mumu needs a father and I want a husband.

“Impossible,” said Sebastien, realizing Deborah’s goal.

It was in Deborah’s reaction. A slight smile appeared on her pale face as she said:

– Sebastien, you promised to respond to one of my requests.

This promise was given to him out of guilt after Fernand’s death.

Sebastien’s expression darkened before becoming icy. He said:

– I can give you anything you want, except the title of Madame Flores.

Deborah said stubbornly:

– But I want the title of Madame Flores. I only want that.

Sebastien’s expression calmed. Then he sneered and said:

“Deborah, it seems like you don’t know me well enough.

She looked up at him, listening.

– Fernand’s death is indeed linked to me, but I did not kill him. I had a deep friendship with him. I felt sorry for you and your son so I took care of you both. It’s not difficult for me to satisfy your material needs, after all. However, this does not mean that I do not have a bottom line and will blindly give in to your request. It is impossible for me to sacrifice my marriage.

‘No one and nothing can separate me from Roxane! I will never allow it!’

Deborah’s face grew paler as her eyes flashed in shock. She didn’t expect him to be so cruel. She said, grasping at straws:

– Don’t tell me you’re going to go back on your words?

Sebastian scoffed. A contemptuous smile appeared on his face as he said:

– I’m a businessman. The nature of business is to seek profits. When I do things, I always consider my interests.

He felt guilty for Fernand’s death, but this guilt was not enough to threaten him and it would never be enough for Deborah to use it to blackmail him. Ever since he was young, he had been called a cold and heartless beast. His feelings had long worn away in those dark and painful years. Emotions like guilt couldn’t shake his heart at all. Otherwise he would have been dead a long time ago.

Deborah looked like she had been struck by lightning. Obviously, she didn’t expect this. She staggered back as she looked up at him in tears.

– Is it because of Roxane?

– Even if there is no Roxane, it will never be you, Sebastien declared ruthlessly and also sincerely. Previously, he had no idea of opening his heart to another person, so how could there be a Mrs. Flores? Maybe if it was anyone else, they would just marry a woman. However, he wasn’t that kind of person. He would prefer not to marry. He wasn’t willing to settle down, and he was even more reluctant to face someone he didn’t like every day. He didn’t want to be like those two people in the past.

Deborah really didn’t expect Sebastien to be so cruel. Her eyes were watery and her smile seemed to be mocking herself as she said:

– I thought at least we still had friendship…

-Whether we have a friendship or not depends on your action, said Sebastien expressionlessly,

– Don’t look for her anymore. Don’t talk nonsense in front of her. I don’t want my wife to be at all unhappy. If she is unhappy, I will be too. When I’m unhappy, I make everyone unhappy.

It was a blatant threat.

As far as Roxane was concerned, Sebastien was essentially the same as Enzo. For her, they were ready to do anything. They wouldn’t hesitate to get rid of anyone who wanted to harm him.

Although Deborah stood under the blazing sun, her slender body couldn’t help but tremble as if she were cold. It seemed that she had forgotten that it was the real Sebastian. The real Sebastian was cold, selfish and cruel to the core. In his eyes, everyone in the world was like a grain of sand, not worth mentioning.