Chapter 26
Sebastianâs expression darkened. âVicky, if nothing is troubling you, you can tell me. Others might
be scared of crossing Tyler, but Iâm not.â
The Hart family was one of the most powerful families in Stoneford City, but the Mills family was among
those on the list as well.
Feeling moved, Vicky said, âIâve already decided, but thank you, Mister Mills. Iâve caused you a lot of
trouble in the past two days.â
He scowled. âVicky, weâve known each other most of our lives, so you donât have to thank me⦠Donât
call me
Mister Mills. Just call me Sebastian.â
âAlright, Sebastian.â
He walked over to her bed. âVicky, you might not remember this, but we grew up as friends. I know that
Iâm a stranger to you now and you canât trust me, butâ¦â He looked into her eyes. âI know you. You
wouldâve never dropped the charges for no reason at all.â
She did not respond.
trained on her. âVicky, can
After a long moment of silence, she confessed, âI made a trade with Tyler. Heâll help to get Cece out,
and Iâll drop my charges on
Cece? Even if you donât agree to Tylerâs terms,
trap, yes, but she did hit Hector Larson. Heâs the only son of the
let Cece go. Itâs not that easy to get her
and wanted her friends to suffer; he was not that petty. In his perspective, crossing the Larson family
for a mere assistant was not worth it. More
effort.
anything to
the look on her face and muttered huskily, âEven if itâs
â
you for that, Sebastian, butâ¦â She paused hesitantly and said, âI donât want you and Missus Mills
about that, Vicky?â Soon, he came to
head. âI did some research on the Mills family
instantly realized that there was more to the story. Afterward, it was not at all difficult to put
together from news online.
âVicky, Mother just has some misunderstandings about youâ¦â Sebastian blurted out.
âYou donât have to explain, Sebastian. I understand,â she said with a smile.
âVickyâ¦â
Sebastian wanted to say more when someone knocked on the door and Nanny Paterson walked in.
âMissus
Hart, itâs time for dinner. You need to take your medicine after thisâ¦â
Nanny Paterson froze when she spotted Sebastian in the room. âAnd this isâ¦â
âMy friend,â said Vicky before turning to look at Sebastian. âSebastian, Iâm well taken care of here. You
should head back.â
Despite losing her memories, Vicky remained to be the same person as she was before.
Chapter 26
Sebastianâs expression darkened. âVicky, if nothing is troubling you, you can tell me. Others might
be scared of crossing Tyler, but Iâm not.â
The Hart family was one of the most powerful families in Stoneford City, but the Mills family was among
those on the list as well.
Feeling moved, Vicky said, âIâve already decided, but thank you, Mister Mills. Iâve caused you a lot of
trouble in the past two days.â
He scowled. âVicky, weâve known each other most of our lives, so you donât have to thank me⦠Donât
call me
Mister Mills. Just call me Sebastian.â
âAlright, Sebastian.â
He walked over to her bed. âVicky, you might not remember this, but we grew up as friends. I know that
Iâm a stranger to you now and you canât trust me, butâ¦â He looked into her eyes. âI know you. You
wouldâve never dropped the charges for no reason at all.â
She did not respond.
trained on her. âVicky, can
After a long moment of silence, she confessed, âI made a trade with Tyler. Heâll help to get Cece out,
and Iâll drop my charges on
Cece? Even if you donât agree to Tylerâs terms,
trap, yes, but she did hit Hector Larson. Heâs the only son of the
let Cece go. Itâs not that easy to get her
and wanted her friends to suffer; he was not that petty. In his perspective, crossing the Larson family
for a mere assistant was not worth it. More
effort.
anything to
the look on her face and muttered huskily, âEven if itâs
â
you for that, Sebastian, butâ¦â She paused hesitantly and said, âI donât want you and Missus Mills
about that, Vicky?â Soon, he came to
head. âI did some research on the Mills family
instantly realized that there was more to the story. Afterward, it was not at all difficult to put
together from news online.
âVicky, Mother just has some misunderstandings about youâ¦â Sebastian blurted out.
âYou donât have to explain, Sebastian. I understand,â she said with a smile.
âVickyâ¦â
Sebastian wanted to say more when someone knocked on the door and Nanny Paterson walked in.
âMissus
Hart, itâs time for dinner. You need to take your medicine after thisâ¦â
Nanny Paterson froze when she spotted Sebastian in the room. âAnd this isâ¦â
âMy friend,â said Vicky before turning to look at Sebastian. âSebastian, Iâm well taken care of here. You
should head back.â
Despite losing her memories, Vicky remained to be the same person as she was before.