Sasha looked down and saw her two sons standing there staring at her with mischievous grins on their
faces.
Her face blushed moments later when she realized how she was dressed, and she quickly scrambled
back inside the bedroom, slamming the door shut behind her with a loud bang.
When did those two get here? Wait⦠They said Sebastian wanted me to take them home, so⦠Does
that mean he brought them here?
Sasha calmed down slightly at the thought of that.
Little did she know, the smiles on the kidsâ faces vanished the moment she shut the bedroom door.
âWhat do you think Daddyâs playing at this time? Why would he choose to sleep here instead of coming
home to us? Also, I canât believe he just got up and left even after Mommy came looking for him! How
dare he call himself a man?â Matteo asked.
Despite them being very smart, they were still too young to understand adult matters.
Having been raised by Sebastian, Ian kept quiet as he already had a feeling this would happen.
Even so, he was disappointed to the core when he saw Sebastian driving off without looking back earlier.
âIâll take care of this. You just make sure Mommy doesnât find out.â
Matteo pouted reluctantly but agreed to do as told anyway.
Just like that, the three of them headed back home later that afternoon.
Suspecting nothing after hearing what the two of them said, Sasha began making dinner together with
the housemaids upon arriving home.
âLittle Ian, could you ask Daddy when heâll be home? Mommyâs about to make dinner!â
âOkay!â
Ian, who was playing with Vivian at the time, ran into the living room to give Sebastian a call.
Meanwhile, in the penthouse suite of Hayes Corporation, Sebastian glanced at his phone that was
vibrating on the desk before putting it on silent.
Are you kidding me? Heâs not even answering calls from his family now?
Luke was surprised when he saw that, but kept his thoughts to himself and carried on talking about the
case from yesterday.
âThe case is closed. Solomon has pleaded guilty, and Sinch Enterprise has returned the stocks it took
from Hayes Corporation. However, he managed to get away scot-free by pinning all of the blame on
another vice president in the company,â Luke said while placing the files on Sebastianâs desk.
As Solomon was a lawyer himself, they had anticipated for him to easily find a loophole in the case and
get away with his crimes.
As such, Sebastian was not surprised in the slightest upon hearing the news and simply shot Luke a cold
glare in silence.
Um⦠Is that my cue to leave now or what? Mr. Hayes seems to be in a really bad mood today, so I think
it would be dangerous to stick around. Iâd better leaveâ¦
Right as Luke was about to turn around, Sebastian called out to him and said, âDidnât they have us on
the ropes at some point? Why would they suddenly plead guilty?â
âHuh? How did you know that?â Luke asked out of surprise, only to quickly cover his mouth when he
realized he had misspoken.
Sebastian glared daggers at him, and the atmosphere was so tense that it felt like he would skin Luke
alive if he didnât come clean.
Luke shuddered a little as he said, âM-Mr. Hayes⦠I didnât mean to keep it a secret or anything! I just
thought there was no need to worry you since we won anywayâ¦â
âWorry?â Sebastian chuckled coldly. âWhat do you mean by that? Come on, tell me.â
Luke had broken out in a cold sweat at that point.
He didnât want to talk about it because it would lead to more conflicts between the two, but Sebastian
had found out about it on his own.
âWe had a bit of an issue with our evidence. Itâs the CD that we presented the court with. Solomon was
somehow able to present an exact same copy, except theirs was a lot more complete.â
âMore complete?â
âYes. Basically, it included the part that we edited out where he knelt in front of Frederickâ¦â
Lukeâs voice grew softer and softer toward the end of his sentence.
As expected, the tension in the office increased to a terrifying degree after that, and the sounds of their
breathing were all they could hear in the deafening silence.
âSo, my master tape was taken away?â
âWho took it? Was it her?â He spat those words forcefully out of his mouth.
Oh, no!
Luke quickly looked up and defended Sasha by explaining, âS-Sir, Iâm sure Mrs. Hayes had her reasons
for doing that! I mean, Sinch Enterprise only pleaded guilty after she went there!â