Billionaire's Pleasure-Chapter 33: Remembering

Stella’s POV

Three hours have passed and Sebastian is still not coming home. I haven’t received any update from him, not even a single message. I’m now worried about Sebastian. Carla has also left so I can’t talk to anyone inside the condo. I check Sebby who is still sound asleep on the couch. I picked up my phone again and waited for Sebastian to message me but I still didn’t receive any message from him. A few hours later, I did not realize that I had fallen asleep.

Suddenly, I woke up to the sound of the doorbell so I immediately stood up and opened the door. Sebastian greeted me in disappointment. Looks like their conversation with his father didn’t go well.

"Come inside, sweetheart," I said.

"Thank you," he said briefly and went straight to the bedroom.

"Are you okay? How is it? " I asked.

"It didn’t go well... and there’s a good chance Louis will leave the company," Sebastian said.

"Why?" I asked with astonishment.

"Because he didn’t get along with dad and dad even sympathized with Michelle in the conversation earlier. Dad wants him to break up with Michelle. "

"Really? why?" I asked.

"Because dad thinks Michelle is a spy in our family because of her father."

"It’s impossible for Michelle to do that because she is also not in favor of her father’s illegal activities," I said with confidence.

"Right and that’s why Louis was mad because dad was accusing Michelle of that and having no evidence. So, Louis’s head heated up and he said if he needs to leave the company for dad’s peace of mind he would."

"So, what did your dad say after Louis said that?" I asked with curiosity.

"He didn’t say anything. He just let Louis leave his office. After that, I can’t contact Louis on his phone; it looks like he turned off his phone so he couldn’t be called. "

"Things didn’t go well, I guessed. Do you know who told your dad about Louis and Michelle’s relationship?" I asked.

"There is no information whatsoever. It is just an envelope that was left in dad’s mailbox and the contents of that envelope were photos of Michelle and Louis together," Sebastian explained.

"Is that so. Who is that person? What is he planning? "

"I don’t know who that person is but I’m sure, whoever he is, he intends to ruin our family and our business. This person knows what is going on in our family. "

"It’s scary who that person is. I hope that whatever other plan he has, he stopped already. "

"I hope so. I need to know who this person is. "

"Sebastian! You might get hurt if you do that, you don’t know who your opponent is or maybe he’s not alone... maybe there are many of them or maybe there is an accomplice, " I said seriously while looking at Sebastian.

"I’m confident it has to do with Steve," Sebastian said.

"How did that happen? Steve was in jail already," I said.

"He may have accomplices to do this; he has eyes inside the jail."

"Sebastian, relax first. Don’t think about that too much, everything will be fine. "

"How! You tell me! Dad and Louis are mad at each other now and I can’t even contact Louis now! Tell me, Stella! How can I relax? "

"Sebastian... I’m not your enemy here... I just want you to calm down for a moment. I’m not saying things will be easy. I know what you are going through now is difficult especially when you and Louis are very close to each other and he is also a big loss to your company. I am sorry if I felt you that way... I have no bad intentions, " I explained carefully to Louis.

"Sssh... Ssssh... .sorry, Stella. I shouldn’t have told you that. Don’t apologize to me, you have done nothing wrong. I should be the one to apologize to you. It’s my fault; I sent my emotions too much. I’m stupid! "

"No, don’t say that, sweetheart. You’re not stupid at all. You just love your family."

Sebastian looked at me seriously and suddenly hugged me. I could feel his sobbing as he cried. I have never seen or heard Sebastian cry. I knew him as a man of courage and a man with strong self-confidence. But the man I am hugging now is like a child in need of care from a mother. Even though he didn’t show me his face I knew he was crying and he was hurt by what was happening in his family. I want to fill the pain he’s feeling right now, but I don’t know how and I don’t know if am I good enough to fill that emptiness. What I can only do now is just hug him and let him know that he is not alone. Our hug lasted a few minutes when Sebastian suddenly spoke.

"I was a little child when mom died. Ever since I never felt that someone care about me. When I was in school, I was jealous of some children who were with their mothers. Often, my nanny was with me, dad was also very busy with his work so I have no choice but to have my nanny with me. I get bullied a lot, they say I’m adopted because they’ve never seen my mom. I was so scared and weak that time but do you know who was the only person who defended me... it’s not dad... but it’s Louis. He’s been my hero ever since, though, I can’t say I’ve admired him since we were kids... I just promise to myself that one day, I’ll be able to protect Louis too. So, when I found out about Louis and Michelle’s relationship, even though, I knew it was wrong to keep their relationship with dad... I still kept it. Why? Because he has been a good brother to me, at least in small things I can help him. And I know somehow, I can make him happy as well. I always tell him that one day dad will know his secret but he doesn’t listen to me. I was still hopeful that maybe he was just looking for the right timing to tell dad about his relationship with Michelle but unfortunately the day came and he still couldn’t tell to dad, " Sebastian explained at length while looking at me.

"Sebastian, I know it’s difficult but trust the process, everything going to be all right. Not now but at least eventually. You can still go to Louis’s condo or you can call Michelle, they are definitely just together. "

"Right, thank you, sweetheart. You really are a big help to me. I don’t know what to do without you; I might have gotten drunk and had a breakdown. I am so lucky that you are here next to me. I hope you don’t get tired of taking care of me. "

"Sebastian, we are partners... and I am your girlfriend, it is my responsibility to help you. I want you to be okay. "

"Thank you, sweetheart."

"You’re welcome. By the way, are you hungry?"

"Quite."

"I wanted to cook you something to eat but I noticed you don’t have any kind of meat or vegetables in your fridge. Aren’t you cooking? "

I saw Louis suddenly scratch his head and smile in front of me. "Honestly, I don’t know how to cook."

"As I expected. Okay, tomorrow, I will go to the grocery store to buy some stocks that can be cooked. Maybe you always eat at expensive restaurants. "

"Sometimes, but often eat in the office when my schedule is too hectic. I just ask my assistant to order me some food. "

"I see. Did someone cook for you already? "

"Other than mom, it looks like I don’t remember anyone and... then I also don’t remember if mom really cooked for me," Sebastian said while scratching his head.

"Okay. So, from now on because we living together already, I promise you that I will cook for you. "

"Really?"

"Yes, do you have any favorite food to eat?"

"Um... Nothing specifically, I eat all the food that I want. But usually, I like Japanese foods. "

"Oh, okay. I like Japanese foods as well. "

"Great, we both like Japanese foods, sweetheart."

"Yea. By the way, I just saw earlier in your fridge that you only have drinks, yogurt, fruits, alcohol, and noodles. So, I’ll just make instant noodles for you? "

"Yes, it’s fine. I’m sorry if that’s all in my fridge...I don’t have time to go to the grocery store. "

"It’s okay. I understand that you are a super busy person. "

"Thank you for understanding, sweetheart."

"No problem."

Sebastian was about to speak when his phone suddenly rang. He immediately took his phone out of his pocket and looked at who was calling. Michelle was the one calling Sebastian. We were suddenly surprised when she suddenly calling Sebastian. What could be the reason for her call?