Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 187

Sebastian felt the cool touch of Bella's hand on his.

He turned to look at her. "What's wrong? Is there something else?"

Bella was speechless. For a moment, her mind went blank.

She was dressed like this, parading in front of him. How could he not understand what she meant?

He had promised her marriage. Did she really have to be the one to make the first move?

Wasn't her hinting enough?

Did she have to spell it out for him?

She was still a woman, after all. She had already made her intentions crystal clear.

But Sebastian was acting completely oblivious.

Seeing that Bella wasn't saying anything, Sebastian smiled and gently took her hand in his. "Alright, we have to get up early tomorrow. We're in a different time zone, with a big time difference. You should get some rest. I can wake you up for dinner later, or if you're hungry now, I can have someone bring food up. What would you like?"

Bella didn't want to eat. She wanted to be eaten.

But Sebastian was clearly not in the mood. Whether he was saving his energy for the lab tomorrow or for some other reason, he had absolutely no intention of touching her.

Bella was disappointed, but she couldn't bring herself to be any more forward.

She took off Sebastian's jacket, turned, and walked back to her room, tossing a simple "I'm not hungry" over her shoulder.

As soon as Bella was gone, Sebastian let out a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness.

She had finally gone back to her room.

Sebastian went to his own room to shower. After he was done, he lay down in bed.

He checked his phone briefly, then put it down and closed his eyes, ready for sleep.

He wasn't blind. He had seen Bella in her sexy, revealing lingerie. He had noticed it the moment she stepped out.

She was barely dressed, her underwear was seductive, her figure was stunning, and she had clearly gone to great lengths to look alluring. It was obvious she wanted to take things to the next level.

But Sebastian wasn't ready for that.

He had always been very reserved and disciplined in this area, because he knew all too well what it was like to grow up as the illegitimate son of a wealthy family.

He knew how much his own father resented his existence, and that he had only been brought into the Blake family as a last resort.

He was determined not to make the same mistake.

Women were best kept at a distance.

He had always been drawn to strong women, unlike his mother, who had no skills, no education, no family background, and no proper upbringing. She had landed a menial cleaning job at the Blake Group and schemed her way into his father's bed, securing a life of comfort for herself.

Sebastian had despised his own mother since he was a child. He hated women like her.

Because of his mother, he strictly controlled himself in this regard.

He would rather take care of his needs himself than casually sleep with a woman.

With Lillian, it had been a marital duty, an obligation.

Now, with Bella, he didn't want to move so fast.

His life was complicated enough as it was. If he slept with Bella and she didn't use protection, a pregnancy would leave him with no control over the situation.

The Blake elders would quickly find out about his divorce and that he had a child with Bella, a woman they disliked.

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