Chapter 274
losed bun into the fusise, the soft pabling of a kinen trailing after them, meowing as
“Blair’s inome calculating than we imagined,” she said as she stepped up beside Sebastian, the corners of her mouth lifting into a sly unile.
here today was her way of rembling me that she and you come from the same world. That this is her territory too, and she has
Then, fling her heal, she askest, “Have you ever thought about living somewhere a linde more… normal?” The truth was, she didn’t like this place.
simple as grabbing a late meal
It was too far from the city and too inconvenient for sMÍ
And most importantly, it lacked soul, no war
no warmth, no trace of everyday life
years ago, arut rela
11 we lived somewhere more normal, it’d be even easier for her to come and go, Sebastian replied. He had bought this house yo had visited once or twice back then
She’ll asked for the access code, and he lust forgotten about it, something bila had clearly taken advantage of
“It’s not the same,” Abigail countered. “In a place like that, no key means no entry, High–tech systems might look impressive, but they’re also easy to
pass it someone knows what they’re doing. Physical locks? If you force one of those, it’s trespassing, legally speaking”
Sebastian turned to her, his expression softening. So what kind of place are you thinking?”
“A regular apartment building,” she said without hesitation. “With neighbors, a supermarket just outside, walking distance to work. Nothing fancy. We don’t even have to buy, just rent. And it’d make her hunt a lot harder.
Sebastian nodded. “Alright I’ll start looking around this week,”
She had always been drawn to places with real people and real life.
No wonder she’d once said Wyatt was kind to let her live within pretending in for some society princess.
Later, while Sebastian prepared dinner, Abigail stayed in the kitchen to lichs
You really like living in that kind of neighborhood!” he asked as he washed his hunds at the sink
“I do,” she said. “I never liked Gilson Villa. Too many rules. The neighbors were stiff, always polite but distant. Nothing ever felt like home,”
“You like places that feel lived in,” he said with a quiet laugh.
Abigail nodded. “Exactly. Blair was right about something. I don’t come from the same world as you”
Sebastian turned off the tap, took a paper towel, and dried his hands before responding, his tone calm and steady. The moment you start believing that, you’ve already fallen into her trap.
“We live in the same world, breathie the same air, and occupy the same space, So how could we not
She met his eyes. “But I do wonder. I really asked you in live in a place like that, just some average neighborhood, would you be okay wi
His home was all automation and convenience. He barely lifted a finger, and that was without even hiring help.
She couldn’t imagine him in a place where nothing came with a voice commund.
Sebastian opened the fridge, took out some ingredients, and replied with a faint smile, “I wouldn’t mind Trying out a different life could be fun.
ever pinli you too far, you have to tell me,” she said, laughing softly. “Talogi’t want to drag you into my version of life if it makes you miserable”
“I will; he promised simply
After damer, Abigail still had work to do. She retreated to the study to go a late–night conference call with her company’s R&D team
Downstairs, Sebastian took a call from bla
When be hung up, he didn’t go upstairs. Instead, he sat in the living room with the can, absentmindedly scratching one behind the ears as has
Abigail wasût truly in love with him.
She went through the motions, said all the right things, and played her role to near perfection. But he couldn’t feel her heart in it
Chapter 274
Maybe it was the Gibson family and Ralph hurt her too deeply. Maybe she had forgotten how to love
Or maybe she was just too afraid to try
to try again.
to try
Sebastian had never lived the kind of life she described, but because it mattered to her, he was willing to
He sat there quictly for a long while before heading upstairs. When he reached the study, the door was still closed. Through the glass, he saw her on a video call, deep in discussion. He didn’t disturb her.
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