He was smiling, yet his eyes carried an unmistakable sense of menace.
“Do you know what Theodore is doing right now?” Sebastian lifted the blanket off Rosalie’s body.
The moment she heard Theodore’s name, Rosalie’s eyes widened in alarm. “What are you trying to do?” “What am I trying to do? Are you scared now?”
“Sebastian, I’ve already given up on Theodore! The one I loved was Justin, but you killed him. Are you planning to go after Theodore now too? Will you only be satisfied after killing every man in the world?”
She was afraid that Sebastian, in his madness, would really go after Theodore. Even if Theodore was prepared, being targeted by a lunatic was incredibly dangerous.
Theodore was in the open, while Sebastian was in the shadows-who knew when the latter would strike and take the former’s life?
“And what about your son? Do you not love him anymore?” Sebastian continued.
“Sebastian!” Rosalie screamed. “Don’t you dare!”
“Yes, that’s it!” Sebastian laughed. “I thought you had completely lost your will to live, that you wouldn’t react at all. Ever since Justin died, it’s like your soul has been ripped away. But don’t forget-you still have a son.” “Sebastian, you devil! You’re inhuman! You will face retribution for this!”
“Retribution?” Sebastian scoffed at the word. “Rose, how can you be so naïve? If retribution truly existed, there wouldn’t be a single villain left in this world. And if it does exist, then might as well drag a few people down with me when I go. That way, I won’t be at a loss, don’t you think?”
Rosalie’s tears soaked the pillow. “It was you who named Steve. Have you forgotten? How can you bear to harm him?”
For a moment, something flickered in Sebastian’s eyes. Memories of Steve’s innocent smile surfaced in his mind. He remembered holding Steve in his arms and how pure his eyes were.
He had truly cared for Steve and done everything to protect him.
But in the end, Steve was still Theodore’s son. Theodore had taken him away, leaving Sebastian with nothing but the bitter knowledge that all he had done was for another man’s benefit.
“Rosalie, I don’t want to hear it!”
Sebastian roared. “I treated Steve as
my own! I did everything for you both! When you were giving birth,.Ì was the one by your side! When complications arose, do you know how much pressure and pain I endured? Because I promised you-l swore to you that I would keep the child safe! And in the end? Just because I made a tiny mistake, you turned your back on me completely. There is no woman more heartless than you!”
His voice trembled, as if he had suffered the greatest injustice in the world.
Rosalie looked at him. It was indeed laughable, but from his perspective, this was exactly why he had gone mad. He had given so much, yet not only did he receive nothing in return, but the very woman he had sacrificed for had cast him aside in disgust. That was why he refused to accept it.
And so, he had become the monster she now saw before her. All their memories had been drowned in hatred, leaving nothing but pain and vengeance.
“You’ve tried to kill Theodore again and again and lied about it! And you have the audacity to call that a tiny mistake? Sebastian, what do you consider a real mistake, then? Do you have to destroy the entire world before it counts?”
This man was terrifying. To him, human lives were nothing but pawns to be trampled upon.
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“What kind of spell has Theodore cast on you? Sebastian bellowed. “Have you forgotten how he treated you? Even if I kill him, so what?. Didn’t you hate him? Did he ever consider your feelings while he was out messing around with other women? All you thought about was him-who else am I supposed to hate if not him? Yes, I lied to you. But did I ever harm you, even once? Not a single hair on your head! And you? I gave you respect and patience, and in the end, you repaid me by sleeping with another man!”