Goodbye Saintess. novel Chapter 18

Chapter 18 I glanced at Claire’s closed door and let out a dry chuckle . ‘ So now I suddenly have a gorgeous roommate and landlady ? ‘ It was funny , actually . Ever since I walked away from Hera , my luck with women had taken a sharp turn . Back when I was still trying to win Hera over , I shut out every other woman who tried to get close . I wanted her to feel completely secure and to prove my devotion . From the start , I kept everyone else at arm’s length . And honestly ? I wasn’t exactly short on admirers .

Even in college , plenty of classmates had crushed on me . But none of that ever meant anything to Hera . She never cared about how much I gave . Well then , if she didn’t care , I wouldn’t either . With Hera out of the picture , whatever happened next , I’d let it . I shook my head and went to bed . Unbeknownst to me , just beyond the wall , Claire had her phone pressed to her ear . ” Hey , Mom . I just met Sebastian , ” she said , barely containing her excitement . ” You weren’t kidding . He’s gorgeous . And that body – my god . He was shirtless when he opened the door . All solid muscles .

” Her cheeks flushed at the memory . ” Of course I was right . I’m your mother . When have I ever steered you wrong ? ” Patricia sounded smug . ” This Grimwald fellow sounds like a catch . He tried to throw me off today . Said he was married and even had a kid . ” Claire giggled . ” Like I’d fall for that . I saw through it in two seconds . ” Patricia laughed . ” So ? You satisfied this time ? ” ” Totally . He didn’t even hesitate when he jumped out to protect me . That hit all the right buttons . This time really feels different . I’ve already talked to him and moved in .

He’s so shy about it , too . ” Claire was glowing . In her mind , Sebastian was already as good as hers . ” Well , if you’re happy , I’m happy . And don’t forget that I promised no more blind dates if you manage to land this guy . Deal’s a deal . ” Patricia added with a laugh , ” He’d make a great son – in – law . ” Claire’s cheeks turned scarlet at the word . She bit her lip . ” Okay . I’ll do what you say , Mom . ” ” Oh please . ” Patricia scoffed . ” You ? Listen to me ? That’ll be the day . When I tried to set you up before , you gave me the whole ‘ free will ‘ lecture .

Said you’d never let anyone arrange your love life . And now you’re playing the obedient daughter ? Don’t kid yourself , sweetheart . We both know what’s really going on . ” ” Mom , stop teasing me ! ” Claire groaned . ” I’m hanging up . Staying up too late is bad for my skin . ” She ended the call before Patricia could get another word in . ( 1 Just then , a message popped up from her cousin , Chris . Chris : [ So , Claire . How’d it go ? ] Claire : [ All according to plan . ] Chris : [ Good ! But seriously , I thought I was gonna get punched when he burst out the door like that !

I nearly peed myself . You owe me those sneakers , by the way ! ] He even added a sticker of a cartoon character cowering in fear . Claire rolled her eyes and transferred the money without a word . She followed it up with a firm warning not to let anything slip the next time they met . 1/2 With everything settled , she locked her phone , curled up under the covers , and closed her eyes with a satisfied smile . The role – play , the fake stalker – it didn’t matter . What mattered was that she’d finally met someone who checked every box , inside and out .

There was no way that she would let Sebastian Grimwald slip away . Meanwhile , Sebastian lay in bed , completely unaware that the drama he had witnessed tonight had been nothing more than a test Claire had staged to see what kind of man he was .