Janetta felt a sharp sting of displeasure, but she didn't dare linger.
Flashing the reporters one last poised, elegant smile, she quickly hurried after Sebastian and climbed into the car.
The press naturally didn't dare block his path.
Sebastian's bodyguards had already cleared a wide lane, allowing the luxury vehicle to pull away smoothly.
Inside the quiet cabin.
Janetta looked at him timidly. "Sebastian, are you upset? I really had no idea the reporters would ambush us with those questions."
Sebastian turned his head, leveling her with a long, piercing stare.
Janetta bit her lip. "Sebastian..."
"Don't pull a stunt like this again. I despise it," he stated, his voice cutting like ice.
He didn't bother asking questions or offering false comfort. He was telling her straight to her face.
He knew she had tipped off the press.
Janetta didn't dare utter a single word in her defense.
In front of Sebastian, she felt entirely transparent; he saw right through her every maneuver.
"Janetta, I told you. Given the current timing, do not stir up any trouble. Yes, the equity transfer has been initiated. But the child just died, and the divorce proceedings with Helena are not finalized. You know this better than anyone."
Sebastian's tone turned severe and utterly unforgiving.
Every word was a heavy warning.
"There are a lot of predators waiting for us to slip up right now. The paperwork is in motion, but it will take at least a month before everything is officially under my name. Helena is the child's mother. Her signature is still required."
"Using the press to pressure me for a title right now will only end up dragging us both through the mud."
"How does this benefit you? Your cornea transplant came from Helena. Do you honestly believe the media won't dig that up?"
"This industry feeds on explosive scandals. The second they find a thread that can destroy you, they will pull it without hesitation."
"Do I need to spell the rest of it out for you?"
He spoke with surgical precision, leaving no room for misinterpretation.
Janetta's face drained of color, then paled even further. She didn't have a single argument left.
In all the time she had known him, this was the absolute harshest he had ever been with her.
Perhaps driven by guilt over her condition, Sebastian had always indulged her antics in the past.
He had never delivered a threat like this.

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