“How did it go? Did you get acquainted? If you both like each other, shall we start preparing for the wedding?” Sebastian Brenand’s mother asked.
Yvette Houston smiled. “I quite like him.”
Sebastian forced a grim smile but didn’t respond. He only hoped that he could find Rachel before the wedding.
The Houstons stayed for dinner, both families chatting until late into the night before they finally left.
Sebastian was forced to linger.
His mother led him by the hand to the hall, with his father following closely behind after sending the Houstons off.
His parents dropped the facade and reverted to their cold unsmiling expressions as soon as they settled on the couch.
His mother gazed unhappily at him. “Didn’t I tell you to groom yourself before coming over? Did you assume that Yvette won’t fall for you because of the way you look?”
Sebastian sneered. “All right, you’ve already accomplished your objective. What’s all the yapping for?”
His patience was wearing thin. He would have slapped her if she wasn’t his biological mother.
“How can you speak to your mother like that?” his father yelled in an instant.
Sebastian was so furious he could cry. Laughing bitterly, he turned his accusing gaze at them. “Haha! Mother? Are any other mothers like her?
“I think she’s more like a witch. You as well, you’re no father.
“I already begged, but you still forced me to do this. You want to torture me alive. How can you expect me to be nice to you?
“Even though I'm going along with your twisted plans with extreme reluctance, just know that I hate you both from the bottom of my heart. Just wait... there’s a long road ahead.
“You two will become my victims sooner or later,” he vowed before sniggering with a cold expression on his face.
His words sent chills down his parents’ spines, infuriating them.
“Say another word, and I’ll destroy Rachel’s face!” his mother shrieked.
“Apologize immediately!” his father ordered.
Feeling cornered, Sebastian stood up slowly and glanced meekly at them. He then started laughing. “Haha, haha! Is that all you’re capable of?”
With that, he sobered and bowed dramatically to them. “All right, I apologize. I’m sorry. If there’s nothing else, I’m leaving.”
Then, he turned around and walked out the door, slamming it shut with a loud bang.
Sebastian’s mother trembled with rage. “This is too much! This kid has gone too far.”
“He’s only lashing out," his father said. "Anyway, he has to live the way we want him to.”
“Have you completed the recordings I asked for?”
“Yeah, that girl is quite obedient. She was willing to do anything as she's afraid of being raped.” He had an unsympathetic look in his eyes when he said this.
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