True Fated Marriage (Grace and Heinz) novel Chapter 2281

"That's beside the point." Sebastian lowered his head and looked straight into Claudia's eyes.

His tone was solemn, and there was an unprecedented sense of seriousness in him. He wanted Claudia to see the sincerity in his eyes.

"Claudia, listen to me."

It was only at that moment Claudia realized that he might really be serious. She felt her resistance gradually melt away.

She could not help wondering whether true love was about to happen for her.

Had all Claudia's waiting finally paid off? Claudia thought to herself.

Sebastian's caressed Claudia's lips and said, "I've left my mark here. You're mine now."

"No way," Claudia retorted.

"It doesn't matter if you admit it or not. I'll continue to pursue you. I'm pestering you so much today because I wanted to know the answer," Sebastian replied.

Sebastian had finally realized why he acted so strangely that day.

"You mean you didn't keep pestering and following me today because of Sylvia?"

"No!" Sebastian shook his head. "It was because of you!"

"Me?" Claudia echoed. Naturally, she did not believe him.

Sebastian explained, "Sylvia and Kendrix are in a relationship. Despite their age gap, they have bravely embraced their relationship. Kendrix himself admitted to liking my sister just now. I'll be honest. I was a little jealous at that moment. If he could boldly admit it, why should I be embarrassed about my feelings? That's why I had the impulse to rush down and confess my feelings for you."

Claudia was dumbfounded.

She stared at Sebastian in shock. "Are you sure you're not joking with me?"

Sebastian's face flushed. "How could you say something like that? Why would I joke with you?"

Claudia was stunned when she saw how embarrassed he was. She found it amusing.

"Then, does that mean you're not fooling with me?"

Sebastian shook his head. "No! I really like you."

"How much do you like me?" Claudia asked.

She was still looking at him a little disbelievingly, perhaps because everything had happened too quickly.

"Is this good enough?" Sebastian tightened his grip.

Claudia could feel his arm around her waist tightening. He held her so close that it started to hurt a little, and she could not help crying out, "Sebastian!"

Suddenly, she felt him pressing against her.

He looked at her uneasily. Then, he took a step back, distancing himself from her to break the awkward situation. "Wait for me. It won't take long. Just give me a chance, okay?"

Claudia was shocked.

Not one to be pretentious, she gazed into his eyes that shone with sincerity and took a deep breath. With a somewhat aggrieved expression, she said, "But, there's an age gap of a few years between us."

"So what? It's all good as long as this is big enough, right?" he demanded, pressing himself against her once again.

Claudia was so shocked that barely dared to breathe. "Y-You!"

Sebastian smiled and said, "Come on. Let's go upstairs to celebrate."

"Really?" Claudia asked him in a skeptical tone. "But, Kendrix and your sister are both there."

"When we go out on dates in the future, wouldn't it be more convenient to double date with Kendrix and Sylvia?"

Claudia was stunned for a moment. Suddenly, she understood what Sebastian meant.

"Do you really want to be in a relationship with me?"

"Well start to date officially once I turn 18. In the meantime, I have first dibs on you."

Claudia felt an overwhelming sense of happiness.

Ten minutes later, they were back upstairs.

Sebastian stood in front of Kendrix and Sylvia while holding Claudia's hand. He said politely, "Mr. Trevino, Sylvia, let me introduce my future girlfriend to you. This is Claudia Loris. I'll officially pursue her after I go to university. Before that, please help me keep an eye on her. Don't let any other man get close to her."

At that moment, Claudia's heart was so full that she felt it might explode.

Sylvia looked at Sebastian in disbelief. "Sebastian? Are you serious?"

Sebastian nodded and said, "Yes, I'm serious. I have to be serious about it."

Sylvia started to get a little excited.

She looked at Claudia and said, "Claudia, I knew it. Sebastian likes you too."

Nonetheless, Claudia was still feeling a little worried. "Who knows how long it'll last?"

"I'll prove it through my actions," Sebastian said simply.

He did not want to make too many promises. All he wanted to do was to prove himself through his actions.

Realizing that her words had sounded rather unconfident, she looked around at the others in embarrassment. Then, she walked to the sofa and sat down. "There's no more food left. What should we eat, Kendrix?"

"I'll whip something up," Kendrix replied. "Come and help me. Today is a day for us to celebrate."

That day, the four of them celebrated together. They also agreed that before Sylvia and Sebastian were of age, they would not make their relationships known.

Now that they had something to look forward to, Sebastian could finally stop ridiculing Claudia whenever they met in the future.

Although they would not be able to meet each other every week, Claudia still felt very happy.

Soon after, Kendrix left the school.

Meanwhile, Sylvia and Sebastian started their senior year.

Neither of them had any intentions of studying abroad. In fact, Sylvia was aiming to get into the same university as Kendrix.

After the college entrance examination, Sylvia enrolled herself into the university where Kendrix was at.

As for Sebastian, he went to a university in Northern City to study finance.

By then, Grace had given birth to fraternal twins, thus expanding the Jones family.

It seemed that the future had many happy days in store forthem.