Sebastian thought that this conversation was ridiculous.
He sneered and lifted his chin ever so slightly.
His dark eyes gleamed with a cold and contemptuous light.
“You must know very little about me.Based on your relationship with me, why do you think I’ll actually help you? What are you giving me in return? Do you plan to give me a job of serving drinks and sweeping the floor? Is this your idea of a joke?”
The members of the Klein family were all stunned by Sebastian’s blunt remarks.
Was this fierce man in front of them really the same good-for -nothing Sebastian? Regardless of the reaction of the other Klein family members, Sebastian grabbed hold of Natalie’s wrist and said in a whisper, “Let’s go now.”
After having said that, he directly left with Natalie by his side.
Every member of the Klein family was left stunned as they didn’t expect Sebastian to speak to them like that.
After all, he was usually the quiet type who would endure everything in silence.
Ritchie was so angry that he almost forgot that they were at his grandmother’s birthday party.
Clenching his fists in rage, he cursed aloud, “Sebastian’s a loser. How dare he behave so arrogantly?”
Before her straightforward son could say something that would get him into trouble, Elissa quickly stopped him.
“Watch your language, Ritchie.We are at your grandmother’s birthday party.Behave yourselfl”
It was Elissa’s fault for spoiling Ritchie as a kid and turning him into a person who lacked emotional intelligence.
Ritchie eventually kept his mouth shut and stood aside after he got scolded.
With a look of disappointment, Ritchie’s grandmother pointed at Ritchie and said, “How many times do I have to tell you that you need to control your temper? Why are you always causing trouble?”
“That’s not fair, Grandma. You’re always taking Sebastian’s side.He’s just an illegitimate child and he’s not that close to you.Why do you like him so much?”
Ritchie’s anger rose to new heights.
After all, he was smart enough to see what was going on.
Although Nora had never defended Sebastian in public, she was always good to Sebastian in private.
“Shut up, Ritchie!” Elissa glared at Ritchie furiously.
After all, she didn’t want to make a scene in front of all the guests in the hall.
“Go to your room at once!”
Frustrated, Ritchie snorted and walked upstairs.
Although there was no expression on Elissa’s face, a sense of crisis arose in her heart.
Ritchie was right, and it was getting more and more difficult to see through Sebastian.
Sylvia Larson was known for her forbearance and perhaps Sebastian inherited such a character trait from his mother.
For some reason, the moment she looked at Sebastian’s face, she thought of Sylvia.She never found anything odd about Sebastian, even though he was pretty meek in his younger days.
Surprisingly, as the years passed, Sebastian grew up to be a composed and respectable person, just like his mother, Sylvia.
During all the years that Sebastian spent living a humble life in society, Elissa was too busy thinking about the Klein family’s company instead of making things difficult for Sebastian.
However, it became clear as day to Elissa that Sebastian was no longer the shy boy he used to be.
Elissa feared that Patrick would attach great importance to Sebastian after finding that he had great potential.
The thought of Sebastian returning to the Klein family was intolerable for Elissa because she wanted her two sons to take over the
Klein family business.
Elissa walked to Patrick’s side and tentatively said, “It seems that Sebastian is all grown up now.He seems to have what it takes to speak with Curt.”
Patrick never paid much attention to Sebastian in the past, but now he seemed very keen on him.
It had been shocking news that Sebastian managed to befriend Curt; after all, they both came from .
different worlds and they shouldn’t have had crossed paths.
After pausing to think, Patrick fiddled with his thumbs and stared at the backs of Sebastian and Natalie, who were walking away.
“Sebastian isn’t the same person anymore.He doesn’t seem to be as shy and cowardly as he used to be,” he finally said.
Elissa gritted her teeth contemptuously.
She knew that it was time to take action as Sebastian might soon pose a threat to them.
Sebastian and Natalie left the party venue and walked to the bus station.
Because the two of them were both well-dressed and good-looking, they attracted many people’s attention.
Passers by couldn’t help but stare as they walked past.
Suddenly, Natalie thought about Sebastian’s and Curt’s conversation.
She asked curiously, “How did you know that Curt? You seem to be good friends.”
“I liked hiking years ago.One time, Curt had a stroke half way up the mountain and I was the one who rushed him to the hospital. We got to know each other because of that.Later we found that we had a lot in common so we hung out a lot,” Sebastian explained.
In fact, that was only part of the story.He didn’t actually like hiking.
All he ever did was work.
While it was true that he had joined a hiking club, it was only because he wanted to befriend people like Curt to begin with.
But it was true that they had become friends because they shared similar interests and got along well.
“He must be a very influential man. They all seemed to respect him.”
Natalie could tell that all the people at the party were practically in awe of Curt.
“Well, despite his high status, he’s very easy-going.”
Noticing that Natalie was rubbing her arms vigorously, Sebastian shrugged off his coat and draped it over her shoulders.
Then, he pulled her into his arms and asked, “Are you tired? We can take a cab back. Your hands are freezing.”
Natalie buried her head in his chest, eager to feel his warmth.
Looking up, she could only see the sharp angles of his jawline.
Natalie could tell from the way Sebastian behaved today that he wasn’t afraid of the Klein family.
To be more precise, he didn’t seem to care about them too much.
Sebastian was a sophisticated visionary.
He and Curt were the same type of people.
That was why they became fast friends.
As Natalie thought about it, she suddenly had a sinking feeling about this.
“What if the Klein family comes after us?”
Sebastian raised his hand to hail a taxi and then helped Natalie into the car.
“Nothing has happened yet.Worrying too much about the uncertain future brings nothing but trouble.” Sebastian spoke like a wise sage.
His identity of Brandon was enough to protect him.
But he was siill a little hesitant to let her know about that.
After all, Brandon and the Klein family were at war.
If people found out that Natalie was Brandon’s wife, she would be in more danger than if she was just Sebastian’s wife.