
Sean ate his dinner in silence. He sat down so elegantly and ate without a sound. Suddenly a servant came to their table carrying a bottle of wine.
"Excuse me, Mrs." he said.
"Wine, I have a special message for tonight. Let's drink." said Anna.
"I don't drink" Sean refused.
"Sean, refusing to drink is tantamount to dropping self-esteem. Remember our tradition!" stepmother Sean chimed in.
"Tomorrow I have to work." added Sean.
"One glass won't make you drunk" Sean's stepmother said.
Sean threw his knife and fork on the table, then looked at his stepmother and Anna alternately with sharp glances.
"I'm not a fool. Don't test my patience because I've had enough restraint up until now." Sean said, looking intently at Anna.
"Whatever you plan to do in that little brain of yours, it can never drop me in your trap."
"Anna, remember I'm still holding your Aces, so behave properly if you don't want to lose everything in one day" Sean said. Anna gulped her saliva roughly while squeezing her own hand in panic.
"Sean, why are you talking so rudely to Anna?" stepmother Sean said with a surprised face.
Sean's eyes squinted, then stood up from the dining table with a cold look.
"I'm coming home, you guys just continue to have dinner tonight." said Sean flatly, then left the restaurant with a fiery heart. Sean even ignored the call of his stepmother and kept stepping away from there.
***
Valerie stepped quietly on the beach with white sand and the water was so clear. Her thin dress was flying due to the cool beach breeze. Vale stroked his stomach with a faint smile while enjoying the morning sunlight.
Vale turned to his right side, where Gilbert went with him. "You don't have a boyfriend?" ask Vale suddenly.
Gilbert. "Not yet." replied Gilbert briefly.
Vale smiled mockingly. "It's very sad" Vale said. Gilbert snorted hearing it.
"What about Ben?" ask Vale again.
"She hasn't" Gilbert replied.
"Hehh, you're handsome but you don't do good" Vale said. Gilbert again snorted while stroking his chest patiently.
"Same like me. Sean was the first man in my love story. He suddenly came like a wild wolf and immediately pounced on me when he saw me for the first time."
"There were so many women standing next to him. You must follow his trick in luring women's hearts."
"You are also the first woman in her love story. He only loved you from long ago until now. I'm so amazed to see his persistence in getting you." said Gilbert.
Vale chuckles. "I know. That's why I ignored all his bad behavior towards me first, heeded all his bad past and just saw him as the Sean—man I love."
Gilbert was silent at Valerie's words. "Sean has carried too much weight since she was a child. I just want to lighten the burden he carries and get through everything together with him."
"But, again, he only thinks about myself and cares about himself. I want to fight them with him. But on the other hand, I'm afraid I'm just going to add to the burden getting heavier."
"Had I not been weak and timid, I wanted to stand beside her with pride." Gilbert stopped at the length of Valerie's speech.
"You should be proud." Gilbert. Vale stared at Gilbert with a questioning face.
"He didn't sacrifice himself. He did that, because he believed he could do it to the end. With you indulging in his desire to hide on this island well, it has proven that you believe Sean can solve this all to the end" Gilbert said.
Vale's turn stood still. Vale raised his head and looked at Gilbert with a big smile, but his eyes turned red.
"You make me miss him even more" Vale said, holding back his tears.
Gilbert smiled gently at Valerie's face. He stepped forward, then took Vale into his arms. Vale drowned his face in Gilbert's chest.
"Thank you for winning my heart." said Vale.
Gilbert nodded. "In return, you have to introduce a woman to me" Gilbert teased.
Vale laughed a little. "I'm not sure you're going to like the woman I'm going to introduce you to" Vale said, taking off his arms.
Gilbert. "He was very noisy wherever he was. She's like a double-personality woman. Intermittent sweet as a cat, then fierce like a female tiger. I'm not sure you can deal with this one species" Vale said, picturing the man.
"It seems interesting." Gilbert said as she stroked her chin interested. Vale smiled obliquely.
"Alright, if you're interested. I'll introduce you after we get off this island. Ahh, did I just take him to this island."
Gilbert surprised. Vale smiled obliquely. "Valerie's good idea." said Vale praising himself.
"You have to ask Sean for permission first" Gilbert said.
"Just calm. My principle is that we do the wrong thing first, then apologize afterwards" Vale said. Gilbert shook his head concernedly at Vale's suddenly changed attitude.
***
Sean opened the door of his Grandfather's room with a flat face. Gregory stared at Sean equally flatly.
"What are you doing here?" ask Gregory.
Sean sat on the sofa of the room leisurely. "You know everything, don't you?" sean asked Gregory unceremoniously.
Gregory smiled in anguish. "About what? Ah.. about your woman?" ask Gregory to fish.
Sean laughed heartily. "Yes, she's my wife now" Sean said.
"I've registered our marriage in the C. C. Office of Civil Disability. Legally, Valerie is my legal wife." added Sean.
Gregory's jaw hardened, then his hand hit the table. "SEAN."
"What's wrong? Why are you yelling?" sean asked casually as if unperturbed by Gregory's shout.
"You're out of plans? I have proof Anna slept with Nikolay. I can use this to drop her name and cancel the wedding. My mother is no longer in your hands."
"Ah, the spy and the doctor you tried to smuggle into the lab have disappeared forever."
"How cunning are you and Dad using me as a tool and threatening me to use Mom to obey your will since I was a child. From now on, you have no choice but to surrender or I will eliminate Romanov to his roots."
Sean throws a file over the table and gets up. "this is evidence of the human trafficking you've made and the embezzlement of funds. Not only this, I still had a lot more." after saying it, Sean stepped out without saying a goodbye, leaving Gregory speechless with a shocked face.
Gregory could not open his mouth and could only sit quietly in his chair. His soul seemed to come out from within his body and leave an empty body.
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