On his end, Sebastian was exceptionally calm, as if he had spent the whole afternoon sitting in his office." Sabrina, where are you?"
Sabrina answered robotically, "Picking up Aino."
"I might be home late tonight. Head home straight after you pick up Aino. Don’t wait for me for dinner," Sebastian continued.
"Alright." Sabrina tried her best to rein in her sobs, to make her voice sound calm.
But, on the other end, Sebastian could tell that her voice was far and distant. Like a gust of wind, soon to be blown far, far, away.
Sebastian:
After a pause, he asked, "Did...did anything happen to you?”
Sabrina did not hide the truth either, saying, "Yes!” Then she continued. "We'll talk when you get home tonight. If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up. You know I'm not very good at driving. Bye."
With that, she ended the call swiftly, without an ounce of hesitation. After ending the call, she did not start the engine immediately. She sat in the car, staring ahead of her in a daze.
Sitting in the child’s seat, Aino knew something was
wrong with her mother today. The sensible little girl did not say a single word, watching her mother as she sat in her seat and stared off into the distance.
Too many things had happened today, so much so that Sabrina felt as if her head was about to split open with the headache she was having. Even though she was always calm and collected, she could not withstand so many new developments in a day.
She lay on the steering wheel, wanting to organize her thoughts well.
In the middle of the afternoon, she received a call from Lori. Lori had set up a trap for her, diverting her true attention, and successfully lured her to the Grand Sage International Hotel.
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