There was dead silence at the other end of the phone.
Veins stood out on Sebastian's fist, which was holding the phone. He gritted his teeth and warned, "If you dare to say a word in front of my wife, I will make sure you die a terrible death."
Claudine Tucker smiled disapprovingly, "Even a cornered dog can jump over a wall, not to mention a human being. If you insist on not giving me a chance to live, then why should I care about the others?"
After a few cold sneers, she hung up the phone. Hearing the busy tone beside his ear, Sebastian Simons smashed the phone to the ground with a snap and the phone was broken apart.
Yasmine Taylor did not see Sebastian coming out of the office even though it was time to get off work. She pushed open the door of the president's office doubtfully and saw Sebastian sitting in his seat, his eyes shut in deep thought. His expression was unusually solemn. She slowly walked forward and softly reminded him, "Sebastian, let's go home."
Sebastian slowly opened his eyes and waved to her. "Yasmine, come here."
She walked to him in confusion and sat down, asking, "What happened? You don't look fine."
"Nothing. Let's go on a trip tomorrow." "A trip? Isn't the company busy recently?"
"We are not that busy. I promised you that you would go for a trip, and I realized that I haven't fulfilled my promise to you."
"But it's late winter now. Where should we go?"
"Let's go to Hokkaido."
Sebastian blurted out without thinking.
Yasmine was very surprised. She was confused, "Why did you want to take me to Hokkaido?"
"Isn't that the wish you have never fulfilled? I don't want you to have any regrets being with me, so I want to bring you there."
She smiled, "But we might not be able to see the Diamond dust even if we're there. The trip might end up in vain."
"It doesn't matter. If we can't see it this year, we will just go again next year. If we can't see it next year, then we'll go the following year again. We have a lifetime to prove whether this was just a legend."
Yasmine tilted her head. Her eyes were like a Cheshire cat, piercing through his heart. "It's strange. It's a little weird that you're suddenly treating me so well..."
"What do you mean?" Did I treat you well only today? You're mean."
He glared at her, "Well, wait for me outside. Let me pack up and we'll go home together."
Yasmine nodded, turned around and walked out. Her eyes inadvertently turned to the broken phone in the corner. There was a trace of surprise in her eyes. She looked back and wanted to say something, but she didn't say anything in the end.
On the way home, she couldn't help but ask in confusion, "What made you so furious that you even broke your cell phone?"
"Nothing. I just quarreled with Claudine for a while."
"That old witch?" Yasmine sighed, "Honey, I think the anger you have towards her is too extreme."
"There are some things that you don't understand."
"What is it that I don't understand?"
Sebastian did not speak. The car then turned around. "Let's have dinner outside tonight. What do you feel like eating?" He changed the topic.
Yasmine did not continue to question him. After all, she never cared about Claudine at all.
"I want to have lobsters, chowder soup, and you..."
"How are you going to have me?"
"I'll devour you right after you're done showering."
"Why don't we skip dinner then? Isn't it better to go home now and let you devour me?"
"No, I have to eat something to replenish my energy first. How will I be able to devour you if I don't have the strength?"
"Which part are you going to start from?"
"Let's start with the sausage."
"Yasmine, you're getting more and more lecherous." "It's all because of you. I learned it from you." Their voices gradually faded away, until they were completely drowned in the bright night filled with neon lights.
The next morning, when Yasmine and Sebastian went downstairs with their suitcases, Madam Simons asked in surprise, "What are you doing?"
"Mom, we are going on a trip."
"A trip? Why didn't you mention it before?"
"It was decided on the spur of the moment."
"Wow, it's so good to be young. You're free to do whatever you want to do. I'm envious of your spontaneity."
Yasmine and Sebastian looked at each other and smiled. After breakfast, they set off.
It was evening when they arrived at Hokkaido. They found a hotel for check- in. Yasmine asked Sebastian, "Where's your underworld friend? Is he still in Japan?"
"He has already left to the United States to expand his network."
"That's great. He'll have a bright future."
"What are you talking about? He's risking his life."
"What shall we have at night?"
"Is food all you have in your mind? You've eaten so much on the plane, and now you're going to eat again after getting off the plane."
"I'm hungry."
"Then why am I not hungry? Am I not human?" "You are a human, but you are only one person. I'm eating for three people. Could our appetite be the same?"
Hah! Sebastian huffed. It was indeed quite reasonable.
After dinner, the two of them snuggled up in front of the window of the hotel to admire the stars. Yasmine said, "Dear, have you noticed that the stars in Japan are more beautiful than the ones in our country?"
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