Sebastian found Sydney's apology unsettling.

Was she scheming against him? What was she really up to?

It felt surreal, like she had completely changed overnight. Just yesterday, she had been aggressive and threatening, but now she wore an expression of deep remorse.

He couldn't shake off the suspicion that she had some ulterior motive.

Maybe she had a hidden agenda. Sebastian couldn't bring himself to trust her appearance of repentance.

"I know you hate me," he said bluntly. "You don't need to put on a show in front of me. I don't care if you dislike me. As long as Rose cares about me, that's all that matters."

Sydney's demeanor was grating, and Sebastian felt a strange, uncomfortable unease. He even felt sorry for her. He would rather she continued to be hostile.

knew, her current

with a faint smile. "Rose does care about you, and you two

to meet Theodore again. You must have an agenda." "I have no hidden agenda," Sydney explained earnestly. "I genuinely hope she won't meet Theo again. They've had too many complications between them, and I've seen it all. Theo has hurt her deeply. Given how things are now, it would be better if they didn't see

You mentioned yesterday that Theodore wasn't in the hospital

in a safe place," Sydney said. "I just suddenly felt that Rose shouldn't continue to be entangled with him. There are some things I decided

can't understand why you're the one giving it to me. A woman who called me a bastard is now speaking up for me?

began, her voice

around as if she were battling inner turmoil. Her lips trembled slightly, radiating an unmistakable sense of shame. How

never spoken so cruelly before, but

made his frown deepen. "I'm more used to you calling me Mr.

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