Chapter 17
“Ms. Neal, have we really never met before?”
Sebastian asked that same question again-the one continuously lingering in his mind. His
stare seemed like it was trying to see right through Valeria’s pale face.
However, no matter how hard he searched his mind, there was no memory of her.
Valeria replied, “No, we haven’t. Thank you for helping me out, Dr. Grant.”
“Dr. Grant!” someone called out.
Sebastian turned around, so she seized the moment to leave with Selena.
Selena was already six years old and gradually began to understand the emotions between adults, just like what had happened just now.
“Mommy, that man looks a lot like Daddy—”
She hadn’t even finished her sentence before Valeria quickly covered her mouth, warning in a stern tone, “Do you still remember what I told you, Selena?”
Selena nodded. Valeria had told her she couldn’t say that the man looked like her father, but he really did look like the young man in the photo.
Ever since she was little, Selena had only seen the photo that Valeria kept in her wallet on the
nightstand. It was a picture of her parents together.
The word “Daddy” felt very distant to her.
She had only ever seen the other kids’ dads at kindergarten, but she had never seen her own. It turned out that not everyone had a dad.
However, she had the best mom in the world-Valeria Neal, who loved her to bits.
Valeria walked a few steps further before she looked back. Seeing that Sebastian was chatting with a young female doctor, she withdrew her gaze and lowered her eyelashes.
A man like him would always have beautiful women around him.
Thinking back to how she had dared to threaten him back then, forcing him to be with her, that three-year relationship must have become a stain on his perfect record.
It wasn’t that Valeria wanted to avoid Sebastian, but if he knew she was Jane, he would be
avoiding her instead.
The perfect match for him would be a wealthy socialite.
“Dr. Grant, did you get into a fight with Ruby? She looked like she was in a really bad mood today.” The female doctor speaking was Tessa Lane, Ruby Gardner’s friend.
Sebastian raised an eyebrow, looking at Tessa like she was out of her mind.
“If she’s in a bad mood, she can make an appointment with psych. Why me?” He looked completely annoyed as he turned to leave, his expression cold.
“Sebastian, come on. Not only are we colleagues, but you and Ruby also studied abroad together in Ikko. You two lived in the same international student residence. We all know how she feels about you.”
“Just because she likes me, I’m supposed to reciprocate her feelings? Does the whole world
have to revolve around her?”
Sebastian’s dark eyes were fixed on Tessa, icy cold. Then, he looked at Ruby standing a short distance away. Such an action sent a shiver down Tessa’s spine. She had just wanted to speak up for her friend.
At this moment, Ruby walked over and took her arm. “It’s okay, Tessa. I’m fine… Sebastian, I’m sorry. Tessa was just worried about me…
“If you’re unwell, go home and rest.”
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Ruby’s eyes welled up. She knew he still cared about her. “Sebastian…”
