Stephanie sneaked into the room early in the morning to find Sebastian still sleeping with Liam lying next to him.
Her eyes were swollen because you couldn’t sleep throughout the night, so she was awake.
The way Liam and Sebastian held each other made her stare at them for so long. She could feel a part of Sebastian that was missing was finally complete.
Even in his sleep, she could feel he was happy, finding out about Liam.
Stephanie exhaled softly and silently reached for her things. She began to pack her stuff.
She was going to head home and think about everything all over again. She had cried so much because of love and it was beginning to seem like she needed to stay away. The hurt was becoming too much.
She also refused to write any notes because she didn’t want him to find her. Maybe when she was done thinking about everything, they could talk things out.
She headed out of the hotel room shortly, drowning in sadness. As she walked down the corridor, one of the doors at her right hand opened, and she looked at who walked out. It was Rosabella.
She wanted to act like she didn’t see her, but Rosabella stood in front of her.
“Hey, Stephanie, right?” She asked, and Stephanie exhaled.
“What do you want? I’m hurrying.”
“Oh, I see…” She looked at the bag in Stephanie’s hand. “Where are you going? Is Sebastian leaving already too?”
“It’s none of your business where I’m going,” Stephanie responded coldly.
“C’mon, stop acting so rude. Well, I just want to say I’m sorry for all that is happening. I saw the ring you refused to accept, and I must say that was a very good decision you made.”
“What do you mean?”
“You are too pretty to be a second wife, that’s why I am very happy you made such a good decision. Sebastian has a son and a wife now. Any wise woman would do what you did.”
Stephanie clenched her jaws as she stared at Rosabella in rage. She hated how she rubbed it in her face. But, this didn’t make her reject her decision of not accepting Sebastian’s proposal. She wanted to avoid any more drama in her life.
“F**k you.”
Stephanie walked past Rosabella and headed to the elevator, boiling in anger.
‘She isn’t to blame. I can’t blame Sebastian either, she was his first love.’
As soon as she got to the elevator, she began to calculate how she was going to pack her things away from Sebastian’s house for the meantime.
She knew Rosabella was going to take things further and it was going to include living with Sebastian. ‘He wouldn’t have a choice because he has a son now.’
Stephanie pulled out her phone from her bag when it began to ring. It was Danielle calling, and she answered the phone.
“Stephanie, are you okay? I listened to your voicemail a few seconds ago. What’s wrong with you? You were crying,” Danielle uttered with great worry.
“I’m not okay, Danielle. I found out that Sebastian has a son.”
“F**k. How did it happen? When?”
“Seven years ago. With his first love.”
“Oh my God. I’m so sorry, Stephanie. What are you going to do now? Where are you at the moment?”
“I’m leaving the hotel. I’m heading back home.”
“Hold on. Have you two talked about it?”
“I think we have. He proposed to me, but I turned him down.”
“Turned him down?! Are you kidding me?! He proposed to you because he wants to be with you.”
“Have you forgotten his son has a mother?! After all I’ve been through, do you think I want to have a rival that is above me? She has a child for him!”
“Oh God, Stephanie. Honestly, I don’t know what to say. What do you want to do now?”
“Stay away for some time. Think about it all over again. Now, I don’t know if I want to be with him or not. I want to be where he wouldn’t find me, so that I can think things out.”
“So where do you have in mind to go? Have you talked to your parents about this?”
“They don’t know anything yet. I thought it through the night, and I’ve decided that I would travel to Italy. Somewhere very far from here. I would also tell my parents not to tell him anything about my whereabouts.”
“Stephanie, is this a good idea? He will be very worried about you. I know Sebastian loves you, babe.”
“I know he loves me, Danielle, but love isn’t enough now. The mother of his child has started acting bitchy. Once I’m gone for some time, we will know what we really want.”
“Looks like you have made up your mind.”
“Yes, I have. Don’t worry, I will be fine.”
“Tell me when you are going to leave, okay? I’ll try to call you as much as I can.”
“Thank you, Danielle. I have to go now,” She said as she waved down a taxi.
***
Rosabella got into the room and saw Liam and Sebastian holding each other as they were asleep.
“Awwwn, Isn’t this cute?”
She pulled out her phone and took a clear picture of the both of them. The shutter sound of her camera was loud enough to wake up Sebastian.
He opened his eyes and saw Rosebella laying next to them on the bed.
“What the f**k are you doing here?”
“Shh!!” She placed her finger on her lips and looked at Liam. “You are going to wake him up.”
Sebastian yanked the duvet off his body and stood up.
“When did you come in?” He asked, looking around the room to see if Stephanie had returned.
“Who are you looking for? Your girlfriend?”
“It’s none of your business.”
“She left already though. I don’t want you to bother looking everywhere for her.”
He arched his brow and looked at her.
“She left? What do you mean by ‘she left?” He asked and hurriedly reached for his phone.
“She packed her things and left the hotel. Why do you look so surprised? Any woman would do that.”
“Shut up, Rosabella.” He said as he dialed Stephanie’s phone number.
“Hey, Mom. Good morning,” Liam said after he opened his eyes.
“Hey, baby. Good morning. How was your night?” She asked, and he smiled.
“It’s fine. I loved it.”
Sebastian stared at Liam as he spoke. He waited for Stephanie’s phone to connect to his but it didn’t.
“Where are you, Stephanie? What are you doing?” He mumbled, staring at his phone worriedly.
“Forget about her, Sebastian. You have your family here. Let her go somewhere else and have hers. Don’t be selfish,” Rosebella said with a smirk.
Sebastian shot her a deadly look and ran out of the room to look for Stephanie.
‘Stephanie, where are you? Why are you doing this to me? I love you so much. Please, don’t leave me.’ He thought, with tears heating up his eyes.