Chapter 28

In the conference room, Sebastian was leading the morning meeting when Ms. Woods walked in holding his phone. He shot her a quick glance, then took the phone. It was the housemaid on the line. "Sir, ma'am has a high fever, it's hit 39 degrees. I'm really worried-it's not looking good." She might've been exaggerating a bit, but the message was clear. Sebastian was just about to reply when he noticed the execs watching him curiously. He gave a calm, almost amused smile. "Elaria's sick. Just called to whine and tell me to get home early." The execs: ... Given how badly things had blown up between the couple recently, not many people were buying the loving husband act. Still, Sebastian put on the full husband mode, lowering his voice to tell the maid to take good care of Elaria, and reassured her he'd come home early. His tone was all warmth and concern. After hanging up, he turned back to business like nothing had happened. First order of business? He removed Bianca from the Aurvista proj