Chapter 23

Kate turned pale in the face. She stared at Sebastian in disbelief and shouted, "I'm your mother, yet you're threatening to send me back to Ravencia because of Roxanne? Have you lost your mind?" A flicker of impatience crossed Sebastian's refined features. "If you don't leave right now, I'll send you back to Ravencia immediately." Kate seethed with unwillingness and fury, but there was nothing she could do. She knew Sebastian well—he was ruthless, even toward his own family. If he said he'd send her back to Ravencia, he meant it. She shot Roxanne a venomous glare before turning on her heel and leaving. In the past, Roxanne might have stepped in to smooth things over. But now? Whatever went on between Sebastian and Kate had nothing to do with her. Seeing Kate leave, Roxanne was about to go as well. But just as she turned, Sebastian grabbed her wrist. She looked up, eyebrow arched. "What are you doing?" His dark, fathomless eyes bore into hers, an unreadable glint in their icy dep