Chapter 261

Sebastian's gaze was as dim as the night, vast, bottomless, and too difficult to read. A drop of melancholy tinted his already-dark gaze as he caught the hint of mockery on Vivienne's face. Still, he didn't say a word. "I'm not as heroic as you think. I'm also not as selfless as you imagine me to be," she said emotionlessly. "If I were, I would've broken up with you as soon as my family fell apart. But I didn't—I still hoped that you could help us." Sebastian's eyes lingered on hers, unblinking. His voice came out low. "I still can." Vivienne reacted as if she had just heard a joke. She let out a light chuckle, her voice dripping with teasing sarcasm. "You still can? You can't even save your own company; how are you going to save us? What—do you think you could win this battle with your stubbornness, or perhaps with a miracle?" Not a hint of trust could be found in her eyes. "Sebastian, do you really take me for a bimbo who has no idea what's going on around us? Right now, as we'r