Chapter 245

Cecilia's pov Nine o'clock position. There she was. The Japanese mogul's wife was waving at me with an elegant, humble smile. The exact same woman who had knocked on our door earlier--the one I'd seen fall past our window. A chill trickled down my spine like ice water. "Y-you, l-look, look..." I frantically tugged at Sebastian's arm, my words tripping over each other. He turned to me instantly, eyes scanning my face. "What's wrong with your mouth? Did you bite your tongue?" I jerked my chin toward the woman, eyes wide. Can't you see her?! Sebastian followed my gaze, gave a calm nod and a polite smile, then turned back to me. "I see her. What about it?" Was he being... too calm? Was I overreacting, or was he underreacting? My pulse thudded in my ears. "That woman...wasn't she already..." I gestured downward in a slow arc, mimicking a fall. Sebastian's brows pulled together. After a pause, he said lightly, "You're imagining things." Imagining? No way. Using his arm as a screen, I cautiou