Chapter 235

Sebastian continued, "You could have followed Lucas to the hotel to prove your so-called innocence, or you could have used the entire situation to threaten me and make me your boyfriend." Valeria had never thought Sebastian would see things that way. She mumbled softly, "So that's what you've been thinking." She lowered her gaze, and they landed on the pen clipped to the pocket on his chest. The black cap had leaked slightly, leaving a faint but obvious stain on Sebastian's white shirt. Looking at the pen, Valeria reached her hand out. Just as she brushed her fingers against the pen, Sebastian caught her hand. However, Valeria had already closed her fingers around the pen. Just from the cap alone, Valeria immediately knew that she was the one who had given Sebastian that pen. She never thought that he would still be using the pen after eight years had passed. Suppressing the tremor in her voice, she said, "The pen you're using is cheap and ordinary. In fact, it's probably the