Bait for a Gentleman novel Chapter 86

Sebastian's lips curved into a cold, mocking smirk. His sharp, chiseled features betrayed no emotion, yet he radiated an aura so frigid it made Layne shiver.

Layne bowed his head even lower.

Sebastian let out a dry, humorless laugh. "Then let her play to her heart's content."

With that, he crushed his cigarette into the ashtray, pressing down significantly harder than usual.

...

In Portsmith City.

The curtains in the hotel suite were drawn tight. At midnight, Zachary glanced at Vera, who was fast asleep beside him, and quietly slipped out of bed.

Vera had flown into Portsmith completely unannounced yesterday, acting like something had terrified her.

She was probably terrified he was actually going to dump her, which was why she was clinging so tightly.

Zachary wasn't thrilled, but considering she was pregnant, he bit his tongue, afraid of triggering an emotional breakdown.

Now, Zachary walked into the adjoining living room, sat down on the sofa, and lit a cigarette as he flipped through the photos on his phone.

The trail of Audrina's movements on the night she was supposedly 'working late' had been deliberately scrubbed clean. He couldn't find a single trace.

However, the most recent photos showed her and Sebastian arriving at the Kingshire Grand Hotel one after the other.

But since Roland Ladd from the network and Ken Larson from Prestige Group had also been there, it didn't look entirely suspicious.

Except for the batch of photos he had just received.

Tonight, Audrina and Sebastian had dined at the same restaurant, and immediately afterward, arrived at Vantachi at nearly the exact same time.

Carter and Willow had been with them, but the two of them had left early...

Zachary narrowed his eyes. The ash on his cigarette grew precariously long before dropping onto the carpet.

Right on cue, his phone buzzed. He answered the call.

"Mr. Sutton, Ms. Monroe left Vantachi tonight and was driven home. Not by Sebastian Hawthorne himself, but by his assistant."

Zachary gripped the phone, his jaw clenching. "Where is Sebastian?"

"Still inside Vantachi. He hasn't come out."

Hanging up, Zachary stared out at the pitch-black night.

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