Bait for a Gentleman novel Chapter 89

Sebastian didn't answer immediately.

He picked up his glass and took a slow, deliberate sip. Sparing Audrina a fleeting glance, he pulled his gaze away.

His lips parted. "She's currently mad at me. I'll bring her around once I've coaxed her out of it."

Audrina poked at her bowl with her fork, not actually eating anything.

She was starting to feel restless. She didn't know exactly what the two of them had discussed on the cruise.

But after she and Sebastian parted on terrible terms at Vantachi, it was glaringly obvious he was throwing thinly veiled hints at her right now.

Was there something seriously wrong with him today? Was this his twisted way of getting back at her for rejecting him and bruising his ego that night?

Besides, who wanted his coaxing anyway.

Zachary's smile didn't falter as he leaned back casually.

He draped his arm effortlessly over the back of Audrina's chair. "Now you've got me really curious. Is this one actually serious?"

The man sitting across from them stared down at his phone, swiping aimlessly as he hummed an affirmation.

He locked the screen and raised his eyes. "Very serious."

The simple words immediately saturated the small room with a sharp, suffocating pressure of absolute determination.

The atmosphere in the private dining room instantly turned bizarre.

For a moment, no one said a word.

What the hell did 'very serious' mean?

It was true what they said—the things you couldn't have were always the ones that drove you mad.

Audrina felt a suffocating tightness in her chest. She was just about to excuse herself for some fresh air when Zachary's phone buzzed. The caller ID showed a major business partner.

He stood up and looked at the two of them. "Sit tight for a second, I need to take this."

Sebastian gave a curt nod.

The moment the door clicked shut, the rigid tension in Audrina's spine collapsed.

She grabbed her wine glass, tipped her head back, and downed the whole thing in one go.

She had actually been enjoying a rare streak of peace lately.

Sticking to her simple, predictable routine had convinced her that she had fully processed and purged all her messy feelings regarding Sebastian.

But the second he had walked through that door tonight, she realized she was nowhere near as unaffected as she had thought.

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