Chapter 91 After Midnight

• [Sebastian POV]
• As the words left Aunt Gloria’s lips, everything in the hall seemed suspended in time, waiting for Nate’s reaction. Everything was dead silent. We could almost hear each other’s heartbeats. Nate’s face paled as if someone poured a bucket of ice water on him. His body stiffened, his face stilled, and his breathing slowly became labored. His eyes remained on Aunt Gloria’s flushed face. I couldn’t tell if he was trying to process the information or if he just couldn’t accept it as his reality. The woman is a complete stranger to him. At least, I have known Aunt Gloria all my life, but it’s different for Nate. I couldn’t possibly vouch for her words because I don’t know the truth either.
• We all waited for what seemed like an eternity, but in reality, it was just a couple of minutes. Nate blinked once, almost at the same time he released a deep, labored breath. No one talked. No one moved. Nate shifted his gaze and scanned all the eyes fixed on him at that moment before bringing them back to the middle-aged woman in front of him. His expression was unreadable. Agatha’s arm was still wrapped around his waist.