AN UNEXPECTED GROOM

Quentin didn’t feel embarrassed at all. There was no need to feel embarrassed when others felt embarrassed.

Roxane said shyly:

– I’m sorry. I didn’t want to cause you any trouble.

Quentin smiled and said magnanimously:

– It’s good. Someone made up for the loss anyway.

After saying that, he glanced at Sebastian.

Roxane was so embarrassed that she didn’t dare raise her head. Consequently, she missed Quentin giving Sebastien a meaningful look. With that, she thought her brother had covered for her.

After a while, she glanced at her phone to check the time. Then she quickly found an excuse and said:

– You continue to discuss. I’m going to the kitchen.

Without waiting for a response, she rushed into the kitchen.

Sebastian’s eyes followed her figure and they became softer.

Quentin chuckled.

-Why do I feel saddened by this romantic atmosphere?

“Because you’re single,” Enzo said mockingly.

Quentin was not to be outdone so he quickly retaliated.

– You speak as if you were not single!

-I am different from you. I can have a girlfriend whenever I want, Enzo said smugly,

-Are we the same? Oh that’s right. The one you loved for over ten years just ran away!

Quentin: …

-Sooner or later, I will kill you…

At this moment, Sebastien said with a hint of impatience:

“Okay, you can both leave now.

– These two will affect him if they stay too long…

Quentin sneered.

– Look. He is so heartless with his friends once he has someone in his heart. If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have come. I leave.

Just when he turned to leave, he suddenly turned around. The smile on his face disappeared as he said seriously:

– Don’t blame yourself for what happened in the past. It’s been so many years; it’s time for you to move on.

Quentin’s eyes briefly turned to the kitchen.

– Maybe she really healed him and brought him out of the shadows of the past…

– Happy birthday, old Flores.

Sebastien looked down; her thick, long eyelashes hid her eyes. He remained silent.

After Quentin left, Enzo glanced at him and asked, twirling the glass in his hand:

-Would you like to go up for a drink?

He hesitated for a moment as his gaze turned to the kitchen. After a few seconds, he nodded slowly.

…

There was a small enclosed balcony on the second floor. A round coffee table and two gray chairs were visible.

The two men were seated opposite each other. If they looked up, they would have a full view of the night sky.

Enzo took another sip of wine before inhaling deeply. It was rare that there wasn’t a smile on his face. He asked:

– Sebastien, are you serious about Roxane?

He looked at it and replied without hesitation:

– In this life, she is the only one.

The simple words were firm and passionate.

Enzo smiled and nodded. He leaned back before asking in a low voice:

– Do you know why I’m so good to her? So much so that everyone thinks I’m a sis? Some people with dirty minds even think I have bad intentions.Belongs © to NôvelDrama.Org.

In fact, Sebastian also felt that Enzo’s affection for Roxane was more than that of ordinary siblings. Enzo’s love and protection indeed exceeded that of ordinary brothers.

Enzo took out a cigarette and lit it. After taking a drag, he blew out the white smoke. Then he said slowly:

– Roxane was sent to the countryside to be raised by our grandmother when she was born, so I was the only one in the family. I have enjoyed my parents’ love since I was young. I had everything I wanted and I took things for granted. Although they always told me that I had a younger sister, I didn’t pay much attention to it.

– They took me to the countryside to visit my sister too. I remember she was small and shy. At that time, I felt it was really boring. It would be better if I had a younger brother who I could order around. Girls are delicate and like to cry. They are too annoying.

Sebastian raised his hand and sipped the glass. He listened to Enzo quietly.

Enzo ejected the ashes from his cigarette. A self-deprecating smile appeared on his face as he continued to say:

– Later, when she was a little older, she was always chasing me, wanting to play with me. However, why would I play with a little girl? I impatiently asked him to leave and forbade him to follow me. Besides, my parents felt guilty towards her so they always scolded me for the smallest thing regarding her. So, I became more and more angry with her even though I knew that she had done nothing wrong and that she only wanted to play with her brother…

Sebastian didn’t say anything, but his grip around the glass tightened.

-Later, when my parents considered taking her back to M City to study, I could already imagine her following me every day and my parents scolding me every day. For this reason, I didn’t want them to bring Roxane back. I used all kinds of methods before my parents gave in and delayed Roxane’s return.

Sebastien said in a low voice seething with anger:

“Enzo, you’re such an idiot.

He could imagine how sad young Roxane must have been when she found out she couldn’t go home and how sad she must have been when she found out the brother she loved hated her such.

Enzo did not refute Sebastian’s words. He took a big sip from the wine glass before continuing to say:

– My parents wanted to make up for it, so they brought her to M City to play for a few days. She was so happy. Every morning she knocked on my door. I hated being awake so early in the morning so I told him to get lost. However, she didn’t get angry…

– My parents took her to the amusement park and they also bought her a lot of clothes and shoes. She was really very happy. When I looked at her, I felt like she was a little idiot.

-In order to avoid it, I invited my classmates to play basketball on the nearby court or play games in an Internet cafe. I didn’t want to stay at home. One day, she came to pick me up and called me “Brother” in front of my classmates. I felt embarrassed so I yelled at him, asking him to shut up in front of everyone. I told her I wasn’t her brother and that she had been picked up in the trash.

– It was the first time I yelled at him. She didn’t cry. She only looked at me in shock before excusing herself with red eyes and leaving. That day, I played outside all day, mentally preparing myself to be scolded and beaten when I got home. However, nothing happened after I returned home. Then, the next day, she left…

If he wasn’t Roxane’s biological brother, Sebastien would have beaten him a long time ago. How could he treat his sister like that?

He gritted his teeth so hard it looked like they were going to break. However, not long after, a self-deprecating thought appeared in his mind. “Am I really better than Enzo?”

Enzo’s seductive eyes were filled with guilt and self-accusation. He took a few deep breaths, but he didn’t have the courage to speak again.

-What happened after that? Sebastian couldn’t help but ask. He wanted to know what else she had experienced.

Enzo inhaled deeply and said:

– After that, she didn’t visit M City anymore. Even when I went to the countryside, she avoided me. She didn’t even look at me, always lowering her head or looking away. She no longer smiled at me or called me ‘Brother’…