Chapitre 18: The argument

They sat in tense silence for some minutes before Sebastian spoke to her through clenched teeth.

“Now, let me make one thing very clear to you. You are now my wife, in as much as you and I resent that fact. Do you know what it means to be a billionaire’s wife? I…”

“I can’t say that I do, but from the little I’ve seen, apparently it means having to act like a puppet and do everything you’re told without being allowed to have a mind of your own.” Carol cut in angrily. Who did he think he was to talk to her like that?

“Well, if you want to put it that way, I can’t say that I’d stop you. However, the fact remains that we’re in very dangerous times, and you wandering off on your own just because you feel like it, is not in any way a wise move at all.”

“Meaning what exactly?”