As the ladies were chatting, the Governor went to the table and took his wife to go introduce her to some people so it was left with Natalie and her group now.

When Mikael and Sebastian returned to the table, Sebastian looked at Zeya with an intense and indifferent gaze. It made her feel self-conscious and a little afraid.

Zeya knew she was a careless person in the past. She was selfish and arrogant. She was a typical white lotus who let her assistant do all the dirty work for her, but after meeting Alice, she was determined to be a better person. She learnt that she could be great without having to trample on another person.

Everyone could shine on their own. There was no need to be ruthless. But, sadly, not a lot of people would believe her. She had hurt a lot of people in the past. Reaching out to all of them was impossible but she was trying her best, one step at a time.

That was why even though she felt uncomfortable with the way Sebastian looked at her, she didn't want to hide behind anyone. This was her cross to bear.

''Why do you women always choose the wrong men to date?'' Sebastian threw the question that rendered everyone speechless as they turned their gazes towards him. Zeya, especially!

''Whoa, is he dissing Zeya to her face?'' Natalie asked in a soft tone.

''He is even being nice, if you ask me. Natalie, you always thought that your husband was indifferent who tried to suck up to him, right? he is even worse than that'' Xia said softly to Natalie.

''He is the only son of his parents. He is such a rude bastard'' Alice muttered.

''I am not just the only son. I also happen to be the only son of three generations so my family really treasure me. You…'' he suddenly said to Zeya, ''I think we need to talk''

''Oh, alright!'' Zeya said nervously.

''Zeya, don't be afraid of him. Men like him are only bluffs''

''You talk as if you've dated a lot of men before? JSC should really evaluate his relationship with you, sister!''

''You…''

''It's alright, Alice'' Natalie held Alice back. ''If you want to help Zeya, don't provoke him''

''Natie is right. Sebastian is like a single pluck man. Don't pick a fight with him, you won't win'' Mikael added.

''He is lucky he is helping out Zeya. I don't believe I won't be able to win against him''

''Oh, by the way. I sold your role for your friend''

''What?'' Alice frowned.

''What do you mean?'' Natalie asked.

''He asked to be the lead along with Zeya and I gave it to him. You just have to do with Bertha's role''

''What about Lucas. He was supposed to be the male lead. Won't he be made over the sudden change?''

''Maybe, but who cares?'' Mikael shrugged his shoulders.

''Right! that serves him right'' Alice smirked. She turned to look at the direction of Zeya and watched her with a worried gaze.

…..

''Why is your head down? Someone would think I am bullying you'' Sebastian said sadistically as he looked at Zeya. He still remembered the first time they met at the Golden Crown Awards. Her cousin was a fan who wanted an autograph but she behaved roughly with her.

He always wondered what his cousin saw in her to like her so much. Even after she was treated badly, she still had this woman's photos in her room.

What a total waste of her beautiful face! He thought.

''Your ex-boyfriend is looking this way. Does he think we are having something going on? What's with the daggers shooting at me? As if I don't have better taste''

Zeya turned to see Lucas looking at them from a distance. She sighed and looked away.

''Do you need me for something?'' she finally gathered the courage to ask Sebastian.

''Wow! You suddenly have a lot of fighting spirit in you after seeing your ex-boyfriend. what? Did his intense gaze fuel your energy to talk to me now?''

''We already broke up. He and I don't have anything doing anymore''

''Exactly. But, why is he looking at me like he wants to kill me?'' he lifted his brow questionably at Zeya.

''Wait!'' Sebastian smiled, ''I get it. He must have gotten the information already''

''What information?''

''You and I are going to be the new leads of the drama''

''Pardon?''

''Why do you look so shocked? This was to be expected. You want something from me, I don't do things for free''

''But, that was the role for Alice and… no, I don't want Alice to think that I used her''

''You are even thinking about your friend now? Since when did you become such a saint?''

''Look, I understand that you don't like me because of what I did to your cousin but my friendship with Alice is different. It's genuine. I am not using her for clout''

Sebastian looked at her with an unreadable gaze but it wasn't as harsh as before. he seemed to be looking deeper into her soul.

''Also, I wasn't being rude to your cousin on purpose. There was a reason for my actions. I didn't mean to do it but I couldn't explain it either so I just allowed people on the internet to say whatever they wanted. It didn't matter, because in the end I was rude and mean to her'' Alice explained.

''What was the reason, then? If I am going to convince my family to make them accept you, I need an explanation for your actions back then''

Zeya furrowed her brows. Why did it seem more like he wanted to convince them to accept her as a daughter in law than just a brand ambassador? The way he said it felt really wrong in her ears.

''What is it? Why is your face red?'' Sebastian asked.

''Nothing. What happened was that… I dirtied myself that day''

''You pooped on yourself?''

''No. I… I had my period while on stage. I wanted to hurry back to the hotel to change or risk embarrassing myself. My period is always heavy on the first three days so I don't always leave the house during those days. Because I was going through a breakup that time, my health was unstable so my period came a little earlier than it was supposed to be''

By the time Zeya finished explaining, her face was as red as a tomato. She couldn't look into his eyes and simply fidgeted around with her dress.

Sebastian was taken aback but remained calm. He looked at her with a soft gaze.

''Zeya, Sebastian Bassey'' Lucas walked up to them. he couldn't keep watching them and decided to approach them.

Sebastian turned to look at him. ''Do you need something?'' Sebastian asked.

''Zeya… let's talk. Listen, you don't need to throw yourself at him just because you want to prove to me. I know that you are not the brand ambassador, but it's alright. Stop being difficult''

At the side, Natalie saw them and prompted the others.

''Guys, look. What is happening there?''

'Lucas just approached Zeya and Sebastian''

''Why does this scene look so familiar? As if they are ready to fight for her'' Xia said.

''Who is going to fight for who?'' Connor returned after settling some issues.

''Connor, look over there. Lucas and Sebastian look like they are about to fight because of Zeya''

''This turn of events is certainly nothing I could have thought of'' Alice murmured as they looked at the scene keenly.

''I smell gossip. Very juicy gossip'' Natalie said and went closer to Mikael. She didn't want to miss out on the details. Especially when it was so interesting to watch other people's love stories.

''Do women like these kind of things?'' Connor asked and Mikael nodded his head.

''Apparently, they love it'' Mikael said to Connor.

''Your brother called me. He went to Cok town with his assistant and was able to get information on Haldon''

''Thomas went to Cok town without telling me? It's dangerous''

''Don't worry, I already asked someone to help him out. They are returning back to the city''

''Alright. Let this remain with us. The ladies will be worried, especially Natalie''

''Okay''

….

Sebastian looked at Lucas and smirked. He stretched his hand and pulled Zeya closer to himself and spoke. ''With what right are you speaking to her?''

''I am her…''

''Ex-boyfriend. The whole world already knows you two are over, right, they don't know because they didn't even know you two were dating. It was easy to cheat on her because no one knew about your relationship with her, right?''

''With what right are you talking to me? from what I gathered, you hate Zeya''

''I hate her, that's true. But, I plan to start chasing her''

''What?''

Zeya turned to look at him with a confused expression. She turned her gaze towards Lucas again.

''She is AGATHA's new brand ambassador. Also, we will be working together as the main lead couple in the upcoming drama. We are just starting to know each other''

''What? Zeya, are you doing this to spite me?'' Lucas couldn't control his anger anymore and yelled, attracting everyone at the pool side's attention.