Chapter 21: Come To Me

“Yes. It’s your husband. Or did you forget you were married?” Sebastian sneered.

“I… I–” Kourtney was rendered speechless, and panic welled up inside her.

She struggled to find the right words to say. Instead, she felt a lump in her throat. It wasn't that she had forgotten her marriage, but the emotional stress and torture she'd been through these past few days were quite overwhelming. So much so that she hadn’t had a chance to think about anything else, and that’s why his words caught her off guard.

“And why the hell were you cutting off my calls? I did say I was going to give you a call after we got married, didn’t I?” Sebastian’s deep voice resounding through the phone line held a trace of anger and malice.

Kourtney took a deep breath, trying to steady herself.

“I... I didn't realize it was you. Okay?” she managed to respond.

‘And even if I did, it’s not bad to ignore you, as well,’ she wanted to add but dared not to.

How was she supposed to know he had been the caller all this tim