Chapter 2281


    "That''s beside the point." Sebastian lowered his head and looked straight into udia''s eyes.


    His tone was solemn, and there was an unprecedented sense of seriousness in him. He wanted udia to see the sincerity in his eyes.


    "udia, listen to me."


    It was only at that moment udia realized that he might really be serious. She felt her resistance gradually melt away.


    She could not help wondering whether true love was about to happen for her.


    Had all udia''s waiting finally paid off? udia thought to herself.


    Sebastian''s caressed udia''s lips and said, "I''ve left my mark here. You''re mine now."


    "No way," udia retorted.


    "It doesn''t matter if you admit it or not. I''ll continue to pursue you. I''m pestering you so much today because I wanted to know the answer," Sebastian replied.


    Sebastian had finally realized why he acted so strangely that day.


    "You mean you didn''t keep pestering and following me today because of Sylvia?"


    "No!" Sebastian shook his head. "It was because of you!"


    "Me?" udia echoed. Naturally, she did not believe him.


    Sebastian exined, "Sylvia and Kendrix are in a rtionship. Despite their age gap, they have bravely embraced their rtionship. Kendrix himself admitted to liking my sister just now. I''ll be honest. I was a little jealous at that moment. If he could boldly admit it, why should I be embarrassed about my feelings? That''s why I had the impulse to rush down and confess my feelings for you."


    udia was dumbfounded.


    She stared at Sebastian in shock. "Are you sure you''re not joking with me?"


    Sebastian''s face flushed. "How could you say something like that? Why would I joke with you?"


    udia was stunned when she saw how embarrassed he was. She found it amusing.


    "Then, does that mean you''re not fooling with me?"


    Sebastian shook his head. "No! I really like you."


    "How much do you like me?" udia asked.


    She was still looking at him a little disbelievingly, perhaps because everything had happened too quickly.


    "Is this good enough?" Sebastian tightened his grip.


    udia could feel his arm around her waist tightening. He held her so close that it started to hurt a little, and she could not help crying out, "Sebastian!"


    Suddenly, she felt him pressing against her.


    He looked at her uneasily. Then, he took a step back, distancing himself from her to break the awkward situation. "Wait for me. It won''t take long. Just give me a chance, okay?"


    udia was shocked.


    Not one to be pretentious, she gazed into his eyes that shone with sincerity and took a deep breath. With a somewhat aggrieved expression, she said, "But, there''s an age gap of a few years between us."


    "So what? It''s all good as long as this is big enough, right?" he demanded, pressing himself against her once again.


    udia was so shocked that barely dared to breathe. "Y-You!"


    Sebastian smiled and said, "Come on. Let''s go upstairs to celebrate."


    "Really?" udia asked him in a skeptical tone. "But, Kendrix and your sister are both there."


    "When we go out on dates in the future, wouldn''t it be more convenient to double date with Kendrix and Sylvia?"


    udia was stunned for a moment. Suddenly, she understood what Sebastian meant.


    "Do you really want to be in a rtionship with me?"


    "Well start to date officially once I turn 18. In the meantime, I have first dibs on you."


    udia felt an overwhelming sense of happiness.


    Ten minutester, they were back upstairs.


    Sebastian stood in front of Kendrix and Sylvia while holding udia''s hand. He said politely, "Mr. Trevino, Sylvia, let me introduce my future girlfriend to you. This is udia Loris. I''ll officially pursue her after I go to university. Before that, please help me keep an eye on her. Don''t let any other man get close to her."


    At that moment, udia''s heart was so full that she felt it might explode.


    Sylvia looked at Sebastian in disbelief. "Sebastian? Are you serious?" Sebastian nodded and said, "Yes, I''m serious. I have to be serious about it." Sylvia started to get a little excited.


    She looked at udia and said, "udia, I knew it. Sebastian likes you too."


    Nheless, udia was still feeling a little worried. "Who knows how long it''llst?"


    "I''ll prove it through my actions," Sebastian said simply.


    He did not want to make too many promises. All he wanted to do was to prove himself through his actions.


    Realizing that her words had sounded rather unconfident, she looked around at the others in embarrassment. Then, she walked to the sofa and sat down. "There''s no more food left. What should we eat, Kendrix?"


    "I''ll whip something up," Kendrix replied. "Come and help me. Today is a day for us to celebrate."


    That day, the four of them celebrated together. They also agreed that before Sylvia and Sebastian were of age, they would not make their rtionships known.


    Now that they had something to look forward to, Sebastian could finally stop ridiculing udia whenever they met in the future.


    Although they would not be able to meet each other every week, udia still felt very happy.


    Soon after, Kendrix left the school.


    Meanwhile, Sylvia and Sebastian started their senior year.


    Neither of them had any intentions of studying abroad. In fact, Sylvia was aiming to get into the same university as Kendrix.


    After the college entrance examination, Sylvia enrolled herself into the university where Kendrix was at.


    As for Sebastian, he went to a university in Northern City to study finance.


    By then, Grace had given birth to fraternal twins, thus expanding the Jones family.


    It seemed that the future had many happy days in store forthem.


    Despite the inevitable setbacks in life, they strived to attain happiness.


    Five years passed by in the blink of an eye.


    Sylvia married Kendrix after she graduated, thuspleting their love story that first began as a teacher-student rtionship.


    Sebastian proposed to udia after he graduated too, but udia felt that he should have more time to consider. After all, the age difference between them was toorge.


    As such, Sebastian was rejected.


    However, Sebastian knew what she was worried about, so he was not discouraged.


    He was not the same person he was five years ago. He was now a lot more mature.


    "udia, Gary and Ernest are already married. They even have children already. Apart from my father who remarried, all of us hold on to one principle. Either we won''t fall in love, or we''ll only love one person forever. Are you still unwilling to believe me?" Sebastian asked.


    "It''s not that I don''t believe you. I just think you need time to think about it. Since we''ve already established how we feel about each other, our lives now are just like a married couple''s. Is there really a need for us to get married?"


    "Of course!" Sebastian answered. "If I don''t marry you, there will still be a lot of people who want you. I won''t feel safe."


    udia was shocked.


    Sebastian leaned forward and


    hugged her. Ever since he confessed to udia four years ago, the two of them had been in a steady rtionship. While the four years they were together had felt no different from being married, he still félt insecure if they did not get legally married.


    As of now, udia felt more secure than him.


    Upon hearing that, udia smiled. "What''s there to worry about? I trust you. Don''t you trust me?"


    "I don''t care. I want to marry you." Then, Sebastian whispered in her ear, "If you don''t agree to get married, then you can forget about going to work tomorrow."


    There was a dangerous tone in his voice.


    udia blushed as she said, "Don''t! Ever since thest time I got to workte because of you, everyone has been making fun of me."


    "Marry me then. If you can promise me that, I''ll let you go," he murmured.


    "Even if I did promise you that, I''m afraid that you won''t let me go." udia knew full well how strong and untiring he was.


    In the past, she would have felt embarrassed if she had a boyfriend who was younger than her. But now, all her female colleagues envied her. They


    also wished that their boyfriends were younger so that they could be satisfied better.


    Now, udia felt that it made sense.


    Sebastian nodded and said in a low voice, "You''re right. I''ll take good care of you."


    "No. I still have another case to do." udia begged for mercy.


    "Then promise me that well go and get our marriage certificate tomorrow," he said.


    udia shook her head. "It''s still too early for that."


    Sebastian looked straight at her, gazing into her eyes deeply. His gaze was calm, serious, and affectionate. "udia, I have proved my love for you through my actions over the past few years. I''ve even seen how much you trust me. If my guess is correct, you''re fully


    convinced of my love for you.


    "Sylvia has already married Kendrix. As her older brother, I want to get married too.


    "Or, are you really willing to see me be the object of ridicule in the Jones family?"


    udia was stunned. Every time the Jones family had a gathering, Gary, Celeste, Ernest, Leah, Kendrix, and Sylvia would all tease Sebastian. It was


    because they were not legally husband and wife yet.


    Feeling that it was unfair, Sebastian had pestered udia to marry him.


    However, udia would not agree.


    He knew that udia was still a little worried.


    "I just want to be by your side every day for the rest of our lives. It has been five years, and our rtionship is getting better day by day. I think you


    can continue to believe in me. Marry me,


    udia."


    As he spoke, he took out a ring from his pocket and put it on her finger,pletely ignoring her reaction.


    udia was stunned. She looked at him in a daze.


    They had experienced a lot in the past five years, and he had treated her well.


    Ever since he confessed his feelings to her, he had never lost his temper.


    He could be described as an excellent boyfriend.


    udia also felt that there was nothing she could fault him.


    As she looked at the ring on her finger, udia''s heart filled with happiness.


    "udia, I won''t make all sorts of promises. I just want to tell you that I''m willing to spend the rest of my life loving you, and I''ll continue proving my


    love for you for the rest of my life. I''ll show you that choosing me is the right choice. So, marry me, okay?"


    udia was not a little girl anymore, but when she heard those words, she could not help tearing up.


    She finally nodded. "Okay."


    Sebastian picked her up and gave a shout of joy.


    "Don''t say that." Sebastian hugged her tightly and led her toward the bedroom. His expression was grave, and he even looked a little angry. "It seems like there''s some misunderstanding between us. That''s what must''ve made you feel a little insecure."


    udia was left a little speechless. "Sebastian, there''s no misunderstanding. You''re great. It''s just that I don''t believe that I can be so happy." Sebastian ced her on the bed and looked down at her with a smile. "Silly girl. My family greatly despises my father for remarrying. That''s why


    everyone in our family is very loyal. I only want you."


    Tears streamed down udia''s cheeks.Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org.


    Sebastian kissed her. He kissed away every drop of her tears.


    "You''ve promised to marry me, so let''s have a child together."


    "But-" she protested.


    "No buts. I''ve been waiting for this day for far too long."


    With that, he did not give udia another chance to speak anymore.


    Feeling as if she was in a daze, udia seemed to


    see an entire world of


    happiness waving at her.


    She knew that nothing was constant in the world. However, she believed that as long as she there was love in her heart, she would be able to find


    happiness.


    The end.


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