Chapter 2 THE PAST 2

"First, you work for me, not the other way around," Sebastian's tone grew implacable.

"Second, this is about business and has nothing to do with whether or not you can bang the property owner's daughter with a clear conscience."

I gasped on hearing him , I quickly covered my mouth to avoid getting caught.

"Leave Amelia out of this," Nicholas shouted.

"I didn't bring her into it." Sebastian pointed at Nicholas.

"You did. I must admit, it was a smart move getting Amelia on your side. She was a big influence in swaying Robert Evergreen to come to the negotiating table. He signed the deal. We own the property. It's mine to sell. The Resort developers are happily going to pay my asking price." He smirked.

"Sagamore is my project Dad," Nicholas said.

"That has nothing to do with it. Because of my decision, we made money. Everybody got what they wanted. That's how it works," Sebastian shrugged.

"It wasn't your call. This was my acquisition," Nicholas raked back his hair with both hands. "I should have been the one handling negotiations, not you."

Amelia's heart thumped so hard , it felt as if her breastbone would shatter. "No!" Water sloshed in her face as she surged forward in the tub and into the light. She cared less about them seeing her or not at this point.

Disbelief made her tremble more than the cold as she crossed her arms, covering her chest. "You promised my father you would preserve Sagamore as a resort, Nicholas you showed me the renovation plans."

Sebastian's dismissive look replaced the heat in the water with a chill. He turned to Nicholas , blatantly ignoring her. "We're flying out to our property in Florida tonight. Productivity at the hotel there is low, complaints are high, and since no one else seems to be able to solve the problem, we are going to fix it. You're riding in the town car with me to the airport. You can make arrangements for the car company to pick up your rental before we take off. Hurry up and deal with her. We don't have all night." He strode into the cabin.

Amelia looked at Nicholas, "What's going on?" He snagged the bathrobe at the side of the bathtub , covering her naked self. "You're shivering."

She took Nicholas's hand and he pulled her out of the tub, but he didn't meet her gaze.Hot and cold prickles dripped down her spine with the water puddling at her feet.

"Is it true?" Amelia asked.

"Let's go to the bedroom." He tied the bathrobe around her.

"Answer me!" The force of the words burned her throat. "Did you sell Sagamore to the outlet mall developers?" She shouted.

"It's not that simple," Nicholas said as he raked his hand through his hair.

"It was simple enough for you to f**k me so I would vouch for you to my father," Amelia sneered.

Nicholas's jawline angled as he gripped her shoulders, "It's not like that."

"Isn't it? Like your father said, you got what you wanted. Right?" Amelia looked at the man in front of her expecting an answer from him.

His silence filled in the gaps.He had used her. How could she have been so stupid? She had fallen for him but he hadn't loved her at all. She was probably just a naive college student who happened to be a property owner's daughter to him.

Anger and hurt washed over Amelia She wrenched out of Nicholas' grasp,"Get away from me. I never want to see you again, I hate you."

Nicholas opened his mouth to say something but closed it , looking at Amelia one last time , he turned and then walked out of the room.

Amelia fell on her knees crying as soon as Nicholas was out of the room. How could he? She gripped the bathrobe on her chest as her heart felt so painful at that moment.

Ring! Ring!! Ring!!!

She stood up , wiping her tears on hearing her phone ring , bringing out her backpack out of the closet to take her phone out. She then cleared her throat before picking the call.

"Hello,"

"Hello , please is this Miss Amelia Evergreen?" The person asked.

"Yes, I am," Amelia frowned on hearing the question.

"Your father has been hospitalized in our hospital due to a heart attack, I will forward the address to you,"