Trapped In Her Heart

8:00 pm

"Patricia? What are you doing in the office so late?" Sebastian asked when Patricia entered his office.

"I was just preparing some notes and dealing with the scheduled meetings."

Placing the doc.u.ment down, Sebastian said, "You should leave when the other employees do otherwise Danny will come looking for me again for keeping his wife busy."

Patricia chuckled and asked, "Well, aren't you in the office as well?"

"I don't have anyone who is waiting for me unlike you."

Placing a paper holder on the doc.u.ment, Patricia smiled. "Then why don't you get someone who will wait for you too? Maybe you'll return home faster instead of working so late even on a Friday night."

When Sebastian chuckled, Patricia sighed. "My son who is still in highschool actually has more ex-girlfriends than the number of women in your life, kid."

"Ahh is it? Seems like Ryan is living his life well. How old is he?" Sebastian asked.

"He is sixteen and-"

"What is he planning to do?" Sebastian asked.

"Apart from the fact that he is just sixteen, I think he has plenty of time to think about it." Patricia said.

Keeping quiet for quite some time, Sebastian asked, "Don't you have any expectations of him?"

"Expectations from whom? Ryan?" When Sebastian nodded his head, Patricia added, "Well, I don't know about expectations but I do hope that he succeeds in whatever he wants to be or whatever he wants to do."

When Sebastian did not say anything, Patricia said, "I think you should go home now, it's pretty late."

When Sebastian nodded his head, Patricia smiled and left.

"Patricia." When Patricia turned around, Sebastian smiled and added, "Ryan is a very lucky kid."

After giving him a weak smile, Patricia wished Sebastian good night and left.

After placing his things inside his briefcase, Sebastian glanced at his watch and got ready to leave.

…..

Sebastian's place.

Stepping out of the elevator which opened straight into his two storey penthouse, Sebastian quickly turned on the lights.

Placing his briefcase on the couch, he took off his blazer and tie before unbuttoning his shirt and sleeves.

Walking towards the kitchen, Sebastian opened the fridge and took an airtight container which had a FRIDAY written on it.

Placing it inside the microwave, Sebastian left after setting the timer.

Picking up his briefcase, he made his way towards his bedroom which was in the second floor along with the other two spare rooms and Sebastian's study room.

After taking a quick shower and changing into his usual home clothes, he grabbed another doc.u.ment from his bag before heading downstairs.

….

Downstairs.

Eating his usual Friday meal, Sebastian was going through the fifth clause stated in the doc.u.ment when the elevator dinged.

When Ava stepped out of the elevator, Sebastian glanced at the watch and asked, "What are you doing here so late?"

"What late? It's not even ten."

Sitting down beside him when Ava started poking his arm, Sebastian asked, "What is it?"

Wrapping her hands around his arms, Ava pouted her lips and asked, "Are you angry with me?"

When Sebastian shook his head, Ava took a deep breath. "I am sorry, I shouldn't have said all of that. I was really very upset and then you started showing off you money instead of consoling me so I freaked out. I shouldn't have called you a robot."

Placing the fork down, Sebastian asked, "So you come all the way here at this time to apologise?"

Giving him a pretentious smile, Ava said, "You know something big bro, saying 'It's okay sis' or 'I am sorry too' or 'I love you sis' wouldn't hurt."

"Did you eat something?" Sebastian asked. When Ava nodded her head, he added, "Good, let me drop you home then."

Ava g.r.o.a.n.e.d and vigorously shook her head. "I don't wanna go there."

When Sebastian did not say anything, Ava asked, "How do you do this Seb? How? Don't you feel tired, angry or frustrated? Don't you feel like running away?"

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