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Sebastian sat frozen in his seat as rage consumed him. He had never felt so insulted, so degraded, in his entire life.
Sebastian had simply wanted to discuss business cards with someone he thought would be able to appreciate them. Sure, he had been bragging and he wanted Fredrick to be jealous, but he hadn't expected to be treated like a child. He thought that Fredrick would simply retaliate by pulling out his card and then they would have a civilized conversation over the importance of business cards. So much for that line of thinking.
Sebastian briefly noticed that Milla had joined them at the table. She talked to Fredrick for a moment before addressing him. "Mr. Payne." she said.
Sebastian was only able to nod in reply as he was slowly losing control. His mind was filled with murderous thoughts and he gritted his teeth in an attempt to stay calm. It wasn't working however, and when Sebastian's hands began shaking uncontrollably he abruptly stood from his chair and headed towards the restroom. He felt drunk as he pushed his way through the throng of people. By the time he reached the bathroom door, his vison was blurring and he felt as if he might explode. He stumbled through the door, almost losing his balance.
Sebastian saw two men inside and he walked toward them menacingly. "Get the fuck out." They didn't move."NOW!" spit flew from his mouth as he yelled.
The men scurried out of the bathroom and left Sebastian alone. Sebastian walked to the sink and leaned his head down with his arms braced on either side. His shoulders moved up and down slightly as a result of his heavy breathing. He slowly looked up and glanced at himself in the mirror.
His eyes looked crazed and that just made Sebastian angrier. He raised his left hand and punched the mirror with all his strength. It shattered and he moved on to the next one, and the next one, and the one after that, until he sat on the floor in a pile of his own blood; shattered glass all around him.
Sebastian sat for a few minutes doing nothing until his breathing slowed down and he was back to a moderately calm state. He looked down at his left hand. Shit, he thought. He was going to need stitches. He pulled out his phone with his good hand and called Jerry, the leader of Sebastian and Elias's hired men.
He picked up on the second ring. "What's up boss?"
Sebastian got up and walked to the sink, "I had a bit of a meltdown in the bathroom and I scared off two men. I need you to find them on the security footage and make sure that you pay them to keep quiet. Got it."
Jerry, not surprised at Sebastian's abruptness already started looking through the footage. "Yes, sir."
Sebastian turned the water on and began scrubbing the blood off of his hand. "I also need you to send someone to clean up the mess in the bathroom, there's blood and glass everywhere and I can't have guests walking in on this."
Jerry assured his boss that he would and Sebastian ended the call.
He dried his hand, wrapped it up with paper towels and put his leather gloves on overtop of it. He knew that the Steeley siblings would notice the gloves and be suspicious of them, but if they were smart they wouldn't say anything.
Aside from the aching in his hand, Sebastian felt much better and even more so knowing that he now had a plan.
He opened the bathroom door and his eyes began scanning the room for red hair. He spotted her sitting at a table with Douglas, away from Fredrick thankfully. Sebastian ran his ran through his hair and walked up to the table. He leaned down and pulled out a pen and paper so he could write down his number.
He finished and handed the paper to Esmeralda. "I have a proposition for you, I would like for you and your siblings to accompany my brother and I to an auction in Spain at the end of the week." In a lower voice he said, "An underground auction. I don't know if you go to these kinds of things normally, but I would like to work with your company and I felt like this would be a good start." He pointed at the paper he had handed her. "That's my number, call me if you and your brothers are interested. make sure you call though because I will hang up if either Fredrick or Douglas makes the call." He adjusted his suit, fighting through the pain in his left hand. "I must say my goodbye now as I am leaving early to attend to an important matter. My brother will be staying as host for the remainder of the night. It was a pleasure meeting you."
Sebastian quickly took off, eager to leave. As Sebastian walked out the door he muttered quietly, "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."