Chapter 106: That fateful night
Sebastian Crowne still remembered what had happened that night.
A day before that night, he had taken her to the lake where his grandfather used to take him when he was a child. The place occupied a special place in his heart. And he wanted to associate it with the most treasured memories of his life. He had decided to propose to her that night.
Under the beautiful fireworks and serene enchantment of starless sky, he had gone down on his knees and presented her with the ring. Jazmine Harrison was flushed, surprised and everything. It was too sudden. They were both young and hadn’t known each other for more than a month. But they both also knew that they were meant for each other. With trembling hands, she had grasped his hands and accepted the proposal.
Things were about to change. Sebastian Crowne thought eternal bliss awaited him next. But what happened next day shattered their beautiful dream into pieces.
The next day, only for a few hours, Sebastian Crowne had left her alone at the penthouse. And in those few hours, everything terrible happened.
Sebastian Crowne still recalled his brother had rushed to him telling something terrible had happened to Jazmine Harrison. He recalled the phone slipping from his hands and smashing into the floor. He recalled himself not caring at all. What had happened next had been a little blank for Sebastian Crowne. All he could recall was that he hadn’t felt that vulnerable in his life. He had rushed to the penthouse not caring for anything or anyone in the world.
When he had seen his Jazmine Harrison covered in blood, his heart shattered. It felt like his whole world was crumbling. It was only the rapid rise and fall of Jazmine Harrison’s chest and her weak pulse that had kept him from going berserk.
"Sarah Blackwood. Where is Sarah Blackwood? She was there. Sebastian Crowne, where is she?" That was the first thing she had said after gaining a little bit of her consciousness back while they were on their way to the hospital. Thinking back about that time, Sebastian Crowne realized how naive she was.
She had a pure heart. To those she was true, she would do anything to protect. That was one of her qualities that made Sebastian Crowne’s heart warm up to her back six years ago. That and her indescribable strength.