Partners In Crime

Chapter 9

"So the next question is, who will be our couple of guinea pigs." Sebastian broke his silence with an amused tone.

An uncomfortable silence filled the room.

"Well..." Sofia began her sentence yet found no words to finish it.

After some time, when the silence became too loud, SoSo shouted.

She is most definitely drunk.

"Oh for goodness sake. I am willing to marry Sebastian."

...

"Sebastian isn't part of the Moriarty family," Grace stated.

I couldn't help but laugh at SoSo's clear sign of interest in Moran.

"I don't believe it matters whether Sebastian is part of the Moriarty family or not. He is known to work for us, so much so, that he is considered to be a family friend, thus his marriage would have close ties with the Moriarty family. In addition, if Lady SoSo insists on marrying our Sebastian, who are we to deny her?" William finished with a hint of humor towards the ending of his speech.

"Sebastian, any input on the situation?" Albert questioned a clearly stunned Sebastian.

"If that's what it takes to help William's plans prosper, I am willing to settle with a woman," Sebastian responded in a monotone.

Judging from his tone and choice of words, it appears as though he is not the type of gentleman who likes to commit. Dare I say... a womanizer?

"If things are going to escalate in such a path, why not move in together?" Claire questioned.

"I have to agree. It could save us a lot of time and effort from going in between two houses. Additionally, the residence we bought was only a temporary purchase." Louis stated in a convincing tone.

As someone who was born into a female-dominated family, I am nothing but uninformed to the idea of living with men other than my father, even then, father and mother left for France a while back, leaving us, their daughters, to take care of their British business.

From the looks of it, Albert and William were too, quite skeptical of the idea.

In sync, all five of them spoke ever so quietly, nearly whispering, among each other. In the end, Albert rose from his seat and stated...

"Then it is settled, Sebastian and Lady SoSo will get married and tomorrow we will begin the process of moving in." Albert proclaimed as he rose his glass of wine.

As a sign of agreement, the rest followed Albert by rising their own glass of wine and starting a toast.

"To our new partnership!"

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Another hour has passed and the conversation took a turn from professional topics into personal, get-to-know-me subjects.

After answering major questions posed by the gentlemen, I excused myself from the table and went outside to clear my mind.

Things sure escalated quickly...

I thought to myself as the brightness of the moon charmed my eyes. So beautiful, yet so unnoticed, that moon of ours...

Despite how close, how immense the moon is, it is rarely used as a theme of discussion. Quite upsetting to think that people only speak of things that hold minimal value, yet the moon is such a fundamental piece of our universe, except, mankind pays no attention to it.