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29.

Both Mia and Sebastian became the talk of the office after that incident. Unlike high school, this time everyone was more sympathetic towards Mia, and part of her knew that this was only because she had the recording. If she didn't, would all these people still support her? Or would they turn against her like the others did before? She couldn't help but wonder.

Soon after Paul was escorted out of the building, Mia left the meeting room too, and headed towards the restroom. She needed to fix her appearance and more importantly, she needed to calm herself down.

In that moment, Sebastian felt too angry at the whole situation to say anything and instead, he just let Mia walk past him and leave the room.

He then stormed off to his own office to cool down, before he did some stupid, like punch a hole in the wall.

Everyone else went back to their desks and it seemed like nothing had happened. Only the scattered papers on the floor of the meeting room were evidence of what had occurred minutes before.

Not long after, Sebastian was sat at his desk, on the phone to his father.

Richard hadn't been in the office today but word of what had occurred, reached him quickly and he called immediately.

"Punching him wasn't exactly the best decision, son," Richard said through the phone.

Sebastian sighed, knowing that his dad was right and it wasn't the wisest choice but that didn't mean he wouldn't do it again.

"He was a dick, Dad." He stated.

"I know, I heard," Richard cut off his words. "And although punching him wasn't entirely wise, I'm proud that you did," he told Sebastian who then chuckled at his dad's words.

A gentle knock on the door distracted Sebastian from the phone for a second. Before he could tell whoever it was to enter, Mia stepped through, a small smile on her face and a box in hand.

She stepped into the office quietly and closed the door behind her.

Sebastian kept his eyes on her, as she walked towards his desk and stood by the chair patiently, as he carried on with the phone call.

"Did I mess up?" He asked his father.

Sebastian knew that he was representing the company at all times, especially since he was the CEO's son. Therefore, punching a client wasn't exactly the most appropriate behaviour - even if it was completely called for.

Mia's face fell at his question too. She knew it wasn't her fault, it was all on Paul Stein, but she still felt bad about it all.

"I'll sort it out. Don't worry, kid. You did a noble thing," Richard praised.

He was so proud that his son wasn't afraid to stand up for someone, even if this had cost them a deal and lost them money. Richard would still be proud of his son, had he done the same thing again.

"Thanks, Dad," Sebastian smiled.

"How is she?" Richard then asked.

In that moment, Sebastian turned his head to look towards Mia, who now stood by the glass wall, overlooking the city.

"I'm not sure," he then replied honestly.