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36.

Sebastian was well aware of his growing feelings for Mia, therefore it only made sense that he end whatever he had with Anna, forever.

Not just in a way that was temporarily off, but a complete break up. He couldn't claim to feel something for Mia and still have an on-and-off girlfriend hanging around, like she was some kind of a safety net.

It wouldn't be fair on Anna or Mia, or even himself.

He wanted to be true and honest with his feelings and if there did end up being a chance, that he could actually be in a relationship with Mia, he didn't want to wreck that by having another woman in his life. It was best to end things.

For that reason, Sebastian had invited Anna to dinner, hoping to end things in a civil way.

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Sebastian was sat in the restaurant and waited for Anna to arrive. She was never really someone that could ever be on time, therefore it didn't really surprise him that she was late yet again.

He never really thought about it much before, since he didn't care much about her lack of punctuality. He only found himself noticing it now, when he thought about how different Mia was. She was always on time and prompt.

As Sebastian was lost in his thoughts about the woman he wanted to be with, the woman that he was currently in a 'relationship' with, had arrived and yet, he hadn't noticed.

Anna had walked into the classy restaurant, with a wide grin on her face, despite knowing how late she was. Although, the way she saw it, beauty took time and Anna really thought herself to be the fairest of them all.

The happy expression on her face, was due to where she thought this night was going to go. In her mind, all that registered was that Sebastian had chosen a very nice restaurant to take her to dinner to, and that on a random day. He had made the plan himself and wanted to see her, as soon as she was back from another modelling assignment.

To Anna, this meant one thing only...Sebastian wanted to propose.

She was so sure of it. They had been on-and-off for a while now and he undoubtedly wanted more of her, so he was going to propose. Just the thought of it got her excited and so she took extra time to get ready.

Little did she know, this 'date' wasn't going to end the way she thought it would.

Anna was led to the table by one of the wait-staff and looked to Sebastian, who almost seemed zoned out.

She then cleared her throat.

Sebastian heard a weird noise and glanced up to see Anna standing in front of their table, with a waiter next to her.

"Oh, you're here," he said and saw the look of shock on Anna's face.

"That's it? That's how you greet me?" Anna replied, aghast.

"Hello?" Sebastian then tried to greet her, unsure of what she meant and by the look on her face, that clearly wasn't it.

The waiter, that was stood next to Anna, tried his best to cover his smile, but failed miserably. Instead, he pulled out the chair, across from Sebastian, and waited till she sat down, before leaving.

Once the waiter left, Anna looked towards Sebastian with a frown.

"Really, Seb? No kiss or hug? Am I here for a meeting or a date? The least you could've done is shake my hand and not embarrass me in front of the staff," Anna ranted furiously.

Meanwhile, Sebastian just furrowed his brows in confusion. He didn't understand how he embarrassed her. 'He'd said hello, wasn't that a greeting?'