True Love Deserves a Second Chance
Chapter 88 The Truth of the Banquet

"No, it was her mom, Angie. I heard she was desperate to sell it for cash, probably to pay off gambling debts. There's more to this story, though. Maybe Ms. Blackwood was forced." Hearing this, a chill settled in Sebastian's eyes.

He suddenly remembered Joey wearing that necklace on their anniversary.

She hated Angie so much, there's no way she'd give her something so valuable unless she was forced.

Thinking of this, he stood up abruptly. "Let's go to the hotel and check the surveillance."

Half an hour later, Sebastian was in the hotel's surveillance room.

He watched for a long time but didn't see Angie.

Just when he was about to give up, he saw Joey running towards the stairs in a panic, the necklace around her neck.

When Joey appeared on the screen again, she was being carried by Julian.

Sebastian immediately had the image zoomed in.

He noticed the necklace was gone from Joey's neck.

Comparing the two images, he already guessed what happened.

His eyes darkened as he looked at the screen and coldly ordered, "Find Angie for me."

Sebastian, the heir to the powerful Winters family in City B, had no trouble finding someone.

In less than an hour, Dominic came to report. "Mr. Winters, Angie was captured by Henry's men and is being held at the base. I heard Mr. Knight ordered it, and they beat her up pretty badly." Hearing this, Sebastian's heart tightened.

Julian came from a scholarly family and wouldn't resort to such harsh measures unless provoked. It must be Joey.

Sebastian immediately sent someone to bring Angie over to interrogate her overnight.

When Angie saw Sebastian, it was like she saw hope.

She immediately begged for mercy. "Mr. Winters, Joey has been with you for so long, I could be considered half your mother-in-law. Please spare me, I'll tell you everything."

Sebastian's eyes were cold as he looked at her. "Talk."

"That day, I lured Joey to the rooftop and threatened to jump if she didn't give me money. I said I'd expose the 'Winters Group firing employees without cause leading to a suicide' incident. If I posted it, the media would cause a scene at the celebration, affecting the Winters Group's stock, and you'd be criticized by the Winters family.

"Joey didn't want to get you in trouble, so she reluctantly gave me the necklace.

"But I could tell she loves you very much and treasures that necklace. She hates me and could have ignored me, but for your sake, she was willing to be driven to madness and did as I asked.

"You didn't see how much she suffered, trembling all over. Please, for the sake of her love for you, forgive me. I won't dare to do it again."

Hearing this, Sebastian felt a metallic taste of blood rising in his throat.

His mind was filled with the image of Joey being cornered by Angie.

And in her most painful and helpless moment, he chose to blame and abandon her without asking anything.

He vaguely remembered the fear in Joey's eyes when she looked at him.

He had mistakenly thought she was afraid of their dirty secret being discovered.

It turned out she was terrified because of her mother's threats.

Sebastian thought, 'Last time, just meeting her mother scared her so much that she clung to me all night.

And this time, she was forced to choose between her life and my company's reputation. How terrified must she have been to cry and tremble like that?'

Thinking of this, Sebastian's heart felt like it was being stabbed repeatedly, bleeding profusely.

He clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot as he looked at Angie. "Throw her into the asylum and make sure she's well-guarded."

After saying this, he left without looking back.

Harold called Joey in the morning, informing her that his grandson had recently retired from the military and was available to serve as her bodyguard.

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After breakfast, she drove to the airport to pick him up.

But as soon as she got downstairs, she saw a familiar figure.

Sebastian, dressed in all black, looked like a god emerging from the night, staring at her intently.

Joey suddenly remembered what Sebastian had said yesterday. "Let bygones be bygones and start anew."

She offered a faint smile, then grabbed her keys and headed directly to the parking lot.

"Joey," Sebastian called from behind.

Joey stopped and slowly turned to face Sebastian's gloomy face.

Her voice was cold. "Mr. Winters, do you need something?"

Sebastian's fingers curled slightly, his voice hoarse. "A new Italian restaurant opened nearby, they have your favorite pasta. Let me take you there."

Joey smiled faintly, distancing herself. "Thank you, Mr. Winters, but I've already eaten."

"Where are you going? I'll take you."

"No need, I have my own car."

She turned to leave, but Sebastian grabbed her from behind.

His chin rested on her shoulder, his hot breath on her neck.

His voice, slightly raspy, whispered in her ear. "Joey, I've locked Angie in an asylum. She won't bother you anymore."

Bitterness flashed in Joey's eyes.

She knew Sebastian must have found out the truth about the banquet night.

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In her most painful and helpless moment, when she most needed his comfort, he chose to abandon her coldly.

This painful memory would haunt her forever.

Joey stood motionless.

Her voice was emotionless. "Mr. Winters, have you hugged enough? I need to go to the airport to pick someone up, I'm already late."

After saying this, she forcibly pried Sebastian's arms off and got into her car without looking back.

Watching her drive away, Sebastian felt an unprecedented sense of loss.

For the first time, he realized something was slipping away from him.

Just then, he received a call from Aurora.

"Sebastian, Mr. Whitmore's grandson Maxwell is coming to City B today. He doesn't have a place to stay, and I thought you might be lonely living alone. How about letting him stay with you?" Sebastian's already grim expression darkened.

He refused without hesitation, "I prefer not to live with others. If you want to help, let him stay at the Old Mansion."

"You don't like living with others? When Joey lived with you, you didn't even want to come home." Aurora struck a nerve.

Aurora hit his sore spot without mercy.Sebastian frowned in anger. "It's not the same!"

"How is it different? Joey was your little bird, Maxwell is your little 'dog'. They're both pets, just take care of them the same way."

Aurora's sharp words struck a chord.

Sebastian felt a pang in his chest.

He snapped, "Give me his number, I'll contact him."

"That's more like it. But I need to warn you, you can't bully him like you did when you were kids. He's grown up now, and I heard he has a girlfriend. Maybe he can bring her over for me someday."