Chapter 298

Sebastian was at the table having breakfast when Pearl came over and sat down. She laid a notebook on his plate.

"Who is Raven, Bash?" She asked. It was his notebook that he had been writing on during the call with his intel op. He must have left it out on his desk.

"I'm not going to ask you again, Sebastian. I'm just going to call Erik and ask him what the fuck he was doing at an S&M club, fucking and beating six women." Pearl said. "And then I'm going to beat your ass for keeping it from me."

"Whoa. Wait. First of all, this isn't me keeping anything from you. I fully intended to tell you tonight. I was waiting for one more piece of intel first." He said.

"And what is that? Is Erik screwing the entire state of Washington?" Pearl asked.

"No. But I think Augustus is in the middle of something bad. I am trying to find out who his PI is and what he knows before we contact him and Maggie. Pearl, I need your help, your brain. Like when you figured out who took Erik. Pearl, look at me... I'm going to take down the entire royal family and you are going to be with me when I do it, every step of the way." Sebastian said, looking directly at her. He was serious. "I'm doing it for your son."

Pearl looked at him in complete shock. He was really going to make it happen if he could.

"Our son." Pearl said.

"What do you mean?" Sebastian asked.

"I just got off the phone with Gail. He's your son, Sebastian. With ninety nine point nine percent certainty. You're Christian's father." She said.

"Oh my god." Sebastian said. His eyes welling with tears. He couldn't believe it. He stood up and pulled Pearl out of her chair and hugged her. "This is incredible. I didn't even know we... and then I delivered him. He looks like me!" He said, covering his mouth, half crying and half laughing with joy.

Pearl was still in shock by all of it. She was becoming numb at this point as a defense mechanism. Sebastian got up and took her hand, leading her to the door.

"Where are we going?" She asked.

"I would really like to hold my son." He said quietly, stopping and looking at her with tears falling down his face. "If that's alright."

"Yes. Of course it is. Let's go." Pearl said, nodding.

As the jet took off, Pearl looked at Sebastian.

"Are you alright?" He asked.

"I don't know. I don't know how to feel right now. I'm numb." Pearl said.

"I understand." Sebastian said. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you right away. I wanted to be sure before I accused your husband of being unfaithful. I wanted you to believe me. Especially after finding out we... "He said.

"I understand why." She said. "Bash, there's something else Gail told me."

"What's that?" Sebastian asked.

"Apparently when they tested Erik's DNA against Christian's, there weren't any similarities whatsoever. Which she found odd because he is your cousin." Pearl said. "So they tested yours with Erik's and it showed that there was almost no likelihood that you are related."

"What? That can't be. Now I'm nervous. Are we sure these tests are accurate?" He asked.

"She says yes. Unless the DNA we got from Erik wasn't his." Pearl said.

"Jim gave him the blue toothbrush from your bathroom." Sebastian said.

"That's his, Bash. No one else used that. He used it the day he left." Pearl said.

They sat in silence for a moment together.

"You said you thought Auggie was involved, right?" Pearl asked.

"Yes. It is not like him to do this. To act this way. He has no reason to." Sebastian said.

"What if he does?" Pearl asked.

"What do you mean?" Sebastian asked.

"Call your PI and ask him about Edward. Can he get his medical records?" Pearl asked.

"I can ask. Why?" Sebastian asked again.

"It's the only explanation for the DNA results, Bash. He isn't your cousin. And if he isn't your cousin.. "

"The he isn't the prince of fucking England." Sebastian said.

Pearl looked at him and nodded.

"This is why I needed your brain." He said. Pearl nodded.

"Let's take them down." She said.