Chapter 4 The Strange Temperament

Sebastian's tone suddenly turned icy. "If you know why I'm drinking, then stop asking dumb questions. And where's the ring I gave you?"

Brooklyn cursed Sebastian in her mind, calling him a lunatic and an egomaniac. But she still pulled the ring out of her lab coat pocket.

Sebastian saw the ring in Brooklyn's hand and frowned. "Why aren't you wearing it?"

Brooklyn widened her eyes, looking at Sebastian like he was an idiot. "Because I'm a doctor. I deal with patients all day, touching viruses and bacteria. What if the ring gets dirty? And I can't wear it during surgery. What if it falls into a patient's body?"

Sebastian realized he had asked a stupid question, but as the CEO of a massive business empire, he wasn't about to admit his mistake easily.

"Fine, you can go. Just remember to bring me my medication." he waved her off dismissively.

Brooklyn didn't like Sebastian's commanding tone. He could talk to his subordinates like that at the office, but this was a hospital, and she was his doctor.

She huffed, turned on her heel, and stomped out. Even if this was a hospital, it had Sebastian's investment, so technically, he was her boss too.

Still, Brooklyn felt a bit defiant. After stepping out, she turned back and shouted through the bedroom door. "No wonder Megan likes you. The feel is pretty good."

Sebastian was momentarily stunned, then laughed in exasperation.

"Brooklyn, you just wait!" he snorted.

Brooklyn left Sebastian's room and was about to enter the elevator when she saw Megan standing there with her arms crossed, looking cold.

"Brooklyn, I'm going to—"

Before Megan could finish, Brooklyn turned and headed for the stairs.

Brooklyn sneered inwardly, 'What a brainless woman. If I can't deal with her, I can at least avoid her. Why did I ever become friends with her? Anyway, my office isn't far from this floor. Consider it exercise.'

As Brooklyn entered the stairwell, Megan rushed after her. "Brooklyn, stop right there! Are you scared of me?"

She blocked Brooklyn's path, panting slightly from the run. She looked at Brooklyn with a smug expression.

"Yes, I'm quite scared of you. I'm afraid my IQ will drop to your level." Brooklyn crossed her arms and sneered.

Megan realized Brooklyn was calling her an idiot. Furious, she reached to grab Brooklyn's hair, but Brooklyn stepped back and pointed to the stairwell's security camera. "You don't want the news tomorrow to be about a celebrity attacking a doctor in a stairwell, do you?"

Megan stopped in her tracks. "Brooklyn, you're getting more and more devious!" She spat through gritted teeth.

A flash of hatred crossed Brooklyn's eyes, and her tone grew even more mocking.

"When it comes to being devious, who can compare to you? You took advantage of my absence to seduce my husband. Knowing full well you're just a mistress who can't see the light of day, you still constantly show up in the media, pretending to be Sebastian's wife. Don’t you find it disgusting? Aren't you afraid that one day a journalist might risk investigating Sebastian's marital status and discover that you're just his mistress?"

Megan's face paled for a moment.

Brooklyn was right. Until she and Sebastian divorced, Megan would always be just a mistress.

"So what if you're still married? I'm prettier than you." Megan bit her lip, trying to regain some ground.

"You're just a mistress." Brooklyn flashed the ring in Megan's face.

Megan retorted, "My body is better than yours, and my family background is better."

Her eyes flickered with jealousy. Her family might not match the Kingsley family's wealth, but it was still prestigious, something Brooklyn couldn't compete with.

"So what? You're just a mistress." Brooklyn did a chest-expanding stretch with the ring on her finger.

Megan's teeth were nearly grinding to dust. She glared at Brooklyn. "I understand Sebastian better than you. I was there for him when he was lonely."

Brooklyn rubbed her forehead with the hand wearing the ring. "You're just a mistress." She kept repeating it.

"You damn bitch, I'll kill you! Can't you say anything else?" Megan lunged, trying to snatch the ring from Brooklyn's hand.

But Brooklyn slapped Megan hard across the face.

Megan clutched her stinging cheek, stunned.

"Remember your place, superstar. As long as Sebastian and I are married, I'm his wife, and you're just a mistress!" Brooklyn pointed at Megan's nose, leaving her with a cold expression and a confident stride as she walked away.

"Brooklyn, I won't let you get away with this!" Megan's shrill scream echoed in the stairwell.