The Ultimate Sponsor System

Chapter 4: I’ll Keep You Company

Sitting far back on the sofa facing the door, a man sat slightly hunched with a cold gaze. Behind him, a sturdy older man stood calmly.

“Come here, Sofie,” Sebastian’s voice was cold and carried an absolute command.

Sofie bit her lip, her heart filled with guilt and fear.

Even so, she still stepped forward nervously.

Kevin, on the other side, had long known Sebastian’s identity. He knew Sofie’s life was tightly controlled by this middle-aged man who wasn’t even Sofie’s blood relative.

He boldly followed Sofie and stood in front of the girl.

“Mr. Sebas, Sofie is already an adult. Isn’t it time for you to stop restricting her so much? You should realize that Sofie doesn’t feel comfortable if her life keeps being limited,” Kevin said with a serious face, though his heart was tense.

Sofie stared at Kevin in disbelief, while Sebastian’s face grew even colder.

**Bam!** 

**Crash!**

“This is my family matter. You’re an outsider—why are you interfering?!” Sebastian barked coldly, slamming the glass table in front of him until it shattered into pieces.

Sofie trembled. She angrily pulled Kevin back. “Get out of the way, Kevin! Don’t make Sebas angrier! What the hell are you doing?! Just meddling!”

Blood dripped from Sebastian’s palm due to the glass shards.

Sebastian stood up and walked toward Sofie.

Sofie was too afraid to look at Sebastian. When the man approached, she unconsciously lowered her head.

Sebastian stopped in front of Sofie. The distance between them was quite close. 

Cassian followed behind Sebastian.

“Sofie, go home,” Sebastian said shortly and coldly.

Sofie gritted her teeth. She lifted her face and spoke angrily but a little stutteringly, “N-No! Even if I go home, I’ll just be alone! I don’t want to go home! I want to hang out with my friends!”

Kevin behind Sofie couldn’t hold back. He spoke while suppressing his irritation, “Mr. Sebas, as Sofie’s guardian you shouldn’t restrict her like that. Sofie is already an adult. She should already be walking her own path!”

“I’ve already said it—you’re an outsider. Why are you interfering in my family affairs?” Sebastian turned his head and looked at Kevin with a cold gaze.

“I’m Sofie’s boyfriend! It’s natural for me to defend her!” Kevin retorted loudly.

“Boyfriend? Is that true, Sofie? Didn’t I already forbid you from dating and told you to focus on your studies? You’ll be participating in the awakening ceremony soon. If you keep playing around like this, your future talent could be affected,” Sebastian said coldly.

“Why…” Sofie’s voice was weak. 

“Why do you always restrict me, Sebas?!” Sofie shouted with glassy eyes.

Sebastian’s brows rose. “You’re asking why? It’s because I care about you, Sofie.”

“If you care about me, why in these past three years have I never felt that you were close to me?! You’re always at your company! You forgot about me! On my 18th birthday, you didn’t even celebrate it! You only said happy birthday through a message! Sebas, I hate you!” Sofie shouted with tears streaming down, her voice filled with bitterness and sadness.

Sebastian fell silent for a moment. He thought that with his cold mind and intelligence, he could understand Sofie’s feelings. 

Was he wrong? 

No—he was wrong. 

Cassian was right. He should have spent time with Sofie instead of focusing on his work.

Sebastian stood and walked toward Sofie. 

Sofie saw the blood on Sebastian’s palm. The girl felt guilty and grew even more afraid. 

She lowered her head while holding back her tears so they wouldn’t flow again.

Suddenly, Sofie felt a pair of strong arms pull her into a warm embrace. She looked up and saw that Sebastian was actually hugging her.

“I’m sorry, Sofie. I’ve been wrong all this time. I should have accompanied you more often lately, but you know my situation yourself, right?” Sebastian said softly.

Sofie sobbed. She buried her face in Sebastian’s chest and cried brokenly, “I-I tried to understand you, but honestly I’m lonely! Papa and Mama left me forever. You’re the only one I know since they were gone, Sebas! You should have accompanied me every day… hic…”

Sebastian stroked Sofie’s head with his clean left hand.

“Go home. From now on, I will accompany you as much as possible.”

Sofie froze. She looked up and stared at Sebastian’s face. “Really? You promise you’ll accompany me?”

“Yes. I’ll have a lot of free time going forward. I’ll accompany you whenever you want,” Sebastian said, lowering his head and whispering into Sofie’s ear.

Sofie bit her lip. “You’re not just trying to comfort me, right? You’re not lying?”

“No, Sofie. I already made a promise just now, didn’t I?”

Sofie was silent for a moment, then said weakly, “Forgive me, Uncle.”

Sebastian released Sofie, then took her right hand.

The girl’s hand was so soft. Sebastian remembered that the last time he held Sofie’s hand was several years ago.

“Let’s go home,” Sebastian said.

“Hmm…” Sofie replied obediently.

Sebastian started walking away, but suddenly Sofie stopped. Sebastian stopped as well.

“Wait a moment, Uncle,” Sofie said.

Sebastian turned. Sofie looked at Kevin. “Kevin, you heard it yourself just now—my uncle doesn’t allow me to date. So starting today, don’t consider me your girlfriend. We’re breaking up.”

“What?” Kevin’s eyes widened.

After a few seconds, Kevin’s anger exploded.

He went berserk.