Chapter 37 On the other hand , Maxine shut off her phone with growing impatience and went back into the kitchen to finish making a late night search for Jonela But barely ten minutes later , someone started banging on the front door . Maxine turned the stove to low and walked over to the entrance , opening the door without any guard , " Sebastian ? What are you doing here ? " Maxine snapped , already starting to close the door when Sebastian raised his hand and blocked it There was no way Maxine's strength could match his . She let out a sharp , disbelieving laugh . " What , you planning to break into my house now ? " The noise startled Jessica . She peeked out , and her little face instantly turned pale . But without any hesitation , Jessica ran over and threw herself in front of Maxine . " What are you doing here ? Maxine's divorcing you ! " Jessica frowned and glared at Sebastian , clearly upset . Sebastian's eyes darkened as he glanced down at the little girl . Then he looked straight at Maxine . " Maxine , this is important . It's about that little gi Maxine's eyes narrowed in suspicion . After a long pause , she finally let go of the doorknob and hesitantly stepped aside to let him in . The moment Sebastian stepped inside , the smell hit him - rich , familiar . Tomato basil soup . Maxine's specialty . Suddenly , it triggered a memory - Brian's little face , clearly thinner than before . Sebastian's eyes clouded even more . His gaze shifted to Jessica's smooth cheeks . She looked a bit healthier than the last time he saw her . A sudden wave of anger rose out of nowhere . Rarely did Sebastian lose his temper like this . Without thinking , he blurted , " So you're ignoring your own kid to play mom to someone else's ? " Maxine's expression turned ice cold . She looked like she was about to slap him and snapped , " This is what you meant by something important about Jessica ? " With that , Maxine lowered her head and gently touched Jessica's hair . " Sweetheart , go back to your room . Jessica kept a wary eye on Sebastian for a moment before finally walking off , glancing back at every step . Maxine walked to the door and said coldly , " Mr. Mason , if you didn't come here for something real , you'd better get out . This isn't the place to dump your bad mood . " Sebastian shut his eyes and took a deep breath . " Sorry . I lost my head for a second , " ཙྪ ། ; Maxine wasn't used to seeing him like this . Whether it was the outburst or the apology - it was rare . Therefore , it threw Maxine off for a second . Maxine pressed her lips together , a little flustered . " Fine , whatever . Just leave . Whether you've got something toy or not , don't come again - unless it's about the divorce . " The word divorce hit Sebastian like a needle straight to the chest . The pain shot through him , sharp and unshakable . Sebastian looked down , voice low . " This really is important . I talked to Valerie today . She brought some news - word's out that you're planning to adopt Jessica . " We don't know how , but no one's made it a public issue yet . But it's serious . If Valerie knows , it's only a matter of time before Gabriel hears about it too . " 17 IU Wed 18 Jun Chapter 37 Maxine's pupils tightened . She wasn't stupid she knew what that meant . Ivanna's former defense attorney , now trying to adopt her orphaned daughter ?, If Gabriel found out that the case he worked so hard to bury might get dragged back into court again , he'd definitely react fast . Not that Maxine was scared . But right now , she had almost no solid evidence . ' Everything has to move faster now , ' Maxine thought .