Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 36

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At 7:30 PM, the airport was packed. People hustling in every direction, all in their own little worlds.

Stephanie stood by the exit, bouquet of tulips in hand, nerves fluttering.

She was dressed in a beige coat, her hair pulled up in a neat bun, giving off this sweet, innocent vibe–like she belonged in a Hallmark movie.

A chill breeze swept by, and she instinctively hugged her coat tighter around herself, feeling the cold creep in.

They’d agreed to meet at 8:00 at the exit.

When the clock hit S, she spotted him.

His tall frame cut through the crowd like a statue, and seeing him instantly flooded Stephanie’s mind with memories–like a movie skipping through scenes too fast to keep up with.

She remembered the way he held her, comforted her, how he could make her feel so safe… and so small at the same time.

coat and a gray scarf, exuding this polished, refined look that could’ve belonged to a model in a

cold, ruthless side of him–the one that hid behind

man who took her in, raised her…

locked, and immediately, she felt that chilling, authoritative gaze pierce

familiar scent of his… it wrapped around her like a trap.

held the tulips out toward him, her hand shaking. “You… you like these,” she said softly.

fear twisted

there, his presence pressing in on her, making the air feel thick

buzz of the crowd seemed to fade away, and for a second, it was like they were the only two people in the

still holding the flowers, trembled. She hesitated for a second, then reached

time.”

shift in the atmosphere. For a

hand shot out and grabbed her wrist. Before she could process what was happening, he pulled her against

His voice was low, dark

almost three years since she left him, and in all that

was his fault–maybe he’d spoiled her too

heart raced, her voice trapped in her

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