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.

gray scarf, exuding this polished, refined look

of him–the one that hid behind that well–groomed

who took her in, raised

authoritative gaze pierce right through her. Without thinking, she lowered her head.

shadow, suffocating, heavy. And that familiar scent of his… it wrapped around

him, her hand shaking. “You… you

and fear twisted in her chest.

take the flowers. He just stood there, his presence pressing in on her, making the air

a second, it was like they were the only two people in the entire world.

trembled. She hesitated for a second, then reached up

time.”

like a delicate shift in the atmosphere. For a moment, the tension around him

Before she

dark with something dangerous

she left him, and in all

his fault–maybe he’d spoiled her

trapped in

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