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 that could’ve belonged to a model in a high–end magazine.

knew the cold, ruthless side of him–the one that hid behind that well–groomed exterior.

The man who took her in,

chilling, authoritative gaze pierce

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

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

and fear twisted in her

flowers. He just stood there, his presence pressing in on her,

second, it was like they were the only two

hand, still holding the flowers, trembled. She hesitated for a second, then reached up to adjust his

time.”

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

quickly, his large hand shot out and grabbed her wrist. Before she could process what

dark with something

three years since she left him, and

couldn’t help wondering if her defiance was his fault–maybe he’d spoiled her too much, like

her voice trapped

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