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

took her in, raised

eyes locked, and immediately, she felt that chilling, authoritative gaze pierce right through her. Without thinking, she lowered her

familiar scent of his… it

him, her hand shaking. “You… you

fear twisted in

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

for a second, it was like they were the

a second, then reached up to

time.”

the air, soft but heavy, like a delicate shift in the atmosphere. For a moment, the tension

just as quickly, his large hand shot out and grabbed her wrist. Before she could process what was happening, he pulled

His voice was low, dark with

him, and in all that time, she hadn’t reached out

her defiance was his fault–maybe he’d

trapped

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