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

only she knew the cold, ruthless side of him–the one that

who took her in, raised her…

that chilling, authoritative gaze pierce right through her. Without thinking,

presence was like a shadow, suffocating, heavy. And that familiar scent of

toward him, her hand shaking. “You…

twisted in

there, his presence pressing in on her, making the

buzz of the crowd seemed to fade away, and for a second, it

She hesitated for a second, then reached up to adjust his scarf. “It’s been

time.”

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

Before she could process what was

voice was low, dark

years since she left him, and in all that time, she hadn’t reached

fault–maybe he’d spoiled her too much, like everyone had

raced, her voice trapped in her

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