Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 37

Chapter 37

Stephanie froze when she saw the car. “You… you shipped your car here?*

That was his car–the one he always drove in Fiorenza.

Seeing it here in Long Harbor hit her hard. It made it clear: he wasn’t planning on leaving anytime soon.

A cold wave of dread settled deep in her chest.

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Sebastian glanced down at her, his presence towering over her, making her feel even smaller. She swallowed, her nerves a mess under his gaze.

“Miss.” Elliot’s respectful voice cut through the tension.

Stephanie, still trying to hold it together, nodded stiffly. “Mr. Grant.”

Before she could say anything else, Sebastian grabbed her again, pulling her into the car like it was nothing.

Sebastian climbed in after her, his expression unreadable. Stephanie shifted as far as she could to the other side of the seat, but it didn’t matter.

how far she tried to distance

and Sebastian’s big hand closed around her wrist, his grip firm and

effortlessly yanked her onto

her voice trembling. “Don’t… don’t do this…”

calm, giving a

“I’ve grown up. This

on his lap, the closeness between them in

line of her cheek, sending a shiver down her spine before it

to look him in

eye.

person Sebastian truly was beneath that cool, controlled exterior.

Sebastian, there was no

leaned in, his voice teasing. “So, you’ve grown up, huh? You’ve become independent? Ready to spread those wings and fly away

like a little kid again, unsure of how to respond. “I…

voice lingered, amused. “Did you have fun these last few years?”

“fun” hit her like a punch to the

hadn’t felt even a hint of regret in the past few days. She’d been sharp, direct, even

twisted inside her, and before

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