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.

tried to distance herself, he was

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

he effortlessly yanked her onto his lap.

squirmed, her voice trembling. “Don’t…

calm, giving

face flushed bright red. “I’ve

was sitting on his lap, the closeness between them in such a public place making her feel exposed, almost like she couldn’t

cold fingertip traced the line of her cheek, sending a shiver down her spine before it paused at

herself to look him in the

eye.

beneath that cool,

Sebastian, there was no

voice teasing. “So, you’ve grown up, huh? You’ve become independent? Ready to

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

have

hit her like a punch to

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

down. The bitterness she’d been carrying twisted inside her, and

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