Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

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Chapter 38

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Stephanie had planned to take Sebastian to the hotel, but instead, he had her pinned against his side. She couldn’t figure out how to tell Elliot where to drive.

By the time Sebastian finally let go of her, they were already pulling into the parking garage at Cloudridge Valley.

She was caught off guard. “You know 1 live here?” she asked, glancing at him.

She’d used his card yesterday, which must’ve given away her details, and now here he was.

Stephanie figured he’d probably done some digging into her life over the last three years.

Elliot, still behind the wheel, spoke up. “It’s easy for him to find out anything. It’s just that you’ve kept it so well hidden all this time. We never knew you’d move to another country.”

Stephanie’s nerves flared, and she didn’t know how to respond.

Elliot added, “You even found your real family… Well… anyway, he’s really pissed!”

The last part, “really pissed,” made her stomach drop.

She quickly glanced at Sebastian, who was already standing outside the car. Without wasting a second, she jumped out.

*****

The elevator ride was silent, tension thick in the air. They headed straight for her place.

As she was about to grab slippers for Sebastian, she opened the shoe cabinet. There, among her own slippers, was a pair of men’s slippers that clearly had been worn.

A cold shiver ran down her spine. She hurriedly grabbed a brand–new pair she hadn’t worn yet, offering them to Sebastian.

“Why don’t you wear these for now?” she said, holding out a pair of pink slippers with little rabbit designs.

his cold

serve others?” he teased,

She froze, bitterness

and gave him a pitiful look. “You already

slipping the slippers on. They were too

apartment and looked around, his gaze

family is pretty well–known in Long Harbor. This is where they’ve put

of the Hart family made Stephanie tense up. She pouted, avoiding his eyes.

Hart family,” she

stared at her.

bought it

twitched. Things were

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when the said “with your money, something in his key demeanor seemed to soften–post a little

couch, towed

scarf, still scanning the room. Then he asked, “Why didn’t you buy something

square feet, Enough

was tiny. Back in Fiorenza, even her smallest house had been over

family, their manor was so big she

eyes narrowing, “Come here”

voice had a sharp edge to it.

about a meter away from him, careful not to get

long arm and pulled her into his embrace,

her voice

he spoke from above her head. “You’ve got

her eyes. Her heart

She knew exactly what

she had walked out without a word, right in the middle of

left, there was a saying circulating in Fiorenza’s high society: An adopted daughter’s never truly of

was Stephanie they were

Mr. Giovanni, and Sebastian was at his lowest, she had abandoned the

back on

had kept a close watch on everything

held her fate in their hands.

hadn’t