Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

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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.

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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

learned how to serve others?” he teased, his voice dark.

aback. She froze, bitterness suddenly

gave him a

were too small

the apartment and looked around, his gaze growing darker with each passing

back to her. “The Hart family is pretty well–known in Long Harbor. This is where they’ve put

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

from the Hart family,” she

and stared at

then admitted, “I bought it with your

Things were worse than he’d

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in his key demeanor seemed to soften–post a little

couch, towed his cost over the

the room. Then

feet, Enough for me she

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

manor was so big she couldn’t finish walking

paused, his eyes narrowing,

voice had a sharp

a meter away from him, careful not to

reached out with a long arm and pulled her into his embrace, just like he

she gasped, her voice

a growl, as he spoke from above her head. “You’ve got five

breath caught, panic flashing in her eyes. Her heart skipped

exactly what

out without a word, right in the middle of the chaos

saying circulating in Fiorenza’s high society: An adopted daughter’s never

was Stephanie they were

for Mr. Giovanni, and

Stephanie turned the question back on

kept a close watch on everything happening

Casalini family had once held her

there hadn’t