Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 39

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Sebastian raised an eyebrow, studying Stephanie’s reaction closely.

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But before he could say anything, Stephanie suddenly threw her arms around his neck, crying uncontrollably, as if she had been carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders.

Her sudden outburst shattered the anger in Sebastian’s eyes.

His hands, which had been frozen mid–motion, slowly slid around her waist as she sobbed in his arms.

Stephanie clung to him tightly, tears streaming down her face. “Mom… is she okay?”

Sebastian’s voice softened as he held her close. “She thought you’d forgotten her.”

In truth, her whole family had believed that once she returned to the Hart family, she would forget everything about Fiorenza.

him even tighter, her sobs growing more desperate.

rushing out in a jumbled mess, and they could have talked for

she had left

the three years she’d spent in Long Harbor, she hadn’t

that had happened

Giovanni family had always been her rock,

been

them all in one night. It felt like a nightmare she couldn’t bring herself to

the Giovanni family was at its worst.

could’ve, she would’ve stayed

had been in

fell apart. Valentina, along with her brother Richard, had kidnapped Sebastian and

forcing Stephanie to leave the Giovanni

comply. In that desperate moment, Stephanie had no

agree.

leave the Giovanni

had been at the peak of their power

father’s sudden death, Sebastian’s foundation had been shaken, and he was powerless against the Casalini

that time.

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