Chapter 135

Chapter 135

He knew the drill, young women could be obsessed with their looks, sometimes taking things to extremes.

Sofia had once dieted so hard she’d landed in the hospital.

Ever since then, Sebastian was strict about healthy eating for the women in his family.

Stephanie slid into the chair opposite him, all innocence. ‘Is my big brother saying I eat too much now?

“Yes!” Sebastian shot bark without missing a beat.

Stephanie blinked.

Seriously? Is he worried I’m going to bankrupt the Giovannis with my appetite?

Okay, he probably just cared about her health, didn’t want her pulling a Sofia and ending up in the ER for a crash diet.

Stephanie took a sip of her porridge. “What time did you get back last night?”

“Past two,” Sebastian answered.

“Did you come into my room?”

Sebastian paused, a flicker of something unreadable crossing his eyes.

He met her gaze, a hint of caution in his voice. “Why?”

“Just wondering.”

Stephanie shrugged it off. Maybe it was just a weird dream.

She’d had this strange sensation of being enveloped in a cold aura while half–asleep, like she was being held.

move, but felt completely paralyzed, like in

been a

to her studio, while Sebastian

ten

stepped forward. “Sir.”

“Hmm?”

a meeting. And Mr.

Chris Ashford and Jackson Hodge were eager

least met Sebastian once, but Chris hadn’t even gotten in the same room

he wasn’t interested in

pushing to be discharged. And Ashford is digging into

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info and let him give up? Elliot

vision for that sick woman. He’ll run into a brick

tomorrow, it would be too good for her.

sparked in Sebastian’s eyes. “Leak nothing.

the dark about who owns this place, the more amusing it will be. He’ll break himself trying to figure

out.”

his hope; prolonging his agony was far

Giovanni lives here. He’s

the owner of her own

Chris grilling Stephanie reminded Sebastian of that absurd “66–year–old

Chris even pulled that number

miracle the Ashford Group hadn’t

ignore him,” Sebastian

torture was knowing your opponent was in the know while you were completely

stewing in his ignorance, driving himself

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her studio to find Jennifer practically bouncing with

Hodge is here!“she whispered

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