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Chapter 148

Chapter 148

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Lunch with Ella barely wrapped up when Stephanie got back to the studio–and sure enough, Elliot had already dropped the full file on Tyler’s side piece.

Velvet. Just like the rumors said.

There was a whole section with her address and phone number too.

Before Stephanie could even step into her office, Jennifer blocked the door. “Boss, I called you three times. Why didn’t you pick up?”

“Phone was on silent. Why? Something blow up?”

It was after hours–what could possibly be that urgent?

Everyone at the studio knew Stephanie had a strict no unnecessary overtime policy.

Jennifer gave her a look. “Mrs. Hart’s here.”

Stephanie’s smile instantly dropped.

Catlin.

‘Again?‘

Fantastic. That woman just couldn’t take a hint. Clearly, if Stephanie didn’t make herself crystal clear soon, Catlin was gonna keep popping up like a bad rash.

Still refusing to sign the disownment papers, this woman really was something else.

“How long’s she been here?”

“Two hours.”

Stephanie whistled low.

this was

Olivia sent earlier made

about to head into her office when her phone rang.

She answered, and his voice came through, warm and lazy, like he’d been waiting for her. “What’d you end up

“Steak.”

worth mentioning–but since her first choice got vetoed, she wasn’t in the mood to be

coming down, or

are you doing here this

for

“Alright, hang tight.”

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toward the office. Catlin could wait.

letting Sebastian see her blood relatives in

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she and the Harts were officially done, there was still something about sharing DNA with people like that

skin crawl.

spotted Sebastian’s signature ride parked

door, holding it open like

into the car and gave Sebastian a

with him–calm, intense, and impossible to read–Stephanie’s

like getting caught in a rip current, no point

of answering, he handed her a velvet box. The second she opened it, her breath

“This is–Sicily Sunrise?”

it instantly.

it once at auction and thought it was the most stunning diamond she’d

way it caught the light–it wasn’t just jewelry. It was

it was set into a custom

dropped. “Your hair.”

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