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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 about

little text Olivia sent

into her office when her phone

warm and lazy, like he’d been waiting for her. “What’d you end up eating for

“Steak.”

her first choice got vetoed, she wasn’t in the mood to

coming down, or should I come up?”

“What are you doing

something for

“Alright, hang tight.”

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toward the office.

no interest in letting Sebastian see her blood relatives in action—no need to show him just how

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were officially done, there was still something

skin crawl.

outside, she spotted Sebastian’s signature ride

at the door, holding it open like always.

into the car and gave Sebastian

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

a rip current, no point fighting it, just

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

“This is–Sicily Sunrise?”

it

it once at auction and thought it was the most stunning diamond

clarity, the way it caught the light–it wasn’t just

was set into a custom

dropped. “Your

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