Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 178

Stephanie couldn’t be bothered to deal with him and turned to leave.

But Chris grabbed her wrist again, his head still throbbing from her earlier smack. She didn’t hold back at all–his brain felt like it was rattling around in his skull.

Stephanie glanced at him, raising a brow. “Seriously?”

Right then, Chris’s eyes caught the redness and swelling on her lip…

And the faint glimpse of bruises along the edge of her scarf.

His mind went blank for a second before exploding.

Without thinking, he yanked off her scarf, and there they were–several hickeys, right there for him to see.

His breathing turned ragged. “You and those guys–”

He couldn’t even finish the sentence. He didn’t need to. As a grown man, he knew exactly what those marks meant.

No one knew how badly these past few days had eaten at him. Every time he pictured her with someone else, it felt like he was losing his mind.

He kept telling himself she was just acting out, trying to piss him off.

But now? There was no talking himself out of this.

Stephanie gave him a look like he was a total idiot. “What the hell’s wrong with you?”

you’re dragging my boyfriend into this? Who

free,

and kicked him hard in the stomach–right as

out a muffled grunt and instantly loosened his grip

eyes ice–cold as they locked

looked

pain.

came from both of them.

felt like his guts were

Chris glared at her,

to Sebastian. “What are

fighting skills get so

off his coat and wrapped it around her.

she dressed like

cold scent clinging to his coat mixed with a faint

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the comment about her ‘sloppy‘ skills.

of woman fights

like she was raised in

fine. You just showed up early

grabbed her hand, casting one last icy glance at Chris, who was still

was breathing hard, sweat pouring down his forehead from the pain, glaring at

of her and strode toward Chris, every step radiating danger.

back but