Chapter 196

Holding Stephanie in his arms, Sebastian carried her downstairs.

He glanced at her nightgown, then casually tossed her his jacket from the couch.

She caught it and wrapped herself up.

The fabric was still warm from him.

“What are you doing up this late?” Sebastian asked.

Stephanie hesitated.

She wanted to say she was hungry, but she wasn’t sure if Sebastian would allow it.

He was strict about food and meal times–late–night snacks had always been off–limits.

But right now, she couldn’t take it anymore.

“I’m hungry,” she admitted pitifully.

Sebastian raised a brow. “You already ate plenty at dinner.”

Sure, it was just a bowl of noodles, but she had quite a bit of side dishes. It wasn’t exactly a small meal.

Stephanie blinked up at him, eyes wide and pleading.

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heat rush through him. He hated it when she looked at him like that–it made him want to tease

that

nodded earnestly.

watching, finally spoke up. “Maybe we should just let

like she was about to

firsthand how strict Sebastian was with

if she was never truly full.

shot him a

quickly turned away. “Miss Stephanie is really

pain of trying to sleep on an empty

look–rarely did he ever take her

noticed, of course.

pulled her into his arms. “That settles it. No crazy

lose weight. The doctor said she was severely lacking in

paranoid about Stephanie

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she

the type to gain

Stephanie had always carried a little baby fat, but she never seemed to get any thinner–or

pinched her cheek. “Tell the

“Okay!”

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to ask the kitchen staff for a bowl of beef pasta.

kitchen staff had changed but didn’t

back out, she overheard Sebastian and Elliot still talking

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