Chapter 230

Chapter 230

The word “why” echoed in the air.

Stephanie nuzzled against his chest, murmuring, “Because I like Sebastian…”

Her words echoed, each repetition hammering into Sebastian’s heart like a thunderclap rolling over distant mountains.

His pupils contracted as a wave of emotion surged within him.

“Do you like your brother, or do you like Sebastian?”

His deep, magnetic voice was unreadable–so neutral that even a sober person might struggle to discern his emotions, let alone Stephanie, who was already half–asleep.

However, this time, Sebastian didn’t hear her answer.

A few seconds passed before he glanced down and saw that her lips slightly open, her breathing soft and even.

Her small, pale fingers, which had clung so tightly to his shirt, had loosened their grip.

She had fallen asleep.

Sebastian looked at her flushed little face, a helpless smile tugged at his lips.

He carried her upstairs and laid her gently on the bed. Just as he was tucking her in, she stirred, her drowsy eyes hazy with sleep.

“Sebastian,” she mumbled.

“What is it?”

her voice laced with quiet

“Alright,” he murmured.

her aggrieved eyes, Sebastian couldn’t refuse her. He sat down on the edge of the bed, pulling her into

arms.

that she would catch a cold after drinking, so he

brushed a kiss against her forehead. “Be good, go

like they had returned to

a child, Stephanie had clung to him the same way, refusing to sleep

he had school, she would wait for him.

high school, even college, Sebastian had come home

had been far, Mrs. Lucano felt sorry for Sebastian and wanted him to live closer. As a result, he had taken Stephanie with him, hiring help to look after her in the

his throat tightened, and

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leaned down, his lips brushing against hers–soft, cool,

of alcohol, tinged with sweet grapes, pulled him in, leaving

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the familiar warmth surrounding her, she felt she was

around his

moment before responding–his

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up. It was Stephanie’s phone.

glanced at the sleeping Stephanie before turning his attention to the stinging

covering her with the quilt, he

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