Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 301

Chapter 301

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Dan Murry. The guy had short, neat hair. His thin lips always pressed tight. Those sharp, sparky eyes said more than he himself ever did.

He’d had this wild, cocky energy–so different from Sebastian’s cool chill–that he’d stuck in Stephanie’s head.

Stephanie had met him three times. The fourth was just word he was gone, a hit that smashed Sofia’s heart to pieces.

Sebastian shrugged, staring at the cup in his hands. “Maybe. Maybe not.”

Stephanie’s voice got quieter. “Finger crossed.”

She looked out the window, feeling for Sofia and everything she’d put into that guy.

Sebastian played with her slightly crossed fingers. “Cold?” he asked, a bit of concern slipping in.

“Nah, I’m good,” she said, shaking her head. The fireplace was doing its thing.

Still, he snagged a fuzzy blanket from nearby and draped it over her shoulders, his touch light.

He knew she hated heavy layers in winter–liked her arms free–so her closet was packed with light, comfy stuff like this.

“I’m really not cold,” she muttered, glancing at the blanket.

“Just go with it,” he teased, his voice warm and easy.

Stephanie rolled her eyes but gave in, pulling it on for real.

*****

Dinner time hit, and with the snow stacking up outside–turning everything into a white mess. Stephanie was in her happy place. She loved cooking up a storm on days like this.

The soup on the table was bubbling, steam rising from the broth. No spice, yeah, but Stephanie dug in anyway, a small grin

on her face.

looked up, pushing

but took it. “What’s with you and all this spicy soupy

into anything

of the hot broth and

her a quick sideways

that snow out there?” She nodded at the window, where big

let out a little laugh, one corner of his mouth lifting. “Oh,

a bowl of soup,’ he thought,

suddenly asked, “Macro and Lorenzo… Haven’t seen them for a while.”

more interesting if they

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another piece of

swallowed a bite of carrot, then added, “You really freaked Macro out today, you

too–her heart was

drama here and ended up in the hospital. Now nobody wanted to mess

grabbing his spoon. “Freaked out for what? All I did was

her words caught in her throat.

Long

dropped that way too casually,

okay, right? What’s Elliot gonna do to

frowned at him, pushing harder. “I’m serious. She’s just a girl–you can’t go

teasing tone sneaking in. “Luca’s

Stephanie froze.

vibe had been tomboy city

next to Sofia by the window,

voice, “tell Elliot to chill. She might not seem like it, but she’s a

cup, straight–faced. “Nosebleed and a

hit her, and she relaxed a

hang on.” She scrunched her face,

skin popped into her head, and she threw a quick, nervous

might not even show up,”