Chapter 338

Elliot quietly left the lounge to give Stephanie and Sebastian some space.

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Sebastian rubbed Stephanie’s back soothingly, comforting her like he would a child. “Alright, don’t cry. I’ve punished Jonny, okay?”

Jonny? Who’s that?” She had no idea who he was.

“He handles security in the Shallow Bay Area,” Sebastian said.

Stephanie paused, then said, “Actually, Richard’s just too sneaky. You don’t have to be so hard on your own people, right?” She was sure Richard, with his schemes, had set this up.

Sebastian chuckled. Their time apart hadn’t been long, but Stephanie was still scared. She’d tried to reach him, worried about being separated for too long again.

Sebastian leaned down and kissed her softly.

Stephanie lightly poked his palm. “Did you hear that?”

“Yeah,” Sebastian murmured, pulling her closer as the room seemed to grow warmer with the growing intimacy between them.

the moment, Elliot knocked on the door. “Mr. Giovanni,” he called

into Sebastian’s arms like a scared rabbit.

was etched with frustration. “What’s going on?” he asked.

replied, “Something went wrong.”

whose

up to something again? That jerk… I should have let his

and set her on the small bed. “Get some rest, or maybe take a shower?”

was taken aback, then her face turned red with

stood up and left the room.

glanced down at her clothes, noting how messy she was. Her clothes were a mess–torn and snagged from the escape. She’d only focused on her face, not realizing how bad the rest looked.

hurried to the restroom to take a shower. She kept wondering what Elliot meant by “something went wrong,” and when she emerged from the bathroom, Sebastian was already

returned yet. So she walked out

Stephanie saw him, she froze. Her face tensed,

seconds, he realized what she was about to do. His Adam’s apple bobbed, and

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