Spoiled by the Silver Fox

Stephanie nestled into his embrace, her voice muffled, "You mean after Grandpa's movie wraps up?" "Yeah."

"I guess I'll go back to college, try to grind out some credits."

"And after that?"

"After that. I don't know, Gracie says I'm starting out too high. She's not sure what roles to pick for me anymore."

"I figured as much. Emmert's a big-shot director, known internationally. Any leading lady in his films is already A-list."

"But there are so many roles I haven't tried yet. I want to try them all."

"If you want to, then go ahead. Don't worry about anything else."

Stephanie lifted her head to look at him directly, "Would you talk to Gracie for me, Sebastian? She always feels like she's downgrading whatever she picks for me." "Sure, I'll talk to her."

Stephanie wrapped her arms around Sebastian's neck immediately, nuzzling into his chest, "You're the best, Sebastian."

Sebastian chuckled, "When you're mad at me, I'm an old rascal? But when I help you, suddenly I'm the best?"

"You started picking on me first. It's all your fault."

"My fault?"

"Yeah." She wasn't afraid of him at all now.

lash out without a

Stephanie complained, "It's your fault for spoiling

"Yeah, my bad."

If Sebastian doesn't like me, then nobody will." "There, there. That day

had so many admirers, how could it be that no one

seemed not to fear her being snatched away by someone else,

a potential rival in the shadows, the man called Zachary Snider.

ét

to his senses, with fiery temper, he'd likely

dote on

was still young, nowhere near the

arms, murmuring, "You're really nice, Sebastian."

played on Sebastian's lips as he gently stroked her long

a while before he too drifted off

The next day.

Stephanie woke up, Sebastian was

already

set until tomorrow, so

of bed, freshened

work. But to her surprise, as she descended the stairs, there he was lounging on

"Aren't you heading

some breakfast. Then I'll