The Billionaire’s Surprise Twins by A Young Cabbage

Chapter 23 She Couldn’t Give Up Like This!

There were so many people watching!

She drew her hand back with some force but not too much.

The feeling was simply awkward.

Sean lowered his head and looked at the small hand in his palm. It was fair, delicate, with slender, boneless fingers. When Claire picked up a spoon in their last meeting, he had imagined what it would be like to hold such a gorgeous little hand.

It felt fantastic now that he had it in his hands!

Do all girls’ hands feel this soft?

Claire’s face heated as her heart beat faster. Then, she said softly, “Sir

Sean let go of her hand with a curled lip. “Your hands are quite heated. You seemed to be pretty ill. I’ll take you to the hospital.”

Claire shielded her face as her hand was released. She already had a fever, and her face was as hot as a flame.

Fortunately, he had been holding her hand beneath the table. Otherwise, she might have fainted from embarrassment on the spot.

Sean was only concerned about her health. He didn’t mean to be disrespectful.

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How could he possibly do something obscene to her with his straight and

sensible demeanor?

She seemed to have overthought things.

Claire adjusted her breathing and said, “Sir, I’m feeling much better now. There is no need to visit the hospital. Look, everyone is still standing!”

Sean finally turned his focus to the others after Claire reminded him again. “Please take your seats.”

This private room had eight dining tables, each seating ten people. The table

Sean sat at had become the head table.

Some people were self-aware and realized their status needed to be improved. So, they automatically moved to surrounding tables.

On the other hand, Mr. Smith and the producer would naturally sit at the head

the other side of Sean.

head table was soon to be

to walk close to you? Why are you willingly sitting next

froze mid-air, and she

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was quite

sit closer to Sean. Now that only this seat

her rage. “Claire, what are you saying? I was joking with

polite, pushing Elena’s hand away.

Elena because she was unaware of Elena’s attitude toward Julia. It wasn’t a

expression abruptly changed. She would have hit

hadn’t sat beside

being so two-faced? I took such good care of you on stage. Now

dinner …”

sneered, “Do you really just want to sit next

intentions were clear. Elena’s hidden goals were evident to

crew.

could see Sean treated Claire

was truly shameless.

giving her. They had come this far, and she was just one step away

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others criticized her behind her back and called her shameless

and become

Claire with a wounded expression and almost in tears. She put on a delicate yet pitiful performance as she said, “How could you possibly think of me in this way?”

cheeks as soon as she said the

lifetime acting

picked up onto the table. He remained silent, but the tension in the room was evident.

that he considered

with this

to have taught her a lesson?

couldn’t spar with anyone, so she had to fight Claire. Wasn’t this playing

Miss Donovan’s side is not open to just anyone. Please go to another table. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being impolite

and spoke in his icy tone.

words wholly lost Elena’s face!

by Sean’s assistant and hearing such cruel

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kicked out, it wouldn’t just be Elena’s face that would be destroyed. It would be the reputation of the entire

somewhere else.