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

soon to be entirely occupied. Elena stepped

the seat. “Elena, didn’t you tell me at the hotel entrance not to walk

froze mid-air, and she

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was quite

to Sean. Now that only this seat was left, she said those

her rage. “Claire, what are you

pushing Elena’s hand away. “But I

she had given in to Elena because she was unaware of Elena’s attitude toward Julia. It wasn’t a big problem, so she let it

abruptly changed. She would

hadn’t sat

of you on stage. Now all I want to do is sit next to you

dinner …”

sneered, “Do you really just want to sit next

Elena’s hidden goals were evident to

crew.

anyone with eyes could see Sean treated Claire differently. Elena’s

was truly

and she was just one step away from being a wealthy family member.

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behind her back and

as she could win Sean’s heart and become Mrs. Vanderbilt, all those stupid comments would

her brows and looked at Claire with a wounded expression and almost in tears. She put on a delicate yet pitiful performance

soon as she said the

acting

the spoon he’d just picked up onto the table. He remained silent, but the

irritated that he

wrong with this

the last incident supposed to have taught her

had to fight Claire. Wasn’t

is not open to just anyone. Please go to another table. Otherwise, don’t blame me

and spoke in his

words wholly lost Elena’s face!

chased away by Sean’s assistant

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wouldn’t just be Elena’s face that would be

take a seat somewhere else.