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

and on the other

the head table was soon to be entirely occupied. Elena stepped over and lifted her chin while swishing

me at the hotel entrance not to walk close to you? Why are you willingly sitting next to me now? Aren’t you afraid of being photographed

mid-air, and she couldn’t

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was quite irritable!

only this seat was left, she said those words. Wasn’t that

smiled sweetly and tenderly held Claire’s arm. She tried to suppress her rage. “Claire,

Elena’s hand away. “But

unaware of Elena’s attitude toward Julia. It wasn’t a big problem, so she let it

abruptly changed. She would have hit Claire

if Sean hadn’t sat beside

darkened. “Why are you being so two-faced? I took such good care of you on stage. Now all I want to

dinner …”

“Do you really just want to

hidden goals were evident to

crew.

could see Sean

point was

people were giving her. They had come this far, and she was just one step away from being a wealthy

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her behind her back and

become Mrs. Vanderbilt,

almost in tears. She put on a delicate yet pitiful performance as she said, “How could

soon as she said

lifetime acting

up onto the table. He remained

so irritated that he considered

with this

to have taught

had to fight Claire.

another table. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being impolite and kicking you

and spoke in his icy

words wholly lost

away by Sean’s assistant and

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she were genuinely kicked out, it wouldn’t just be Elena’s face that would be destroyed. It would

seat somewhere else.

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