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 side

to sit next to Claire because the head table was soon to be entirely occupied. Elena stepped

the hotel entrance not to walk close to you? Why are you willingly sitting next

and she couldn’t sit down anymore.

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quite irritable!

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

She tried to suppress her rage. “Claire, what are you saying? I was joking with

polite, pushing Elena’s hand away. “But I took

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

She would have hit Claire across the

if Sean hadn’t

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

dinner …”

“Do you really just want

Elena’s hidden goals were

crew.

with eyes could see Sean treated Claire

this point was truly shameless.

They had come this far, and she was just one step away from being a wealthy family member.

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her back

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

in tears. She put on a delicate yet pitiful performance

soon as she said the

acting abilities.

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

irritated that

wrong with this woman?

supposed to have taught her a

with anyone, so she had to fight Claire. Wasn’t this playing straight into Mr.

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

spoke in his icy tone.

lost Elena’s face!

away by Sean’s assistant and hearing such cruel

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wouldn’t just be Elena’s face that would be destroyed. It would be the reputation of the entire crew!

somewhere else. Don’t

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