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

other side of

soon to be entirely occupied. Elena stepped over and lifted her chin while

“Elena, didn’t you tell 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

froze mid-air, and she

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was quite irritable!

to Sean. Now that only this seat

to suppress her rage. “Claire, what are you saying? I was

pushing Elena’s hand away.

time, 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

changed. She would have hit

hadn’t sat

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

dinner …”

want

hidden goals

crew.

eyes could see Sean treated Claire differently. Elena’s move

point was

she was

>

criticized her behind her back and

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

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

cheeks as soon as she

lifetime acting abilities.

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

so irritated that he considered murder!

wrong with

the last incident supposed to have taught

had to fight Claire. Wasn’t this playing straight

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

forward and spoke in

words wholly lost Elena’s

after being chased away by Sean’s assistant and hearing such cruel

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just be Elena’s face that would

seat somewhere else.