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 Sean.

soon to be entirely occupied. Elena stepped over and lifted

the hotel entrance not to walk close to you? Why are you

bottom froze mid-air, and she couldn’t sit

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was quite

knew Elena wanted to sit closer to Sean. Now that only this seat was left, she said

tried to suppress her

Claire wasn’t polite, pushing Elena’s hand away. “But I took it

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

would have hit Claire

hadn’t sat beside

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

dinner …”

sneered, “Do you really just want to sit

goals were evident

crew.

with eyes could see Sean

point was

about the looks people were giving her. They had come this far, and she was just

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her

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

expression and almost in tears. She put on a delicate yet

cheeks as soon as she

acting

just picked up onto the

was so irritated that he

wrong with this woman?

supposed to have taught her a lesson?

to fight Claire. Wasn’t this playing straight into Mr.

another table. Otherwise,

and spoke in

words wholly lost

chased away by Sean’s assistant and hearing such cruel words.

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

seat somewhere else. Don’t embarrass yourself!”