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.

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

you tell me at the hotel entrance not to walk close to you? Why are you

bottom froze mid-air, and she

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CLOSE

quite

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

her rage. “Claire, what are you saying?

pushing Elena’s hand away. “But I took it seriously!”

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 slide.

changed. She would have hit Claire across

Sean hadn’t

Elena’s face had darkened. “Why are you being so two-faced? I took such good care of

dinner …”

you really just want

hidden goals

crew.

Sean treated Claire differently.

this point was

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

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her

win Sean’s heart and become

put on a delicate yet pitiful performance as she said, “How could you possibly think of

cheeks as soon as she said the

lifetime acting

forcedly slammed the spoon he’d just picked up onto the table.

that he considered

with this

incident supposed to have taught her a lesson?

she had to fight

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

forward and spoke in his icy

words wholly lost

chased away by

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it wouldn’t just be Elena’s face that

a seat somewhere else. Don’t