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

and on the other

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

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

mid-air, and she couldn’t

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quite

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

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

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

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

abruptly changed. She would have hit Claire across

Sean hadn’t

I took such good care of you on stage. Now all I want to do is sit

dinner …”

“Do you really just want to

were clear. Elena’s hidden goals were evident to the

crew.

see Sean treated

this point was truly

people were giving her. They had come this far, and she was just one step

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her behind her back and called her shameless

win Sean’s heart and become Mrs. Vanderbilt, all those

Elena furrowed her brows and looked at Claire with a wounded expression and almost in tears. She put on a delicate yet pitiful performance as she said, “How could you possibly think of me

down her cheeks as soon as she

lifetime acting

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

irritated that he considered murder!

with this woman?

last incident supposed to have taught her a lesson?

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

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

spoke in his icy tone.

wholly lost

had no pride after being chased away by Sean’s assistant

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

somewhere else. Don’t embarrass