Chapter 27

Chapter 27

Sebastian raised an eyebrow, studying Stephanie’s reaction closely.

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But before he could say anything, Stephanie suddenly threw her arms around his neck, crying uncontrollably, as if she had been carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders.

Her sudden outburst shattered the anger in Sebastian’s eyes.

His hands, which had been frozen mid–motion, slowly slid around her waist as she sobbed in his arms.

Stephanie clung to him tightly, tears streaming down her face. “Mom… is she okay?”

Sebastian’s voice softened as he held her close. “She thought you’d forgotten her.”

In truth, her whole family had believed that once she returned to the Hart family, she would forget everything about Fiorenza.

Stephanie held onto him even tighter, her sobs growing more desperate.

They had so much to say to each other. The words came rushing out in a jumbled mess, and they could have talked for hours.

Stephanie choked on her words, explaining why she had left Fiorenza three years ago, her voice trembling with emotion.

In the three years she’d spent in Long Harbor, she hadn’t cried–not even when the Hart family mistreated her.

But when it came to everything that had happened in Fiorenza, the tears flowed uncontrollably.

The Giovanni family had always been her rock, her foundation.

And Sebastian had been her anchor…

Back then, she lost them all in one night. It felt like a nightmare she couldn’t bring herself to relive over the past three years.

As people had said, she left when the Giovanni family was at its worst.

she could’ve, she would’ve stayed by Sebastian’s

time, however, Valentina Casalini had been in

in their family fell apart. Valentina, along with her brother

held her hostage, forcing Stephanie to leave the Giovanni family.

threatened to kill her mother if Stephanie didn’t comply. In that desperate moment, Stephanie had no choice but

agree.

she would leave the Giovanni family and cut

ago, the Casalini family had been at

her father’s sudden death, Sebastian’s foundation had been shaken,

that time.

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been at odds, but Valentina’s affection for Sebastian had

to put

leaving, she could give the Giovanni family a moment of peace, so

his expression grew colder and colder. “They threatened you,

lip, her voice trembling. “I had

“And you really

tumbled out quickly. “I

spoke, a wave of pain swept

about

the Giovanni family, Valentina had continued to threaten her.

returned to the Hart family and even got engaged

from the public’s perspective, Sebastian had risen fast, gaining control of

still scared–still terrified the Casalini family could pose a

had laid everything bare and Sebastian was still being

at him, her eyes red and filled

about Valentina?” Stephanie asked, her voice shaking.

hated that woman so much. She wished she could

response was cold. “She’s crippled. In prison.”

this answer. “In

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