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.

would’ve stayed by Sebastian’s side.

that time, however, Valentina Casalini had been in

fell apart. Valentina,

her hostage, forcing Stephanie to leave

In that desperate

agree.

that she would leave the

at the peak

been shaken, and he was powerless against the Casalini family at

that time.

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Valentina’s affection for Sebastian had kept Richard

didn’t want to put

believed that by leaving, she could give the Giovanni family a moment of peace, so she was willing to sacrifice herself for that brief

Sebastian listened, his expression grew colder and colder.

had

eyes narrowed. “And you really cut ties with us?”

quickly.

spoke, a wave of pain swept over

news about Sebastian

left the Giovanni

she returned to the Hart family and even got engaged

fast, gaining control of Fiorenza’s entire underground business over the last three

scared–still terrified the Casalini family could pose a

she had laid everything bare and Sebastian was still

at him, her eyes

Stephanie asked, her voice shaking.

wished she could just erase

was cold. “She’s crippled. In

this answer. “In prison? You put her in

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