Chapter 31

Chapter 31

When Chris walked out of Cloudridge Valley, his head was buzzing, his mind in turmoil.

Kevin had been waiting downstairs. The moment he saw Chris‘ dark, stormy expression, and the bruises on his face, he couldn’t help but gasp.

“So, Miss Giovanni still refused, huh?” he asked.

Refusing to marry was one thing, but hitting someone? Kevin shuddered, thinking about Stephanie’s fiery temper.

Chris shot him a sharp, icy glance. Kevin instantly knew–another failure.

With a sigh, Kevin muttered, “You can’t just force these things. Women need to be coaxed.”

“Coaxed?” Chris sneered. The word dripped with sarcasm.

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Kevin fell silent. Honestly, with Stephanie’s stubbornness, no amount of coaxing would work. People saw her as fiery–small in ability, big in attitude.

“Kevin,” Chris didn’t continue the topic. His eyes narrowed dangerously and spoke up. “Find out who that man she’s been spending time with is.”

Kevin blinked. “What? Another man?”

He stared at Chris in disbelief. “Miss Giovanni with another man? Impossible! She is always by herself. Even if someone is with her, it’s Miss Turner.”

In Kevin’s eyes, Stephanie was someone who wouldn’t even bother leaving the house.

She was definitely a couch potato, living off others, too proud to step outside. How could she possibly have another man around?

it weren’t for the Hart family, she probably wouldn’t

chimed in,

ran into him?”

Sebastian’s cold, dangerous eyes, and that face,

the gun… That guy was

of those underworld types,” Chris said

person was–someone like that even existed

‘With

completely

with Sebastian exuding danger from every pore.

sitting in his lap now, feeling the

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mind, she was still the little girl

that gentle affection. Instead,

lowered her head, glancing at him. “Can you just ask whatever

and now this idiot was making it all for

eyebrow. “You were protecting him just now?”

just didn’t want my home, the place I’ve lived for two

presence. He was someone who

before, back when he shot without hesitation during the kidnapping incident of her years ago. That was when

was certain he

around in Long Harbor,” she said quietly, her voice almost

“Are you giving me a

pursed her lips. “I’m just saying, the reason I even agreed to marry Chris… Just,

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