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?

she probably wouldn’t

colder and chimed in, “I ran into him. Do you

ran into

to Sebastian’s cold, dangerous eyes, and that face, which felt strangely familiar but he couldn’t

That guy

underworld types,” Chris said

that even existed in Long Harbor. Whoever it was, he’d make sure to

he thought to himself. ‘With Miss Giovanni’s temper,

had completely shattered Stephanie’s

thoughts were jumbled, especially with Sebastian

lap now, feeling the tension rise

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Chapter 31

little girl

of that gentle affection. Instead, his

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

and now this

“You were protecting him just

home, the place I’ve lived for two years, to

in his presence. He was someone who could kill without

before, back when he shot without hesitation during the kidnapping incident of her years ago. That was when she realized–beneath his soft exterior lay a heart as dangerous as a predator’s.

certain he would’ve done the same thing.

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

smirked, “Are you giving

the reason I even agreed to marry Chris…

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