Chapter 85

Chapter 85

Anyway, Stephanie felt like Chris was completely clueless, and so was everyone around him.

Useless, the lot of them.

A 66–year–old guy? Seriously, where did they even dig up that info?

“Didn’t you say you’d be back in two hours? You’re early.”

She’d called him earlier, and he’d told her to go to bed without him.

Sebastian raised an eyebrow. “Are you losing all self–control at night now?”

Stephanie blinked, “Huh?”

“You’re a grown woman. Don’t you worry about gaining weight? Eating so much.”

He was actually concerned she’d make herself sick. That’s why he’d rushed back.

Stephanie’s lips twitched. “You came back just for that?”

“Is that not a good enough reason?”

Stephanie was speechless.

More than enough!

“Well, I haven’t been eating properly before,” she mumbled.

Sebastian hummed in question:

“Nothing, never mind.”

She quickly buried her face in his chest, not daring to say another word.

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But Sebastian had heard it all. He gently stroked her slender back, his touch full of affection. He knew she hadn’t been eating well all these years.

Why else would she be bingeing these past few days, craving this and that?

“Seb…

“Hmm?”

“When are we going back to Fiorenza?”

This city was annoying. She hated it here.

“There are still a few things to take care of. If they’re bothering you, I’ll have Elliot deal with them.”

Sebastian’s voice lost some of its tenderness when he mentioned Elliot taking care of things.

His precious girl, being bullied like this… Hmph.

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The next few days, Stephanie was busy with her studio, and Catlin kept dodging the lawyer.

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Catlin had hidden herself away after that hospital visit, avoiding signing the disownment agreement.

What were these people so afraid of, anyway?

But Elliot had made some progress on tracing the three hundred thousand dollars that Olivia had spent…

morning of

morning, Stephanie woke up to a text message: “I’m getting discharged in four

Stephanie was speechless.

from Olivia,

days, constantly reminding her when she’d be out of the hospital.

it kind

have to

blocked yesterday’s number, and now Olivia

did these people get so

block every single one.

believe she couldn’t

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her own number, but figured if these people were so desperate to

patience to deal with them, or the energy to beat them

“I’ll be staying at Whispering Bay as soon

boastful

And so confident.

that’s what this was all

didn’t stay silent like

“Whispering Bay? Good luck getting

brag. It’ll just be another

personally promised me. There won’t

truly

I wish

sent, number blocked.

moment she realized it

why it was so hard for the Harts and Chris to

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at the breakfast

portions. We don’t

a healthy appetite. Some young ladies these days

crazy diets.

nodded in agreement.

be obsessed with their looks, sometimes taking things to extremes.

hard she’d landed in the

since then, Sebastian was strict about healthy eating for the women

opposite him, all innocence. “Is my big

shot back without missing

Stephanie blinked.

he worried I’m going to

probably just cared about her health, didn’t want her pulling a

a sip of her porridge. “What time did you

two,” Sebastian

come into my

a flicker of something unreadable crossing his eyes.

hint of caution in his

“Just wondering.”

Maybe it was just a weird

being enveloped in a cold aura while half–asleep, like

tried to move, but felt completely paralyzed, like in a nightmare.

have been a

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headed to her studio, while Sebastian went to his

was already past ten

stepped forward.

“Hmm?”

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meeting. And Mr. Hodge

were eager to

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