Chapter 116

Chapter 116

Holding Stephanie in his arms, Sebastian carried her downstairs.

He glanced at her nightgown, then casually tossed her his jacket from the exch

She caught it and wrapped herself up.

The fabric was still warm from him.

“What are you doing up this late?” Sebastian asked.

Stephanie hesitated.

She wanted to say she was hungry, but she wasn’t sure if Sebastian would allow it.

He was strict about food and meal times–late–night snacks had always been off–limits.

But right now, she couldn’t take it anymore.

“I’m hungry,” she admitted pitifully.

Sebastian raised a brow. “You already ate plenty at dinner.”

Sure, it was just a bowl of noodles, but she had quite a bit of side dishes. It wasn’t exactly a small mea

Stephanie blinked up at him, eyes wide and pleading.

Sebastian felt a wave of heat rush through him. He hated it when she looked at him like that–it made him want to tease her

“You really that hungry?”

She nodded earnestly. “Starving.”

Elliot, who had been silently watching, finally spoke up. “Maybe we should just let the chef make something”

Poor girl looked like she was about to pass out.

Elliot had seen firsthand how strict Sebastian was with Stephanie’s diet.

Honestly, it wouldn’t surprise him if she was never truly full.

As expected, Sebastian shot him a look.

Elliot quickly turned away. “Miss Stephanie is really hungry.”

He understood the pain of trying to sleep on an empty stomach. It was pure torture.

Stephanie shot Elliot a grateful look–rarely did he ever take her side.

Sebastian noticed, of course.

Without warning, he pulled her into his arms. “That settles it. No crazy dieting.”

He still remembered the last time Sofia had tried to lose weight. The doctor said she was severely lacking in some essential nutrients from long–term malnutrition.

about

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she promised.

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type to gain weight easily anyway.” Elliot added.

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fat, but she never seemed

cheek. “Tell the chef

“Okay!”

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that Sebastian wasn’t stopping her, Stephanie rushed off to ask the kitchen staff

the kitchen staff had changed but didn’t think much of it.

Sebastian and Elliot still talking

“Fred really thinks he’s clever,

him that sickly girl, Olivia? What kind of joke

his head. “I didn’t see

ever seeing Olivia again, Elliot realized they must

took a sip of water,

what do we do on our end?”

them

it.” Elliot

needed to

Olivia–sickly or not, she was

Chris away from her? Now

might make the Chris family think there’s something between

“If they’re dumb enough to believe that, that’s their problem. Besides, putting Chris

+13

it gave him a chance to make Chris

was obsessed with Olivia. If his family suddenly banned him

nodded. “Got it. I’ll handle

“Go ahead.”

glass and glanced toward the kitchen

Stephanie walked over.

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breaking them up?” she

was practically a death sentence for him.

onto his lap. “What are you

stared at him.

even hear himself?

say that

see Olivia like she’s the plague. I’m helping them

Stephanie paused.

put

for the Ashfords, but for

I guess you are doing

this was going to be rough

Hart family was connected to the Ashfords through marriage, but

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