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.

paranoid about Stephanie pulling the same stunt.

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won’t,” she

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type to gain weight

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baby fat, but she never seemed to get any thinner–or

the chef to make

“Okay!”

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the

had changed

she overheard Sebastian and Elliot still

chuckle. “Fred really thinks he’s

that sickly girl, Olivia? What kind of joke was that?

didn’t see that coming

Fred planned to keep Chris from ever seeing Olivia again,

sip of water, his gaze

asked, “So what do we do on our

“Tell them to

Elliot replied.

needed to send

Olivia–sickly or not, she was beneath

keeping Chris away from her? Now that’s a solid

hesitated. “That might make the Chris family

to believe that, that’s their problem. Besides, putting Chris through a little hell sounds

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expected Sebastian to interpret things this way, but if it gave him a chance to make Chris suffer, why not go along with it?

Olivia. If his family suddenly banned him from seeing her, how much would that

nodded. “Got it. I’ll handle it.”

“Go ahead.”

down his glass and glanced toward the kitchen door. “Why

Stephanie walked over.

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them up?”

Olivia? That was practically a death

lap. “What are you talking about?

stared at

even hear

could he say that

Olivia like she’s the

Stephanie paused.

put it that

win for the Ashfords, but for Chris himself? Absolute

are doing a good deed.”

be rough

Ashfords through marriage, but in reality, the Harts were completely dependent on the

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