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.

then, Sebastian had been paranoid about Stephanie

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won’t,” she

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gain weight

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

“Tell the chef to make you something.”

“Okay!”

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off to ask the kitchen staff for a bowl of beef pasta. She was

the kitchen staff had changed but didn’t

back out, she overheard Sebastian and Elliot still talking

cold chuckle. “Fred really thinks he’s clever,

Olivia? What kind of joke was that?

didn’t see that

Fred planned to keep Chris from ever seeing Olivia again, Elliot realized they must have misunderstood something.

took a sip of water, his gaze dark and

“So what do we do on our

smirked. “Tell them

Elliot

course no needed

accept someone like Olivia–sickly or not, she was beneath his standards.

Chris away from her? Now that’s

family think there’s

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

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gave him a

was obsessed with Olivia. If his family suddenly banned him from seeing

nodded. “Got it. I’ll handle it.”

“Go ahead.”

set down his glass and glanced toward the kitchen door. “Why are you just

Stephanie walked over.

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them up?”

Olivia? That was practically a death

his lap. “What are you talking about?

at him.

he even hear himself?

could he say that with a straight

smirked. “The Ashfords see Olivia like she’s the plague. I’m helping them

Stephanie paused.

put it that

win for the Ashfords, but for

guess you are doing a

this was going to be rough for both Chris

the Hart family was connected to the Ashfords through marriage, but in reality, the Harts were completely dependent on the Ashfords.

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