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As they were talking. Elliot walked in. Seeing him, Stephanie quickly scooted over and sat quietly next to Sebastian.

Sebastian shot a quick glare at Elliot, his face dark. He asked, “What’s up?”

“Mr. Tyler Hart is here,” Elliot said. “He’s waiting outside and demanding to see Ms. Giovanni.

As soon as Sebastian heard Tyler’s name, his expression turned cold. “Demanding,” he repeated, narrowing his eyes.

Elliot nodded. “He’s being unreasonable. He probably knows Ms. Giovanni’s leaving for Fiorenza soon, and he doesn’t know when she’ll come back to Long Harbor. He’s panicking, throwing all his pride out the window.

Tyler was clearly desperate. After all, with the Hart family falling apart, he saw Stephanie as the only one who could keep it all together.

The moment Tyler found out she was leaving Long Harbor, he completely got anxious.

Sebastian closed his eyes for a moment and then said, his voice low and threatening, “Shoo him away.”

Since Tyler clearly didn’t care about his reputation anymore, Sebastian figured he might as well strip him of whatever dignity he had left.

Stephanie hesitated. “Wait.”

Sebastian opened his eyes and glanced at her. He asked, “What is it?”

Stephanie tilted her head slightly. “He deserves to suffer a little. Don’t you think we should let him?”

Sebastian raised an eyebrow and said, “Kick him out, and he’ll suffer enough.”

The airport was crowded, and if Tyler was ready to swallow his pride, then so be it.

Earlier, when Tyler had arrived in Long Harbor, Sebastian had already had Elliot look into the Hart family.

were newly

rich and obsessed with their reputation. With so many people around, embarrassing him would be enough to make him wish he never came.

Stephanie said, “At this point, their reputation doesn’t matter anymore.”

With that, she stood up from beside Sebastian and looked at Elliot. “Where is he?”

“Right outside the door,” Elliot replied.

Stephanie nodded. Turning to Sebastian, she said, “I’ll be back in a minute.”

Without waiting for his response, she turned and left.

As he watched her walk away, Sebastian’s smile grew a little wider.

Elliot immediately turned to follow her, but Sebastian stopped him with a wave. “Let her go alone. She’ll be fine.”

He knew Stephanie wasn’t the same anymore. Back then, she was like a little kid with no power to stand up for herself.

Elliot nodded, agreeing, “Yeah, Ms. Giovanni has definitely grown up.”

She wasn’t the same girl who’d cry to Sebastian every time she was picked on.

Somewhere along the way, Stephanie had learned how to face her problems head–on.

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full of affection. “She hasn’t grown up. She’s just being

‘Well,

the Hart family, Stephanie had always been the one in control, playing them however she liked. And now,

out she was part of the Lucano family, their faces went pale.

about how they looked when they lost billions of dollars gave

waiting outside.

scene–he couldn’t, even if he tried. His hand was hurt, and he was limping. There was no way he could run around. All he could do was sulk and gripe.

until I see Ms. Giovanni,” he said, standing his ground

didn’t

were at

was with Sebastian. He

finally lost his patience and called Elliot. “Sir,” he said,

and tossing him out. That was the best way to handle

respond,

who was blocking Tyler, saw her, he immediately greeted her

waved him off. “Let him

saw her, his eyes lit up. All his anger faded

to see me,” Tyler said, his

disappeared for now.

to the airport, he’d already figured things out. He knew this

out to grab her hand.

quickly pulled her hand away, giving him a cold stare. She didn’t hide her

calling her “Sis” made her

Tyler

but Stephanie didn’t care about that. It was the way they acted–so fake and

was in trouble, suddenly he wanted

say “Sis” gave her the chills.

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her pull away, his heart sank. His hand hovered awkwardly in the

He opened his mouth, trying

spoke first. “What is it?” she asked, raising an eyebrow. “Are

‘Catlin Hart?‘ he thought. Is that what she calls her mom?”

caught in his throat, and for a moment,

and unflinching, and remembered what she was capable of, he swallowed

his voice softer now. “Don’t look into Mom’s situation. Just

have time to help

truths, Tyler

and gentle had turned out to be a

accept

He wasn’t planning to do anything else

only thing he cared about

raised an eyebrow, a sarcastic smile playing on her

nodded, his voice low. “Yeah, please. I’ll do anything. Just let Mom go, okay? She may seem fine on the outside, but

too, right? Dad’s always been messing around, and she’s never felt safe. -She’s been through

known about the rumors around Chad. He knew what had been going on behind the scene was why he felt bad

who was sheltered her whole life couldn’t handle a family crisis.

cold laugh. “Pitiful? How does that

years. That

her own fault. She couldn’t see the truth, too stubborn

but Catlin never listened. After ignoring the warnings for so long, it was too late. She had no one to

in his throat.

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