Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 281

As soon as their eyes met, Stephanie quickly looked away.

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She thought, ‘Oh, my God. When did Lorenzo’s gaze become so sharp? He seemed fine when Sebastian was around. Has he been looking at Ella like this all this time? No wonder Ella’s so freaked out!

With the way Lorenzo was acting now, not only was Ella scared, but even Stephanie felt a little on edge.

Bernard quickly glanced at Lorenzo’s angry face and then walked over to Stephanie respectfully. “Stephanie,” he said, “It’s not that Lorenzo’s trying to stop you from taking Ella, but right now, you can’t take her.”

‘No kidding. She’s with Lorenzo now. You can’t just take her whenever you want, he thought.

Stephanie raised an eyebrow at Bernard’s words. “What do you mean?”

Then she glanced at Lorenzo again, and this time, Lorenzo’s eyes were locked on Bernard.

Bernard noticed and thought, ‘Finally, I’m doing something right in front of him.’

He turned back to Stephanie and said, “It’s a bit more complicated. You know Ms. Turner almost killed Lorenzo yesterday, right?”

“She didn’t mean to,” Stephanie answered quickly, showing no hesitation. Her tone made it clear that she completely trusted Ella.

Before Bernard could respond, she added, “She just mixed up the meds. She didn’t try to kill Lorenzo.”

Bernard paused for a moment. “Did Ms. Turner tell you that?”

Stephanie nodded. “Yeah. What’s the problem with that?”

“Well, that’s actually a big problem,” Bernard said, forcing a nervous laugh.

Stephanie’s face darkened, and she shot him a look of annoyance.

Bernard continued, “You know. When undercover agents get caught, they always say it wasn’t on purpose. If it was an accident, they wouldn’t be blaming anyone else. You get me, right, Stephanie?”

Stephanie snapped, “What are you talking about? Just shut up.”

She thought, ‘An undercover agent? Really? Are we seriously making Ella into some secret agent? Back in Long Harbor, she had some guts. But ever since we came to Fiorenza, she’s been so scared.

‘She cries all the time. There’s no way she’s some kind of undercover agent. Whoever came up with that idea doesn’t know her at all. The mission would fail, and you’d comfort her every day!

I…

“She’s not built for being an

“You can’t say that. The fact is that

way or another, Ella was in big trouble

care. I’m

hearing Ella’s side of things earlier, Stephanie knew it wouldn’t be easy to take her. But she

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her down so

fact that he allowed his men to speak to her

firm. She remembered how Ella had been crying

she was the one behind everything. If she left, they might just get rid of Ella after

take her.” Lorenzo still didn’t say anything, so Stephanie’s tone grew sharper.

to reason with her again. “Stephanie, we know she’s your friend from Long Harbor, but maybe she’s just getting close to you

replied immediately, “She’s not

“You can’t be sure

snapped, getting

Lorenzo gave her a cold stare and said, his voice sharp and

her eyes.

be involved with

‘Dark Portal?‘ Hearing that name made her heart skip a beat. She wasn’t unfamiliar with it.

cause Sebastian serious trouble. That

Dark Portal, Stephanie’s face went pale.

her head. “No, she can’t be

looked at her. “Whether she’s involved or not, we’ll have to wait until the investigation is

Stephanie went silent.

a sip. He was sitting on the bed, and every movement he made gave off

mouth

“Stephanie, let’s talk. Lorenzo’s tired, and he needs

really isn’t involved with Dark Portal,”

said, “But trust and the truth aren’t the same thing.” As he spoke, he gently

backing down. “I’m taking Ella

her crying three times a day. It

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Ella stayed with Lorenzo, things could get