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Sebastian's sudden question made Stephanie's heart skip a beat. Without thinking, she blurted, “Yeah,”
The second the word left her mouth, her face burned hot.
On the other end, Sebastian chuckled low and lazy, “Good girl.”
So... Can | have Mexican food tonight?”
“Huh?”
This little brat.
One second she missed me, the next she was thinking about food?”
Stephanie gave a tiny, hesitant smile. “It’s been forever.”
Since moving to Long Harbor, spicy food had becher guilty pleasure.
At first, it was just something to distract her-let that heat drown out all the homesick thoughts about Fiorenza.
But after a while, it beca craving she couldn't shake,
Back in Fiorenza. Sebastian never let her touch anything too spicy. Said it would mess up her stomach.
Back then, she didn’t care. But once she got a taste? Gover.
Sebastian sighed, half annoyed, half amused. “Fine. But no takeout. I'll have the chef make it.”
That was as far as he'd bend. The man was obsessed with what she ate, ever since she landed in the hospital
twice as a kid because of bad food.
With him, every bite she took had to pass inspection.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe second he said yes, Stephanie grinned. “You're the best.”
“Speaking of,” Sebastian’s tone shifted, “what’s your plan for the Harts?”
That so-called little stash’ they'd been talking about earlier?
Sure, it wasn’t much. but over the years, Olivia and the rest of the Harts milked every penny just to rub it in
Stephanie's face.
Sebastian had no intention of letting that go.
And as for the Harts themselves...
Stephanie could hear the unspoken question underneath his words. He was giving her a chance to decide.
She thought for a second, then smiled faintly. “Every minute they have to deal withalready feels like hell.”
And that wasn’t an exaggeration.
Olivia's treatment relied entirely on Macro and Allison-two people the Harts believed were fully under
Stephanie’s thumb. Knowing that alone was enough to make Olivia's skin crawl.
Sebastian laughed softly. “So you're not done playing with them?”
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“Please,” Stephanie said, casual as ever. “They're torturing themselves just fine without me.”
Besides, it was obvious that Sebastian already had his hands all over their money.
By the the was through, the Harts would be fighting each other for scraps.
Hearing how completely uninterested Stephanie was in saving them, Sebastian’s smile practically cthrough
the phone. “Good girl. I'll tell the chef to make you a proper feast tonight.”
“Looking forward to it.”
Chris was fuming
The second he got in the car, he lit up, chain-smoking one after another.
From the driver's seat, Kevin kept his mouth shut, sneaking quick glances at Chris in the mirror.
Between Shallow Bay Area and everything else blowing up, their whole team was barely keeping it together.
And Whispering Bay? It was driving them insane.
They dug and dug, and all they found was s58-year-old man who signed the paperwork.
Beyond that? Nothing.
No address, no background, no current location—just a ghost on paper.
Chris took a hard drag, smoke burning down his throat.
“You think she ever actually cared about me?”
Kevin nearly swerved off the road. “What?”
The question cout of nowhere, and Kevin had no clue what Chris even meant by ‘she’
Stephanie?
And even if she did-or didn’t-did it really matter anymore?
Chris closed his eyes, exhaling slow, his whole vibe dark and tense. “So damn cold.”
Kevin glanced back from the driver's seat. “Wantto grab a blanket?”
There was one stashed in the car,
But Chris wasn’t talking about the temperature-he meant Stephanie. The way she looked at him now, like he was
just sstranger wasting her time.
Kevin clearly didn’t get it.
Chris let out a low laugh. “Tellsomething, why the hell do you think she even agreed to marry me?”
Kevin's hands tightened around the wheel.
That question cout of nowhere, but it explained everything.
Indeed...
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Stephanie had always kept her distance. Cool, polite, untouchable.
And now that Olivia was back, that coolness had turned to solid ice.
It was obvious, whatever reason Stephanie had for agreeing to the engagement, love sure as hell
So why did she even agree to marry Chris in the first place?”
Kevin thought for a second before answering. “Honestly? | don’t think Stephanie’s as simple as yo Chris and the
Harts all thought they had her figured out-a spoiled girl with no skills and a prett But Kevin never bought that.
Her stupulled in over two million dollars last year. That didn’t h If she was really just sclueless socialite,
no amount of rich men could've carried her that far. Chris snorted. “Please. You know what she’s good at?
Wrapping men around her little finger. That Kevin said nothing.
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