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“Of course it’s true! | swear, | had absolutely no contact with him before this in Long Harbor. You should know
that!”
Stephanie was desperate.
Sebastian was interrogating her so thoroughly that she was starting to panic. She didn’t believe for a second that
he didn’t already know she had no previous connection to Jackson.
Seeing how anxious she was, Sebastian tightened his grip around her waist.
“Don’t you believe me, Sebastian?” asked Stephanie.
“I believe you.”
Of course, Sebastian believed her. However, as for Jackson...
As Sebastian glanced at the trash can, a glint of coldness flashed through his eyes.
Hearing his words, Stephanie felt a sense of relief.
Soon, Sebastian released her.
Then, Stephanie asked, “Why are you here at this hour?”
“I was just stopping by,” replied Sebastian.
Hearing his words, Stephanie fell silent.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAfter all, Sebastian was a busy man, yet he just stopped by? Stephanie was certain that his subordinates were
panicking right
now.
What Stephanie didn’t know was that Sebastian had found out about Catlin fainting and being taken away, as
well as Tyler's arrival.
He knew that the Hart family had never treated Stephanie as one of their own.
In fact, they were the kind of people who might even try to take her life for the sake of Catlin.
That afternoon, Sebastian stayed in Stephanie’s office the entire twhile she attended two meetings.
Everyone in the stuwas respectful towards her.
When Stephanie returned to her office, she was met with Sebastian's deep gaze.
The confidence she had exuded in her meetings disappeared instantly, and she nervously clasped her hands
together as she stepped forward. “Why are you looking atlike that?”
Sebastian pulled her onto his lap.
Stephanie was stunned.
In that split second, her whole body immediately tensed up.
She wondered if he had not realized that she was already grown up.
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This was not good at all.
Sebastian played with her hands and said, “You are all grown up now.”
Seeing her serious demeanor in the meetings had reminded him of her childhood.
She had been spoiled by him to the point of being utterly fearless, always insisting on being the leader among
her playmates.
As those childhood memories resurfaced, the fondness in his eyes deepened.
Hearing him say she had grown up, Stephanie couldn’t help but mutter, “Then why are you still holdinglike
this?”
“Hmm? Don’t you like it?”
His question made Stephanie glance at him uncertainly. Could she say she liked it?
If she admitted it, would he hold her like this forever?
Seeing her hesitation, Sebastian squeezed her hand. “Don’t you like it?”
Stephanie was at a loss for words.
She felt that this was too much.
“Can | say | like it?”
As she spoke, she didn’t dare to look at Sebastian and turned her face away.
Like it? What kind of like was it?’ she wondered.
Stephanie had always felt that her feelings toward Sebastian weren't entirely pure.
Sibling affection and romantic love were two completely different things.
Just thinking about the word “romantic” made her afraid to explore her thoughts any further. She didn’t dare to
test Sebastian's feelings either.
After all, if his affection for her was purely familial, then breaking that boundary would be disastrous.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLost in thought, Stephanie didn’t notice how Sebastian had softened when she said the word “like".
Sebastian chuckled softly.
Then, he twirled a strand of her hair around his finger. “I had the kitchen prepare spicy food for dinner.”
At the mention of spicy food, Stephanie instantly perked up.
“Really?”
“Of course.”
Before Sebastian arrived, she and Ella used to eat spicy food at least once a week.
But ever since Sebastian came, he had completely forbidden her to eat it.
Now that he had finally relented, Stephanie hugged Sebastian and nearly kissed him out of sheer excitement.
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