NovelEnglishChapter 196
Holding Stephanie in his arms, Sebastian carried her downstairs.
He glanced at her nightgown, then casually tossed her his jacket from the couch.
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 meal.
Stephanie blinked up at him, eyes wide and pleading.
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Sebastian felt a wave of heat rush through him. He hated it when she looked at him like that-it made him want
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtto 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 tSofia had tried to lose weight. The doctor said she was severely lacking in
sessential nutrients from long-term malnutrition.
Since then, Sebastian had been paranoid about Stephanie pulling the sstunt.
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Chapter 196
“I won't,” she promised.
“She’s not the type to gain weight easily anyway,” Elliot added.
It was true. Stephanie had always carried a little baby fat, but she never seemed to get any thinner-or any
heavier.
Sebastian pinched her cheek. “Tell the chef to make you something.”
“Okay!”
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Relieved that Sebastian wasn’t stopping her, Stephanie rushed off to ask the kitchen staff for a bowl! of beef
pasta. She was starving.
She noticed the kitchen staff had changed but didn’t think much of it.
When she cback out, she overheard Sebastian and Elliot still talking about Fred.
Sebastian let out a cold chuckle. “Fred really thinks he’s clever, huh?”
Sending him that sickly girl, Olivia? What kind of joke was that?
Elliot shook his head. “I didn’t see that coming either.”
Hearing that Fred planned to keep Chris from ever seeing Olivia again, Elliot realized they must have
misunderstood something.
Sebastian took a sip of water, his gaze dark and unreadable.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmElliot asked, “So what do we do on our end?”
Sebastian smirked. “Tell them to keep her.”
“Got it,” Elliot replied.
Of course no needed to send over.
Sebastian would never accept someone like Olivia-sickly or not, she was beneath his standards.
“But keeping Chris away from her? Now that’s a solid idea.”
Elliot hesitated. “That might make the Chris family think there's something between you and Olivia.”
Sebastian scoffed. “If they're dumb enough to believe that, that’s their problem. Besides, putting Chris through a
little hell sounds fun.”
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