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Chapter 123
Chapter 123
The office air was thick with tension.
Stephanie stared silently at Sebastian's back.
Chris and Sebastian locked eyes, the hostility palpable.
Chris‘ gaze sharpened as he challenged Sebastian. “Do you even know who she is? Can you handle her...
lifestyle?”
The insinuation stung
Normally, Stephanie would have lashed out at Chris, but now, she was fixated on Sebastian.
This was a conversation they usually avoided.
But since it was out in the open... she needed an answer.
“What about her lifestyle?” Sebastian’s voice was dangerously low.
Chris pressed on, “She has more than one man. She has me, her fiancé. Doesn't that bother you?”
“Does it bother you?”
Chris fell silent.
Did it bother him?
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtOf course, it did!
He wanted to shake Stephanie, to destroy every other man in her life.
He didn’t understand why he cared so much. It wasn’t his business, as Stephanie had said.
But now, he even wanted to tear Sebastian apart.
Seeing Chris’ hesitation, Sebastian's eyes narrowed. “It bothers you?”
Chris remained speechless.
Sebastian's eyes narrowed. “One man is in the hospital, heartbroken, and you are here, obsessing over the past.
You're a greedy one, Chris.”
Chris’ breath hitched.
He hadn't expected Sebastian to turn the tables on him.
What did he mean?
Was he saying he didn’t care about Stephanie’s other men?
If he didn’t care... did that mean he didn’t care about her?
Chris glanced at Stephanie, confusion swirling within him.
Before Chris could respond, Stephanie addressed Sebastian, “Wait here for me. We can grab sMexican food
later, okay?”
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Sebastian raised an eyebrow. “Did | give you permission to eat spicy food?”
Stephanie sighed internally.
‘Right, as long as this guy’s around, I'll never eat my favorite food.
“Then wait here, and you can taketo eat something else?” she offered.
Sebastian didn’t reply, simply settling onto a nearby sofa.
Stephanie approached Chris, who looked like he was about to explode. Seeing them interact so casually made
his blood boil.
“Con,” Stephanie said, “I'll walk Mr. Ashford out.”
The formality in her tone, the clear distance she put between them, made Chris glare at her.
He shifted his gaze to Sebastian, still seething.
Stephanie rolled her eyes. “What? You gonna pretend your leg or hand is broken again?”
Chris’ face darkened, thunderous.
But seeing the cold steel tucked into Sebastian’s waistband, he spun on his heel and stormed out.
‘How could that man carry a gun so casually in Long Harbor? Who was he?’
Anger and bewilderment warred in Chris mind.
Stephanie saw him to the ground floor.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmChris turned to her, his lips moving as if to speak, the questions he wanted to hurl at her caught in his throat.
Finally, he said, “Break it off with those other men, and I'll marry you.”
He declared with determination.
Stephanie raised an eyebrow. “You'll marry me? Why?”
Honestly, Chris‘ sudden change of heart had her completely baffled.
Chris was already furious.
Stephanie's words only fueled his rage. “Why all the fuss? You're my fiancée. Marrying you is my duty.”
Stephanie was speechless.
Duty?
‘Oh my god!‘ She internally groaned.
“Chris, are you still living in the Dark Ages? Did you get a tiny brain?”
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