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After all, a woman who could provoke Sebastian to anger was unlikely to have fallen so low as to need a job,
He shot a cold glare at Lilian, who still hadn't grasped the situation, and lowered his voice when speaking to
Stephanie. Last night, Lilian was out of line. | brought her here to apologize.”
Stephanie lifted her eyes and glanced at Lilian.
“Is that so?”
Jackson nodded. “Yes.”
Seeing the exchange, Lilian still hadn't processed what was happening, Enraged, Jackson kicked her.
The sudden kick made Lilian lose her balance, and she fell to the carpet.
As she looked up, her gaze met Stephanie's.
At that moment, she felt all the humiliation.
After all, she was in front of the woman she had always looked down on....
“Why are you doing this, Jackson?”
Lilian glared at Jackson with anger. He gave her a cold, reproachful look, and she quickly realized why they were
here.
Her breathing couldn’t help but quicken.
She turned back to Stephanie, who was watching her with a mocking gaze.
Sitting in that executive chair, she seemed like someone on a higher level.
Lilian remembered how she had mocked Stephanie before, and in comparison to now, she felt utterly foolish.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWhat was her role here?
The boss?
Could it be that this place really belonged to her?
Struggling to get up from the floor, Lilian didn’t immediately apologize. Instead, she asked, “What are you doing
here? I'm telling you, Stephanie, don’t you dare pretend... ”
“Lilian.”
Jackson's voice cut her off sharply, full of warning.
Lilian snapped back to reality, gritting her teeth. She reluctantly looked at Stephanie and said, “I'm sorry.”
“Louder.” Jackson growled.
Lilian trembled at his voice, glanced at Stephanie once more, then lowered her head, gritting her teeth as she
said, “I'm sorry.”
Was that enough?
They were here, and she had apologized. Surely, that should be the end of it.
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Lilian thought so.
But the next moment, Jackson's voice turned even colder. “Is that all?”
Is that all?
Lilian thought back to Jackson's earlier words to her.
Clearly, she wasn't just supposed to apologize-she needed to be forgiven.
Looking into Stephanie's mocking eyes, Lillian was so furious that she felt a pang of hurt.
Could Stephanie ever forgive her now?
Whatever...
Lilian shut her eyes. “Can you forgive me?”
Lilian’s words only stoked the fire of her own rage.
If Stephanie had any sense, Lilian fumed silently, she'd realize how privileged she is to have someone of my
brother's status personally escorting her here.
She should've ended this farce already.
But then-
Stephanie set down her water glass, ignoring Lilian entirely as she arched a brow at Jackson.
“Mr. Hodge, your sister's rebellious streak seems particularly... unyielding today. Are we certain this apology is
sincere?”
“You-!" Lilian’s rage burned through her skull like molten iron.
Stephanie's gaze remained locked on Jackson.
“Well, Mr. Hodge?”
Jackson's expression darkened as he shot Lilian a withering glance.
“You've
got one last chance.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLilian felt silent.
Her heart just plummeted.
The humiliation radiating from Stephanie's composed demeanor felt like sandpaper against her pride.
Fine.
‘If she wants to play this game, I'll make sure the Harts make her life hell.
‘I'll tell Tyler everything-see if that family spares her a single cent!”
Her train of thought halted abruptly as her eyes swept over the lavishly decorated office and Stephanie's
custom-tailored
suit.
A cold realization struck: This is why she’s been ignoring the Harts’ warnings.
She doesn’t need a single penny from them!
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