Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 97 Chapter 97 After work.

Sebastian walked out of the office while holding Stephanie's hand.

His presence was sharp and imposing, which was a stark contrast to Stephanie's soft demeanor.

It created a heartwarming visual impact.

As soon as the two entered the elevator, scolleagues whispered behind Jennifer, 'Is that Miss Giovanni's boyfriend?" "He looks much better than Mr. Ashford and even treats her well too." "Con, don't make things up. I think that's her brother." Hearing their conversation, Jennifer remembered that Stephanie had addressed Sebastian as her brother before. "Well, even if he's her brother, having someone like him around means Mr. Ashford will get what's coming to him for bullying Miss Giovanni." Jennifer said, "He already has!" She doubted that anyone else in Long Harbor dared to lay hands on Chris.

The Ashford family had run rampant in the city for years.

No one else would dare-but Sebastian certainly would. Serves him right! And then there was Tyler.

As expected, he was a terrible person. Not only was he incapable of distinguishing between close and distant relationships, but he was also keeping a mistress while trying to marry a rich heiress.

Jennifer felt that he had checked every box on the scumbag list.

Stephanie and Sebastian returned to Whispering Bay together.

As soon as they entered, Stephanie caught a whiff of spicy food. In that split second, she immediately let go of Sebastian's hand and ran toward the dining room.

As Sebastian felt his hand empty and looked at Stephanie's cheerful back, the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

Elliot, who was following behind him, said, "Her appetite has improved a lot lately." Elliot had done their research before coming here Stephanie usually didn't eat much.

The only tshe had a proper meal was when Ella took her out for spicy food. Otherwise, her eating schedule was irregular as she often skipped meals.

"A good appetite is a blessing," replied Sebastian.

As he spoke, his gentle gaze remained fixed on Stephanie.

1/4 13 Chapter 97 8 Mar Hearing his words, Elliot fell silent and wondered why Sebastian didn't allow Stephanie to eat more then. Whenever Sebastian was unable to return hin time, he would call the butler to keep an eye on her.

If he found out that she was misbehaving, he would cback in person.

Sebastian took off his coat and handed it to Elliot. "Tell Jackson that we have no intention of exporting our minerals." Elliot froze mid-action as he received the coat.

'No intention?' Didn't they previously plan to distribute them overseas? And wasn't Jackson considered a good candidate? Elliot didn't know what had changed.

Although Elliot was confused, he dared not guess Sebastian's thoughts and simply nodded. “Understood. I'll let him know right away." Sebastian said nothing more and walked toward the dining room.

Meanwhile, Stephanie stared at the "spicy food" that was obviously not spicy and sighed in disappointment.

Sebastian sat beside her and ruffled her hair. "What's wrong?" "How can this be called spicy food?" After all, she didn't even see a single speck of chili pepper.

She felt that Sebastian had lied to her.

Sebastian hummed lightly and said, "It's healthier to eat this way." Stephanie pouted. "It doesn't hurt to eat it once in a while. It won't affect my health that much." "You used to eat it every week. Isn't that frequent enough?" asked Sebastian.

Stephanie pursed her lips and gave Sebastian a resentful look.

A servant respectfully handed Sebastian a hot towel.

He wiped his hands before cooking food for Stephanie.

Seeing her sulky expression, he chuckled. "Don't you want to eat?" Stephanie looked at the food and decisively nodded. “I'll eat.” Since they had gone through the trouble of making these, she wouldn't refuse to have a taste.

Besides, she hadn't eaten much at lunch and was a little hungry.

Sebastian's smile widened, and he placed a freshly cooked piece of beef into Stephanie's bowl. Stephanie picked it up and stuffed it into her mouth.

From her determined chewing, it was clear that she was venting her frustration about the fake spicy food.

2/4 Chapter 97 But as soon as she tasted the flavor, her expression changed. The grievance on her face disappeared instantly. "This is actually pretty good." The sauce was amazing.

Sebastian asked, "Delicious?" Stephanie nodded enthusiastically. "Yeah, it's really good" Her previous disappointment vanished completely. For the first time, she realized that non-spicy food could taste great too.

Just like that, the atmosphere at the dining table becharmonious.

***** Meanwhile, at the Hodge Group, Jackson had just returned to his office from a meeting, when he suddenly shivered.

Then, he turned to Rebecca and said, “Turn up the heat. The weather's getting colder" Hearing his words, Rebecca looked confused. "Cold?" She didn't feel anything.

Jackson glanced at her thin clothing and asked, "Aren't you cold?" Rebecca replied, "No. Could it be that you've caught a cold, Mr. Hodge?" The office's heating was set to a constant temperature, so how could it be cold? Jackson scoffed. "I never catch colds." Rebecca nodded and said nothing.

If Jackson said he wouldn't catch a cold, then he wouldn't.

Then, she went to organize the urgent documents that had just arrived.

Just as Jackson entered the office and sat down, his phone buzzed.

Seeing the caller ID, he answered, "Landyn." "Did you get that ring?" "Yeah, I'll have someone deliver it to you tomorrow." As Jackson spoke, he reached into his suit pocket to check, but it was empty.

At that moment, he stiffened. Then, he checked again, and there was still nothing.

Finally, he found a box in his other pocket and breathed a sigh of relief.

However, when he opened it, he was dumbfounded.

Inside was not a ring, but a bracelet! Where was the ring?

In the meantime, the person on the other end of the line was unaware of Jackson's sudden sudden tension and continued, "Thanks! Jessica has been trying to snatch it from me. If she succeeds, I'm done for." 3/4 94% Chapter 97 Jackson rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. "Haven't they made up yet?" Landyn and Jessica were both Jackson's close friends, and their wives were once best friends. However, they had fallen out two years ago.

Ever since then, the two women have been locked in a bitter rivalry, competing over everything

If one got their hands on something before the other, life would beca living nightmare for everyone. This time, Landyn had no choice but to use Jackson as a middleman to snatch the ring from Jessica. Because it was Jackson, Jessica's wife wouldn't dare make a fuss, sparing both Jessica and Landyn from trouble.

"No idea. They were having coffee together the other day, all fine and dandy. Two hours later, they were at each other's throats again." Landyn sounded frustrated.

Jackson, however, had no patience to discuss their wives' feuds as he looked at the bracelet in his hand.

He quickly ended the call and rummaged through his desk, searching inside and out.

However, there was still no ring.

Just then, Rebecca knocked and entered. "Mr. Hodge, these documents need your signature. They're urgent." Jackson asked, "Did you see the ring I bought the other day?" "Didn't you give it to Miss Giovanni?" At that moment, Jackson was dumbfounded.

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