Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 171 44% Stephanie glared at Sebastian, her voice sharp and rushed. "Was that Mom on the phone? You told her everything, didn't she wasn't even sure if he'd let slip the stuff she was terrified about. Her head was all over the place, spinning like crazy.

Her voice shook a little. "What'd you say exactly?" Please, don't let it be that she thought to herself Right then, her heart was stuck in her throat, thumping hard.

Sebastian tweaked her nose with a grin, turning to grab her clothes like he was about to dress her "What do you think I said?" he teased, keeping it light and chill.

"What do you think? This whole thing between us now! Stephanie snapped.

Sebastian shot her a look, a little smirk pulling at his mouth. She pushed, "How'd you say it?" She slapped her hands over her face, dread creeping up her spine.

How did he even start? She couldn't wrap her head around it.

up himself.

Sebastian just shrugged, totally relaxed. "I just said it straight. Con, get dressed-I'm taking you out for food." Then he started tugging off her pajamas, smooth and unbothered.

Stephanie's brain froze. She stood there, stuck..

Just said it straight... She repeated it in her head, totally lost.

"So whard Mom say?" she blurted, snapping out of it.

He just said it-but how? She had no idea what he'd actually told her.

Still, she was dying to know their mon's reaction. Her eyes locked on him, intense.

Sebastian shrugged again. Like I said, I told her, and that's all He stayed super calm, still messing with her clothes.

Stephanie's head was filled with questions.

"Did Mom just go 'oh, okay' too? What did that even mean? She was about to flip out.

Her voice jumped. "So what's her deal? What'd she think?" This whole thing had been eating at her since two nights ago. She'd been stressing nonstop about how to tell Mom herself.

Mid-thought, Sebastian finished dressing her, fast and smooth.

He'd snuck in a couple playful touches, but Stephanie was too freaked out to notice.

A quick flash of victory crossed his face, though, his lips twitching up.

She shook it off. "Well Say something!" 1/5 44% 19:03 Thu, 13 Mar.

Chapter 171 Knowing he'd already called their mom made her brain go blank Her stomach twisted, and her brows scrunched up tight.

Sebastian pinched her cheek, smirking "Chill, she's not gonna freak out on you" Stephanie's mouth twitched. She rolled her eyes, annoyed.

ir "Not freaking out" didn't tell her much. No reaction? Yeah, right-that wasn't her mom, no way.

She shook her head. No way Mom didn't have something to say.

Sebastian stood up. "Let's go." Stephanie mumbled, "Go where? It's freezing out there. I'm not feeling it-plus, Ella's coming over soon." Ella was dropping by, and Jennifer too. She counted them off on her fingers.

Sebastian raised an eyebrow. "You sure you're not coming?" She sighed. Ive got a lot going on." Ever since he showed up in Long Harbor, her stuschedule had been a mess.

With Fiorenza coming up, she had to get moving.

She wanted to wrap things up at the studio-no loose ends.

"Oh, and," she added, "you said you'd talk to Skyriver Travel's CEO. Did you?" Yeah, she was leaving soon, but she still wanted to make sure the crew who'd been with her for two years had sjob security Sebastian leaned in close. "What, heading back to Fiorenza and closing the studio?" She gave him a look. "Close it? No way. There's a whole team-I'm passing it to Ella." She couldn't just ditch people. She wasn't gonna leave them hanging Plus, the stuhadn't lost anyone in two years-not even the front desk had changed. Sebastian messed up her hair, nodding. "Got it Stephanie shot Sebastian a look. "Hey, make sure you talk to him, alright? Just tell him I'm stepping back, but my designers are solid-they won't drop the ball" Sebastian nodded, keeping it simple. "Yeah, sure." He watched her, a little grin sneaking onto his face despite himself.

Sebastian wondered how the Hart family totally missed this about her-this big, loyal heart-and still screw themselves Since showing up in Long Harbor, Sebastian could see it plain as day: Stephanie wasn't leaving even a shred of sympathy behind for the Hart crew Since Stephanie wasn't caving on going out, Sebastian took a call and headed for the door alone.

2/5 Chapter 171 Just yesterday, he'd promised he'd be stuck to her side starting today But over lunch, as Stephanie dug into her plate, she found out Luca had already left.

Macro dropped the news with a tired sigh, his shoulders sagging like he'd been beat.

Stephanie grabbed a rib with her fork, frowning "She just got off the plane and took off?" It threw her off. Her fork laang there, like she couldn't believe it.

Macro nodded, wiped out. "Yup" His voice was flat, like all the energy had been drained out of him.

Stephanie raised an eyebrow. "Isn't that a win? You know how it goes-piss off Seb, and no one's bailing you out." Sure, Sebastian spoiled her sometimes, but getting him to stick up for someone? Fat chance.

He hated shady favors, even if she begged-he wouldn't budge.

Macro rubbed his temples. "Yeah, well, she went and pissed off your scary sister too." He winced just saying it, his forehead creasing like it hurt to think about.

Stephanie blinked, totally lost.

Talk about a dead-end move, she groaned inside.

She put her fork down. "What'd she do to tick off my sister?" Macro let out a long breath. "Took Sofia's money and ran." Stephanie's eyes popped wide. She froze, her brain stalling out.

Stealing Sofia's cash and bolting? That took snerve.

It wasn't as bad as crossing Sebastian, but Sofia wasn't exactly a pushover either.

Stephanie grabbed her water. "Is Luca just done with Fiorenza or what?" She shook her head, mentally wishing Laica luck.

Picking Sofia to mess with? -She must've forgotten how that always turned out.

Those two clashed like oil and water every ti time, and Luca never cout on top.

Macro waved it off. "Don't even ask Laica acted like she'd lost her mind this time-too far gone.

Stephanie stabbed a piece of food. "Why's she got to mess with either my sister or my brother?" At first, she'd dragged Nolia's crew to Long Harbor, like she wanted to dance through Sebastian's danger zone.

But this twist? Insane.

Florenza was about to turn into a total circus-Stephanie could see it coming.

Marro winced. "Right? Why even pick one to light? Wait-you still call Sebastian brother? Man t 375 Chapter 171 Stephanie's hand froze mid-bite.

Macro always switched gears that fast. She gave him a flat stare.

That didn't matter now, compared to the fire Luca had set.

Her face went stiff, and she snapped. "Focus on Luca instead, okay?" Macro scratched his head. “Just wondering. Oh, hey-how's Sebastian in bed lately?" He leaned in, all nosy. “Stamina? He's been off the scene forever-his game's probably...

"Cough, cough-cough!" Stephanie choked hard, totally thrown off.

Maybe Macro's ridiculous comment was just too much-Stephanie choked on her water, coughing like crazy.

She was wheezing, eyes watering as she tried to catch her breath.

Sebastian had forgotten something and walked back in right as Macro doubled down with another line.

Seeing Stephanie struggling, his face went dark, eyes cold as ice.

He crossed the room in a few quick steps and kicked Macro square in the shin, no warning.

Macro yelped, almost falling off his chair, grabbing his leg. “What the- He stopped mid-curse, looking up to see Sebastian towering over him. The rest of it got stuck in his throat.

Rubbing his aching shin, he mumbled, “Did I say something dumb again?" He'd already forgotten the bomb he'd dropped on Stephanie-like it slipped his mind.

Not only did he ask, he'd gone off on sdetailed rant ab rant about Sebastian's bedroom game, like he was hosting a freaking talk show. Sebastian's eyes narrowed, his voice low and dangerous. "You're that curious about how I am in bed?" Stephanie had just gotten her breath back when that hit.

She choked again, throat burning, face turning bright red as she pounded her chest.

Macro stuttered. "Uh, I mean-" Sebastian slid over to Stephanie, rubbing her back gently, all soft and careful.

But Stephanie wasn't about to let it Magro.

tslide. She glared at Macro. "You saw him get ointment last time, did you? You know what it was for, and you're still askingnow?" Macro blinked, totally blank.

Sebastian stopped too, giving him a hard, silent look.

Macro's lip twitched. He glanced at Sebastian, then back at Stephanie.

"Alright, Stefi," he said, “you're a trip." Stephanie buried her face in Sebastian's stomach, gripping his shirt tight.

This is contagious, she grumbled to herself, "like a damn virus." 475 Chapter 171 Macro's loudmouth guy vibe had rubbed off, turning her into sblunt-talking mess.

Sebastian gave Macro a stare that could slice through steel.

Macro swallowed hard, hands up. “My bad, alright?" With I uca's still hanging around, he wasn't about to mess with this ticking tbomb He took off, practically sliding out the door like he couldn't get away fast enough. Stephanie huffed, reaching up to twist Sebastian's side hard. "This is on you."

Now everybody knew, and every random jerk she bumped into had a grin and a smartass comment ready. She was pissed. Sebastian winced at the pinch, frowning as he grabbed her sneaky tender hand. 0 Comment B Send gift AD No Ads Chapter 172 Chapter 172 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLliIofifl0&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1