Chapter 239

Sebastian let out a helpless chuckle. He reached out, pinching her chin lightly and tilting her face up. Sure enough, he caught sight of the tears clinging to her lashes. Meeting her misty eyes, something stirred deep in his gaze. “What’s this? Feeling wronged now?”

Stephanie huffed. “No, I’m not!” She wouldn’t admit it! Yet, the moment she spoke, her voice carried a thick nasal tone, betraying her emotions completely. That voice… she definitely sounded like she was about to cry.

Seeing her looking so pitiful, Sebastian chuckled. “You really don’t remember?”

“Huh?” Stephanie blinked up at him, confusion filling her teary eyes. What was she supposed to remember?

Sebastian took her hand and pressed it lightly against his lip. “This,” he murmured, “you bit me.”

Stephanie was too shocked to react. What? She bit him?

“You really don’t remember?” Stephanie’s mind buzzed, and her face instantly turned bright red. Wait—she really didn’t remember! Did she bite him?

“I didn’t!” She instinctively denied it. Did she really do it? But she had no memory of it at all. Was Sebastian messing with her?

Sebastian pinched her small mouth. Unable to hold back, Stephanie opened her mouth in protest. “Mmph—what are you doing?”

Sebastian smirked. “Let me check which little sharp tooth did it.”

“Ugh—” Stephanie quickly struggled free and clamped her mouth shut. She looked at Sebastian in disbelief. “I—It was really me?”

“Who else would it be?”

Seriously? Who else could it be? How would she know? She hadn’t been around Sebastian for years, only occasionally catching bits of news about him—mostly about his business ventures in Fiorenza. As for rumors about his personal life, no one dared to gossip recklessly.

Stephanie swallowed hard, her face burning even redder.

Sebastian stopped teasing her. “Come on, let’s eat.” He didn’t say much.

And Stephanie didn’t dare bring it up again.

The air on Mount Spring was refreshingly crisp. Sebastian took her straight to the restaurant. At this hour, only late-night snacks were available, but since Stephanie wanted to eat, Sebastian naturally had something prepared. By now, the restaurant was empty.

Stephanie stole a careful glance at Sebastian, her eyes drifting to the injury on his lips. She couldn’t help but wonder—what exactly had she done? Did she just bite him? Wait. Did she actually… force herself on him?! The thought made Stephanie study Sebastian’s expression even more intently.

“What are you looking at?” Sebastian’s voice pulled her back to reality.

Stephanie rubbed her hands together nervously. “Seeing if you’re mad.” What had she done? She had completely ruined their sibling dynamic! She had hidden her feelings for Sebastian so well all these years, but now… there was no hiding it anymore! Stephanie mentally smacked herself a hundred times over.

Sebastian took a sip of water. “Do you think I should be mad?” His deep voice was unreadable.

Stephanie’s mind was in chaos. “Well, I… I didn’t do it on purpose… I mean…” She trailed off, suddenly noticing the hint of coldness in Sebastian’s eyes. She immediately shut up. What did she say wrong? She just wanted to cry. “I really didn’t mean to…”

Sebastian let out a low chuckle, setting down his glass. “So, what does Stefi plan to do about this?”

Stephanie froze. Wait—was he implying that she didn’t just bite him… but actually kissed him?! What the—How did drinking a little alcohol lead to this?! The things she never dared to do before… she actually just did? No—this…

Facing Sebastian’s deep, unreadable gaze, Stephanie’s brain turned to mush. She couldn’t make sense of the emotions flickering in his eyes. Panicked, she looked down.

“Then… what do you think I should do?” Ugh. Their pure relationship… it was totally ruined now.