Chapter 265
“Olivia is also influenced. Now the hospital is forcing her to be discharged. They have stopped all her medication.”
“Does Stephanie want all of us dead? Have we wronged her that much?” she complained furiously.
At that moment, she realized why no one had had it easy under Stephanie recently. It turned out she was raised by the Lucano family, which she never mentioned. The more Catlin thought about it, the angrier she got. Chad’s breathing became rapid and unsteady. It never occurred to him that Stephanie was Mr. Giovanni’s adopted sister. Their relationship was like that between Olivia and Tyler.
“Bitch! What have you done to her?” Chad couldn’t suppress his anger. His chest heaved.
“What do you mean what did I do? She didn’t tell me she was fostered by the Lucano family,” said Catlin. She had always thought that Stephanie was fostered by some countrymen. So she had planned to give this lowly cultured daughter some good nurturing before introducing her to high society. Yet she was found to be very disobedient. Thinking of Stephanie’s attitude, Catlin huffed and puffed.
Chad shook his head in disbelief. “You, you foolish woman!” He was so angry that his words were incoherent. At this moment, they had both realized that as long as Stephanie didn’t help them, the Hart Group would definitely be finished at Sebastian’s hands this time.
“You went to Mountain Spring, didn’t you? Go see her and talk to her,” said Catlin. She was well aware that Stephanie would not see her, let alone talk to her.
Chad shattered her hope. “Do you think she wants to see me now?” Speaking of this, he was so furious that he felt it in his lungs. Impatient with Catlin, he hung up the phone. He then rushed straight to the building where Stephanie and Sebastian lived.
Chapter 205
After taking the medicine, Stephanie’s fever gradually subsided. In her sleep, she had a strange feeling, so she opened her eyes in a daze. Sebastian was rubbing ointment on her. This made her shudder and grab his wrist. “What are you doing?”
Stef had been so feverish that her whole body was limp, but now she was completely awake. Sebastian glanced at her. “Macro said if you don’t apply medicine, you can’t recover and you will get a fever again.”
“Macro knows it too?”
Sebastian frowned. “What do you mean?” She reacted as if she was ashamed of her relationship with him. Stephanie noticed the displeasure in his voice and swallowed subconsciously. “Nothing.” Her mind was so messy that she only fumbled.
Sebastian moved her hand away. “Be good, don’t move.” This made her freeze. She thought it was a better idea to say no. But thinking of Sebastian’s firmness when he checked her wound, she knew she should say yes. So she loosened her hand little by little. The compromise made Sebastian’s smile deepen. “Good girl. Relax, it’s just medicine.”
Stephanie’s breathing became a little unsteady because of these words. Besides applying medicine, she wondered what else he wanted to do and what he could do. She felt uncomfortable all over at the thought and pulled the quilt over her face. Out of sight, out of mind.
Sebastian chuckled. “Are you shy?” She replied with a muffled voice under the quilt. “Please stop talking.” She couldn’t handle anything like that at all right now.
So Sebastian talked about a more serious matter. “Since you’re injured, you can’t enjoy the hot springs anymore. We need to go back to Whispering Bay.” The building they were in was too small and thus uncomfortable. Besides, it was cold in the mountains, so it was better to go back.
Stephanie let out a faint yes. Even if Sebastian didn’t propose it, she knew that she couldn’t be exposed to the hot spring anymore. After applying the ointment, Sebastian coaxed her into having some oatmeal. Then he checked her temperature. It showed she no longer had a fever. So he dressed her up warmly and got ready to return to Whispering Bay.