Chapter 272

Sebastian cast her a sidelong glance and touched her forehead. The fever had gone down. His gaze was warm. “What could I possibly be hiding from you?”

“Was it you who did that to Olivia?” Stephanie asked.

Olivia had been thrown out of the hospital overnight. There was no doubt it was Sebastian’s doing.

Sebastian pulled her into his arms in one swift motion. Stephanie lost her balance and ended up straddling his lap.

“Hiss!” She sucked in a sharp breath. The pain was unbearable, like a numbing ache radiating through her body.

Sebastian noticed how her face scrunched up in discomfort. “Hurts again?”

“Be gentler,” Stephanie said. “It really hurts.”

“Sorry, I forgot,” Sebastian said.

Stephanie froze. Hearing him say he forgot sent a chill down her spine. Why would he forget?

“You can’t forget,” she said firmly.

Luckily, he hadn’t forgotten about last night. Otherwise, she would have felt completely wronged with no one to take responsibility for what had happened.

Sebastian massaged her legs. “Does it hurt here?”

“It’s really sore,” Stephanie said. At this point, her legs barely felt like they belonged to her.

Sebastian continued massaging gently. “You’re so delicate.”

Stephanie pouted.

Sebastian arched a brow. “You haven’t been working out all these years?”

Hearing that, Stephanie suddenly felt a little guilty. Sebastian made it a rule to ensure a minimum amount of exercise every day. Ever since she left Fiorenza, she had been living in complete disregard for discipline.

“You haven’t?” he repeated.

Stephanie, feeling guilty, gave a small nod.

“Once you’ve recovered, you’ll run for an hour every day,” Sebastian said.

Stephanie groaned internally. ‘An hour? He might as well kill me now,’ she wondered.

“So it really was you who did that to Olivia?” she asked again.

“Last night, Elliot met with the driver who hit you two years ago. I don’t know what was said,” Sebastian replied.

Stephanie didn’t believe that for a second. Of course, he knew.

Sebastian smirked. “What’s the matter, Stefi? Are you feeling sorry for her?”

“Do you think that’s even possible?” Stephanie rolled her eyes.

She would never feel sorry for Olivia. The only people who could ever touch her heart were members of the Giovanni family. No one else had ever made it in.

Sebastian let out a low chuckle.

Stephanie said, “Now that she’s panicking, she’ll probably try to go abroad for treatment, right?”

“She won’t be able to,” Sebastian said.

Stephanie’s eyes widened in shock. Sebastian remained as gentlemanly and composed as ever, but his words were nothing short of a death sentence.

“You’re trapping her until her death?” Stephanie asked.

When Olivia stayed in Long Harbor, she wouldn’t be able to find a doctor willing to treat her. If she realized she couldn’t even leave Long Harbor, she would fall into complete despair.

Sebastian stayed with Stephanie for a while before leaving. Before he left, he even made sure she drank some cold medicine.

As soon as Stephanie burrowed back into her blankets, her phone vibrated. She glanced at the caller ID, and her heart skipped a beat. Without hesitation, she answered and pressed the phone to her ear. “Hello, Sofia?” she called out.

The moment Stephanie finished speaking, Sofia’s furious roar came through the phone. “Be at the airport in three hours to pick me up.”

Stephanie’s heart skipped a beat. “Y–you’re in Long Harbor?”

“This is bad. If she sees me covered in injuries, what am I supposed to say? Should I tell her I got bitten by bugs? Or that I fell?” she wondered.

Sofia’s tone was full of fire. “Hmph! Just wait till I get my hands on you. You’re pretty good at running, huh? I’ve spent the past two years flipping the world upside down looking for you! Even Sebastian managed to find you, and you still dared to play hide-and-seek?”

Just the thought of searching for Stephanie made Sofia furious. Over the past two years, she had people scouring every corner of the globe, yet Stephanie remained nowhere to be found. Now, Sebastian had been in Long Harbor for a while and managed to track her down. Sofia had asked him for Stephanie’s number, but he refused to give it to her. That alone had nearly driven her up the wall. In the end, she had to go through all sorts of trouble just to get it herself. Right now, all she wanted was to give Stephanie a good beating.

Hearing Sofia say she was going to deal with her made Stephanie’s heart tremble again. “Where are you right now?”

She’ll be in Long Harbor in three hours? That means she’s already left Fiorenza? Stephanie shivered at the thought.

Sofia sneered. “Why? You planning to warn Sebastian? If you dare tell him I ran off, you’re finished.”

Stephanie froze. She was so scared.

“I should be there in about three hours,” Sofia continued. “I expect to see you the moment I step off that plane.”

This threat was eerily similar to what Sebastian had said when he came to Long Harbor last time. No surprise, they were siblings. Even the way they intimidated people carried the same level of danger.

Stephanie rolled around in bed in distress. “So you really left Fiorenza?”

Sofia scoffed. “You seriously thinking about warning Sebastian? Better watch yourself, or I’ll break your legs.”