Chapter 652

Lottie thought, “Knowing what you’re doing? When it comes to this kind of thing, can you really control yourself?” She suddenly felt a headache coming on.

Sebastian glanced at the servant beside him. “Prepare another one, the same.”

“Yes, sir.” The servant hurried to the kitchen to bring out Stephanie’s portion. She had kept it warm, originally thinking Stephanie hadn’t come down yet.

Sebastian stood up, took the tray from the servant, and went directly upstairs.

Lottie sighed, thinking she was going crazy.

Henry stepped forward and said, “Don’t worry, Madam. Mr. Ashford must have a plan.”

The mention of those two words, “a plan,” was like a bomb going off in Lottie’s head. She thought incredulously, “Was this even a matter of a plan?”

In the room, Stephanie was sleeping soundly. Last night, although Sebastian hadn’t dared to do anything to her, she was still sleepy due to her pregnancy.

“Honey, come and eat something first,” Sebastian coaxed in a low voice.

Stephanie turned over. “No.” She was so sleepy that she couldn’t open her eyes.

Sebastian gently lifted the quilt and carried her out of bed. “Be good,” he said, his voice full of love. “You’re carrying two people now.”

They all say that when a baby is in the womb, it absorbs the mother’s blood for nutrition. Under these circumstances, Sebastian paid more attention to Stephanie’s health.

Stephanie rubbed her face against Sebastian’s chest in dissatisfaction, whining, “You are a bad guy.”

Sebastian, upon hearing this, chuckled softly in a doting manner. “Yes, I am a bad guy. So you should be good, okay?”

Stephanie couldn’t open her eyes at the moment, but she hadn’t eaten anything since returning last night. She hadn’t eaten anything at the banquet either. Sebastian was worried that she would starve, so he insisted that she get up and eat something.

Suddenly, Stephanie’s phone vibrated. Sebastian picked it up and said, “It’s yours.”

“You answer it.” Stephanie had no privacy when it came to her phone; Sebastian could answer it anytime he wanted.

Sebastian answered the call. Before he could speak, Chris’s voice came from the other end of the line. “Stefi, I’m waiting for you at the Seledor Peninsula. Please, let me see you.”

Chris’s voice on the phone was extremely humble. Upon hearing it was him, Sebastian narrowed his eyes. The usual indulgence in his eyes was instantly replaced with a layer of frost.

Seledor Peninsula is one of the richest areas in the capital of Fiorenza. He thought to himself that Chris saying he was waiting for Stefi there meant he owned property in that area. Chris still hadn’t given up.

Chris didn’t get a response from Stephanie, so he spoke again. “Stefi.”

Hearing this “Stefi,” the danger in Sebastian’s eyes grew stronger. He said, “Why do you want to see her?”

Chris, hearing Sebastian’s voice on the other end of the phone, gasped. “Mr. G–Giovanni.”

“I thought someone raised by the Ashford family would have at least a little backbone,” Sebastian said. It seemed he had overestimated Chris.

Chris wondered what he meant. Before he could ask, Sebastian hung up the phone.

Stephanie’s drowsiness vanished the moment she heard it was Chris calling. Sebastian looked down to meet her pleading eyes.

With a slight grin, Sebastian stroked her hair. “Still in touch with him?” he asked.

Stephanie said, “No, I blocked all numbers from Long Harbor. That jerk called me using a Fiorenzan number. Don’t worry, I’ll have someone change my number later.”

Stephanie hadn’t expected that shameless bastard Chris would chase her all the way to Fiorenza.

“There’s no need to change your number. He won’t have a Fiorenzan number for much longer,” Sebastian said. He thought, “There’s no reason why she should be the one changing numbers when harassed by Chris!”

Stephanie wondered if that would work. Before she could respond, Sebastian had dialed Elliot using her phone.

Elliot picked up quickly. “Miss?”

“It’s me.” Elliot was taken aback for a moment. But remembering that Sebastian was always with Stephanie, it made sense that he would use her phone.

Elliot said respectfully, “Yes, Mr. Giovanni.”

Sebastian said, “Chris is in the Seledor Peninsula. You go and handle it personally. Fiorenza is no place for him.”

“Yes, Mr. Giovanni.” Hearing that Chris was in Fiorenza, Elliot instantly understood what Sebastian meant.