Chapter 66
Stephanie looked at the man in front of her and frowned.
She thought, ‘Encountering Kevin here isn’t particularly surprising. Just moments ago, Claire had been trying on wedding dresses at a nearby large wedding boutique. But…
“Steffi, I didn’t expect to run into you here.” Kevin’s voice was calm but tinged with joy.
Stephanie looked at him and didn’t immediately respond to him. Her gaze shifted to the little girl beside him, Kevin’s daughter.
She hesitated for a moment. “Is it okay if we go to the café across the street?” she finally said, gesturing to the open–air café behind her.
Kevin couldn’t help but be surprised. He chuckled, “I thought you were quite wary of our relationship.”
There were too many entanglements between the two of them.
She had jumped into the river to save him. He had given her blood and rushed her to the hospital for treatment. They had been husband and wife once, but he had cheated on their marriage. And the little girl before her….
“Kevin, I have something important to tell you,” Stephanie’s face was serious.
“What is it?” Kevin called a bodyguard to take his daughter away, then joined Stephanie in the outdoor café across the street.
Stephanie looked at him, words on the tip
tip of her tongue,
, but hesitated.
She thought, Judging by Jessica and Claire’s expressions, the chat they just had seemed genuine. Dominick had been keeping secrets for Claire and helping her plot against me.”
“Steffi, are you having some difficulties?” Kevin noticed her complex expression and expressed concern.
Stephanie’s mind was in turmoil. Looking at Kevin across from her, she didn’t know who to trust.
She was tired of being framed by the Peterson sisters and manipulated.
‘Would Dominick really do me harm? Could Kevin be plotting against me now?” she pondered.
All she wanted was the truth.
Stephanie said solemnly, “Kevin, you should check your daughter and Claire’s…”
Before she could finish, her eyes widened as she looked fixedly behind a large tree to the left. ‘Flashlight…”
“What’s wrong?” Kevin stared at her, sensing something amiss.
Stephanie fell silent for a moment, then inexplicably smiled at him, “Try this cake. It’s delicious,” she said, pushing a small plate of cake she had been eating toward him.
Kevin glanced at the cake, noticing Stephanie had already nibbled. He found it surprising, even puzzling but decided not to delve into it. Instead, he just reached for a fork and had a casto.
“Kevin, why do you eat like a child?” Stephanie smiled and leaned closer to him, using a tissue to wipe his lips.
Kevin was utterly dumbfounded, especially when he met her smile. He blushed and felt a bit awkward.
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Chapter 66
“Let’s go to the small park behind the restaurant.” Her voice was soft as she whispered in his ear.
Kevin was too stunned to react, but Stephanie was already eagerly pulling him, and they headed toward the small park behind the restaurant
together.
“Steffi, what’s gotten into you today?” Kevin asked nervously, looking down at her hand, which was clinging tightly to his arm. Their bodies were so close. It was the first time they had been so intimate.
“Stop him!” But the next moment, Stephanie shouted in a cold voice.
Kevin came back to his senses, looking toward the corner of the alley where a man wearing a gray duckbill cap was sneaking away, Stephanie gave him a hard shove, and he immediately ran after the man.
Seeing he was discovered, the man in the gray duckbill cap immediately took off running.
“Get him!” Stephanie saw the man was about to get aw
immediately hurled her bag at the man’s head.
get away and hurriedly circled around from another direction. Without hesitation, she
The man was hit but kept running. Stephanie, feeling desperate, even kicked off her shoes and continued to pummel the back of his head with them.
“I’m telling you, if it weren’t for my pregnancy, your legs would have been disabled by now!” Stephanie glared at him, commanding, “Hand over the camera immediately.”
“Kevin, call someone you trust to come over and help.” Stephanie suddenly spoke o coldly, her gaze lowered, staring directly at the man pinned to the ground. “Tie him up and lock him in a remote warehouse without food or drink for several days and nights….
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