I Walked Away And He Lost His Mind (Zephyra and Steven) novel Chapter 545

Thomas hadn't dared to hit me too hard. My face was a little red, but the stinging had already faded.

Then Steven noticed the marks on my wrist, and his brow furrowed.

"Don't hurt yourself again. Do whatever you want. I told you, I'll back you up."

I lied casually, "I didn't mean to get hurt. It was an accident."

He looked up at me, his handsome face impassive, his voice low—less a reminder and more a warning.

"Then don't let there be any accidents. You are mine, and your body is mine. Don't play any games with it. I don't like it."

My heart skipped a beat, not from the flutter of romantic words, but from a sudden wave of unease.

I had a feeling that Steven understood my motives perfectly. Did he know I'd taken the slap on purpose just to pick a fight with Thomas?

But I hadn't even had a chance to say anything.

"I belong to myself, not to you," I bit my lip and pulled my hand back. "I'll be more careful next time."

Steven seemed to restrain himself, putting away the first-aid kit. "What made you decide to come here today?"

I said lazily, "Just curious. I'll be expanding overseas myself soon, so I wanted to get a feel for your process. You own a big company, after all. I'm sure there's something I can learn."

Steven let out a low, inscrutable chuckle. He called over the project manager, briefly introduced me, and told him to show me around.

The manager's name was Yves. He greeted me with a steady voice, "Good afternoon, Mrs. Lancaster."

I looked at Yves, a cold glint in my eye, then turned back to Steven. "You should get to your meeting. I'll wait for you here."

I turned to Yves and smiled. "Mr. James, could I take a look at the progress reports for your overseas projects?"

Yves, of course, had no issue with that and proceeded to show me the progress reports and various details about the overseas projects.

What I didn't know was that, at the elevator, Verna had blocked Steven's path.

Verna's face was grim. "Mr. Lancaster, I think we need to talk."

Steven glanced at the elevator's floor indicator but said nothing.

Verna gritted her teeth. "I know you crashed Horace's wedding yesterday and took her. I also know that just yesterday, Zephyra hated you. I don't understand how you two made up in a single day, but anyone can see she's just going along with it. If she actually cared about you, she wouldn't have just stood by and let your relationship with your brother deteriorate!"

"I bet she's looking for a chance to get revenge on you. She's always going to go back to Horace."