My Stepbrother's Dirty Little Secret novel Chapter 459

Chapter 459

Instead, he just stared at me.

Adriano had gone strangely quiet too but he wasn’t staring at me or Vincenzo, he was looking at the man standing behind me.

Vincenzo finally exhaled, “If you want to move out,” he said evenly, “then we do it properly.”

Hope immediately flickered inside my chest, “Okay.”

His eyes narrowed, “Don’t get excited yet.”

The hope died instantly.

Vincenzo pushed away from the desk, “You want independence?” he asked.

“Yes.”

“You want your own place?”

“Yes.”

“You want to start building a life outside the estate?”

I nodded.

His jaw flexed, “Fine.”

My eyebrows shot up. Fine? Just like that? I glanced toward Adriano but he was still looking at Raphael.

Vincenzo gave me a nod, “You can move out.”

I blinked, “What?”

“You heard me.”

For a second I thought I might actually cry from relief.

“After you sign the papers.”

My smile vanished, “What papers?”

“The adoption papers.”

The room went silent.

“…what?”

“You will live outside my protection while still being under my protection.”

I frowned, “Why would I need to sign adoption papers to move into an apartment?”

“Because if you leave this estate,” he said calmly, “I want legal authority.”

I blinked, “Authority?”

“Yes.”

“I’m twenty-two.”

“And?”

“You already treat me like family.”

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