The Ex-Con Who Conquered the World novel Chapter 168

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Chapter 168 I Can Do for Him

Chapter 168 I Can Do for Him

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He pulled out his phone, glanced at the screen, and froze.

It was his so-called fiancée, Sara.

Strange. What’s she doing up this late?

Stefan pushed open the car door and stepped out to take the call. “Hey. Can’t sleep?”

Sara said, “Stefan, it’s late. Why aren’t you home yet? Where are you?”

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“Oh, catching up with an old high school friend over drinks. You know how it is—I just got out after three years inside. Gotta reconnect with the guys.” Stefan said it smoothly, without even flinching.

Technically, it wasn’t a lie. Gavin had hit him up tonight, and yeah, they’d had a few drinks.

Sara said, “Alright. Well, come back soon.”

Stefan smiled, “Judging by how this is going, I might not make it back tonight. Guess I’ll crash at his place.”

“Fine. Got it.” On the other end, Sara hesitated, like there was something on her mind, but she didn’t say it.

Stefan had already hung up. What he didn’t know was that the Stewart family group chat had blown up that night.

Zoey had posted a photo she’d snapped at the auction-Stefan walking with Nina and Megan.

Stefan tucked his phone away, opened the car door, and slid back inside.

He smacked his lips, clearly not ready to call it a night. “So… another round?”

Eliza laughed despite herself and shot him a playful glare. “What, you think this is happy hour? We can’t just order another round.”

“Should’ve just turned my phone off.” Stefan moved closer and slipped an arm around her

waist.

Eliza leaned into him, docile as a kitten.

“Eliza, there’s something I want to do. I’m hoping you can help,” Stefan said.

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She looked up at him. “What is it? If you need me, I’m in.”

Stefan said, “Tonight, I won six hundred million dollars at Damian’s place.”

Eliza gasped, “Six… six hundred million?”

The number floored her-it was beyond anything she could imagine.

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Stefan nodded. “That money? It’s dirty. Who knows how many families lost their life savings to get it there? So I’m thinking-half of it goes to building schools in poor mountain regions. Help fix up clasms, improve meals for the kids, stuff like that.”

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good of you,” Eliza said.

finish. The other half? I want to start a charity fund. For the elderly who’ve phans-basically, people at the bottom who need help. But here’s the thing: meone to run it.”

at Eliza. “And I think you’d be perfect.”

“Me? Oh, no, I couldn’t. I’ve never managed anything before. And with that y-hundreds of millions of dollars-I’d be terrified to handle it.”

hundreds earn. That’s not a big deal.” Stefan squeezed her shoulder. “And come on, ns of dollars isn’t that much. Someday, you might be managing way more. Once you to it, money’s just numbers on a screen.”

looked at him, unsure of herself.

an smiled, pulled her closer, and kissed her forehead. “If you want to be my woman, you’ve ta have confidence.”

hat hit her. She felt the solid warmth of his chest, and somehow it gave her strength. She ook a breath. “Okay, Stefan. If you trust me, I’ll try.”

“Good.” He held her close, savoring her softness. “Don’t worry. I’ve got your back.”

Eliza nodded, excitement bubbling up inside her.

Finally, something I can do for him.

They sat there for a while, wrapped up in each other. But Stefan noticed how late it was-Ava was probably waiting up for Eliza.

If Eliza didn’t he

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