PopularNovelChapter 187 Dax glared at Steven with his fingers tightly clenched. “Just you wait and see.” | stared at Dax in surprise.
Did | just detect fear in the eyes of someone so fierce? Was he afraid of Steven? | turned back to look at Steven, surprised.
He was still giving Dax a hostile glare, and it wasn’t until everyone had left that he slowly regained his composure.
“The sudden events in the Lincoln family... It all happened too quickly,” | whispered. ” Steve, are you sure you had nothing to do with this?” Steven didn’t respond and simply continued to holdtight.
“Stephie... I'm starving,” he said hoarsely.
| couldn’t discern if he was just pretending or genuinely unaware of what I'd said.
But regardless, he had stayed up all night without eating or sleeping, so he must have been hungry. So, | took him out for a meal and tucked him into bed afterward.
As | sat by the bedside, | gazed at Steven's face for quite stime.
What sort of person lay beneath this mask of his? Then, I snuggled up beside him and drifted off into a heavy sleep.
Being pregnant madefeel sleepy, and after staying up all night in the interrogation room, | felt extremely tense.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHowever, nightmares still haunted my slumber.
Yet, in the haze, a comforting hand pulledclose and heldtight.
As my body gradually warmed, | found solace in a peaceful sleep.
“Mr. Lincoln, moving against Mr. Lincoln Senior now might be too rash. It could alert the enemy too soon. You shouldn't act now just because of her.” | heard Ewan’s voice as | drifted in and out of sleep.
“I won't let anyone lay a finger on her,” Steven said sternly.
Chapter 145 2/3 “It’s just a routine investigation, nothing too serious.” Ewan sighed. “But you've revealed yourself too early. It might provoke Mr. Lincoln Senior to retaliate.
“Besides, you've been patient for so many years. You shouldn't take such risks now for her.” “What do you think I've been holding back all these years for? For all the dirt of the Lincoln family?” Steven sneered. “Mr. Bart, you know better than anyone what I'm after.
“Is it worth it?” Ewan asked.
“Even the gods seem to be on my side.” “Are you absolutely sure she’s the one?” Ewan sounded anxious.
“She is,” Steven said firmly.
In my daze, | tried to open my eyes to catch what they were saying, but | was too sleepy, and my eyelids felt heavy.
The room was spacious, and Steven and Ewan were talking outside the room.
| stretched on the bed, feeling the urge to get out and see what was going on.
Just then, the door swung open, and Steven entered while holding a cupcake.
His eyes met mine, clear and bright. “Stephie... You're awake.” He stood where the sunlight spilled in, and the golden hue created a feeling of warmth and serenity.
Steven always had a pure and angelic quality about him.
| started to wonder if everything | had heard was just in my head, if it was all just a trick of my mind.
“Steve...” | took a moment to calm myself as | sat on the edge of the bed.
Then, Steven fetchedswarm water.
His loyal demeanor made it difficult forto stay upset.
“How long have | been asleep?” | whispered.
“For a whole day and night,” Steven murmured beside me.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmChapter 187 BIS] I was stunned, | had slept for so long? “Stephie, are you hungry?” Steven earnestly asked.
| could see that his hands were stained with fruit coloring.
| closely inspected the unattractive cupcake.
Did Steven make it himself? He seemed to know that Stephanie enjoyed cupcakes with dragon fruit.
“I don’t really like dragon fruit,” | deliberately stated.
Steven was stunned for a moment.
Then, he spoke softly, “Have your tastes changed?” Do preferences change too? | remained silent, feeling inexplicably annoyed. “Just eat it yourself.” Then, I got up and headed to the bathroom.
| stared at my reflection in the mirror, feeling irritated for quite stime.
Why did | have to be reincarnated? Why was | trapped in someone else’s body? Initially, | believed that being reincarnated into Stephany’s body was a second chance from above. But at spoint, it turned into torment.
My soul was forcibly trapped in a body that wasn’t mine, one that felt unfamiliar and perilous.
| spent quite a while in the bathroom.
When | cout, Steven was no longer in the room, but he had left the cupcake there for 1. me.
So, | walked over and took a bite.
It was sweet, yet not overly so. The flavor was quite familiar too.
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