Chapter 579 Really?

Stephanie shuddered just the slightest when she heard Jenny’s name.” Really? When did she come back? She never told me.”

“She’s one of the Bardoff City Ten Elites now,” Paul scoffed, ecstatic that Stephanie might never see Jenny again. “She might’ve forgotten all about you.” Stephanie hummed quietly, though she knew deep in her heart that Jenny would never do that.

Paul wrapped his arms around her. “Don’t worry. Unlike her, I’d never ever leave you behind.’

“Really?” Stephanie asked. Paul didn’t answer, choosing to respond with his actions instead.

The next morning, sunlight filtered into the room and brought life to the mess of sheets and limbs on the bed. Stephanie opened her eyes. The space on the bed where Paul had been was already cold. He must’ve left for work.

She got up and showered, put on some makeup, then started packing her things.

She really hadn’t known Jenny had come back to Parrington. But the moment she did, she knew her time to leave had come.

there. It had been so long since she’d been kept in this gilded cage. Her outright resistance from the start had turned into silent acceptance, now turning into reluctance,

hadn’t lost her sense of self. She still knew what she wanted. Yes, she had feelings for Paul,

someone not even she

Paul had never learned to

had given her. She only packed some of her clothes and belongings before she sat on the balcony,

come, but she had a feeling

a commotion from downstairs. She turned to look. “It must

“Jenny,” she greeted, not needing

Steph. Are you free today? I was thinking we could go

Jenny held her hand.

the villa’s guards appeared. “Ms. Walker, we can’t let you leave without Mr.

had felt earlier dissipating in

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