"When did you start daring to covet what's mine?" Theodore's tone was calm, but the atmosphere around them instantly changed. It was as if the air froze with his words.
Both Stephanie and Ian clearly felt his displeasure.
Stephanie, who had been holding her breath, finally exhaled, her tightly clenched fingers relaxing.
'Thank goodness, he didn't give me away!'
Even though she still felt like a plaything either way, Stephanie couldn't explain why it was somehow easier to accept if it was Theodore. Just thinking about it being someone else made her feel disgusted.
Ian also caught the warning in Theodore's words.
His playful demeanor vanished instantly. He straightened up immediately, looked down, and said, "I'm sorry, Theodore. I was wrong."
Theodore didn't continue the topic. While
