Next Man, Better Plan novel Chapter 20

Therefore, Quennel was certain that Stephanie couldn’t let him go.

She had dressed up so beautifully to come home, wanting to see him captivated and mesmerized by her.

And he was mesmerized. Quennel’s Adam’s apple bobbed. “I give up, Stephanie. Can we please stop fighting? You know how long I’ve waited for that day, for us to…”

Stephanie frowned, yanking her arm away from his outstretched hand.

“Quennel, you’re truly disgusting me right now.”

With that, Stephanie turned and left the garden without a backward glance.

Quennel’s brow furrowed.

Disgusting? She actually called him disgusting?

Stephanie went to her room and unlocked a drawer. From it, she took out a bracelet, a watch, and a jade pendant broken in two.

These were the belongings of her father and two brothers, items Stephanie had personally retrieved from their bodies at the crash site.

She placed them carefully into a box, terrified of causing any further damage.

Once she was done, she opened the door.

Ternence saw her coming downstairs and smiled. “Stephanie, you’re back! Go wash up, dinner is almost ready.”

Quennel sat beside Ternence, sneaking glances at her from the corner of his eye.

Stephanie’s tone was distant. “I won’t be staying for dinner. I just came back to get some things.”

Wilma emerged from the kitchen, her voice edged with displeasure. “I had the cook make your favorite savory pork roast, and you’re leaving already?”

Stephanie was already in the foyer changing her shoes, but she paused. “Actually, I don’t really like that pork dish.”

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