Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 186 Alesglanced at the red dot on his tablet. "Mr. Casalini, the signal's close." As he spoke, more cars pulled up, and a group of bodyguards spilled out.

$.97% 53) Richard's eyes swept toward Stephanie's hiding spot, and he said, "Search for her." His gaze was cold and piercing, sending a chill down Stephanie's spine.

As Stephanie saw how many people were arriving, her heart pounded. She wanted to call Sebastian again, worried he hadn't brought enough backup.

"Quick, search everywhere," Theodore instructed the group.

In an instant, the team fanned out, most heading down the path while a few moved in Stephanie's direction.

She gritted her teeth, fuming inside. 'Richard is ruthless-willing to turn on even his own brother. What wouldn't he do?' She reached for her phone to call Sebastian without a second thought. But just as she was about to pull it out, headlights from another direction suddenly flashed, making Stephanie instinctively turn her head away.

Richard and Sebastian had cface-to-face. Stephanie tensed, expecting a shootout, but Sebastian's car rolled to a smooth stop. He stepped out, facing Richard, who was lounging on the hood of his own car, looking utterly relaxed.

Sebastian squinted, pulled out his gun, and fired at Richard with a sharp bang.

The bullet grazed past Richard's ear. In the quiet night, he could almost hear his hair snapping from the bullet. Theodore gasped and hurried over to check on Richard. Hiding in the bushes, Stephanie felt her heart tightened. But Richard stayed put on the hood, as still as a mountain, a mocking smile aimed at Sebastian..

"Wow, wow. You've been chasingaround the world for two years, and now you're angrier than I am?” Richard teased.

Sebastian gave him a hard look and pulled out his phone to call Stephanie.

The phone rang from the bushes nearby, and Stephanie snapped out of her daze. She popped up and peeked out.

Both Sebastian and Richard turned to look at her, and Stephanie sprinted toward Sebastian, moving with a speed that seemed impossible after a night on the run.

Theodore watched her go, his lips twitching. 'She's been running all night, and her legs still haven't given out?' he thought to himself.

Sebastian tossed the phone to Elliot behind him and caught Stephanie with one hand.

As their scents mingled, Stephanie finally felt safe. "Sebastian, I'm so scared," she whispered, her voice shaking. When she woke up and saw Richard, she was terrified he'd take her somewhere Sebastian couldn't find her. The thoug being separated from Sebastian for years made her heart sink.

Hearing the sadness in her voice, Sebastian gave her a gentle squeeze on the back and shot Richard a darker look. He whispered in Stephanie's ear, "Let's go home." "Okay," she murmured. Hmeant Fiorenza to her-where her mom was.

Sebastian bent down and kissed Stephanie's forehead softly, trying to comfort her.

1/3 Chapter 186 Across the car, Richard watched the closeness between them with cold, mocking eyes.

53 As Sebastian moved to leave with Stephanie in his arms, Richard spoke up. "That's my fiancée, Mr. Giovanni. Where do you think you're taking her?" In Fiorenza, Sebastian commanded respect from everyone-except Richard, who had always treated him like a friend. But now, calling him "Mr. Giovanni" only highlighted the distance between them.

"Stephanie's dad set it up with my dad when he was still alive. It was something the elders decided-" Richard began.

Before he could finish, Sebastian fired a quick, blind shot. If Richard hadn't dodged, he would have been hit. Richard gritted his teeth, staring at Sebastian's back. Sebastian didn't look back, but the message was clear-he could kill Richard anythe wanted.

"It's surprising you still call him 'dad," Sebastian said, his voice flat. "After everything that's happened, I thought you'd have cut ties with the Casalini family for good." Theodore's breath caught. Watching Sebastian walk away, he was stunned. 'Has Sebastian figured it all out? If he has, it'd explain why he's been hunting Richard so hard for the past two years. After all, in all of Fiorenza, nobody messes with Sebastian,' he thought.

Back then, Richard had caused a huge scandal over his dad's illegitimate child. He'd orchestrated a plan, using Sebastian to bring down the Casalini family. If his dad wouldn't leave the family fortune to him, Richard didn't think that kid deserved any of it either.

Richard's ruthless plan had enraged Sebastian.

Richard sneered, "Do you really think you can take her away from my territory? Sebastian, Paginara is my domain." He emphasized each word, his eyes flashing.

With a large entourage of bodyguards behind him, Richard looked even more intimidating. Once he gave the order, it wouldn't be easy for Sebastian to take Stephanie away.

Stephanie clung to Sebastian's shirt, hiding in his arms. “Sebastian," she called out anxiously, her voice trembling. The separation had clearly made her uneasy.

But facing Richard's threat, she was more afraid of the ruthless confrontation that Richard might provoke. Sebastian looked down at Stephanie, his lips tight. He glanced back at Richard and said coldly, "Finn met with Abraham an hour ago." Richard's face changed. So did Theodore's. Richard gritted his teeth. “What did you do?" Sebastian just gave a cold smirk. He didn't need to say anything to let Richard know that he was involved. He pulled Stephanie close and got into the car.

Richard squinted. “Sebastian, you know you should stay away from your friend's wife, right?" Sebastian paused, looking at Richard through the car window. "She's not your wife, and you're not..." He stopped, then a sarcastic laugh. "My friend." When Stephanie heard Richard call her his wife, she inwardly rolled her eyes.

Elliot and a few bodyguards watched Richard and his crew cautiously as they backed toward their car. The engine roared to life, and they sped away.

Richard squinted at the departing car, then pulled out his phone and dialed a number. Whatever the person on the other end said made his already dark expression even more menacing.

9/3 20 Mar X97%1 Chapter 186 After the call ended. Richard, seething with anger, hurled his phone to the ground, shattering it into pieces. Theodore asked. "What did Finn say? Finn was a crucial partner, the first person to collaborate with Richard after the Casalini family fell.

Richard glanced coldly in the direction where Stephanie and Sebastian had disappeared. 'Do you really think he'd walk into danger on his own for no reason?" he sneered.

"Did he hit their base?" Theodore asked.

"Not exactly, but close," Richard replied, his voice tinged with frustration.

Theodore nodded, getting the picture. "So something's up with Finn?" Richard shook his head. "I was supposed to get that thing back." Theodore's lips twitched as he remembered Stephanie hiding nearby, being her usual clever self.

"Wait, why does it feel like we tried to get the upper hand but ended up losing?" Theodore muttered, mostly to himself.

Richard shot him a cold look, clearly not in the mood to entertain any more questions. He turned and got into the car.

Theodore pouted. He didn't think he was wrong. This time, Richard secretly took Stephanie back with him making Theodore certain that things were way more complicated than they seemed.

Richard claimed he did all that to get that item back, but Theodore figured it was just his excuse to see om Ale Stephanie. As soon as Richard heard that Stephanie and Sebastian were together, he'd left Paginara without a second thought.

In the car, Sebastian cradled Stephanie in his arms, letting her sit on his lap. She she usually he didn't fight him like Usually did. Instead, she stayed quiet, her small hands clinging to his shirt like a scared kitten. Even after they were on the plane, Stephanie stayed close, not wanting to leave his embrace.

Sebastian held her hand and whispered, "It's okay now." Stephanie burst into tears. As soon as Sebastian gently pulled her hands from his shirt, she wrapped her arms around his neck and cried uncontrollably.

"I thought that jerk was gonna separate us again. I was afraid I'd never see you again," she sobbed.

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