Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1758

Abriella froze, her eyes widening even further. She grabbed Sylvia by the wrist and asked frantically, "Sylvia, did this bastard Steve use some dirty trick to threaten you? Do not be afraid. Tell me the truth. We are all here for you, and we will take him down together!"

Caught between laughing and crying, Sylvia quickly shook her head. "No, he did not threaten me. We have been through a lot lately... I thought things through, and I want to give us a real try."

Abriella still wanted to talk her out of it. "But the way he used to..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Steve lost his patience. He reached out a long arm and yanked Sylvia directly into his embrace, possessively wrapping his arm around her waist. Staring down at Abriella, he issued a warning that was partially joking and partially serious. "Listen here, Abriella. It took me a lot of hard work to finally win her over. Do not fan the flames and ruin this for me! Otherwise, I might just have to return the favor and wreck things between you and Will!"

Abriella glared at him, thoroughly annoyed by his shamelessness. But seeing Sylvia leaning against him so compliantly, she began to accept the reality, albeit with a healthy dose of skepticism.

It was not until the banquet officially started and everyone took their seats that the truth fully settled in. Steve naturally sat right beside Sylvia, spending the entire meal acting like the perfect, devoted boyfriend. One minute he was scooping her favorite dishes onto her plate, the next he was peeling shrimp for her. When guests came by to offer toasts, he stepped up without a word and drank every single glass on her behalf. Sitting across the table, watching this disgustingly sweet display, Abriella finally believed Sylvia's words.

Halfway through the meal, a wealthy young heir brought his glass over to chat with Steve. Pulling an expensive cigar case from his pocket, he offered one up. "Care for a smoke, Mr. Michell?"

Steve held up a hand to politely decline. "No thanks. I quit."

The moment those words left his mouth, not only did the young heir freeze, but the entire table, including Abriella, Will, and Krystina, stared at him like they had just discovered a new continent.

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