Chapter 563
But when people got nervous, all sorts of unexpected things could happen. Ella’s legs turned to jelly, and she instinctively reached out to push Lorenzo away. He caught her hand, and Lorenzo asked in a husky, deep voice, “What are you doing?”
“I–I wasn’t doing anything,” Ella replied.
“Hmm?” Lorenzo asked.
When Ella realized where her hand had landed—right on Lorenzo’s stomach near the edge of his pants—her breathing quickened.
Ella thought, ‘Am I cursed to trouble Lorenzo’s waist? First, I grabbed his belt, then it was his towel, and now the belt. Is it just his pants?’
Ella’s face turned bright red, and she instinctively tried to pull her hand back, but Lorenzo held her wrist. She couldn’t even deny it now. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to.”
Lorenzo asked, “Are you sure it wasn’t a deliberate hug?”
Ella felt lightheaded and had completely forgotten what happened. It seemed like she had bumped into Lorenzo on her own. She thought, ‘I really didn’t mean to do it.’
To stay out of trouble, she locked herself in her room. “I’m sorry,” Ella wanted to add, “If you hadn’t climbed through the balcony, this wouldn’t have happened.” But she didn’t dare to say it.
Lorenzo pushed her away and turned around, his deep voice barely able to hide his frustration. “In the next few days, don’t say anything foolish to Stephanie.”
Ella was speechless and thought, ‘I want to talk to Stefi.’
Lorenzo said again, “We need to clear things up before you can leave. I’m sure you don’t want the timeline to get longer because of Stephanie.”
Ella went silent at those words. She had planned to contact Stephanie, but Lorenzo’s remark made her change her mind.
Ella thought, ‘Lorenzo’s point is obvious. Even if Stephanie gets involved, they still need to figure out if I’m at the core of this. If Stefi interrupts, it will probably take even more time.’
Ella gathered her thoughts, looking sadly at Lorenzo’s back as he reached the door. Ella said with a grievance, “Then get your people to check it out quickly.” She wanted to clear her name as soon as possible. Lorenzo didn’t respond and walked out.
Ella picked up the cushion again and hugged it, closing the door with a pout before sitting back on the sofa. She never thought her world would be turned upside down like this, and now she couldn’t shake off this trouble.
Not long after, Cecil arrived with the furniture movers. Seeing the cabinets, Ella noticed that even two workers struggled to lift them. They looked heavy, definitely too much for her to handle alone.
Bernard also showed up. Seeing Ella’s room filled with fine cabinets, he asked her, “Don’t you like these cabinets?” Bernard thought, ‘Mr. Moretti is surprising; now he’s even willing to go through the trouble for a woman.’
Ella shot Bernard a resentful glance but didn’t say anything.
Bernard was speechless and thought, ‘What’s with that expression? You’ve already captured Mr. Moretti’s heart, so why do you still look so pitiful?’
Chapter 563
Lottie didn’t return home until late at night. Sebastian had returned to Fiorenza and had to deal with his matters. Before leaving that evening, he gave Henry detailed instructions, reminding him about Stephanie’s dietary restrictions since she was pregnant.
Stephanie was sitting on the sofa not too far away, munching on a blackberry.
Sebastian walked over with the report in his hand, gently ruffling her hair. “You like these?” he asked, noticing the several berry pits already in the trash can.
Stephanie replied, “Yeah, these are tasty.” She wasn’t too fond of overly sweet fruits, but the blackberry had the right sweetness for her.
Sebastian sat beside her, looking at the two images on the report in his hand. The tenderness in his eyes mirrored his feelings for Stephanie.
Stephanie took a quick look. “You’ve looked at it so many times.” Stephanie thought, ‘Since Sebastian got that paper, he hadn’t put it down. Is it that fascinating?’