Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 184 Stephanic thought that our Rashard bh everything would be way. But due tonger tim in and a mad or he room with her. From what Stephate could sell the mail even har som defining delle After dealing with Richard Stephanie so a su again in die cout the car the mad copingstaker is the couch "Sorry to bother you Ms. Giovanut the and said especially Stephanie's irritation flared. She knew Richard was seisnudly sying to keep an eye on her. “I don't forces with she said flatly.

"You'll have to talk to Mr. Casalini aboo that the and replied Stephanie rolled her eyes. She was in the anod to have a plear chat with him the feet her har towed here aside, and climbed imo bed.

Seeing her settle down, the maid finally refered. This solemaker door cucet an accent a the other all cater Y she's finally quieting down the thought. She quietly regret hack to Richard Before lying down heret Meanwhile, Richard stood in his room, his robe half-open holding a glass of wine. The photo from the mat howet a mall lump under the blanket on the bed-to sign of Stephanie He knew exactly what was going on. She was hiding under the banker, dearly happy with his plan. Acolt smile spread across his face. "We've cthis far, and she still thinks the can pull this sumu? Theodore Casalini glanced at his phone, dearly uneasy. "You actually brought Stephanie back? He couldn't hide his discomfort.

Sebastian dotes on his little sister as if she's the center of his world I was wondering what Richard was up to this time, and in turns out he tried to take Stephanie away from Sebastian again just asking for trouble. Theodore thought Seeing Richard act like nothing was wrong. Theodore was about to lose in "Kidnapping Sofia would have been one thing but why did you have to kidnap Stephanie? Are you actually considering that engagement promise Mz Giovanni casually made years ago?" When Sebastian's dad was still around, he mentioned that Stephanie should marry Richard when she grew up. It beca real sore spot for Sebastian Stephanie was practically raised by Sebastian, so of course he didn't want someone else deciding her future. Richard laughed it off and drained his glass of red wine. "So you think the words of an elder are just a joke?" Theodore chimed in, "Didn't Sebastian say it was just a joke later on?" Richard shot him a look. “Is he even an elder to Stephanie?" Theodore hesitated, feeling uneasy about Richard's attitude. "Look, don't rush into anything. You know how Sebastian about Stephanie, right?" Sebastian was the jealous type-if someone even looked at her, he'd want to rip their eyes out. And now Richard had taken her away without telling anyone. This was definitely going to blow up in their faces.

"Your main focus should be getting that item from Sebastian. Once you have it, you'll give her back to him, right?" 1/4 97% Chapter 184 Theodore was thinking about the document Richard wanted to retrieve from Sebastian. It seemed like a fair trade, but with Richard, things were never that simple.

Richard raised an eyebrow. "Give her back?" Theodore shook his head. “No way. You're not seriously planning to keep her, are you? Richard, I'm warning you..." But at that point, Theodore was completely at a loss for words.

Everyone in Fiorenza knew Stephanie could be Sebastian's breaking point. When someone's weakness was out in the open, nobody dared to mess with it. But Richard was the first to take action.

"Have you forgotten how Sebastian has been chasing you all these years?" Theodore asked.

Richard had been on the run for years because Sebastian interfered in everything he did-all because he'd once made a move on Stephanie. To Theodore, Richard seemed to be digging his own grave by taking what he wanted without giving Stephanie back.

Richard leaned back in his chair. "If it wasn't like that, how would the Casalini family be ruined?" Theodore shuddered. Just mentioning the Casalini family gave him a chill. "Your dad was really heartless to you," he said quietly.

Richard put down his wine glass without a word. As he reached for his phone, he heard a faint thud, but he didn't think much of it.

Theodore kept talking, trying to get through to Richard. "Look, don't mess with Sebastian. You're at a crucial point right now. You need to stay cool." Richard seemed to be listening, but maybe not. He kept drinking, his mind fixed on the marks on Stephanie's neck. As he recalled the rumors he'd heard earlier, his eyes turned colder.

***** Meanwhile, Stephanie had knocked the maid out, grabbed her phone, and changed clothes. Then she quietly made her way to the study.

When she arrived, she'd scoped out the villa and saw Richard heading into the study. Her room was right next to his, so she tiptoed as quietly as she could.

Once inside the study, she searched every nook and cranny for the document she'd seen on the plane, and finally found it in a drawer.

Her room and Richard's were on the third floor. She peeked out the window and saw guards everywhere-not just guards, but dogs too. 'Great,' Stephanie thought, rolling her eyes.

She hesitated for a moment, then called Sebastian. After two rings, his cool voice answered, "Hello." "Sebastian, it's me," Stephanie whispered, keeping her voice low.

Richard's men were all highly trained and on high alert. The slightest sound could draw their attention.

There was a brief pause. Then Sebastian's voice cthrough, tinged with worry. "Stefi? Where are you?" Suddenly, Stephanie's eyes lit up with an idea. “Paginara. I'm sending you my location right now, but don't cto the villa. I'm on my way out." "Can you get out? Is anyone there watching you?" Sebastian's voice was tense.

"There are people, but I'll be fine,” she said, her voice steady. She was grateful for the survival skills Sofia had taught her 2/4 Chapter 184 when they'd left.

"Don't take any risks. Sendthe address, and I'll cget you." Sebastian said firmly.

"You're in Paginara?" Stephanie was impressed. Even though Richard had cut off all communications, Sebastian had still tracked them down.

Sebastian just hummed in response. He was already at Valdusso airport. Despite Richard's efforts to shut down all tracking, Sebastian had figured out the general area Richard might be in.

Stephanie ended the call, quickly using the maid's phone to add Sebastian on Whatand sent him her location.

After she put her phone away, she started to move. She glanced out the window at the people outside-there were a lot of them.

She wondered if Sebastian had brought enough men with him and if this was Richard's old base. She'd thought the Casalini family had been wiped out by Sebastian and that Richard was gone for good.

Over at Richard's place, Theodore was still going on about how hard Sebastian was to deal with, repeating that he was sick of living on the run. Long story short, he told Richard to stay away from Sebastian.

Just as he was really getting into it, there was sudden loud barking from the backyard. Richard and Theodore exchanged a glance.

"Why are these dogs barking for no reason in the middle of the night?" Theodore muttered.

Richard's eyes suddenly darkened. He stood up and left the room, with Theodore right behind him.

The room on the other side of the backyard faced the study. Richard and Theodore went into the study and approached the window.

Below, a few big guard dogs were barking non-stop, even drawing sbodyguards to check things out. "Why are those dogs going nuts?" Theodore frowned. "Didn't they get fed tonight?" Richard glanced toward the noise. "You think they're barking because they didn't get enough to eat?”

"Yeah, they're usually pretty mellow.

If they're barking like this, maybe they're just hungry, Theodore said with a shrug. Richard's eyes widened as he suddenly realized something, and he took off down the hall without a word. "Where are you going?" Theodore called after him.

Ignoring him, Richard burst into Stephanie's room and kicked the m door open. It slammed against the wall with! wall with a loud bang. Theodore followed, confused. "What's the big deal with the door?" Richard flipped on the light and scanned the room. His gaze landed on the bed. The sheets were a mess, and Stephan nowhere to be seen. The maid lay unconscious on the floor.

"Stephanie," Richard growled, his eyes cold and furious. He didn't expect her to have the guts to run away.

Theodore was stunned. “I mean, seriously, you can't expect someone who hangs with wolves to act like a lamb. Mr. Giovanni isn't someone to mess with, and neither is Stephanie." 'She's slipped away right under Richard's nose? Seriously, how did she manage it with all those bodyguards around?' Theodore wondered, confused.

09:34 Thu, 20 Mar 0 Chapter 184 Richard looked like he was about to freeze the room over.

97% After leaving Stephanie's room, they saw the head of the bodyguards step forward. "Mr. Casalini, Stephanie's escaped, he reported.

"Chase her, Richard said, his voice flat and icy.

In Paginara, does she really think she can get out of my reach? he sneered inwardly.

But Richard had underestimated Stephanie's cleverness. He'd planned to drive after her, but when he checked the GPS, he saw she'd taken narrow paths that cars couldn't navigate.

In the dark, Richard and his group could only see a flashlight bobbing ahead of them. No matter how hard they pushed. they couldn't close the gap.

After an hour, Richard and his team were gasping for breath, but Stephanie kept running.

Richard was used to chasing, but he was injured now.

Theodore was panting. "What did Sebastian feed Stephanie when she was growing up? Isn't she human? She's still a girl. Theodore's legs felt like they were about to collapse, but the flashlight ahead kept moving at the srelentless pace. 'Is she never tired? Doesn't she need to breathe?' he thought to himself. mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLliIofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1