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Chapter 134 - 134/Beyond the Forbidden Door

Chapter 134

**Stephanie's POV**

I swallowed hard, my throat tight with acute embarrassment, fully aware that his comment was a direct jab at my pungent choice of perfume. I shifted my weight, trying to play off my visible discomfort.

"I just wanted to experiment with a completely new fragrance," I muttered, looking away. "But it seems the reality didn't match my expectations at all."

His grey eyes darkened to an absolute pitch, his rigid features locking into a mask of pure iron as he delivered a strict, commanding ultimatum: "Do not ever wear that fluid again."

*Damnation.* Was the scent genuinely that horrific?!

Isabella immediately intervened, tilting her head sideways as she offered a highly manufactured, artificial smile. "Don't pay any attention to him, Stephanie," she purred smoothly. "The perfume is actually beautiful. You must give me the exact brand name later."

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