Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 2

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Chris’s face shifted in disbelief, his brows knitting together as the weight of Stephanie’s words hit him.

He stared at her, utterly stunned by her coldness.

Cancel the wedding? Is she… crazy?‘ Chris’s mind raced, countless thoughts swirling, but they all crumbled in the face of her icy indifference.

His voice faltered slightly as he tried to explain. “She’s sick. Once she recovers, she’ll leave, and we’ll have a bigger wedding”

Stephanie’s lips curled into a sneer, her voice frigid. “Is she sick, or is she pregnant?”

The moment her words hung in the air, the air stiffened, like the weight of her question was too much to bear.

Chris’s eyes darkened, his voice low as he asked, “What do you know?”

Stephanie didn’t answer immediately. She leaned back in her chair, her tone cool as she replied, “You and she were so open about being at the hospital, in the gynecology department.” A mocking smile tugged at her lips.

Her voice was biting, filled with frost. “Now, you’re talking to me about a bigger wedding. Don’t you think that’s ironic?”

They were supposed to marry in just a week. The thought of it, mixed with everything else, made something inside Stephanie crumble.

He made another woman pregnant,

and now he was

here talking about the wedding with Stephanie.

Is he really playing both sides to her cut him off?‘ Stephanie’s eyes were steely, her resolve

face? Thinking I won’t unshakable.

Chris’s face grew even darker, his voice hushed, almost desperate. “She’s not pregnant. She’s sick.”

Stephanie’s gaze was unwavering, cold as ice. “Sick? And you’re the one taking her to the hospital? Am I missing something?”

Her question hung in the air, sharp and unforgiving. Chris’s expression darkened further, and his fingers absently traced the edge of the desk.

at him any longer. She stood up and walked to the door.

mockery. “Now that she’s here, she might as well stay. After all, she still has a debt

years of building a relationship, of calm affection, seemed to collapse in an instant.

Olivia, but now Stephanie was doing it too, tearing apart what little remained… Her heart was

took work from both sides. There was no point in one person doing all

voice became hard, carrying a hint of warning. “Don’t make things difficult

hand rested on the doorknob, her expression unreadable.

barely above a growl. “You sure you want to cancel the wedding? Do you really think the Hart family

of them made Stephanie’s eyes grow even colder, like a chill had

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group of people who couldn’t tell friend from

were not her safety net, but

bloodline, but it was also where Olivia had grown

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biological mother had worked as a maid for the Hart family. Both she and Stephanie’s mother, Mrs. Hart, had been pregnant at

her unreliable, gambling husband couldn’t provide, Olivia’s birth mother had hoped her child would have a better

life.

she switched babies at the hospital

taking Stephanie away, she

throw the baby girl

the Hart family, watching her biological daughter live a privileged life while she

car accident, and the truth came out. The hospital revealed

stunned the entire

search began for

eventually found

entirely wrong.

process, they always favored Olivia,

Stephanie called off the engagement, she would have nowhere to go because the Hart family would

and grabbed her wrist. “Once she’s better, I’ll

if he were trying to calm her.

eyes cold. She slowly pulled her hand

inhaled sharply, his

another word. She turned

heels echoed in the hallway as she walked away, head