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.

any longer. She stood up and

stay. After all, she still has a debt to

calm affection, seemed

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

in one person doing all the labor. Stephanie’s heart was heavy with disappointment,

hard, carrying a hint of warning. “Don’t make

the doorknob, her

his teeth, voice barely above a growl. “You sure you want to cancel the wedding? Do you really think the

even

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were a group of people who couldn’t tell

long time that they were not her safety net, but it

Hart family was her bloodline, but it was also where Olivia

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

Olivia’s birth mother had

life.

babies at the hospital

taking Stephanie away, she never

baby girl away

at the Hart family, watching her biological

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

shocking secret stunned the entire family.

for the real

found Stephanie,

entirely wrong.

entire process, they always favored Olivia, the

nowhere to go because the

wrist. “Once she’s

voice softened, almost as if he were trying to

her eyes cold. She slowly pulled

sharply, his face growing even darker.

didn’t bother saying another word. She turned and walked out of

the hallway as she walked away, head held