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.

longer.

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

calm affection, seemed to collapse in an instant.

too, tearing apart what little remained… Her

from both sides. There was no point in one person doing all the labor. Stephanie’s heart was heavy with disappointment, but also fierce with

a hint of warning. “Don’t make things difficult for her!”

the doorknob, her expression unreadable.

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

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

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people who

were not her safety net, but

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

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Both she and Stephanie’s mother, Mrs. Hart, had been pregnant at the same

unreliable, gambling husband couldn’t provide, Olivia’s birth mother had hoped her

life.

the hospital after giving birth.

mother was heartless. After taking Stephanie away, she never had plans of raising her.

baby

Hart family, watching her biological daughter

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

stunned the entire

search began for the real heiress.

found Stephanie,

entirely

they always favored Olivia,

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

grabbed her wrist. “Once she’s better, I’ll send her away, alright?”

almost as if he were trying to

cold. She slowly pulled her hand

Chris inhaled sharply, his face

word. She turned

the hallway