Chapter 4

Chapter 4

After the chastic, mud–slinging fight, screwed rickly tired, eager to ne hote it would all play ant

Kevin struggled to drag Stephanie away from the wee

Olivia’s face contorted in pain, her eyes brimming with tears the glanced at Chris Chris L.

Chris’s face twisted into a mask of rage

He barked at Kevin, still holding on to Stephanie. Get her out of herenow

Stephanie yanked at Kevin’s grip, but he wasn’t about to let go.

It was the first time he’d realized just how strong she was–he could barely hold her back.

“Come on. Miss Giovanni, let’s go, Kevin urged.

That’s when Stephanie suddenly remembered something.

“My bag! My bag, she rushed to say.

The bag she’d used to hit Chris was lying next to him. In a fit of fury, Chris grabbed it and hurled it at her.

Kevin snatched it out of the air just in time, shoving it into Stephanie’s arms. “Got it, let’s go.”

Finally, the chaos started to settle.

Kevin managed to drag Stephanie to the car, planning to take her home, but she wouldn’t have it.

She didn’t want to be anywhere near Chris–or anything related to him–so she drove off by herself.

Chris, still dazed from the blow to his head, stood frozen for a moment.

When his mind finally clicked back into place, his eyes landed on Olivia–her hair a mess and her leg swollen. His anger toward Stephanie flared up even more.

he scooped Olivia up into his arms.

Olivia’s eyes as she nodded weakly. She looked utterly broken.

her like that, Kevin rushed to bring the car

where they’d

voice full of frustration as he stood behind

Stephanie, but she’d been quick–and now she was gone in the

face darkened even

Kevin quickly added, “I’ll grab another car from

for a response, Kevin dashed off–he had to get the keys

waited for the light to

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and saw it was a call from her

“Come

of water,

wasn’t buy at all, but she knew ready what Carte

now tinged with annoyance, con through “Twy? with what?

felt a jolt of bitterness rise in her chee. She won Carline dmghter, but there was no

you sem Olivia to take care of him

hung

what Catlin

two years ago was

she’d probably be sitting in a jail cell right

the Hart family

anymore. Her voice softened slightly. “That’s all in the past,

getting cold.

wind, and Stephanie felt the

she almost

her voice laced with irony. “Catlin, I almost died in that car

a hospital

mastermind behind the crash. She feared that if Stephanie returned to the Hart

been meant to end Stephanie’s life, to make sure she

mother, was blaming her–the victim.

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