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.

into his

she nodded

like that, Kevin rushed to bring the car

where they’d parked, the car was

Kevin said, his voice full

planned to drive Stephanie, but she’d been quick–and now she

face darkened

growing frustration, Kevin quickly added, “I’ll grab

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

waited for the light to change, her

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picked it up and saw it was a call from her

“Come time tonight ww

a sip of water, her voice

ready what Carte

“Twy? with what? You haven’t even

her chee. She won Carline dmghter, but there was no love

care of him instead?

hung on the line.

knew exactly what Catlin was

fallout with Olivia two years

left back then, she’d probably be

the Hart family were clearly worried Stephanie would stir things

“That’s all in the past, Stephanie. You need to let it

getting cold.

sharp gust of wind, and Stephanie felt the chill sweep across her neck, biting into her

almost forgot

again, her voice laced with irony. “Catlin, I almost died in that car crash. It’s only been three years. Remember

two whole months in a hospital bed after

the crash. She feared that if Stephanie returned to the Hart family, she’d take everything that was rightfully hers.

to end Stephanie’s life,

Catlin, Stephanie’s own mother, was blaming her–the

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