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 arms. “I’m

welled up in Olivia’s eyes as she nodded weakly. She looked

Kevin rushed to

he reached the spot where they’d parked, the car

his voice full of frustration as he stood behind

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

darkened even more.

“I’ll

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

the light to

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was a call

“Come time tonight

sip of water,

she knew ready what Carte wawe no ralk about–and she didn’t want to

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

She won Carline dmghter, but there was no love in the relationship Catlin didn’t hate her, but affection was

Olivia to take care

silence hung

what

fallout with Olivia two years ago was

left back then, she’d probably be sitting in a jail

Hart family were clearly worried Stephanie

voice softened slightly. “That’s all in the

getting

sharp gust of wind, and Stephanie felt the chill

she almost forgot the

out a bitter laugh, then spoke again, her voice laced with irony. “Catlin, I almost died in that car crash. It’s only been three years. Remember what I looked like when they

a hospital bed after they pulled

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

life, to make sure

own mother, was blaming her–the

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