Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Stephanie made her way back to Cloudridge Valley, the place that still felt like home.

As soon as she stepped into the elevator lobby, she spotted Ella sitting on the couch, looking up from her phone,

When Ella saw her, she shot up and rushed over, pulling her into a hug. “Girl, all men are pigs. Tomorrow, I’ll introduce you to someone way better.”

Stephanie gave a tired nod. “Sure.”

Ella expected Stephanie to lash out, but instead, she seemed strangely calm–like the whole thing with Chris hadn’t even

fazed her.

Ella pulled back, giving her a quick once–over. When she noticed bloodstains on Stephanie’s clothes, her eyes widened.

“Wait, what? That’s blood? Did you get hurt?” She rushed over to check.

Stephanie glanced down and saw a few spots of blood on her beige coat.

With a nonchalant smile, she shrugged. “Easy. They’re not mine.”

Ella blinked, confused. “Whose is it, then?” Her voice was laced with concern.

Stephanie replied coolly, “Don’t know. Maybe Olivia’s or Chris’s.”

Ella’s eyes went wide. “What?”

Stephanie, noticing the worry in her friend’s face, casually explained, “Yeah. I taught Olivia and Chris a lesson.”

Ella’s eyebrows twitched when she heard Stephanie’s calm response. She was in awe of how efficiently Stephanie had handled everything.

Ella had just run into Chris and Olivia at the hospital that morning and told Stephanie about it. Now, not even half a day had passed, and Stephanie had already dealt with them.

She couldn’t help giving her a thumbs–up.

A mischievous grin spread across her face as she teased, “I know a short fuse can get you in trouble, but when it comes to

jerks like them, you need a temper like yours.”

What those two had done was outrageous–so much so that even Ella couldn’t hold back her anger. And she wasn’t the one who’d been betrayed.

Ella had thought Stephanie would cry and whine abo handled things herself.

but instead, she didn’t shed a

didn’t fully get how Stephanie had pulled it off, but she was glad to see her handling it

wasn’t usually this fiery–it was just that Olivia had a way of pushing her buttons, making her lose

in her eyes. “Don’t head upstairs just yet. Let’s grab something to eat. It’s

nodded. “You took

early. Still gotta to get

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coming up in just a week, and everything going on,

around the street for a while before heading into

she muttered, Let’s not get this next time. It doesn’t taste

fan of bland food–Ella knew

She mumbled between

during the workday was usually quick and

paused for a second, swallowed, then asked, “So what’s

name, Stephanie’s steak suddenly tasted

before turning to Ella. “Can

froze. Her fork hovered in mid–air

asked, “Your families are okay with this?”

believe it. Just hours ago, Stephanie was dealing with Olivia, and

shrugged, the casualness in her voice at odds with the weight of what she was saying. “I

eyebrow, surprised by the response.

made sense. That was the truth. They didn’t need anyone’s

Chris had neve

Stephanie’s choice in

really the Hart family’s biological daughter–she was born to a maid, a secret they’d kept

Hart family had been desperate.

business deals, and losing that connection could be disastrous. So, Catlin and Chad Hart had

years ago, when Stephanie and Olivia had fallen out, Chris had unexpectedly stood by Stephanie’s side—a major

away, Chris had pampered Stephanie, treating her

he’d finally seen

back toward Olivia

he had been kind to her only to keep her

all, Stephanie had sworn to put Olivia behind bars, and she had the

situation and muttered under

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paused for a moment, a confused frown creasing her forehead. “Wait, you knew exactly what kind of guy Chris was two years ago,

and tried on wedding dresses? Were you really planning to marry him