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.

shed a

had pulled it off, but she was glad to see her handling it

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 already past

“You took the afternoon off?”

a grin. “Nuh, I left early. Still

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week, and everything going on, Ella worried she might start

the street for a while before heading into a nearby restaurant.

muttered, Let’s

a fan of bland food–Ella knew that well.

between bites, “I don’t have time for that today, but I’ll take you to a Mexican place next time

quick and no–nonsense

then asked, “So what’s the

of his name, Stephanie’s steak suddenly tasted even

Ella. “Can you help me issue a statement? I want

froze. Her fork hovered in mid–air as

“Your families

Stephanie was dealing with Olivia, and now she was already making moves with

odds with the weight of what she was

an eyebrow, surprised

she realized it made sense. That was the

with Chris had

choice in

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

family had

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

when Stephanie and Olivia had fallen out, Chris had unexpectedly stood by Stephanie’s side—a major shift from his usual behavior.

was sent away, Chris had pampered Stephanie, treating her like she

Stephanie thought he’d finally seen through

toward Olivia made it

had been kind to her only to keep her close,

sworn to put Olivia behind bars, and she had

immediately grasped the complexity of the situation and muttered under her breath, “He’s a total jerk.”

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for a moment, a confused frown creasing her forehead. “Wait, you knew exactly what kind of guy Chris was two years ago, right? So why the hell

wedding dresses? Were