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.

she didn’t shed a tear. She’d taken

it off, but she was glad to see her

was just that Olivia had a way of

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

took

grin. “Nuh, I left early. Still gotta to get back to

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wedding coming up in just a week, and everything going on, Ella worried she might start overthinking

the street for a while

at it as she muttered, Let’s not get this next time.

wasn’t a fan of bland food–Ella knew that

the other hand, was devouring her meal, not even slowing down to chew properly. She mumbled between bites, “I don’t have time for that today, but I’ll take you to a Mexican place

was usually quick and

paused for a second, swallowed, then asked,

name, Stephanie’s

with a sigh, wiping her mouth before turning to Ella. “Can you help

in mid–air as she

beat, she asked, “Your families

ago, Stephanie was dealing with

weight of what she was saying. “I don’t need their approval.”

an eyebrow, surprised by the response.

sense. That was the

engagement with Chris had neve

been Stephanie’s choice in the first place.

wasn’t really the Hart family’s biological daughter–she was born to a maid, a secret they’d kept hidden

family had been desperate.

could be disastrous. So, Catlin and Chad Hart had quietly

fallen out, Chris had unexpectedly

Chris had pampered Stephanie, treating her like she was the

thought he’d finally seen through Olivia’s

shift back toward Olivia made it crystal

kind to her only to keep her close,

behind bars, and

of the situation and muttered under her breath, “He’s

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

you went and tried on wedding dresses? Were you really planning to marry him in a week?”