Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Ella watched as the screen of Stephanie’s phone flickered, the constant barrage of calls taking its toll.

In just a few minutes, the phone had been ringing nonstop. Ella couldn’t help but suggest, “Why don’t you just turn it off?”

Stephanie glanced at the phone, frustrated. Blocking the numbers wasn’t doing much anymore–every call was from an

unknown number.

Stephanie didn’t even need to answer to know that Catlin was behind this, probably calling from one of their maids phones. She sighed, clearly irritated.

Ella was right. Stephanie accepted her advice and turned off the phone.

But Catlin’s punishment didn’t stop there.

Stephanie stayed with Ella for a while, trying to calm down. After a few moments, they both got ready to leave.

When it was time to pay, the waitress walked over with a strange expression, hesitating slightly before saying, “Sorry, Miss, your card was declined”

Stephanie’s eyes flickered to the card she had grabbed randomly from her wallet. She remembered–it was the one Catlin had given her when she first returned to the Hart family, years ago.

Back then, she hadn’t wanted it, but Catlin had insisted.

Now, the card wouldn’t go through.

Ella, noticing the exchange, quickly pieced things together. “Anything wrong?”

Stephanie sighed deeply. “Catlin froze my card.”

Ella’s lips twitched in disbelief. “Because of Olivia? What kind of mother does that to her own daughter?”

Ella couldn’t hide her disgust.

She was appalled by how some people would treat their children this way.

Stephanie gave a nonchalant smile, clearly used to this. “It’s not the first time.”

Ella gently pushed Stephanie’s hand away from the card. “Let me.”

Without waiting for a response, she pulled her own card from her bag and handed it to the waitress.

Stephanie immediately protested. “No, I got this.”

firm, and the waitress

they were back in the car, Ella was fuming. “I’ll transfer $50,000 to you. Don’t let them push you

spread through her. For once, someone

sighed, trying to brush it off. “It’s okay, I really do have the money for myself.”

her a skeptical look. “How? You don’t even have a job. The Hart family’s a bunch of animals. I’m going to give them a piece of my mind.”

practically

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carefully, and then decided to come clean. “I really do

how much to reveal. The truth wasn’t

the last couple of years with Chris, she wasn’t entirely dependent on him or the Hart family.

unimpressed. “Fine, I trust you, but

been with Chris these past few years. Any money she has is probably from the Hart family. She couldn’t have

shake her

her to stop insisting, said, “Really, I don’t need it.”

shot back, “I’m just saying…”

was determined to believe she

prove her wrong, Stephanie dragged Ella to a mall and

disbelief began to fade.

eyes widened in surprise. “Where’d you

could imagine giving

stared at the card she had pulled out earlier,

wave of emotion surged through

swallowed before answering, “Chris? No way.”

that generous with her.

and she quickly asked, “Then

wasn’t Chris, and it couldn’t possibly be from the Hart family. Ella’s mind started racing. She worried that her friend might be involved in something illegal or mixed up with

generous guy?” Ella asked, tapping her chin thoughtfully, a playful but

she thought about the owner of

hand and gave it a reassuring

of the mall together, their

made her way

straight into Chris, who was standing in her way, blocking

irritation radiating from him. He’d

phone?” His voice was tight with

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with a clipped, “It was