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.”

insisted, her tone firm, and the

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

felt a warmth spread through her. For once, someone

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

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

was practically radiating off

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then decided to come clean. “I really do have money. Well, it’s a

unsure of how much to

of years with Chris, she wasn’t entirely dependent

off, unimpressed. “Fine, I trust you, but

Any money she has is probably from the Hart family. She couldn’t

couldn’t shake her

her to stop insisting, said, “Really,

shot back, “I’m

Stephanie argued, Ella was determined to

a mall and bought a bunch of things worth hundreds of

disbelief began

Stephanie had used, her eyes widened in surprise. “Where’d you get this

giving her a card like that was

stared at the card she had pulled out earlier, her

surged through her as memories

swallowed before answering, “Chris?

been that generous

widened, and she quickly asked, “Then who gave it

possibly be from the Hart family. Ella’s mind started racing. She

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

about the owner of

grabbed Ella’s hand and gave it a reassuring

anything else, they walked out of the mall together,

Ella, Stephanie made her way back to

barely stepped through the door when she ran straight into Chris, who was

irritation radiating from him. He’d been waiting for

your phone?” His voice

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shot back with a clipped, “It was