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.”

tone firm, and the waitress walked away with the card.

Ella was fuming. “I’ll transfer $50,000 to you.

through her. For once, someone was standing up for

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

Hart family’s a

practically radiating

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come clean. “I really do have money. Well, it’s a long

how much to reveal. The

she wasn’t entirely dependent on him or the

trust you, but take this

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

couldn’t shake

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

“I’m

much Stephanie argued, Ella was determined to believe she didn’t have

Stephanie dragged Ella to a mall and bought

began to fade.

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

could imagine giving her a card like that was Chris.

stared at the card she had pulled out

surged through her

swallowed before answering, “Chris? No

had never been that generous

quickly asked, “Then

it couldn’t possibly be from the Hart family. Ella’s mind started racing. She worried that her friend might be involved in something

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

Stephanie’s eyes as she thought about the owner of the card,

gave it

they walked out of the mall together,

Stephanie made her way back to Cloudridge

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

irritation radiating from him. He’d been waiting

turn off your phone?” His voice

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a clipped, “It was