Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

When Ella thought about Allison, one thing came to mind.

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She took a bite of her food, then said, “Last time we talked, Allison mentioned a new FDA–approved weight loss drug at the hospital. Wanna check it out with me tomorrow?”

Stephanie paused, soda halfway to her lips.

The words “weight loss” made her set the cup down, then glance at Ella.

She raised an eyebrow. “Why are you interested in that?”

Ella wasn’t overweight. In fact, she had a great figure, even though she ate like it was her job.

Ella sighed and shrugged. “It’s for my cousin. He’s already at 200 pounds. He’s tried everything to lose weight, but nothing’s working. It’s really starting to get to him.”

Stephanie nodded, her expression softening. “Got it,” she said, grabbing her soda again.

Stephanie’s motto was “carpe diem.” She thought people shouldn’t get too hung up on their looks, especially with stuff like dieting.

Once you start obsessing over weight, nothing else is fun. All you think about is what you can’t eat.

And it’s so easy to fall into a cycle of self–blame and end up hating yourself even more.

After they finished eating, the two women said their goodbyes and headed off in different directions.

Stephanie got home to a mess of things piled up on the couch–stuff she had meant to clean but hadn’t gotten to. Her mood soured.

She dropped her bag, then flopped down next to the clutter.

Reaching into one of the shopping bags, she pulled out a receipt, her gaze lingering on the payment details. She felt a bit lost in it.

She looked down and saw it was a call from

need to guess why someone from the Hart family was calling

hung up without

number flashed on her screen. She didn’t bother

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at the Hart family home, Chad noticed Stephanie wasn’t answering her calls. His jaw

you to have Olivia keep her distance from her? Why were they meeting up?”

clear. “This time, it’s really not Olivia’s fault. She…

how to explain. She stayed

his phone, eyes narrowing at a trending photo–Chris and Olivia at

internet.

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Why the hell was he taking her to

tell she had some part to play in this, but she didn’t know how to defend herself, so she

already arranged for experts to help her. Why

he thought about it, the

break off Olivia’s engagement because she

Chris was with Stephanie, Chad was convinced Chris

just wanted to cheer her up. You know, she and Chris have been friends since middle

Are you seriously bringing

his jaw clenched as he

Catlin

now, Olivia and Stephanie shouldn’t be anywhere near each other. But things were never

secretary standing nearby. “Pull the

to leave, Catlin checked the time. “Where are you going at this hour?”

glancing at her, Chad

twice–he was going to see Stephanie.

quickly added, “I’ll go with you.”

If you