Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 13

While Chad and Catlin were arguing downstairs, Olivia was upstairs, watching them.

She stood at the top of the stairs, her swollen ankle propped up.

When she heard Chad defending Stephanie, a flicker of disappointment crossed Olivia’s face.

She knew how Chad was–Stephanie was his biological daughter, after all

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The drive from the Hart family to Stephanie’s was about an hour.

When he arrived at Cloudridge Valley, Chad stepped into Stephanie’s home

He took a seat on the couch and looked at her, but didn’t bring up why she hadn’t answered his calls earlier.

Stephanie didn’t offer much of a reaction either. She just poured him a glass of water.

Chad waved it off. “Don’t bother with that. Come sit here.”

knew how

her personality, what she liked,

sat across from him.

straightened up, hands folded in his

came here to

since returning to

she spoke, her voice as cold

his tone frustrated. “You canceled the wedding with Chris because of her?”

answer. She picked up her water and

she wanted to open up to, and she wasn’t

she wasn’t responding, Chad felt a little helpless.

Catlin always got upset with Stephanie–maybe it was because Stephanie kept everyone at arm’s length, never

“Don’t be mad at her. She’s just there

the hospital, and I get why that upset you. I’ve already talked to your mom; she’s responsible

water down and looked at

“Why do you think I would care? And you don’t have to come here in the middle of the night to

‘you don’t care‘? Stefi, marriage is

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