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.”

never quite knew how to act with Stephanie.

grown up with him, so he didn’t know her personality, what she liked, or even what she

sat across from

his lap. “Had another argument

you came

used to that since

when she spoke, her voice

tone frustrated. “You canceled the

answer. She picked up her

to open up to, and she wasn’t interested

responding, Chad felt a little

why Catlin always got upset with Stephanie–maybe it was because Stephanie kept everyone at arm’s

be

Chris went with her to the hospital, and I get why that upset you. I’ve already talked to your

her water down and looked at

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

“What do you mean, ‘you don’t care‘? Stefi, marriage is sacred. You and Chris are this

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