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

hadn’t grown up with him, so he didn’t know her

across from him.

in his lap. “Had another

didn’t back down. “So, you came here to lecture me,

to that since

her voice as cold as ever.

“You canceled the wedding with

her water and took

a place she wanted to open up to, and

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

upset with Stephanie–maybe it was because Stephanie kept everyone at arm’s length, never letting anyone in.

to calm her down. “Don’t be mad

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

down and looked

care? And you don’t have to come here in the middle of

don’t care‘? Stefi,

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