Chapter 20

Chapter 20

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Chris had been talking to Kevin for what felt like forever, but it was the kind of conversation that felt good to get off his chest.

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He showed up at Cloudridge Valley early for lunch, but both his and Kevin’s calls were straight–up blocked by Stephanie.

No other options left, he went ahead and knocked on her door.

Ten minutes straight, nothing.

His mood, which had been kind of okay earlier, plummeted.

Kevin rubbed his chin, thinking. “You think she dipped out before you even got here?”

of her leaving before him hit Chris like a punch to the

voice was

“Maybe you

pulled out his phone and dialed his mom

way,” his

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hear the confusion in her

could actually get through to

since his mom was already on the line, he forced a sigh and said, “Alright, heading back

that’d be way too embarrassing to bring up.

“You’d better apologize properly when you see her, and you better

and Chris could feel

especially after the news about Olivia’s

old–school Ashford elders weren’t about to accept Olivia–she could mess up

thrilled about making another big promise to Stephanie. It only

but finally answered, “This is…”

well, cut him off before he could finish. “Your grandparents

that hitting him. He didn’t realize how much his grandparents were invested in this. It felt like one wrong move, and

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