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?”

her leaving before him hit Chris like a punch to the gut.

was a sharp, low

shrugged. “Maybe you

phone and

her way,” his mom, Grace,

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pause, and Chris could hear the confusion in her voice. “Why’re you calling me? Shouldn’t you

get through to Stephanie, he wouldn’t be

already on the line, he forced

mention that Stephanie had blocked him–hell, that’d be way too

a little edge. “You’d better apologize properly when you see her,

and Chris could feel his

on edge, especially

Olivia–she could mess up the family’s future,

thrilled about making another big promise to Stephanie. It

hesitated, but finally answered, “This is…”

could finish. “Your grandparents

how much his grandparents were invested in this. It felt like one wrong move, and he

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