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

was a

shrugged. “Maybe you should call Mrs. Ashford?”

pulled out his phone and

her way,” his mom, Grace,

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the confusion in her

through to Stephanie, he wouldn’t be calling his

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

Stephanie had blocked him–hell, that’d

but there was still a little edge. “You’d better apologize properly when you

and Chris could feel his patience

especially after the

about to accept Olivia–she could mess up the family’s future, they

on, Chris wasn’t thrilled about making another big promise to Stephanie. It only pissed

finally answered,

could finish. “Your grandparents said if this wedding falls apart, they’ll never

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

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