Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

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?”

leaving before him hit Chris like a punch to the

voice was

“Maybe you should

phone and dialed his mom immediately..

already called her. She’s on her way,” his mom, Grace, said,

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in her voice. “Why’re you calling me? Shouldn’t you just

could actually get through to Stephanie, he wouldn’t be calling his

mom was already on the line, he

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

still a little edge. “You’d better apologize properly when you see her, and you better promise me you won’t be

into lecture mode, and Chris could feel

especially after the news about Olivia’s

weren’t about to accept Olivia–she could mess

thrilled about making another big promise

but finally answered,

him too well, cut him off before he could finish. “Your grandparents said if this wedding falls apart,

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