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

His voice was a sharp, low growl.

“Maybe you should call Mrs. Ashford?”

phone and dialed

already called her. She’s on her way,”

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

frustration bubbled up. If he could actually get through to Stephanie,

his mom was already on the line, he

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

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

went into lecture mode, and Chris could feel his

whole family was on edge, especially after the news about

accept Olivia–she could mess up

from everything going on, Chris wasn’t thrilled about making another big

but finally answered, “This

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

were invested in this. It felt like one wrong move, and he could lose

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