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?”

before him hit

His voice was a sharp, low growl.

shrugged. “Maybe you should

phone and dialed his mom immediately..

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

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a pause, and Chris could hear the confusion in her voice. “Why’re you

actually get through to

mom was already on the line, he forced a sigh and said,

Stephanie had blocked him–hell, that’d

when you see her, and you better promise me you won’t be seeing Olivia again.”

lecture mode, and Chris could feel his patience running

on edge, especially after the news about

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

going on, Chris wasn’t thrilled about making another big promise to Stephanie.

but finally

off before he could finish. “Your grandparents said if this wedding falls apart, they’ll never speak to

him. He didn’t realize how much his grandparents were invested in this. It

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