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?”

him hit Chris like a punch to the

His voice was

just shrugged. “Maybe you should call

phone and dialed his

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

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hear the confusion in her voice. “Why’re you calling me? Shouldn’t you

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

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

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

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

mode, and Chris could feel his patience running

on edge, especially after

weren’t about to accept Olivia–she

another

finally answered, “This is…”

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

froze, the weight of that hitting him. He didn’t realize how much his grandparents were invested in this.