Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 23

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Stephanie shot Chris a confused look, her brow furrowed as his icy glare pinned her. “What’d I do now?” she asked, her voice sharp.

Chris’s tone was cold. “Stephanie, she just got back from treatment. Why do you have to be so awful to Olivia?”

Stephanie chuckled and rolled her eyes.

She tossed her phone aside, turning off the screen with a flick. “I’m awful? She was overseas. Didn’t they have hospitals there? Or doctors? Or maybe she couldn’t afford it?

“Why’d she have to come all the way back here? And why’s it gotta be you taking care of her and setting up her treatment?”

Chris’s anger built, each question landing like a punch, making him feel like he couldn’t breathe.

He snapped back, voice low but fierce. “Allison’s treatment plan is important, and you know that. She’s seriously sick, Stephanie. She’s got issues all over her body.”

Stephanie smirked, her tone dripping with sarcasm. “Oh, so this illness is super rare? How’s someone her age end up falling apart like that?”

Her words cut, mocking but with an undercurrent of something darker.

take

raised an eyebrow. “Is it from living some unhealthy lifestyle? Or is it just her

having that many health problems was

“karma” hit Chris like a slap.

voice barely above a whisper but

after a beat, he added, “Call Allison and tell her to

flat but cutting. He

raised an eyebrow again, unimpressed. “And why would I do that?”

wasn’t surprised Chris hadn’t figured it out. He still didn’t realize that all the feelings she once had for him were

gone.

acting like he had any say in

Olivia gets better, that’s when we’ll get

tone hardening. “If you think you can keep playing your little games and dragging this out, go ahead. See if you can handle

completely erupted. He became extremely

was sure the Hart family would catch wind of what Stephanie was doing. They’d definitely punish

be

flinch. She shot back, “I can handle it. Can she?”

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