Chapter 28

It seemed like, in exchange for Allison’s medical care, Chris was trying to buy her off with money.

Chris nudged the card closer, his tone low. “Your family’s too busy with Olivia’s health. They probably haven’t had time to handle your credit card issues. Take it.”

After all, she was still technically his fiancée, and if anyone found out she was dealing with money problems, it wouldn’t be good for either of them.

He’d offered her a card before, but she turned him down.

Now, though, he figured she might be desperate enough to take it.

Stephanie’s hand twitched toward the card—who could turn down cash when it was handed to them like that?

But before she could take it, Chris yanked it back, a smug look on his face.

She rolled her eyes, realizing she should’ve known it wouldn’t be that simple.

Chris leaned back, smirking. “The wedding. On schedule?”

a cold laugh. Just as she

heard “on schedule,” Stephanie pulled her hand back, the card

the money came with no strings attached, she’d take it in a heartbeat. But for Chris to use their wedding

“I thought you weren’t in the mood to plan a wedding right now.”

stress over Olivia for days–who would’ve

was obvious the Ashford family was really cranking up the pressure on him.

in the hospital and no chance of him being with Olivia anytime soon, it made no sense for him to still

approach. “Let Allison come back and join Olivia’s treatment team,

himself, like it would

laughable. A credit card? Fine. But now he was adding conditions–first the wedding,

wasn’t just greedy; he was shameless.

favors for Olivia,” she

seeing she wasn’t budging, felt his temper flare. “What

a cold look.

defensively, “Once she’s better, she’ll go abroad. Isn’t that

eyebrow. She wasn’t buying his act. “Do

Chris stiffened, the

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