Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

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?”

laugh. Just as she expected. Nothing with Chris was ever easy.

she heard “on schedule,” Stephanie pulled her hand back, the card still hanging just out

came with no strings attached, she’d take it in a heartbeat. But for Chris to use their wedding as a bargaining chip? That was a hard pass.

dripping with sarcasm. “I thought you weren’t in the mood to plan a wedding

him stress over Olivia for days–who would’ve

was obvious the Ashford family was really cranking up the

the hospital and no chance of him being with Olivia anytime soon, it made no sense for him to still be pushing the wedding issue.

to soften his approach. “Let Allison come back and join Olivia’s treatment team, and I’ll stop seeing her.”

like it would change

just found it laughable. A credit card? Fine. But

just greedy;

this talk, and it’s all about doing favors for Olivia,” she said, her voice

she wasn’t budging, felt his temper flare. “What favors? Haven’t I given you everything

a cold

better, she’ll go abroad. Isn’t

“Do you really think she’s

Chris stiffened,

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