Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 31

Chapter 31

Chris gunned the engine, rage building inside him.

Stephanie shot a quick glance at the luxury mall across the street. She pulled out her phone, and dialed Jennifer.

“The meeting’s pushed back two hours,” she said, her voice tight with purpose.

Jennifer picked up instantly. “Got it.”

After hanging up, Jennifer was off, spreading the words.

Stephanie wasted no time. She stormed into the mall, no hesitation, no second thoughts.

For the next two hours, she treated herself to everything she could find–jewelry, cosmetics, designer bags–anything that screamed expensive.

Meanwhile, Chris was speeding down the road, heading straight to the hospital where Olivia was.

His phone buzzed over and over, each vibration a new purchase notification.

He didn’t even bother looking at the screen, but every time, it was the same–thousands of dollars spent.

He let out a sharp laugh, bitter and scornful. “She said she didn’t need money? Yeah, right.”

It was obvious what was going on. Stephanie had barely gotten her card back and she was already on a full–on shopping

spree.

Chris shook his head, a bitter smile playing at the corners of his mouth. She always acted like she was above it all, but the second money was involved, all that pride went out the window.

Chris shook his head, a bitter smile playing at the corners of his mouth. She always acted like she was above it all, but the second money was involved, all that pride went out the window.

Kevin approached, standing at attention. “Sir.”

“Did you drive her car back?”

sir.” Kevin nodded.

toward Olivia’s office but paused, as if remembering

to Kevin, his voice low but firm. “She’s been hunting for a job, reaching out to everyone. Make sure

her.”

blinked, thrown off

Instead, he hesitated for a beat before asking, “She still doesn’t

word still hit Chris like a punch

true. Yesterday, Stephanie had messaged Ella, pulling the plug on the wedding. He was the one who got

about how she’d thrown him aside so easily had Chris grinding his

“That’s all it will take for her

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take for

when she saw him, her

will be coming back?”

let out a breath. “I’m handling it. Don’t worry,”

tone

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friend, right? Do

blinked, a little caught off

just a maybe–it was definitely

look, and for a second,

vulnerable in that bed, he knew he couldn’t let Stephanie keep acting

phone buzzed

be rare for him to get this many messages in a whole month,

glanced down, hoping for something else, something different–but nope. More

getting ridiculous. What had started as a couple thousand was now tens

wonder what exactly she was buying.

hadn’t realized just how materialistic she was, how money–hungry.

his thoughts. “Chris,