Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 35

Stephanie had no time for that kind of underhandedness. If she wanted something done, she’d do it straight up. No hiding,

Catlin was so stunned by Stephanie’s bluntness, she almost couldn’t catch her breath.

She couldn’t even find the words to express her anger anymore. All she could manage was repeating, “You… how could you…

Stephanie cut her off, her voice sharp, “What, Catlin? You want me to bring Allison back so she can treat Olivia?

The way Stephanie said “Catlin” made Catlin freeze.

It hit her all at once–since Stephanie came back to the Hart family, she’d never once called her “Mom” In fact, she’d never addressed her formally at all.

And now, hearing Stephanie say it like that, it stung. It wasn’t out of any kind of affection or familiarity.

It was a deliberate choice–Stephanie didn’t want to show her even the slightest respect.

Unable to stop herself, Catlin snapped, “I’m your mother”

Stephanie’s voice was cold as she shot back, “Do you really want to argue about something that pointless on the phone?”

exist in Stephanie’s vocabulary. She had two options: call her

casually Stephanie spoke,

in her chest

said, “Get Dr. Pierce back. I’ll unlock

reluctant, but it was the best she could offer. She didn’t know what else to do with

caught on to the real message: Allison would come back to fix Olivia’s mess, and only then

her breath. “Six thousand dollars a month, and you think you can buy

too ridiculous to

spent more than that on a single piece of jewelry for Olivia. Her monthly allowance was never

family, they

“She’ll be spoiled” – and Catlin decided that Stephanie should “learn how to manage money.”

slashed her allowance to fifteen thousand a

had completely

fifteen thousand, Olivia wasn’t satisfied. She later said, “Stefi doesn’t really have a social life, so she doesn’t need

told Stephanie, “We offer everything for you at home. You and Olivia are different–you don’t need to socialize with other ladies. You don’t

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allowance was cut down to

had gone as far as freezing Stephanie’s credit