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?”

in Stephanie’s vocabulary. She had two options: call her Catlin, or

eyes widened at how casually Stephanie spoke, like it didn’t even

been sitting in her chest all

Catlin said, “Get Dr.

best she could offer. She didn’t know what else to do with Stephanie.

immediately caught on to the real message: Allison would come back to fix Olivia’s mess, and only then would Catlin unlock the card. So, it all came back to Olivia.

thousand dollars a

almost too ridiculous

jewelry

first returned to the family, they gave her thirty thousand

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

allowance to

Olivia’s comment had completely changed the

really have

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

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was cut down

Catlin had gone as far as