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?”

“mom” didn’t exist in Stephanie’s vocabulary. She had

how casually Stephanie

as if a weight had been sitting in her chest all this time–heavy

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

the best she could offer. She didn’t know

back to fix Olivia’s mess, and only then would Catlin unlock the card. So, it

laugh under her breath. “Six thousand dollars a month,

was almost too ridiculous to

that on a single piece of jewelry for Olivia. Her monthly allowance was

family, they gave her thirty

spoiled” – and Catlin decided that Stephanie should “learn

they slashed her allowance to fifteen thousand a

Olivia’s comment had completely changed the financial dynamic in

thousand, Olivia wasn’t satisfied. She later said, “Stefi doesn’t really have a

offer everything for you at home. You and Olivia are different–you don’t need

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cut down to 6 thousand.

situation, Catlin had gone