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?”

had two options: call

Stephanie

was as if a weight had been sitting in her chest all this

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

it was the best she could offer. She didn’t know what

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

“Six thousand dollars a month, and you think you can buy Olivia’s

almost too

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

first returned to the family, they gave her thirty thousand a

then Olivia made a comment about her “luxury lifestyle” – “She’ll be spoiled” – and Catlin decided that Stephanie should “learn how

her allowance to fifteen thousand a month.

just like that, Olivia’s comment had completely changed the

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

and told Stephanie, “We offer everything for you at home. You and Olivia are different–you

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the allowance was cut down to

of Olivia’s situation, Catlin had gone