Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 41

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For a moment, Stephanie wasn’t sure if she’d heard him right

She noticed the subtle shift in Sebastian’s tone when he mentioned the name “Chris–it went cold, like he was talking about something he didn’t want to touch.

She shrugged, trying to play it cool. “They’ve got nothing to do with me now.

Even though the Hart family was her biological family, the truth was, she was only back because Valentina had put the pressure on her.

Getting engaged to Chris? That was her escape from Valentina’s control.

Once she had that ring on her finger, Valentina stopped bothering her completely.

Sebastian’s eyebrow arched. “They’ve got nothing to do with you?

Stephanie let out a breath. “Valentina threatened me. I got engaged to Chris so she and Richard would back off.”

Sebastian’s icy stare never wavered. Stephanie knew it was time to tell him the truth.

Now that Valentina was behind bars, the pressure was off. The timing felt right.

Sure enough, Sebastian’s expression softened, just a little.

Across the city, things were far from calm.

At the hospital, Chris stood helplessly by Olivia’s bed, watching her twist in pain.

Just yesterday, she’d been fine enough to stop by his office. Now? She could barely move.

Catlin was practically beside herself, pacing the floor.

“Chris,” She said, “we need to move fast. her condition is critical. The liver and uterus are the big problems right now.”

Her liver needed surgery, and so did her heart.

They were hoping Allison could step in for the uterine cancer so Olivia wouldn’t have to endure another surgery.

hand through his hair, his exhaustion

and the hospital had quieted down.

asleep now, but only after

while those who stayed

but Chris’s

talking to Catlin.

it, he knew: they needed Allison,

that wasn’t his, he dialed

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Valley, Stephanie was still in the hot seat,

as he was about to say something else, her

unfamiliar number, then instinctively hit

unknown number flashing

“Why didn’t you

nothing,” she said, shrugging it

with her divorce from Chris, she’d blocked calls from

when they weren’t happy, they’d

she assumed this was one of them, either Catlin

not with

the phone rang

“end” for the third time, Sebastian reached out and placed his hand in front of her.

eyelid twitched. “What are you

for you? I assume you wouldn’t

in annoyance. “It’s no big

an eyebrow. “No big deal? Non–stop calling

She couldn’t come up with an excuse

she finally answered the phone, letting out a small sigh..

the call connected, Chris’s

a whisper. “Tell me