Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

hapter 45

Chapter 45

When Chris walked out of Cloudridge Valley, his head was buzzing, his mind in turmoil.

Kevin had been waiting downstairs. The moment he saw Chris‘ dark, stormy expression, and the bruises on his face, he couldn’t help but gasp.

“So, Miss Giovanni still refused, huh?” he asked.

Refusing to marry was one thing, but hitting someone? Kevin shuddered, thinking about Stephanie’s fiery temper.

Chris shot him a sharp, icy glance. Kevin instantly knew–another failure.

With a sigh, Kevin muttered, “You can’t just force these things. Women need to be coaxed.”

“Coaxed?” Chris sneered. The word dripped with sarcasm.

Kevin fell silent. Honestly, with Stephanie’s stubbornness, no amount of coaxing would work. People saw her as fiery–small in ability, big in attitude.

“Kevin,” Chris didn’t continue the topic. His eyes narrowed dangerously and spoke up. “Find out who that man she’s been spending time with is.”

Kevin blinked. “What? Another man?”

He stared at Chris in disbelief. “Miss Giovanni with another man? Impossible! She is always by herself. Even if someone is with her, it’s Miss Turner.”

In Kevin’s eyes, Stephanie was someone who wouldn’t even bother leaving the house.

She was definitely a couch potato, living off others, too proud to step outside. How could she possibly have another man around?

If it were

for the Hart family, she probably wouldn’t even have Chris, the only man around her.

chimed in, “I

froze. “You… ran into

cold, dangerous eyes, and that

there was the gun… That guy

probably one of those underworld

find out who this person was–someone like that even existed in Long Harbor. Whoever it was, he’d make sure to tear them

‘That can’t be right, he thought to himself. ‘With Miss Giovanni’s temper, how could she mix

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chaos had completely shattered Stephanie’s

especially with Sebastian exuding danger

was sitting in his lap now, feeling the tension

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if in his mind, she was still the

gentle affection. Instead, his

head, glancing at him. “Can you just ask whatever it

and now this idiot was making

“You were protecting him just now?”

“No, I just didn’t want my home, the

in his presence. He was someone who could kill

during the kidnapping incident of her years ago. That was when she realized–beneath his soft exterior lay a heart as dangerous as a

was certain he

carry a gun around in Long Harbor,” she said

smirked, “Are you giving me a

“I’m just saying, the reason I even agreed to marry Chris… Just, don’t go hurt anyone,

was one thing, but murder was something else. She could never stomach the idea of blood on her hands.