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Catlin was so furious that her vision blurred with rage. If it weren’t for Olivia’s current condition, she would’ve given Stephanie a piece of her mind.

But now, in this moment, she couldn’t waste any more time arguing over the phone.

Taking a deep breath, her voice was cold with barely controlled anger. “Where are you? I’m coming to see you.”

“What do you want to see me for?” came Stephanie’s curt reply.

Catlin gritted her teeth, swallowing her fury. “We need to have a serious talk.”

Olivia’s condition was deteriorating by the minute. Catlin wanted to resolve things with Stephanie face–to–face–give her what she wanted, just to get Dr. Pierce to come back as soon as possible.

At this point, she was ready to give in to anything, but Stephanie… she wasn’t even interested in negotiating.

“I’ve got nothing to say to you, and everything that needed to be said has been said,” Stephanie answered coldly.

“Mrs. Hart, I’m done with the Hart family. I don’t need a mother like you, either. It’s better if we just pretend we never existed to each other.”

Without a second thought, Stephanie slammed the phone down.

The words hit Catlin like a slap to the face. Her hands trembled, and her face flushed with anger.

Stephanie’s answer echoed in her mind, each word sharper than the last.

Meanwhile, Tyler stepped out of the hospital room and saw Catlin, a picture of heartbreak. Without asking, he knew- Stephanie had struck again.

“What’s wrong with her? No matter how much hatred there is, why does it always have to be now?” Catlin, on the tears, spoke through gritted teeth to Tyler.

verge

of

better? Why does she have

talk to her,” said Tyler.

Catlin sighed, her

like this?”

not even willing to make one phone call to

with a daughter

sparked such chaos. Catlin couldn’t even begin to imagine the kind of mess Stephanie would

but in the family that raised her. “What kind of upbringing did

a moment, and then spoke up. “You go talk to the doctor. Let’s see if there’s anything else we can do for Olivia. I’ll

before

hanging in the balance, Stephanie had become a key factor. Catlin knew they couldn’t afford to cross her

the pain for an entire night, barely hanging on.

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to the painkillers the doctors had given her. She weakly turned her gaze to

think I’ll ever get to see the sunrise

sunrise had always been her favorite. Sitting by the sea, watching the sun rise slowly over the horizon, she could almost feel

hand gently. “When you’re

“Has your family been causing trouble

Hart family, the Ashfords‘ attitude toward her

it show, especially not in front of Chris.

them,” answered Chris.

don’t think I have much time left. I’m afraid I won’t

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