Chapter 97

Stephanie had originally planned to take a nap, but the studio kept calling one after another.

She couldn’t just mute her phone in the middle of the day.

After she answered Jennifer’s call, an unknown number came through, Catlin.

The moment Stephanie picked up, Catlin’s choked sobs filled the line. “Stefi, I’m begging you, please… just this once. Let Allison and Macro go to the hospital to treat Olivia, okay?”

Stephanie froze for a second.

“If there’s anyone to blame, it’s me! It’s all my fault! Please, don’t hate Olivia… I just wanted to teach you properly, but you were so stubborn, so…” Catlin’s voice cracked, and she couldn’t even finish her sentence in her desperation.

Stephanie’s voice was eerily calm. “You think I was stubborn? I was the difficult one?”

“I…” Catlin stammered, suddenly struggling to continue. It was obvious Catlin had wanted to say worse things, but right now, she needed Allison and Macro’s help.

At the end of the day, this was all still for Olivia. She was willing to swallow everything, as long as it was for Olivia.

Stephanie’s tone remained razor–sharp. “Mrs. Hart, when you found me, I spent two months in the hospital. After that, I lived in the Hart residence for less than a month.

events. So tell me? How exactly did you

cold and precise, each one

For a moment, she was completely

you remember the first time you gave

trying to

was because Olivia cut her wrist. Do you

Catlin’s breath hitched.

voice was unwavering. “She told you, ‘It has nothing to do with Stefi. Don’t

these years, hearing Stephanie lay out the details so clearly made Catlin’s chest tighten.

correct. But now, hearing them from Stephanie’s mouth, Catlin felt

warmth, “Did you see

breathing stilled. She hadn’t.

devoid of warmth. “You didn’t see me push her. You had no proof that I was responsible for

found herself

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hadn’t seen Stephanie push Olivia. She had no proof at all. But back then, somehow, she had just believed it was Stephanie’s fault.

times, after that, did Olivia tell you, ‘It wasn’t Stefi’s fault; it was mine?” Stephanie

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