Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 140

Chris’s mind went completely blank.

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He stared at Stephanie, eyes blazing with anger, lips parting like he wanted to say something, but nothing came out.

Stephanie glanced at him, then at the box in her hand, with a giant diamond ring was sitting right there.

For a second, she thought maybe she was seeing things. But nope–it was real.

Wait a minute… What’s wrong with Jackson?

This was supposed to be an apology gift. Who the hell uses an engagement ring to say sorry?

Was Jackson seriously that clueless? Did he not know what a ring like this even meant?

Or…?

No. No way.

No halfway functional human being would have thought giving a ring like that was normal.

So the only explanation left was–Jackson was so out of touch, he didn’t even know what a proposal ring symbolized.

“Stephanie Giovanni!”

Chris’s roar shook the room.

Stephanie shot him a look, totally unimpressed. “Are you okay? Why are you yelling at me? So what if he proposed? What’s it to you?”

Her ears were still ringing.

This man was completely unhinged.’

He knew damn well she barely even knew Jackson.

Somehow, his brain still connected those imaginary dots and jumped straight to a proposal. Incredible.

catch his breath. “Well, isn’t that nice. No wonder you had the guts to break off our engagement and cut ties with the Hart family. Guess you’ve got some serious backup

right I do. Got a problem with that? What,

that’s exactly what was eating him, and the

to hit rock bottom, to crawl

But instead?

didn’t just survive, she

right behind her,

mercy,

ch.

kept landing on her

been digging into her life, trying to figure out something–or someone–blocked

top of that, there was always some guys

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secrets was Stephanie Giovanni hiding?

then, it finally hit Chris–he had never understood Stephanie, not

the window, looking down at

too small

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wicked. “So what’s the plan now?

you want me broke and homeless, begging Olivia for forgiveness? Maybe cry a little, so you’ll turn back on and save me from starving?”

my

cards

word dripped

Chris’s face twisted.

was exactly what they’d been trying to do. But hearing her say it out loud, made him feel like

this,” he snapped. “This is your mess.

mess? What exactly did I do?”

nothing came out. Stephanie’s

when this all started, I hadn’t done a damn thing.”

Chris’s chest tightened.

went on, calm but relentless. “At the time, you didn’t know I owned

crime did I commit that made you

was furious–no