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.

had the guts to break off our engagement and cut ties with the

a problem with that? What, mad you can’t screw me over

and the rest of the

her to hit rock bottom, to crawl back begging for their

But instead?

just survive, she thrived.

standing right behind her, was

mercy,

ch.

landing on her feet. And every

into her life, trying to figure out something–or someone–blocked his way.

top of that, there was always some guys

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many secrets was Stephanie Giovanni hiding?

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

to the window, looking down at the street below.

like ants, too small to care about.

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sharpened into something almost wicked. “So what’s the plan now? Cut off

homeless, begging Olivia for forgiveness? Maybe cry a little, so you’ll turn back on and save

my

cards

word dripped with mockery.

Chris’s face twisted.

trying to do. But hearing her say it

drag Olivia into this,” he snapped. “This is your mess. Own

head. “My mess? What exactly did

mouth opened, but nothing came out. Stephanie’s smile

started, I hadn’t done a

Chris’s chest tightened.

relentless. “At the time, you didn’t know I owned my place at Cloudridge

tell me, what crime did I commit that made you

was furious–no surprise there.