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.

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

with that? What, mad you can’t

him, and the

hit rock bottom, to crawl back begging for

But instead?

didn’t just survive, she

right behind her,

mercy,

ch.

her

Chris had been digging into her life, trying to figure out something–or

always

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was Stephanie Giovanni hiding?

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

looking down at the

too small to care

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the plan now? Cut off my cards? Shut

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

my

cards

word dripped

Chris’s face twisted.

do. But hearing her say it out loud, made

he snapped. “This

tilted her head. “My mess? What

but nothing came out. Stephanie’s

this all started, I hadn’t done a

Chris’s chest tightened.

you didn’t know I owned my place at Cloudridge Valley. You didn’t know about

I commit that made you all

was furious–no

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