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Chapter 141

Chapter 141

And both he and Kevin saw her at Whispering Bay.

There was no question. That was her place now.

Stephanie gave him a slow shrug. “Yeah. What about it?”

Chris’s chest tightened.

Hearing her admit it felt like getting punched in the gut.

The house Olivia wanted more than anything, and Stephanie was just living there like it was nothing.

“Who owns it?”

Right then, Chris’s mind was a complete mess, he could barely even hear his own voice.

Stephanie’s eyes lit up, pure mischief. “Why ask me? Didn’t your amazing investigation already tell you it belongs to some 66–year–old guy?”

There it was again–the same line she always threw back at him. Every damn time.

Chris’s temper snapped. “Enough. Just tell me the truth.”

He was one breath away from losing it completely.

Stephanie’s smirk sharpened. “What’s this? Mr. Ashford admitting he couldn’t figure it out?”

Chris saw red.

This woman and her mouth could drive a man straight into cardiac arrest.

Stephanie tapped her chin like she was thinking real hard. “Say you couldn’t dig up the truth, and I’ll give you the answer right now.”

Chris’s chest tightened.

that he couldn’t do it–that was straight–up humiliation, and she

His

he looked at Stephanie turned colder with every

something else, you know

know. Now go ahead, bring whatever

wait,” Stephanie beat

Long Harbor had ever dared

didn’t just dare–she practically put out the welcome

too pissed to even think up a real

he slammed the door, he barked over his shoulder,

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some kiddie pool you can splash around in. And just because he threw you a ring

in.”

dripped poison.

second he was gone, Jennifer popped her

put down her water. “He

out like his hair was on

man who once carried the boss out like a hero. The man treated the boss well, and even managed to

name,

that moody? It’s

looked decent a single day

shook her head, half amused, half

hell did you survive two

the files and

phone rang. Sebastian, “The Hart family’s money,

raised a

‘What’s this about?‘

“That little stash…”

told, ever since she reconnected with the Harts, Olivia had been acting

figured out was–Stephanie never cared.

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