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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.

admit, to her, that he couldn’t do it–that was straight–up humiliation, and she didn’t even

sucked in a deep breath, then another. Didn’t help. His chest still

Stephanie

you know

“I know. Now go ahead, bring whatever you’ve got. I’m

“Just you wait,” Stephanie beat him to it. “I’m not going

ever dared talk to Chris

Stephanie? She didn’t just dare–she practically

Chris stormed out, too pissed to even think up

he slammed the door, he barked over his shoulder, “Let’s see if you

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pool you can splash around in. And just because he threw

in.”

dripped

Jennifer popped

down her water.

his hair was on fire.”

nothing like the man who once carried the boss out like a hero. The man treated the boss well,

away the Ashford name,

someone that moody? It’s

decent a single

half

did you survive two whole years

the files

“The

raised a brow.

‘What’s this about?‘

“That little stash…”

been acting

Olivia never figured out was–Stephanie never

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