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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.

was straight–up humiliation, and she didn’t even

His chest still felt

Stephanie turned colder

something else, you know

to the window, arms still crossed. “I know. Now go ahead, bring whatever you’ve got. I’m not going

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

Harbor had ever dared talk to

didn’t just dare–she practically

out, too pissed to even

door, he barked over his shoulder, “Let’s see if you actually marry Jackson Hodge.”

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can splash around in. And just because he threw you a ring doesn’t

in.”

word dripped

second he was gone, Jennifer popped her head

her water.

“Stormed out like his

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

Ashford name,

someone that moody? It’s a one–way ticket to burnout.

snorted. “His face hasn’t looked decent a single day I’ve

her head, half amused, half

did you survive two whole

the files and headed

Sebastian, “The Hart family’s

a

‘What’s this about?‘

“That little stash…”

ever since she reconnected with the Harts, Olivia had been

Olivia never figured out was–Stephanie never cared.

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