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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.

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

then another. Didn’t help. His chest

way he looked at Stephanie turned colder with

you

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

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

ever dared talk to Chris Ashford like

dare–she practically

too pissed

his shoulder,

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you can splash around in. And just because he threw

in.”

word dripped poison.

gone, Jennifer popped

down her

out like his hair was

hero.

Ashford name, and what

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

snorted. “His face hasn’t looked decent a

half amused, half

the hell did you survive two whole

dropped the files

minutes later, Stephanie’s phone rang. Sebastian, “The Hart family’s money, you want it or

raised a

‘What’s this about?‘

“That little stash…”

been acting like

never figured out was–Stephanie never

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