Chapter 144

Chapter 144

Over at Stephanie’s place-

Her phone buzzed with a text from Olivia: [Chris said once we move into Whispering Bay, he’s getting me sunflower curtains.]

Stephanie glanced at the message and typed back: [Cute. You should start shopping.]

The sheer audacity.

Alright then.

Four days left. She couldn’t wait to see how Chris planned to dig himself out of this mess.

The great heir of Long Harbor’s top family, falling flat on his face in front of everyone?

87%

At the hospital-

Olivia frowned at Stephanie’s reply. No reaction. No jealousy. Nothing.

Her fingers tightened around her phone, but before she could fire off something nastier, Catlin walked in.

Olivia quickly deleted the thread and handed the phone to a nurse. “Thanks.”

“You’re welcome.”

a polite smile

beamed. “So? Everything settled with Whispering

into that house made

housewives keep talking. The same ones who called Olivia a ‘charity case‘ could choke on their words when they saw her living at Whispering

kind of address that

Chris even said we can put up sunflower curtains in my

smile stretched wider.

you rotten. You better

future‘ made Olivia’s heart squeeze a little.

there even be a

Once she got better, she swore she’d stop

had to be the only priority.

lawyers have been trying to find you.

off?”

Catlin would’ve jumped at the chance to make

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dodging their calls. What

hesitating? After all that, was there still some leftover maternal

second Stephanie’s name came up, Catlin’s

“Let’s wait until you’re better. Then I’ll decide.”

sign the papers.

decision she’d made about Stephanie lately was pure

make decisions when she was angry–she might

Olivia’s heart sank.

‘After I’m better?’

was healthy again, Catlin was planning to flip the script and start ‘making

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