Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

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Slamming into the chair across from her, Chad glared hard: “You really had us fooled. We definitely underestimated you.”

Who would’ve thought this girl, right under their noses, had built a whole business empire–and they never saw it coming.

Stephanie leaned back lazily. “Didn’t you say you were gonna shut my studio down? Been a few days. What’s the holdup?”

The sarcasm hit him like a slap.

His face flushed with anger.

If he could’ve shut her down, he would’ve already.

But instead of going there, Tyler went for something else. “Mom had to be carried out of here today. What the hell did you do?”

Stephanie shrugged. “Take a wild guess.”

That flippant answer snapped something in him.

“That’s your mother! Just because you’ve got some powerful man behind you now, you think you can just ditch basic respect for your own family?”

Stephanie’s eyes lifted slightly. “Newsflash, it’s former family.”

Tyler’s breath caught. “What the hell does that mean?”

Stephanie took a sip of water like she had all the time in the world.

“In about an hour, every media outlet in Long Harbor’s gonna have a copy of the signed disownment papers. Everyone’s gonna know the Hart family cut me off. So next time you wanna act like I’m after your precious mommy, relax. I couldn’t care less.”

first came back, Olivia acted like Stephanie was

same complex, terrified she’d soak up even a

ever wanted

“You actually signed

slammed a hand on her desk

bored glance. “I already signed. As of right now, you and

“You…”

Tyler’s breath hitched.

cut him off. “Speaking of authority, do you even know what that means? Because let me be clear–you and your whole damn family are nothing to me now. So get the hell out

fluid motion vaulted right over it, landing squarely in front

and sharp as

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Chapter 133

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ever wonder how Chris ended up with

“You did that?”

But I

gonna hit me

last word left his mouth, her tist connected with his face–hard.

87%#

touch his lip,

“Stephanie!”

exploded across the room,

say anything else, her fist was already swinging again, and landing

tried to grab her wrist, only to

his head