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.”

came back, Olivia acted like Stephanie was there to steal her

soak up even a drop

she ever

actually signed disownment papers? You’re seriously cutting ties?”

her desk so

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

“You…”

Tyler’s breath hitched.

him off. “Speaking of authority, do you even know what that means? Because let me be clear–you and your whole damn family

and in one fluid motion vaulted right over it, landing squarely

sharp

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her arms. “By the way, you ever wonder how Chris ended

“You did that?”

I

“What, you gonna hit me now?”

last word left his mouth,

87%#

taste of blood flooded his mouth, and as he reached up to touch his lip, his fingers

“Stephanie!”

room, his rage

before he could say anything else, her fist was already swinging again, and landing square on

wrist, only to realize her grip

his temple, leaving his