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.”

this drama over nothing. When she first came back, Olivia acted like Stephanie was there to

terrified she’d soak up even

she ever wanted

her in disbelief. “You actually signed disownment papers? You’re seriously cutting ties?”

her desk so hard his

you and I? No relation. You have exactly zero authority to

“You…”

Tyler’s breath hitched.

clear–you and your whole damn family are nothing to me now. So get the hell out of

desk, and in one fluid

sharp as

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Mon, 10 Mar

Chapter 133

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way, you ever wonder how Chris ended up with busted ribs and a twisted knee?”

“You did that?”

But I could’ve”

you gonna hit

last word left his mouth,

87%#

blood flooded his mouth, and as he reached up to touch his

“Stephanie!”

voice exploded across the room, his rage spilling over.

anything else, her fist was already swinging again, and

to realize her grip was

smashed into his temple, leaving his head ringing