Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 191

Chapter 191

Chris nearly saw red. “You-!”

Stephanie didn’t let up. “Sure, you’re the CEO of the Ashford Group, but remind me, who really calls the shots?”

“Shut up!” Chris snapped.

She chuckled. “Your dad may not be showing up at the office much, but tell me how much can you actually move from the company’s accounts? Anything over ten million, doesn’t it need his signature?”

“And now you’re talking about ‘any price‘? Do you even have that kind of money? What do you think your father will say when he finds out you want to drop millions just to buy a recovery retreat for your little sick sweetheart?”

Chris’s head pounded.

This woman–if she wasn’t throwing punches, she was running her mouth.

And honestly, at this point, he’d rather take a hit than listen to her any longer.

Because as infuriating as she was, she wasn’t wrong.

Ever since Olivia came back, financial approvals at the company had changed.

He couldn’t sign off on anything over ten million without his father’s approval.

Hell, even a million–dollar transaction needed a green light from the top.

Chris clenched his jaw. “Fine. Name your price.”

Stephanie scoffed. “I already told you–you can’t afford it. Why keep asking? What now, you planning to take it by force?”

straw. Chris damn

was tempted to hang up, but considering how hard it was to even get Stephanie on the phone,

scoffed. “Take it by force? Wow, you really

“I’m not-”

can you even afford it? That place in Shallow Bay Area? Bare minimum, we’re talking

‘Hundred million!‘

Chris’s face darkened.

first instinct was to call her ridiculous, but the truth was,

breath. “I don’t have that much

He’d never realized just how sharp she was. She had dissected the Ashford Group’s

full control,

so–called policy changes were just a cover–his authority had been

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smirked. “Oh, so you don’t have the money? Then that means you’re asking for my help? And with that

his jaw.

Who did she think she

need you to

or three times.

he had

like asking for a favor. And this is how

Chris was silent.

casually took a sip of water just as Sebastian pushed the door open. He immediately caught the mischievous glint in

she up

end of the line, Stephanie didn’t care. She simply replied,

she hung up. Chris