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Chapter 313

The butler went pale, panic in his eyes. “Sir, I–it’s-

Stephanie tugged Sebastian’s sleeve lightly, jumping in. “They cleaned it earlier. It’s just too damn cold or threat

The butler shot her a thankful look, letting out a shaky breath.

She wasn’t lying–half an hour ago, the staff had cleared it.

They’d been busting their asses all day, but with the cold biting and snow stacking up, it was pointen

Sebastian eyed Stephanie’s soggy feet. “Go change your shoes

“On it,” she said with a quick nod, all chill.

A maid bolted off, grabbing a fresh pair of dry slippers in no time flat.

Sebastian and Lorenzo had stuff to sort out, so they headed to the study after tossing out a few orders.

Stephanie was halfway up the stairs to swap her shoes when her phone buzzed–Ella, calling and sobbing her head off

Stephanie sighed. “I know it was an accident. Just not sure Lorenzo’s buying that

“What? What’re you saying?” Ella’s voice broke over the phone, panic spilling out.

She’d been a wreck earlier–heart still racing, wishing she could zap back in time and wipe out that whole embarrassing

mess.

She’d never felt so humiliated.

-Stephanie cut in, steady but firm. “Just stay away from him from now on.”

rich kid, but he was trouble–hard to

fast. “Wait, what? I didn’t mean to–did I actually tick him off? Stefi, you’ve got to back me up

the people around Stephanie weren’t exactly

the hospital with a bullet in him. That

“Alright, I’ll say something. But you probably won’t see

but no guarantees

back to Fiorenza soon–just a matter of

around, Lorenzo

don’t even know–I slipped and couldn’t stop myself. I just grabbed whatever was close!”

be his belt buckle. Thank God I didn’t pull his pants down, or I’d be done for,” she added,

“Can you

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didn’t mean tof” Ella shot back, sounding like she might cry,

“I know it wasn’t

brain had blanked out for a good few seconds, nothing but static. Everyone watching? Dead quiet. The whole thing was so cringe

“So, what’d Caitlin want?

up in the hospital, you know,”

still hounding Stephanie over Olivia while Tyler was down, Ella couldn’t

up, Chad’s gonna snap eventually. What if she blows up her own marriage and still points the

back to the sunroom by then, her steps quiet on the wood

was still warm. She poured herself a little extra, holding it as she

Ella blinked, caught

know me–I don’t cave

said with a nod,

few months of drama, Stephanie

Probably just more guilt trips and

Caitlin kept coming back, gutsy enough to poke the

to back off either–she

to get hit. First Olivia, now him. It just kept going.

had a breaking point. Their house had to be a total mess

lightly. “The Hart family falling apart–it’s not really

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