Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

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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.”

some laid–back rich kid, but he was trouble–hard

actually tick him off? Stefi,

figured it out by now: the people around

in the hospital with a bullet in him.

you probably won’t see him again anyway.”

but no guarantees it’d

to Fiorenza soon–just a matter of

wasn’t around, Lorenzo wouldn’t be

“Oh my God, Stefi, you don’t even know–I slipped and couldn’t stop myself.

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

groaned. “Can you chill?”

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didn’t mean tof” Ella shot back,

let out a breath. “I know

still wincing at the thought. No surprise there. Her brain had blanked out for a good few seconds, nothing but static. Everyone watching? Dead quiet. The whole thing was so cringe it made your skin crawl. They talked it out on the phone for a bit, the

what’d Caitlin want?

still laid up in the hospital, you know,”

Tyler was down, Ella couldn’t tell if she was brave or

Chad’s gonna snap eventually. What if she blows up her own marriage and still points the finger at you?” Ella couldn’t help

back to the sunroom by then,

extra, holding it as she talked, “Let her blame me. I don’t care. Tyler’s

blinked, caught off

cool as ever. “You know me–I don’t cave just because someone’s throwing

a

of drama, Stephanie hadn’t flinched once. She didn’t take

Probably just more guilt trips and finger–pointing.

kept coming back, gutsy enough to poke

exactly the type to back off

was the latest one to get hit. First Olivia, now him.

be easygoing, but even he had a breaking point. Their house had to be

family falling apart–it’s not really your