Chapter 4

After the chaotic, mud–slinging fight, a crowd quickly gathered, eager to see how it would all play out.

Kevin struggled to drag Stephanie away from the scene.

Olivia’s face contorted in pain, her eyes brimming with tears as she glanced at Chris. “Chris, I…”

Chris’s face twisted into a mask of rage.

He barked at Kevin, still holding on to Stephanie. “Get her out of here–now!”

Stephanie yanked at Kevin’s grip, but he wasn’t about to let go.

It was the first time he’d realized just how strong she was–he could barely hold her back.

“Come on, Miss Giovanni, let’s go,” Kevin urged.

That’s when Stephanie suddenly remembered something.

“My bag! My bag,” she rushed to say.

The bag she’d used to hit Chris was lying next to him. In a fit of fury, Chris grabbed it and hurled it at her.

Kevin snatched it out of the air just in time, shoving it into Stephanie’s arms. “Got it, let’s go.”

Finally, the chaos started to settle.

Kevin managed to drag Stephanie to the car, planning to take her home, but she wouldn’t have it.

She didn’t want to be anywhere near Chris–or anything related to him–so she drove off by herself.

Chris, still dazed from the blow to his head, stood frozen for a moment.

When his mind finally clicked back into place, his eyes landed on Olivia–her hair a mess and her leg swollen. His anger toward Stephanie flared up even more.

Without hesitation, he scooped Olivia up into his arms. “I’m taking you to the hospital.”

Tears welled up in Olivia’s eyes as she nodded weakly. She looked utterly broken.

Kevin rushed

he reached the spot where they’d parked,

voice full of

she’d been quick–and now she

face darkened even more.

quickly added, “I’ll grab another car

dashed off–he had to get the

for the light

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was a call from her

‘Come

sip of water, her voice

but she knew exactly what Catlin

voice, now tinged with annoyance, cut through. “Busy? With what? You haven’t even been trying with

She was Catlin’s daughter, but there was no love in the relationship- Catlin didn’t hate her,

Olivia to take care of him instead?” Stephanie

silence hung on the

what Catlin was after.

fallout with Olivia two years ago

hadn’t left back then, she’d probably be sitting in a jail cell

the Hart family were clearly worried Stephanie would stir

Her voice softened slightly. “That’s all in the past, Stephanie. You need to let it

getting cold.

let in a sharp gust of wind, and Stephanie felt the chill

she almost forgot the

let out a bitter laugh, then spoke again, her voice laced with irony. “Catlin, I almost died in that car crash. It’s only been

a hospital bed after they

crash. She feared that if Stephanie returned to

meant to end Stephanie’s life, to make sure she never came back.

Stephanie’s own mother, was blaming her–the victim

“That wasn’t her fault, Stephanie.

her

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