Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 6

Ella watched as the screen of Stephanie’s phone flickered, the constant barrage of calls taking its toll

In just a few minutes, the phone had been ringing nonstop. Ella couldn’t help but suggest. Why don’t you just turn it off”

Stephanie glanced at the phone, frustrated. Blocking the numbers wasn’t doing much anymore–every call was from an unknown number.

Stephanie didn’t even need to answer to know that Catlin was behind this probably calling from one of their maids phones. She sighed, clearly irritated.

Ella was right. Stephanie accepted her advice and turned off the phone.

But Catlin’s punishment didn’t stop there.

Stephanie stayed with Ella for a while, trying to calm down. After a few moments, they both got ready to leave.

When it was time to pay, the waitress walked over with a strange expression, hesitating slightly before saying, “Sorry, Miss your card was declined.”

Stephanie’s eyes flickered to the card she had grabbed randomly from her wallet. She remembered–it was the one Catlin had given her when she first returned to the Hart family, years ago.

Back then, she hadn’t wanted it, but Catlin had insisted.

Now, the card wouldn’t go through.

Ella, noticing the exchange, quickly pieced things together. “Anything wrong?”

Stephanie sighed deeply. “Catlin froze my card”

Ella’s lips twitched in disbelief. “Because of Olivia? What kind of mother does that to her own daughter?”

Ella couldn’t hide her disgust.

She was appalled by how some people would treat their children this way.

Stephanie gave a nonchalant smile, clearly used to this. “It’s not the first time.”

Ella gently pushed Stephanie’s hand away from the card. “Let me.”

Without waiting for a response, she pulled her own card from her bag and handed it to the waitress.

Stephanie immediately protested. “No, I got this.”

But Ella insisted, her tone firm, and the waitress walked away with the card.

the car, Ella was fuming. Tll transfer $50,000 to you. Don’t let them push you

a warmth spread through her. For once, someone was standing up

to brush it off. “It’s okay, I really do have the money for myself”

a skeptical look. “How? You don’t even have a job. The Hart family’s

anger was practically

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clean. “I really do have money.

how much to reveal. The truth wasn’t exactly simple.

years with Chris, she wasn’t entirely dependent on him or

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has is probably from the Hart family. She couldn’t

couldn’t shake her

to stop insisting, said,

shot back, “I’m just

matter how much Stephanie argued, Ella was determined to believe she didn’t have

a mall and bought a bunch of things

disbelief began to fade.

card Stephanie had used, her eyes widened in surprise. “Where’d you get this black card? Who gave it to you? Chris?”

only person Ella could imagine giving her a card like that

pulled out earlier,

emotion surged through her

answering,

that generous with her.

widened, and she quickly asked, “Then

wasn’t Chris, and it couldn’t possibly be from the Hart family. Ella’s mind started racing. She worried that her friend might

generous guy?” Ella asked, tapping her chin thoughtfully, a playful but concerned look on her

thought about the

grabbed Ella’s hand and gave it

out of the mall together, their bags in

Stephanie made her way back to Cloudridge Valley.

straight into Chris, who was standing in her way, blocking her entrance.

glanced at his watch, irritation radiating from him.

you turn off your phone?” His voice was tight with anger.