Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 8

Chris climbed into the car, his jaw clenched and his face dark with anger,

Kevin glanced at him through the rearview mirror. “So, how’s Miss Giovanni? Is she over it yet?”

It was pretty clear to everyone else that Stephanie was just throwing a tantrum, trying to pressure Chris into sending Olivia away again.

Chris rubbed his temples, frustration building. “You think she’s that easy to calm down?”

Kevin thought back to what had caused all this tension.

He had to admit, Olivia’s sudden return without any warning would’ve pissed anyone off.

“Do you think she’s serious about canceling the wedding?” Kevin asked cautiously.

Chris went quiet, unsure how to answer.

He replayed the past two years in his mind.

Then, Chris let out a bitter laugh. “What do you think?”

He couldn’t shake the feeling that someone who really felt that way wouldn’t shut down so fast.

Kevin thought for a moment, then shook his head It didn’t seem likely.

He knew the Hart family couldn’t stand Stephanie. Aside from marrying Chris, she had no backup plan.

Plus, after everything she’d invested in their relationship over the last two years, it seemed real. You couldn’t fake that kind of emotion.

So, Kevin figured Stephanie was just throwing a tantrum–though, admittedly, a pretty extreme one…

Back in Cloudridge Valley, Stephanie was still awake.

She stared at the pile of shopping bags scattered across the floor, her mind drifting back to the credit card she’d accidentally pulled out. Her headache was getting worse by the minute.

It felt like a storm was brewing inside her.

She tried to push the worry aside.

After all, she’d spent the whole morning trying on wedding dresses and shopping with Ella. Her calves were sore from all the walking

A bath sounded like just what she needed. It started off relaxing, but the moment she stepped out, the doorbell rang urgently.

“Who’s there?” she asked.

She didn’t bother opening the door, just called out.

“It’s me. Open up,” the person answered. Stephanie could tell it was Catlin.

Stephanie swung the door open to find Catlin standing there, dressed in an elegant skirt, a string of pearls around her neck.

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flawless, but her expression was

authority. Her eyes locked onto Stephanie, hard

closed the door behind her, towel in hand, wiping her

seeing Stephanie lounging around like that pushed her to the breaking point.

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her arms tightly over her chest. “I told you, Olivia didn’t do it. She

about canceling the

other woman. How could you

angrier she became, her words spilling out in a rush of

the towel aside and met Catlin’s

eyes, Catlin’s anger

the reputation of our entire family, will you? Now I really wonder

what had been weighing on her: her regret for bringing Stephanie back into

let Stephanie back, none of this

had done lately just proved she was nothing

Stephanie, her face hard and

“You’re right. You never should’ve brought me back. If you hadn’t,

clear in that moment that Stephanie felt more regret than Catlin ever could. Returning to this family had

anger, couldn’t even find the words to

never found me. From now on, we stay out

Olivia–you’re still protecting

her?”

back to the Hart family a few years ago, Stephanie had left again. She hadn’t spent enough time with them to feel any real

words only made Catlin’s rage burn hotter. “You… you rude

had hit a

“Think about it carefully. Once you stop going after Olivia, I’ll reinstate

to punish Stephanie, so she tried to hit her where

back down

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word, Catlin stormed out, slamming

Stephanie’s access to money would

couldn’t wait to see Stephanie begging for her forgiveness.

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gone, the house fell into

an apple and took a

she answered

vibrating with excitement. “Boss, we’ve got

her tone as calm as ever. “How

replied, “Three times higher than what we’ve had before.”

number. The apple in her hand suddenly tasted sweeter.

bite and stood up. “I’ll be there

apple,

forty minutes to get to the