Chapter 9

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When Olivia heard about Stephanie’s card being suspended, a brief flash of satisfaction crossed her face.

‘Stephanie, she thought, the Hart family isn’t yours. There’s only room for one daughter here, and that’s me

She felt a smug sense of victory, but quickly masked it with faux concern. “How is Stefi going to manage without her card? She’s been living off you for the last two years, and she doesn’t even have a job.

Tyler shot her an annoyed look. “Olivia, stop defending her. This is the perfect chance to teach her a lesson about anger management.”

Olivia hesitated, glancing at Catlin.

Catlin nodded in agreement. “Tyler’s right. It’s about time she learned to act like a proper young lady.”

The thought of Stephanie’s anger issue made Catlin’s head ache.

She couldn’t believe Stephanie would just give up on Chris. In Catlin’s mind, everything Stephanie did two years ago, she did it for Chris.

The car accident? Catlin believed that Olivia wasn’t the one to be blame–she had just been a convenient excuse. Stephanie just wanted to get rid of Olivia so that she could win Chris over.

Olivia’s gaze shifted to Chris.

Chris furrowed his brow but stayed quiet. His silence was telling, showing he agreed with Catlin and Tyler’s ideas

Catlin turned her focus back to Olivia. “How’s your ankle? Is it serious?”

Olivia shook her head. “It’s fine. It’s just that Chris insisted on bringing me to the hospital.”

Catlin frowned slightly. “You need to be careful. Your dad arranged for the best specialist to see you, so let’s get you checked again.”

“Thanks, Mom,” Olivia said with a sweet smile.

Catlin smiled back, her heart softening at the sight. “Silly girl. It’s the least Dad and Mom can do for you.”

Her thoughts wandered for a moment, remembering the difficult years Olivia had been through.

her daughter, and she couldn’t help

discussing Olivia’s injury and Stephanie’s punishment, the consensus

of 5000 dollars a month. Without that money, Stephanie would have

the key. They were sure this was just a

page. They were ready to teach Stephanie a lesson

afternoon in

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left the studio,

she stepped outside, a very familiar voice called her name. “Stefi?”

stood nearby, looking almost stunned to see Stephanie

packed with people

to her. “What are you

so it wasn’t unusual to see people job hunting in the

Ella jumped in again. “I offered you money, and you turned it down. Now

laugh. “Let’s grab something to eat first, and we can talk while we’re

Stephanie’s studio, explaining it all in a couple of

to

about the studio. She spent the next

about the studio. “You’ve been keeping this a secret? I had

safe bet that neither

I wanted to keep it a secret. I just never found the

about it for a moment, then nodded in

met abroad, their conversations had mostly been about

her job, it had been quick and

year now?” Ella

nodded. “Yeah, a

information, then asked, “Is it

she could afford

“Not much.

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