Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 11

Chapter 11

While Chad and Catlin were arguing downstairs, Olivia was upstairs, watching them.

She stood at the top of the stairs, her swollen ankle propped up.

When she heard Chad defending Stephanie, a flicker of disappointment crossed Olivia’s face.

She knew how Chad was–Stephanie was his biological daughter, after all.

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The drive from the Hart family to Stephanie’s was about an hour.

When he arrived at Cloudridge Valley, Chad stepped into Stephanie’s home

He took a seat on the couch and looked at her, but didn’t bring up why she hadn’t answered his calls earlier. Stephanie didn’t offer much of a reaction either. She just poured him a glass of water.

Chad waved it off. “Don’t bother with that. Come sit here.”

Chad never quite knew how to act with Stephanie.

She hadn’t grown up with him, so he didn’t know her personality, what she liked, or even what she wanted. Stephanie sat across from him.

Chad straightened up, hands folded in his lap. “Had another argument with Olivia?”

Stephanie didn’t back down. “So, you came here to lecture me, too?”

Lecturing–Stephanie had gotten used to that since returning to the Hart family.

She didn’t soften when she spoke, her voice as cold as ever.

Chad sighed, his tone frustrated. “You canceled the wedding with Chris because of her?

Stephanie didn’t answer. She picked up her water and took a sip instead.

The Hart family wasn’t a place she wanted to open up to, and she wasn’t interested in sharing anything.

Seeing that she wasn’t responding, Chad felt a little helpless.

Now he understood why Catlin always got upset with Stephanie–maybe it was because Stephanie kept everyone at arm’s length, never letting anyone in.

Chad tried again, hoping to calm her down. “Don’t be mad at her. She’s just there for a check–up.

her to the hospital, and I get why that upset you. I’ve already talked to your mom; she’s responsible for this. She’ll make

water down and looked at him, her face flat.

would care? And you don’t have to

me this.

“What do you mean, you don’t care? Stefi,

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be a disaster. The Hart family would be the laughingstock of the entire

decision. Now that I’ve seen things clearly, I don’t see any reason to go any further.”

paused, a little taken aback. Maybe what she was saying made sense.

“But

what he was about to say. You’re worried

than he’d expected. “How do you

the day, his

spread like wildfire,

just announce that you made a mistake when you were looking for your real daughter. Say I’m not your daughter anymore. That should clear everything up

dropped. “How dare….. that’s nonsense!”

wasn’t a solution; it was an even bigger joke.

call off the wedding with Chris, but also wanted to sever ties with the entire Hart family.

Chad’s face darkened.

“Anyway, Chris and I are done. It’s not

you plan to marry? You’re supposed to

you keep messing with the Ashford family, no one in Long Harbor will

wedding being just a week away, Stephanie’s laugh was

do you? This morning. Chris told me Olivia’s back, so our wedding’s

widened in shock.

he was unaware of

the Hart family wants to suck up to the Ashfords, does that mean I have to lose all my dignity, too?”

stunned by her words.

“losing dignity” made his

wrong. Over the years, the Hart family had become more and more dependent on the Ashfords.

a long sigh. “You

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“I’ve made myself clear. Chris and I are done. There’s

was resolute on