hapter 12

Chapter 12

Now Chad kind of understood why Catlin always seemed so upset after talking to Stephanie.

As Catlin had said, Stephanie was really tough to deal with. It felt like nothing anyone said to her ever got through–she w completely unaffected by anything.

Since the gentle approach didn’t work, Chad decided to go for something more forceful.

He said coldly, “Fine, I’ll freeze your credit card for now. Think it over, and let me know when you’ve come to your senses.

Then, he stormed out.

The room fell silent.

Stephanie slammed the door behind him, then turned back toward the living room, her phone buzzing in her hand.

The screen showed Kevin’s name.

Today, she’d already blocked several people–Chris, Catlin, even Chad.

Now, they could only reach her through someone else’s phone.

Just like before, she didn’t pick up.

She knew it was Chris calling from Kevin’s phone.

The call rang through but cut off after a few seconds.

When Chris tried again, the line was already busy. He knew–she’d blocked Kevin’s number, too.

His face flushed red with frustration. “When did she start blocking people like it’s a game?”

Kevin just smirked, lips twitching. He knew exactly what was going on but wasn’t about to say it outright.

After a beat, he replied, “Miss Giovanni probably isn’t just ignoring your calls.”

Kevin knew it wasn’t just Chris who was upset about being blocked today. The whole Hart family was frustrated, too.

Chris rubbed his temples, trying to think of a way to get through to her, but his head was pounding.

up his hands. “Let’s just

had dragged on long

“Got it.”

An hour later…

the time they reached Cloudridge Valley, it was already past midnight,

rang the doorbell repeatedly, but she didn’t answer.

midnight only made Chris’s mood worse.

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snapped, “Call

answers from Stephanie, and he was getting

was about to lose it, but he did as he was

Kevin was about to pull out

half–asleep and clearly pissed. She was holding a baseball bat, her grip tight.

obvious she’d been woken up badly and was ready

quickly stepped back, lips twitching, not sure whether to laugh or get out of

Chris standing there, her anger flared. She raised the bat, clearly intending to take a swing

quick, grabbing the bat

gritted his teeth.

and Olivia, and now she

help but wonder–is she furious because he

pushed his way into Stephanie’s house.

aside with a frustrated sigh. “Say what you need

it, and saw that it only had water–nothing

asked, his voice dripping with

shot him a look,

in the middle of

was absolutely pissed.

sighed and explained, “I

his parents when he finally got home, he hadn’t had a chance to grab lunch. Now,

off. Then, her expression shifted to one of

gonna cook for

but this wasn’t even

either ate out or

it, it was obvious

now he was expecting her to cook for him? Even in his wildest dreams, that was asking

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