Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 15

The next morning, Allison left for an overseas conference.

When Ella called, Stephanie couldn’t help but smirk. “Tell your cousin to stay fat for a little longer. Allison’s gone. She’ll be out of town for about a month.”

Ella sounded surprised. “How do you know that? Did she call you?”

Stephanie: “Yeah, she called me at 1 AM last night.”

Ella let out a small laugh. “She called you at 1 AM to tell you her schedule? Is she crazy?”

She knew doctors had weird hours, but 1 AM? That was a new level of bizarre for Allison.

Stephanie laughed, “Actually, she called about Olivia.”

Ella was intrigued. “Olivia? What happened to her?”

Stephanie paused, and then she replied, “She got admitted to the hospital last night. Apparently, she’s got a bunch of diseases.”

Ella’s voice immediately shifted, a mix of shock and confusion. “A bunch? How many? What kind of diseases?”

Stephanie filled her in on everything she knew, and Ella was stunned.

Just yesterday, she’d seen Olivia and Chris at a gynecology clinic, and she’d assumed it was because Olivia was pregnant.

Turns out, it was because she was seriously sick.

Stephanie recalled what Allison told her yesterday. “Uterine cancer, heart disease, and I think liver cancer too.”

Ella gasped, her voice shaky. “What… how does she have so many diseases? And uterine cancer? How does that even happen?”

Like Stephanie, Ella seemed to think uterine cancer was something that came with an indulgent lifestyle.

the uterine cancer, her tone

doctor,‘ so she wouldn’t gossip with me. And we’re not gossiping, right?”

no way Chris and Olivia have a future. I mean, what kind of family would want a daughter–in–law

the daughter of a nanny,

serious health problems, there was no way they’d ever

out. With all Olivia’s health issues, the older members of the Ashford family are gonna do whatever it takes to stop

wouldn’t be surprised if they start pushing for you and Chris to get married instead.”

the Ashfords would be desperate to lock Stephanie

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Stephanie was the perfect

Ella wasn’t wrong.

was already keeping a

and were especially concerned about the one thing they could never

…..

quick breakfast before heading to the studio.

come by for lunch today. I’ll cook your favorite dishes.

even though Grace couldn’t see it. “Thanks, but I’ve got a lot going on this afternoon. I won’t be

massive project, and she wasn’t about to leave it to the designers. She

this about Olivia? And you’re avoiding

to respond. She didn’t want to be rude, but Grace was pushing

continued, “Or should I

but finally gave in, mostly out of

so it seemed easier to just go and deal with it in person.

give her a chance to clear up whatever hope the Hart family had about her

a strange number flashed on her

She answered, “Hello?”

It was Chris’s voice, low and

away. The sound of his voice

tempted to block