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.

about the uterine cancer, her tone shifted.

Allison said she’s an ‘ethical doctor,‘ so she wouldn’t gossip with me. And we’re

Olivia have a future. I mean, what kind of family would want a daughter–in–law with so

was the daughter of

they found out about her serious health problems, there was

all Olivia’s health issues, the older members of the Ashford family are gonna do whatever it takes to stop Chris from getting back

be surprised if they start pushing for you and Chris to get married instead.”

be desperate to lock Stephanie down now–especially since she was from the Hart

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them, Stephanie was the perfect replacement

Ella wasn’t wrong.

keeping a close

and were especially concerned about the one thing

…..

breakfast before heading to the studio.

by for lunch today. I’ll cook your favorite dishes. Chris will pick you

head, even though Grace couldn’t see it. “Thanks, but I’ve got

given her a massive project, and she wasn’t about to leave it to the

this about

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

should I come find you?”

finally gave in, mostly out of respect. “Okay, I’ll

to just go and deal with it in

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

a strange number flashed on her

She answered, “Hello?”

Chris’s voice, low

almost hung up right away. The sound of his voice already had her blood boiling.

was tempted to block him.