Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 18

Stephanie shot Chris a confused look, her brow furrowed as his icy glare pinned her. “What’d I do now?” she asked, her voice sharp.

Chris’s tone was cold. “Stephanie, she just got back from treatment. Why do you have to be so awful to Olivia?”

Stephanie chuckled and rolled her eyes.

She tossed her phone aside, turning off the screen with a flick. “I’m awful? She was overseas. Didn’t they have hospitals there? Or doctors? Or maybe she couldn’t afford it?

“Why’d she have to come all the way back here? And why’s it gotta be you taking care of her and setting up her treatment?”

Chris’s anger built, each question landing like a punch, making him feel like he couldn’t breathe.

He snapped back, voice low but fierce. “Allison’s treatment plan is important, and you know that. She’s seriously sick, Stephanie. She’s got issues all over her body.”

Stephanie smirked, her tone dripping with sarcasm. “Oh, so this illness is super rare? How’s someone her age end up falling apart like that?”

Her words cut, mocking but with an undercurrent of something darker.

Chris couldn’t take it anymore.

Stephanie raised an eyebrow. “Is it from living some unhealthy lifestyle? Or is it just her karma?”

At her age, having that many health problems was definitely rare.

The word “karma” hit Chris like a slap. His face twisted with fury.

“You better shut your mouth,” he growled, his voice barely above a whisper but full of menace.

Then, after a beat, he added, “Call Allison and tell her to come back.”

Chris’s frustration exploded, his voice flat but cutting. He was done arguing.

Stephanie raised an eyebrow again, unimpressed. “And why would I do that?”

She wasn’t surprised Chris hadn’t figured it out. He still didn’t realize that all the feelings she once had for him were long gone.

still acting like he had any

tightening. “Stephanie, listen–when Olivia gets better, that’s when we’ll get

you can keep playing your little games and dragging this out, go ahead. See if you can

He became extremely tough and

sure the Hart family would catch wind of

happened, Stephanie wouldn’t be able to

shot back, “I can handle it. Can she?”

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Chapter 18

couldn’t understand where Chris got the nerve

turned away from

flared. “If anything happens to her, you won’t get off easy.”

the tension like a knife. Her tone was

Grace marched over to Stephanie and grabbed her arm.

she shot a glare at Chris. “What

was seething, but he tried to explain. “I need

him off, her voice frosty. “Did you forget what I told you

laced with

his mother’s eyes, Chris hesitated for

never leaving Chris. It was

turned on his heel, and headed for

wasn’t having it.

around. After a second, he

grew as she watched him

behind him, the room

and Grace. Stephanie pulled her hand from Grace’s grip, then took off

“You don’t have to do

“You saw how

had been trying to figure out how to tell Grace there was absolutely no chance

elders had treated her well over the last two years, and she didn’t need

all the dirty work for