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.

acting like he had any say in

face darkened, his jaw tightening. “Stephanie, listen–when Olivia gets better, that’s when we’ll get married.”

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

anger completely erupted. He became

of what Stephanie was doing. They’d definitely punish

wouldn’t be able to handle

She shot back, “I can handle it.

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Chapter 18

Chris got the nerve to try and threaten

of her eyes, she turned away from

anger flared. “If anything happens to her,

the tension like a knife. Her tone was sharp, her presence commanding.

Grace marched over to Stephanie and grabbed her

a glare at Chris. “What did you just say?”

seething, but he tried to explain.

forget what I told you in the study earlier?”

words were laced

his mother’s eyes, Chris hesitated for a split second.

grip on Stephanie’s arm, her gaze never leaving Chris.

turned on his heel, and headed for the door without

it. “Stop right there!”

turn around. After a second, he decided it wasn’t

grew as she watched him go.

slammed behind him, the room fell

Stephanie and Grace. Stephanie pulled her hand from Grace’s grip, then took off her diamond necklace. Without a word, she handed

eyes were full of regret. “You don’t

her off, shaking her head. “You

tell Grace there was

elders had treated her well over the last two

work