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

Olivia gets better, that’s when we’ll get married.”

little games and dragging this out,

He became extremely tough and

of what Stephanie was doing. They’d

that happened, Stephanie wouldn’t be able to handle the

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

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got the nerve to

roll of her eyes, she turned away

anything happens to her,

a knife. Her tone was sharp, her presence

over to Stephanie

eyes blazed as she shot a glare

he tried to explain. “I need to

voice frosty. “Did you forget what

laced with

mother’s eyes, Chris hesitated for

leaving Chris. It was a look that could cut

on his heel, and headed for

wasn’t having it.

After a second, he decided it wasn’t

fury only grew as she watched him

door slammed behind him, the room fell into an

grip, then took off her diamond necklace. Without a word, she

full of regret. “You don’t have

“You saw how

to tell Grace

well over the last two years, and she didn’t need to pretend

work for her, making things