Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 28

For a moment. Stephanie wasn’t sure if she’d heard him right.

She noticed the subtle shift in Sebastian’s tone when he mentioned the name “Chris it went cold, like he was talking about something he didn’t want to touch.

She shrugged, trying to play it cool. “They’ve got nothing to do with me now.”

Even though the Hart family was her biological family, the truth was, she was only back because Valentina had put the pressure on her.

Getting engaged to Chris? That was her escape from Valentina’s control.

Once she had that ring on her finger, Valentina stopped bothering her completely.

Sebastian’s eyebrow arched. “They’ve got nothing to do with you?”

Stephanie let out a breath. “Valentina threatened me. I got engaged to Chris so she and Richard would back off.”

Sebastian’s icy stare never wavered. Stephanie knew it was time to tell him the truth.

Now that Valentina was behind bars, the pressure was off. The timing felt right.

Sure enough, Sebastian’s expression softened, just a little.

Across the city, things were far from calm.

At the hospital, Chris stood helplessly by Olivia’s bed, watching her twist in pain.

Just yesterday, she’d been fine enough to stop by his office. Now? She could barely move.

Catlin was practically beside herself, pacing the floor.

“Chris,” She said, “we need to move fast. her condition is critical. The liver and uterus are the big problems right now.”

Her liver needed surgery, and so did her heart.

They were hoping Allison could step in for the uterine cancer so Olivia wouldn’t have to endure another surgery.

his hair, his exhaustion written all

and the

but only

while those who stayed

heart ached, but Chris’s heart hurt

of talking to Catlin. “Yeah,

Catlin saying it, he knew: they

a phone that wasn’t his, he dialed Stephanie’s

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in the hot seat, under Sebastian’s relentless

he was about to say

at the unfamiliar number, then instinctively

the same unknown number flashing

eyes narrowed. “Why didn’t you

said, shrugging it off.

she’d blocked calls from him and the

they weren’t happy, they’d just call

was one of them, either Catlin

want to pick up, not with Sebastian standing

the

time, Sebastian reached out and placed his hand in front of her.

eyelid twitched. “What are you doing?”

get it for you? I assume you wouldn’t want

twitched in annoyance.

raised an eyebrow. “No big deal? Non–stop calling in

She couldn’t come up with an excuse fast

finally answered the phone, letting out a small sigh.

moment the call connected, Chris’s tired voice came through.

whisper. “Tell me what you want. I’ll

there was also a note of surrender in his