Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 31

Chapter 31

When Chris walked out of Cloudridge Valley, his head was buzzing, his mind in turmoil.

Kevin had been waiting downstairs. The moment he saw Chris‘ dark, stormy expression, and the bruises on his face, he couldn’t help but gasp.

“So, Miss Giovanni still refused, huh?” he asked.

Refusing to marry was one thing, but hitting someone? Kevin shuddered, thinking about Stephanie’s fiery temper.

Chris shot him a sharp, icy glance. Kevin instantly knew–another failure.

With a sigh, Kevin muttered, “You can’t just force these things. Women need to be coaxed.”

“Coaxed?” Chris sneered. The word dripped with sarcasm.

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Kevin fell silent. Honestly, with Stephanie’s stubbornness, no amount of coaxing would work. People saw her as fiery–small in ability, big in attitude.

“Kevin,” Chris didn’t continue the topic. His eyes narrowed dangerously and spoke up. “Find out who that man she’s been spending time with is.”

Kevin blinked. “What? Another man?”

He stared at Chris in disbelief. “Miss Giovanni with another man? Impossible! She is always by herself. Even if someone is with her, it’s Miss Turner.”

In Kevin’s eyes, Stephanie was someone who wouldn’t even bother leaving the house.

She was definitely a couch potato, living off others, too proud to step outside. How could she possibly have another man around?

weren’t for the Hart family, she probably wouldn’t

in, “I

froze. “You… ran

mind flashed to Sebastian’s cold, dangerous eyes, and that face, which felt strangely familiar but

gun… That guy was just insane.

probably one of those underworld types,” Chris said slowly.

who this person was–someone like that even existed in Long

deepened. “That can’t be right,‘ he thought to himself. ‘With Miss Giovanni’s temper, how could she mix with someone

completely shattered

thoughts were jumbled, especially with Sebastian exuding danger from

was sitting in his lap now, feeling the tension rise

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Chapter 31

the little

now, there was no trace of that gentle affection.

glancing at him. “Can you just ask whatever it is

She’d already explained everything, and now this idiot was making it all for nothing.

raised an eyebrow. “You were

home, the place I’ve lived for two years,

in his presence. He was someone who could kill without a

of her years ago. That was when she realized–beneath his soft exterior lay a

certain he would’ve done the same thing.

Long Harbor,” she said quietly,

giving me a

even agreed to marry Chris… Just, don’t go