Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 34

Outside the hospital room, Chris shot Kevin a cold, piercing look. “Found anything?” he asked.

Kevin shook his head. “Nothing yet.”

“Nothing?” Chris‘ expression darkened, clearly frustrated. “Then what’s the point of all this?”

Kevin sighed, adjusting his posture. “I’ve only just started digging, but already, someone’s trying to block my investigation. Whoever is behind this is not someone to mess with

Chris narrowed his eyes, his suspicion confirmed. The fact that someone was actively trying to stop him from getting answers made it clear: this person had power, and they were hiding something.

He couldn’t forget the scene at Cloudridge Valley last night, when that man had aimed a gun at him. That had been a clear warning. It was obvious–this was no ordinary person.

Kevin hesitated before speaking again. “Maybe you should just ask Miss Giovanni directly. She might know something.”

Mentioning Stephanie was enough to make Chris‘ headache flare. The last thing he wanted was to involve her in this mess.

But every time remembering her with another man, his chest tightened with a dull, painful ache.

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The man who had been with Stephanie remained a mystery, and there was no way to find out.

Chris couldn’t hide his frustration. As he walked back into the hospital room, Olivia immediately noticed the tension on his

face.

“What’s going on? Another work crisis?” she asked softly.

Chris shook his head, his lips pressing into a thin line. “No, nothing like that.”

Olivia didn’t relate his resentment to Stephanie–she was too exhausted. She looked away, pain flashing across her face. “Chris, I want to leave the hospital,” she spoke up.

He refused without a

trembled as she spoke, but she was determined. “The smell of disinfectant… it’s suffocating. I feel like I might never

harder than he expected. Who could blame her? The thought of facing multiple illnesses all at once? That

want to live by the

I’m afraid this would be

softened. He sighed, and then eventually agreed. “I’ll have Kevin

faint, but it was there. “Thank you. I don’t

You’ll get through this,” Chris murmured.

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car, he lit a cigarette, lost in thought for a

stream of smoke. “Talk to the person

be happy to live in Shallow Bay area. That was

fresh, ideal for her recovery. And the rooms–well, the windows offered views of both the sunrise and the sunser without a hitch. But most

condition. The space wastit as vast, and there be a need for a full

realized that Whispering

was clear. So renting it for a period seemed

Kevin blinked in surprise. “Do you think

for a while. In fact, the owners had refused to sell before. Would they really care about

negotiable. I’ll

information. “Got it. I’ll take care of it.”

see some progress this afternoon.” Chris added, his voice took on a firm tone.

was meticulous when it came to Olivia’s well–being, never

the situation was hard to accept, he had to face the harsh truth: Olivia’s condition was dire, and she likely wouldn’t make it through this

together–well, that was

Bay, things were

had coaxed her into having breakfast, but afterward, she’d gone straight

wasn’t even interested

affection as he pinched her cheek gently. “You’re really

could hardly keep her eyes open, letting out a faint hum before turning over to try and fall back asleep.