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

was determined. “The smell of disinfectant… it’s suffocating. I feel like I might never walk out of

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

remained silent, Olivia reached out, gently grasping his hand. “I want to live by the sea… somewhere I can see the ocean, the sunrise,

afraid this would

the fear in her eyes, Chris softened. He sighed, and then eventually agreed. “I’ll have Kevin arrange for you to stay by

smile was faint, but it was there. “Thank you. I

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Chapter 34

ward at noon. In the car, he lit a cigarette, lost in

after a while, he turned to Kevin, exhaling a slow stream of smoke. “Talk to the person in charge. I want to rent

be happy to live in Shallow Bay area. That was

windows offered views of both the sunrise and the sunser without a hitch. But most importantly, it

her condition. The space wastit as vast, and there be a need for a full medical team, along with all the

Chris realized that Whispering Bay was the

wouldn’t sell, that much was clear. So

“Do you think the

had been vacant for a while. In fact, the owners had refused to

rent’s negotiable. I’ll offer five times the market price.”

processing the information. “Got it. I’ll take care

Chris added, his voice

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

was hard to accept, he had to face the harsh truth: Olivia’s

together–well, that

things

before. In the morning, Sebastian had coaxed her into having breakfast, but

she wasn’t even interested

with affection as he pinched her cheek

letting out a faint hum before turning over to