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Chapter 63

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Ten minutes later, Chris followed Stephanie into the studio. He took a quick glance around and could immediately tell that the studio had been around for quite some time.

Looking around, he estimated there were at least several dozen people.

For a studio, that wasn’t small at all.

I didn’t expect Stephanie to have this kind of power behind the scenes. More than two million dollars in profit a year. That’s a huge amount, Chris thought. And she was only in her twenties.

Jennifer poured Chris a cup of coffee, and sensing the tense atmosphere between the two, she quickly excused herself and

left.-

Now it was just Stephanie and Chris. She crossed her arms and stared at him.

Chris spoke up, his tone firm. “Shut down the studio.

“What?” Stephanie replied, clearly surprised.

“End things with that man, Chris said, his voice even m

more resolute.

“What do you mean?” Stephanie asked, completely confused as she looked at him.

Chris repeated. I mean exactly what I said. Neither the Ashford family nor the Hart family needs you out there in the spotlight.”

“Shut down the studio? Supported by you all? You’re offering me 6 thousand dollars a month? Wow, that’s generous.” Stephanie mocked him.

That 6 thousand dollars might have been enough to live on in a small town, but in Long Harbor, where space was limited. and everything was expensive, it barely covered basic living expenses. It wasn’t even close to living comfortably.

Chris, already frustrated, lit a cigarette. “Don’t compare yourself to Olivia. What’s going on between us has nothing to do with her.”

“Whether it does or doesn’t matter isn’t important. It never really did,‘ Stephanie said.

Doesn’t matter? What’s she trying to say? Does she mean our broken engagement had nothing to do with Olivia?‘ Chris mind raced as he wondered.

This thought made his head feel like it was going to explode right now.

He bit his lip, his eyes narrowing at Stephanie, the intensity in his gaze almost like he was about to devour her. “Tll marry you. You’ll be my wife”

For a moment, Stephanie was stunned. “Wait? Did he just get slapped a couple of times, and now he’s lost his mind?‘ she

wondered.

she asked, unsure if she had heard him

always wanted?” Chris shot back, his voice

aside.

was only one thought running through his mind. I will marry Stephanie. I have to marry her. Nothing

way of that‘

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you came up here to talk to me about Olivia.”

Is he out of his mind?‘

froze for a moment, his breaths becoming

Right. I came here to talk to her

Olivia’s treatment, but only Stephanie could decide whether

for you to agree to let Macro and Allison join

we’re

front of her and said, “You’ve been threatening

froze for a

narrowed, and he took

was bringing up old grievances now.

me guess. If you don’t get what you

was Allison’s situation or Macro’s, it was supposed to be Chris and the Hart family begging her. But instead, they were

eyelids and glanced at her, saying, “What do you

you already know I have this studio, I’m sure you

people were so used to buying others off with money, and

to when they cut off her credit

grew darker.

year. What do I need that I

handle all my problems. Mr. Ashford, do you really think I need anything

you?”

one who was accustomed to solving

say in response

His

as he said, “If you let those two join her treatment team immediately. I will cut ties with her.”

what I want?” Stephanie responded.

what do you

and set her water cup

made some huge sacrifice in all of this. If I ask for more, it’s like I’m ungrateful, being

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I want? I wouldn’t ask for anything from you. You have a bad temper, you’re terrible to me, and you have someone else you care about. I make more than two million dollars a year myself;

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