Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

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.

me?” she asked, unsure if she had heard him correctly.

that what you’ve always wanted?” Chris shot back, his voice unwavering. In that

aside.

only one thought running through his mind. I will marry Stephanie.

way of that‘

the

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clearly thrown off. “I thought you

of his mind?‘

froze for a moment, his breaths

a flash, he realized what had just happened. Right. I came here to talk to her about Olivia, he wondered.

but only

grip on the cigarette tightened. “What will it take for you to agree to let Macro

wondered. Now we’re getting to the point

her and said, “You’ve been threatening me this whole time,

for

his eyes narrowed, and he took a

was bringing up old grievances

tried to make it impossible for me to get a job. Let me guess. If you don’t get what you want from me today, your next move will be to use this studio to threaten

supposed to be Chris and the Hart family

glanced at her, saying, “What do you want?”

know I have this studio, I’m sure you also know how much I make in

buying others off with money, and now,

her credit card, Stephanie couldn’t help but

grew

need

my problems. Mr. Ashford, do you really think I

you?”

was accustomed to

say in response to Stephanie.

His

those two join her

think that’s what I want?” Stephanie responded.

asked. “Then what

raised an eyebrow and set

want? As if he’s made some huge sacrifice in all of this. If I ask for

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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