Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 64

Chapter 64

Chris sat in his car for a long time after hanging up on Kevin, his mind a tangled mess.

That studio had been running since last year, right under his nose, yet it had grown into something beyond his control.

Stephanie was his hancée, and yet, with just a few words, she had shattered everything.

Chris couldn’t help but wonder who exactly was the man backing her

At noon, Ella finally got to have lunch with Stephanie. “What happened to your mouth? Why is it so swollen?” Ella asked as soson as she saw her.

“Corbitten by a bug, Stephanie replied.

She was already tired of people asking about it all day.

Ella frowned. “What kind of bug bites like that?”

Stephanie froze for a second, unable to answer.

Then, noticing the man standing not too far away, Ella chuckled awkwardly. “Your brother sure spoils you, huh?”

She came out for hunch. Just to make sure she didn’t eat anything spicy, he even had someone follow her the entire time to keep an eye on her.

Stephanie scoffed. “You don’t think that’s just him being controlling?”

“If that’s what control looks like, sign me up for a dozen of him. I love it,” Ella said.

Stephanie rolled her eyes. “Hey, are you serious? Since when do you actually want someone telling you what to do?”

Most people rebelled against their families for a bit of freedom.

She had a few close friends in Fiorenza who constantly fought against their parents‘ strict rules just to gain some independence.

“You wouldn’t get it.” Ella said. Tve always had to take care of myself. What I’m missing is someone who actually cares.”

Stephanie paused, her fingers tightening slightly around her fork.

Her gaze softened as she looked at Ella.

Unlike Stephanie, Ella had a rough start in life.

Stephanie had been abandoned by a servant, but at least the Giovanni family took her in and never let her suffer.

Ella, on the other hand, had a deadbeat father who disappeared the moment she was born, a textbook case of an irresponsible man.

She was from a single–parent family.

had left her in the care of an aunt, only

Long Harbor, but throughout Ella’s entire

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she didn’t live with her mother.

many people hovering over you, you’d see how suffocating it is Stephanie said, trying to comfort

her.

“You just don’t appreciate

caring older brother, lots

you anymore,” Ella added. “I was really

a lot.

to the mention of the Hart family.

Mrs. Turner doing

just fine. Stephanie

describe her relationship with her mother. They were distant, yet her mother gave her an absurd amount of pocket money every month. She was never stingy, but

She already has so much, yet she still works like crazy. Honestly, with the way she grinds, I can’t help but think that

against someone?” Stephanie raised

like she has to surpass someone and crush them under her feet, Ella said.

understand her mother’s

brought up, Ella could

tried to find

She never tells me anything about that,” Ella said,

because she had never

let’s stop talking about depressing stuff. Let’s talk about

too, Stephanie muttered.

about family, the

into her mouth; it had no

who enjoyed spicy food, this

an absolute idiot when it comes to Olivia. They’re definitely going to

brother had her back. But sneaky tricks from people like them were

to turn him against her, Olivia had plenty of

smiled. “Don’t worry. Whether they come

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counter every trick they threw her way. And in the end, the ones

confidence,

they’d resort to all kinds of reckless tactics. But Stephanie wasn’t

anything, they’d only be stepping

then added, “If you need anything from me, feel free to tell me. I’m not

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