Chapter 77

Chapter 77

Stephanie stared at Chris coldly. “Are you thinking straight now?”

If he still wasn’t, she was seriously considering grabbing a whole basin of water and drenching him from head to toe.

Chris gritted his teeth, his chest rising and falling furiously. “How could you…

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“Sugar daddy? Being kept? Chris, you’re an idiot. I’m actually starting to suspect that you’ve been covering up problems in Ashford Group’s management all this time,” she said.

Chris narrowed his eyes. “What do you mean by that?”

“Being so stupid, do you really expect me to believe you’ve been running a company properly? Other than lying to your parents, what else can you even do?” Stephanie suvered.

Frankly, she didn’t buy for a second that he was truly capable of managing Ashford Group.

Her meaning was crystal clear. Chris was stupid, completely and utterly brainless.

Chris almost passed out from sheer anger. “How dare you!”

“You’re not even qualified to question me, yet here you are trying to humiliate me? Do you even understand the situation. you’re in?” she continued.

Chris froze for a moment. He really wanted to sew her mouth shut.

“What situation?” His chest was heaving with rage now.

Stephanie twisted sarcasm deeper. “First, I dumped you. The entire Long Harbor knows about it.”

Chris stiffened on the spot.

Stephanie continued, ‘Second, Macro and Allison? Your whole family is still begging me for their help, aren’t they?”

Chris‘ expression turned even darker.

The mere mention of Macro and Allison made his blood boil.

Those two doctors had the audacity to tie their medical decisions to Stephanie’s mood. They weren’t even worthy of being called doctors.

Stephanie’s voice was laced with sarcasm. “So let me get this straight. You’re begging me for a favor, insulting me at the same time, and throwing threats around? That’s bold.”

Upon thinking back to the hospital, when Catlin and Tyler had actually talked about kidnapping her, Stephanie’s eyes flashed with an icy chill.

faced with Stephanie’s cold, cutting words,

precision, with such absolute seriousness, made him realize something. She truly meant it when she broke off their

gripped his chest. He felt

“Then tell me, who was that

only reason he had come today. If he didn’t

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“And

was

She had no reason to explain anything to

earlier? Which part of it didn’t

complete fool How does someone this hands even

she seriously suspected that Chris had been covering uji major internal issities in the company.

stood at the top of the pyramid. But who knew what kind of

underneath!

and pressed on. “Then let me

You’re so desperate to know who owns it. What, planning to buy it so Olivia can recuperate

there

thought was so

coveted by a sickly woman. If Olivia actually died there, it would be

Macro? Or that man you were with at Cloudridge Valley? Or maybe… the one from the hospital

left his mouth, Stephanie’s patience snapped,

another glass of water to throw at him only to find her cup was

the desk, then stood up and said, “Wait right

another word, she strode toward the office door,

“Where is she going now? he wondered. Still, he remained in place as she

curious to see what kind of explanation she would come up with. Yes, that was

with his words, too aggressive, and

herself, she would return and offer him a reasonable

Stephanie walk out and immediately stepped forward with a respectful greeting. “Hi, Miss

acknowledge her. Instead, she headed straight for the restroom, making a beeline for

leftover from cleaning the restroom

alarm, and she quickly moved to intervene. “Miss Giovanni, what are you doing with that? Let me help you.”

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just been used to mop the bathroom floor.

own business, Stephanie said flatly.

a second. That tone… something is definitely wrong, she wondered.

office, realizing Chris was there. And then it clicked. Jennifer’s jaw nearly dropped. “Oh my god, she wouldn’t… she wondered.

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