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.

had stormed in aggressively, but now, faced with Stephanie’s cold, cutting words,

way she mocked him with such precision, with such absolute seriousness, made him realize something. She truly meant

chest. He felt

paled slightly. “Then tell me, who was

had come today. If he didn’t get an answer,

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smirk. “And why should I tell your

counterquestion was sharps

no reason to explain anything to

it didn’t you understand?

How does someone this hands even run Ashford Group‘ she

suspected that Chris had been covering uji major

surface, Ashford Group stood at the top of the pyramid. But who knew what kind of

underneath!

and pressed on. “Then let me usk differently. Why are you living in Whispering Bay? Who owns

know who owns it. What, planning

there

thought was so ridiculous,

nothing but irritation. Her house was coveted by a sickly woman. If

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

left his

another glass of water to throw at him only to

a loud bang. Stephanie slammed the glass onto the

strode toward the office door, her heels clicking against the

brows knitting together. “Where is she going now? he

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

been too sharp with his words, too aggressive, and Stephanie needed a moment to cool down.

return and offer him

the office, Jennifer saw Stephanie walk out and immediately stepped forward with a

didn’t acknowledge her. Instead, she headed straight for the restroom, making

still full of dirty water, leftover from cleaning the restroom floor.

to intervene. “Miss Giovanni, what are you doing with

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been used to mop the bathroom floor.

your own

second. That tone… something

gaze flickered toward the office, realizing Chris was there. And then it clicked. Jennifer’s jaw

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