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.

now, faced with Stephanie’s cold,

made him realize something. She truly meant it when she broke off

tightness gripped his chest. He felt like he

“Then tell me, who was that man at the hospital

today. If he

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curled into a smirk. “And why should

counterquestion was sharps

right. She had no

earlier? Which part of it didn’t

this hands even run

suspected that Chris had been covering uji major

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

underneath!

expression darkened as he ignored her mockery and pressed on. “Then let me usk differently. Why are you living in Whispering Bay? Who owns

“Oh? You’re so desperate to know who owns it.

there

was so ridiculous,

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

“Is it Macro? Or that man you were with at Cloudridge Valley? Or maybe…

moment the words left his mouth, Stephanie’s patience snapped,

at him

loud bang. Stephanie slammed the glass onto the desk, then stood up

word, she strode toward the office door, her heels

brows knitting together. “Where is she going now? he wondered. Still, he remained in

to see what kind of explanation she would

believed he had been too sharp with his words, too aggressive, and Stephanie needed a moment to cool

calmed herself, she would return and

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

for the restroom, making

still full of dirty water, leftover from cleaning the restroom

in alarm, and she quickly moved to intervene. “Miss Giovanni, what are you

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was filthy; it had just been

Mind your own business, Stephanie said flatly.

for a second. That tone…

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

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