Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 88

Chapter 88

Chris’s mind went completely blank.

He stared at Stephanie, eyes blazing with anger, lips parting like he wanted to say something, but nothing came out,

Stephanie glanced at him, then at the box in her hand, with a giant diamond ring was sitting right there.

For a second, she thought maybe she was seeing things. But nope—it was real.

Wait a minute… What’s wrong with Jackson?

This was supposed to be an apology gift. Who the hell uses an engagement ring to say sorry?

Was Jackson seriously that clueless? Did he not know what a ring like this even meant?

Of…?

No. No way.

No halfway functional human being would have thought giving a ring like that was normal.

So the only explanation left was–Jackson was so out of touch, he didn’t even know what a proposal ring symbolized.

“Stephanie Giovanni!”

Chris’s roar shook the room.

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Stephanie shot him a look, totally unimpressed. “Are you okay? Why are you yelling at me? So what if he proposed? What’s it to you?”

Her cars were still ringing.

“This man was completely unhinged.’

He knew damn well she barely even knew Jackson.

Somehow, his brain still connected those imaginary dots and jumped straight to a proposal. Incredible.

Chris’s chest rose and fell, trying to catch his breath. “Well, isn’t that nice. No wonder you had the guts to break off our engagement and cut ties with the Hart family. Guess you’ve got some serious backup now.”

“Damn right I do. Got a problem with that? What, mad you can’t screw me over anymore?”

Honestly, that’s exactly what was eating him, and the rest of the Harts, too.

They’d been waiting for her to hit rock bottom, to crawl back begging for their mercy.

But instead?

She didn’t just survive, she thrived.

And now, standing right behind her, was power they couldn’t touch.

For weeks, Chris had been digging into her life, trying to figure out how she kept landing on her feet. And every time, something–or someone–blocked his way.

On top of that, there was always some guys hovering around her.

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How many secrets was Stephanie Giovanni hiding?

Right then, it finally hit Chris–he had never understood Stephanie, not even once.

walked over to the window, looking down at

like ants, too

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almost wicked. “So what’s the plan now?

Olivia for forgiveness? Maybe cry a little, so you’ll turn my cards back on and save

dripped with mockery.

Chris’s face twisted.

exactly what they’d been trying to do. But hearing her say it out

Olivia into this,” he snapped. “This is your mess.

her head. “My mess? What exactly did

opened, but nothing came out. Stephanie’s

all started, I hadn’t

Chris’s chest tightened.

you didn’t know I owned my place at Cloudridge Valley. You didn’t know about my

me, what crime did I commit that made you all decide I had

furious–no

anger was just the same old

everything. They threw the whole damn book at her. And none of

was all over the place. “Cut the crap.”

back, arms crossed, cool as ever. “Oh? Sure. Then why don’t you tell me, what

Chris’s chest tightened.

was

second, he completely

it. This woman had a talent–pissing him off so bad, his brain straight–up stopped working.

the

second she said it, Chris felt his chest seize

That was exactly why he came. He promised Olivia they’d move in within

to the sunrise over the water, falling asleep to sunsets, the

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right outside their window,

day three, and they

thought alone left Chris struggling

been staying there this

been back to Cloudridge Valley at

both he and Kevin saw her at Whispering Bay.

was no question. That

slow shrug. “Yeah.

Chris’s chest tightened.

it felt like getting punched in

than anything, and Stephanie was just

“Who owns it?”

a complete mess, he could barely even hear his

up, pure mischief. “Why ask me? Didn’t your amazing investigation already tell you it belongs to

was again–the same line she always threw back at him. Every damn time.

snapped. “Enough. Just tell me the

one breath away from

Ashford admitting he couldn’t figure it out?”

Chris saw red.

mouth could drive a man straight into

was thinking real hard. “Say you couldn’t dig up the truth, and I’ll give you the answer right

Chris’s chest tightened.

it–that was straight–up humiliation, and

in a deep breath, then another. Didn’t help. His chest

he looked at Stephanie turned colder with every

else, you know

“I know. Now

“Just you wait,” Stephanie beat him

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Harbor had ever dared talk to

didn’t just dare the practically pen on the welcome