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.

the window, looking down at the street below.

too small to

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the plan now? Cut off my cards? Shut

me guess, you want me broke and homeless, begging Olivia for forgiveness? Maybe cry a little, so

word dripped

Chris’s face twisted.

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

into this,” he snapped. “This is

“My mess? What exactly did I do?”

came out.

when this all started, I hadn’t done

Chris’s chest tightened.

went on, calm but relentless. “At the time, you didn’t know I owned my place at Cloudridge Valley. You didn’t know about my studio, either.”

what crime did I commit that made you all decide I had to be destroyed?*

furious–no

was just the same old

the whole damn book at her. And none of it

the place. “Cut the

as ever. “Oh? Sure. Then why

Chris’s chest tightened.

Why was he here?

a second, he

off so bad, his

smile curled up at the edges. “Lemme guess,

said it, Chris felt his chest seize up.

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

this whole picture–waking up to the sunrise over the water, falling

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right outside

it was already day three, and they still didn’t

Chris struggling to breathe.

been staying there this whole

hadn’t been back

Kevin saw

was no question. That was

him a slow shrug. “Yeah. What

Chris’s chest tightened.

her admit it felt like getting

Olivia wanted more than anything, and Stephanie was just living there like it was nothing.

“Who owns it?”

he could barely even hear his

eyes lit up, pure mischief. “Why ask me? Didn’t your amazing investigation already tell you it belongs to some 66–year–old

always threw back at him.

Just tell me the truth.”

was one breath away from losing it

this? Mr. Ashford

Chris saw red.

mouth could drive a man

couldn’t

Chris’s chest tightened.

do it–that was straight–up humiliation, and she

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

he looked at Stephanie turned colder

else, you

turned back to the window, arms still crossed. “I know. Now go ahead, bring whatever you’ve got. I’m

could spit out his usual “Just you wait,” Stephanie

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dared talk to Chris Adord Wire Gut

just dare the practically pen