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.

looking down at the street

streamed by like ants, too small to

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almost wicked. “So what’s the plan now? Cut off my cards? Shut down

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

word dripped

Chris’s face twisted.

to do. But hearing her say it out loud, made

Olivia into this,” he snapped. “This

head. “My mess? What exactly did I do?”

mouth opened, but nothing came out. Stephanie’s

when this all started, I

Chris’s chest tightened.

know I owned my place at

made you

was furious–no surprise there.

Stephanie? That anger was just the same

at her. And none of it worked.

breath was all over the place.

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

Chris’s chest tightened.

Why was he

second, he completely blanked.

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

smile curled up at the edges. “Lemme guess, Whispering Bay?”

second she said it, Chris felt his

Olivia they’d move in within

to the sunrise over the

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right outside their window,

and they still didn’t have the damn house.

Chris struggling to breathe.

there this whole time?”

hadn’t been back to Cloudridge

Kevin saw her at

was no question. That was her place

gave him a slow shrug.

Chris’s chest tightened.

admit it felt like getting punched in the gut.

house Olivia wanted more than anything, and Stephanie was just living

“Who owns it?”

was a complete mess, he could barely even hear his own voice.

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

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

temper snapped. “Enough. Just tell me

was one breath away from losing it

sharpened. “What’s this? Mr. Ashford admitting he couldn’t

Chris saw red.

drive a man straight into

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

Chris’s chest tightened.

do it–that was straight–up humiliation, and she didn’t

His chest still felt like

Stephanie turned colder

else, you know

“I know. Now go ahead, bring whatever you’ve got. I’m

you wait,” Stephanie beat him to it. “I’m not going anywhere.”

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Long Harbor had ever dared talk to Chris

dare the practically pen on the welcome ma