Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 89

Chapter 89

Sebastian’s sudden question made Stephanie’s heart skip a beat. Without thinking, she blurted, “Yeah”

The second the word left her mouth, her face burned hot.

On the other end, Sebastian chuckled low and lazy. “Good girl.”

“So… Can I have Mexican food tonight?”

“Huh?”

This little brat.

‘One second she missed me, the next she was thinking about food?‘

Stephanie gave a tiny, hesitant smile. “It’s been forever.”

Since moving to Long Harbor, spicy food had become her guilty pleasure.

At first, it was just something to distract her–let that heat drown out all the homesick thoughts about Fiorenza.

But after a while, it became a craving she couldn’t shake.

Back in Fiorenza, Sebastian never let her touch anything too spicy. Said it would mess up her stomach.

Back then, she didn’t care. But once she got a taste? Game over.

Sebastian sighed, half annoyed, half amused. “Fine. But no takeout. I’ll have the chef make it.”

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That was as far as he’d bend. The man was obsessed with what she ate, ever since she landed in the hospital twice as a kid because of bad food.

With him, every bite she took had to pass inspection.

The second he said yes, Stephanie grinned. “You’re the best.”

“Speaking of,” Sebastian’s tone shifted, “what’s your plan for the Harts?”

That so–called ‘little stash‘ they’d been talking about earlier?

Sure, it wasn’t much. but over the years, Olivia and the rest of the Harts milked every penny just to rub it in Stephanie’s face.

Sebastian had no intention of letting that go.

And as for the Harts themselves…

Stephanie could hear the unspoken question underneath his words. He was giving her a chance to decide.

She thought for a second, then smiled faintly. “Every minute they have to deal with me already feels like hell.”

And that wasn’t an exaggeration.

Olivia’s treatment relied entirely on Macro and Allison–two people the Harts believed were fully under Stephanie’s thumb. Knowing that alone was enough to make Olivia’s skin crawl.

Sebastian laughed softly. “So you’re not done playing with them?”

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“Please,” Stephanie said, casual as ever. “They’re torturing themselves just fine without me.”

Besides, it was obvious that Sebastian already had his hands all over their money.

By the time he was through, the Harts would be fighting each other for scraps.

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Hearing how completely uninterested Stephanie was in saving them, Sebastian’s smile practically came through the phone. “Good girl. I’ll tell the chef to make you a proper feast tonight.”

“Looking forward to it.”

Chris was fuming.

car, he lit up, chain–smoking

shut, sneaking quick glances at Chris in

everything else blowing up, their whole team

was driving

dug and dug, and all they found was some 58–year–old

Beyond that? Nothing.

current

smoke burning down his

think she ever actually cared about me?”

swerved off the

nowhere, and Kevin had no clue what Chris even meant by ‘she‘

Stephanie?

didn’t–did it really matter anymore?

exhaling slow, his whole vibe dark

seat. “Want me to grab a

one stashed in the

temperature–he meant Stephanie. The way she looked at him now, like he was just some stranger wasting her time.

clearly didn’t get

laugh. “Tell me something, why the hell do you

hands tightened around

out of nowhere, but it explained

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kept her distance,

back, that coolness had turned

was obvious, whatever reason Stephanie had for agreeing to the engagement, love sure as hell wasn’t part of

did she even agree to marry Chris in the

a second before answering. “Honestly? I don’t

and the Harts all thought they had her figured out–a spoiled girl with no

bought that. Her studio pulled in over two million dollars

she was really just some clueless socialite, no amount of

what she’s good at? Wrapping men

Kevin said nothing.

agree–but arguing with Chris right now

it, if being pretty was all it took to succeed, the world would be crawling with self–made

was more to Stephanie Giovanni than a pretty

the topic, “did Stephanie

for days, hoping to shake the truth out of her. Except

point, everyone knew Chris was planning to move

Harts were already

Chris’s chest tightened.

jaw clenched hard enough to

That damn woman.

didn’t need a reply–Chris’s silence said it all. Stephanie hadn’t given him a damn thing.

could throw knives, but when it came to the truth? Locked up

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looping in

pushed

her now, she didn’t seem like the type to

hospital,

lit up like Christmas.

gave her a quick nod.

The second she saw

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Chris was buying Whispering Bay for Olivia. And as far as Catlin was concerned, nothing mattered more

cared if the Ashfords had opinions? Chris’s choice was the only thing that counted.

leave you to it.”

even closing the

and Olivia. She reached

“Something wrong?”

her Whispering Bay, Olivia’s mood

health seemed better.