Chapter 113

Chapter 113

Chris was losing it.

Watching that man’s car drive in, all the recent events replayed in his mind.

“Since when did this place have an owner?”

“Not long, maybe about a month ago, Kevin replied after some thought.

Everyone had assumed the estate was vacant.

Chris scoffed, “A month, huh?”

A lot had happened in that time. Ever since he postponed his wedding with Olivia, trouble had come one after another.

But one thing stood out–his run–in with that man at Cloudridge Valley.

After that, he never saw Stephanie at that place again.

Instead, she turned up here.

So, that man… he was the owner of this estate?

Chris closed his eyes, his entire body radiating cold fury.

Olivia. Why did she keep showing up in his life like a ghost that refused to leave? It was bad enough she was tied to Macro and Allison.

Now, she was connected to this place too?

She had to be doing this on purpose.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got.

Kevin hesitated before asking, “Should we ask Miss Giovanni about it?”

From the looks of things, she was staying here.

If Chris wanted to buy this place for Olivia’s recovery, he’d have to go through her.

Chris’s expression darkened even further. “Ask her what? So she can humiliate Olivia?”

Kevin fell silent.

‘Humiliation?‘

Looking at the situation now, both Chris and Olivia had been completely played by Stephanie.

They had exhausted themselves trying to buy the estate, only to find out she had been living there all along.

The frustration burning inside Chris was unbearable.

His phone buzzed. It was his father, Fred.

He ignored the call, but then Kevin’s phone rang. Unlike Chris, Kevin didn’t have the luxury of ignoring Fred.

“Sir,” Kevin answered respectfully.

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Fred’s voice was sharp and commanding. “Give the phone to Chris.”

The anger in his tone made it clear–if Chris were in front of him right now, Fred would probably tear him apart.

Kevin glanced at the backseat, where Chris sat with his eyes closed. Covering the receiver, he murmured, “Sir, it’s your

father.”

Chris sighed, opened his eyes, and took the phone. “Father.”

“You went to Whispering Bay again?” Fred’s voice was ice–cold.”

on acquiring the place, all to give Olivia a

Chris stayed silent.

my words mean nothing to you, don’t you?” Fred’s voice turned

a deep breath. “I’ll be meeting the heir of the Lucanos family

there was a trace of exhaustion beneath it.

hesitate. “Forget it.”

that, he hung up.

abrupt end of the call caught Chris off guard. His father never let things

of unease crept over

Stephanie ignored the buzzing phone and put

finally woke up past 7 PM, her screen was flooded with missed calls

she was about to check, another

accidentally pressed on

voice came through, simmering with

“Are you haunting me or what? You just won’t let up.”

all those unknown numbers

gone as far as using every employee at the Ashford

voice was

awake. “What

to sell it to me. Name a price,

Olivia blinked.

mind all

cut straight

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“You wanna buy

Name your price!”

out a

He

of Shallow Bay Area,

expression darkened

you just

Ashford

mocking

smirked. “Look, Chris,

games. Sure, the Ashfords are the richest in Long

can you really afford?”

cut straight to a truth no one dared to say

problem throwing

in Long Harbor says you’re the most promising heir of the Hart family. But let’s

up, and

And painfully

nearly saw red.

Ashford Group, but remind me,

Chris snapped.

be showing up at the office much, but tell me–how much can you actually move from the

million, doesn’t it need his

‘any price‘? Do you even have that kind of money? What do you think your father will say when he

Chris’s head pounded.

punches, she was running her

this point, he’d rather take a hit than listen

infuriating as she

back, financial approvals at the company had changed.

sign off on anything over ten million without his father’s approval.

a

his jaw. “Fine. Name your

already told you–you can’t afford it. Why keep asking? What

straw. Chris damn

to hang up, but considering how hard it was to even

hold back.

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“Take it by force? Wow, you really think

“I’m not-”

you even afford it? That place in Shallow

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