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.”

place,

Chris stayed silent.

think my words mean nothing to you,

meeting the heir of the Lucanos

but there was a trace of exhaustion beneath

hesitate. “Forget it.”

he

of the call caught Chris off guard. His father

sense of unease crept over

Stephanie ignored the buzzing phone

she finally woke up past 7 PM, her screen

about to check,

pressed on answer.

voice came through, simmering

exhaled sharply. “Are you haunting me or what? You

unknown numbers were him?

gone as far as using every employee at the Ashford

voice

was fully awake. “What are you getting at?”

him to sell it to me. Name a

Olivia blinked.

had clearly been losing his mind

finally had, he cut straight

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wanna buy it?”

Name your

let out a short laugh.

He

Shallow Bay Area, and you think

darkened

you just

damn Ashford

she mocking the

smirked. “Look, Chris,

the richest in Long Harbor, but tell me–how

you really

no one dared to say out

throwing it right

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

up, and

painfully true.

saw

up. “Sure, you’re the CEO of the Ashford Group,

up!” Chris snapped.

showing up at the office

Anything over ten million, doesn’t it need

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

Chris’s head pounded.

throwing punches,

point, he’d rather take a hit than listen to her any

infuriating as she was, she

back, financial approvals at the company had changed.

sign off on anything over

a million–dollar transaction needed a green light

jaw. “Fine. Name your

it. Why keep asking?

final straw. Chris damn near coughed

but considering how hard it was to even get Stephanie on the

hold back.

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“Take it by force? Wow, you really think you’re

“I’m not-”

Shallow

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