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Chapter 123

At the Ashford Group.

Kevin hurriedly knocked and entered Chris’s office. “Mr. Ashford, Mr. Hodge and the others have gone to Mount Spring

Chris raised an eyebrow. “What do you mean?

“They’re supposed to sign the contract today?

Chris paused.

The contract–right, Jackson was supposed to finalize it with the Lucano family today.

With that, he realized Jackson had probably gone to Mount Spring to meet them.

It made sense.

Chris stood up abruptly, grabbing his suit jacket from the back of the sofa.

“Mr. Ashford is on his way there too,” Kevin added.

Chris frowned. “My father is going?”

Kevin nodded. “Yes.”

Chris remained silent, realizing that the Lucano family must be there as well.

Given his father’s recent actions with the hospital, Chris knew if the Lucano deal fell through, Olivia would likely be caught in the crossfire.

“Let’s go. We’ll bring a copy of the contract with us,” Chris decided.

Today, he was determined to secure the partnership, and if Jackson was working with them, Chris wanted to get in on the deal too.

“Got it. I’ll have the legal department prepare it right away,” Kevin said as he left the room.

Chris didn’t linger and headed straight out of the office.

Today, no matter what, he was going to secure the deal with the Lucano family.

His phone buzzed. The caller ID showed Olivia.

He answered immediately. “Olivia.”

“Chris, are you busy?” Olivia Hart’s voice came through, thick with emotion.

Chris frowned. “What’s wrong?”

Olivia’s voice trembled. “I can’t stay in this hospital anymore… Mr. and Mrs. Ashford…”

Her voice cracked, and she couldn’t finish the sentence.

“My mother?” Chris asked, his voice tight.

Wasn’t his father the one who’d sent someone over to the hospital?

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his mother

face darkened

me,” Olivia continued, her voice full of emotion, now tinged with

had not visited Olivia kindly.

felt a headache coming

voice full of distress. “Chris, can’t I be discharged?”

wait a

about Whispering Bay?” Olivia asked,

sell,” Chris said flatly. “I’ll

give up on

the house there was now owned by the man backing Stephanie, and she was currently

what, the deal was out of reach for him.

a trace of disappointment in her voice. Her weakened state from her illness only made her sound

was thinking about the bet she’d made with Stephanie and she had flaunted

telling her that her chances of

was left breathless.

returned with the contract

the phone, “I have

matter with the Lucano family was urgent, and with Jackson involved, they couldn’t afford to delay.

for Olivia’s response, Chris ended the

other end at the hospital, was left staring at the phone, her face falling.

up on

the bathroom and asked,

hung up on

Catlin’s expression darkened.

on with

Catlin still believed they couldn’t afford to lose Chris.

broke up, what

up on

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Is it because you’re pushing too hard for Whispering Bay?

chosen for Olivia’s recovery, and the Ashford family would certainly have

that, the cancelled wedding with Stephanie had already put

they would likely pressure him even

hearing this, grew even more upset. “I didn’t even push for it! He promised me

word, and now that he hadn’t followed through, why was

smug expression, knowing she’d likely rub it in soon enough.

three hundred

know I wouldn’t be able to move in when she made

darker her expression became, and her breath

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hospital. Chris hadn’t been here, and neither

at least one of them would visit Olivia’s hospital room.

now, no one

they didn’t know was that the situation at the Hart family

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