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Everyone could see how much of a place Olivia held in Chris’s heart, so how could he have hung up on her?

Catlin had a bad feeling in her gut.

Olivia nodded. “Yeah, Chris said he was busy and just hung up. He said it was about business.”

The way she said ‘business‘ made it sound like Chris was trying to cover something up.

Catlin’s face turned even darker, convinced something was off.

Just as she was about to call Stephanie and tell her to stay away from Chris, she realized her calls weren’t getting through.

Since things went south, Stephanie had completely shut her out, blocking every form of communication.

Catlin was seething.

She was about to find another phone to try again when Tyler’s call came in.

As

soon as she answered, Chad started in on her.

“You know, they say a woman can ruin three generations with a bad marriage. I never believed it before, but now I see it clearly. Is this really how you act as a mother?”

“Is this how you treat your daughter? I’ve told you time and time again, we owe Stefi so much. You need to be kind to her, stop fighting with her. But you wouldn’t listen and even signed that agreement to cut ties with her.”

“Now look, the whole company’s going down because of you!”

Catlin’s chest tightened.

“What do you mean, the company’s going down because of me?”

“The people who’ve been causing trouble for our company are the same ones who helped Stefi make over two million dollars last year.”

It was all finally clear.

What was once a guess was now confirmed.

Catlin was speechless.

The room fell silent.

The conversation wasn’t quiet, and Olivia heard it all.

When Catlin heard Chad’s frantic accusations, blaming her for the trouble with Stephanie, she wasn’t happy.

Chad rarely visited her in the hospital, and she always felt he favored Stephanie the most in their family.

Now, hearing that the company’s current troubles were linked to the very company that helped Stephanie’s studio make money, Olivia realized how serious the situation had become.

It seemed like the Hart family was in deep trouble–and Stephanie was somehow involved.

‘What should they do now?‘

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Would they beg Stephanie for help?”

Let her to return to the Hart family again?‘

that was out of

Harbor, constantly asking her for

her own secrets would

Amidst the thoughts.

midst of these thoughts, Chad’s voice cut through. “I don’t care what you

Catlin’s breath caught.

how big the company’s problems were, especially with

tried calling

the trouble was connected to Stephanie, she

sharper now. “Did you

right away, and Chad’s

deep breath, Catlin finally spoke, her voice tight with frustration, “Are you sure all of this

left her teeth

you want to blame her now? Let me tell you something, Catlin, if you can’t even see the basics, the Hart family will fall apart under your

his words, Catlin’s heart dropped.

the company to collapse, or lose

joking about the company going bankrupt.”

chaos, and Chad had been frantically searching for

things were also falling apart at home with the constant turmoil between

thought about it, the angrier

Catlin didn’t even remember how she ended the

rest of Chad’s words, but the key points

linked to Stephanie, and Chad insisted she go smooth things over with Stephanie.

‘Smooth things over?‘

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really that simple?‘

with Stephanie, it was like

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was so bad that it was clear that any attempt to approach Stephanie now would only lead

confrontation.

didn’t want to go.

Tyler. “Is the situation at the company

heavily, his voice

felt a tightness in her chest. “How come?”

If that company doesn’t back down, we could face even bigger

company? The one that

“Yes.”

Catlin fell silent.

‘Could it be?‘

really that powerful?‘

did she not

it

truth was, she didn’t want to go groveling to

ties to Stephanie, then Catlin

made Catlin more than reluctant to approach her. Chad’s voice was low and angry. “She’s the one

bitterness in his tone made it clear how much he

skipped a beat. “Is it

“Yes, that opportunist.”

Tyler thought about it, the angrier he became.

already in a bad mood, felt her heart sink even further when she heard him

she returned to the hospital room and found Olivia lying on the

dared to look in the mirror in

all giving the same answer–she

was a

I’m stepping out for

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than to stay by her daughter’s

thought about Stephanie,

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