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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?‘

out of

thought of Stephanie still being in Long Harbor,

it was almost certain her own secrets would be exposed.

Amidst the thoughts.

cut through. “I don’t care what you do, but you need to find Stephanie and make things

Catlin’s breath caught.

the company’s problems were, especially with Tyler not even showing up at the hospital.

tried

now, hearing that all the trouble was connected to Stephanie, she was both furious

sharper now. “Did you hear

didn’t respond right away, and

breath, Catlin finally spoke, her voice tight with frustration, “Are

teeth clenched in anger.

now? Let me tell you something, Catlin, if you can’t even see the basics, the Hart

his words, Catlin’s heart dropped.

or lose your position as Mrs. Hart, you need to learn how to

the

chaos, and Chad had been frantically

with the constant

it, the

end, Catlin didn’t even remember how she

barely caught the rest of Chad’s words, but the key points

were linked to Stephanie, and Chad insisted she

‘Smooth things over?‘

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it really that simple?‘

Stephanie, it was like

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that any attempt to approach Stephanie now would only lead

confrontation.

want to

the company really as bad

heavily, his voice full of

a tightness in

really bad. If that company doesn’t back down, we could face even

company? The one that made Stephanie’s

“Yes.”

Catlin fell silent.

‘Could it be?‘

Stephanie really that

she not know about

just be your guess? Maybe it has nothing to do

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

that company really had ties to Stephanie, then Catlin had no choice but to

than reluctant to approach

his tone made it clear how

beat. “Is it

“Yes, that opportunist.”

more Tyler thought about it, the angrier he

mood, felt her heart sink even further when

to the hospital room and found Olivia lying on the bed, pale and weak.

thinned considerably, and she hadn’t dared to look

giving the same answer–she needed Dr. Pierce and Dr.

was a

I’m stepping out

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She wanted nothing more than to stay by her daughter’s side, but Stephanie was causing trouble

about Stephanie, her

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