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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 the

Long Harbor, constantly asking

it was almost certain her own secrets would be exposed. She couldn’t

Amidst the thoughts.

what you do, but

Catlin’s breath caught.

especially with Tyler not even showing up

tried

was connected to Stephanie, she was

sharper now. “Did you

right away,

with frustration, “Are you sure all of this trouble is because

teeth clenched

me tell you something, Catlin, if you can’t

Catlin’s

and angry. “If you don’t want the company to collapse, or lose your position as Mrs.

joking about the company

was in chaos, and Chad had been frantically

falling apart at home with

more Chad thought about it, the

end, Catlin didn’t even remember how

rest of Chad’s words, but

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

‘Smooth things over?‘

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really that simple?‘

met with Stephanie, it was

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them was so bad that it was clear that any attempt

confrontation.

didn’t want to

the company really as

his voice

son so drained, Catlin felt a tightness in

doesn’t back down, we could face

one that made Stephanie’s

“Yes.”

Catlin fell silent.

‘Could it be?‘

really

not know

guess? Maybe it has nothing to do

she didn’t want to go groveling to Stephanie.

Stephanie, then Catlin

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

tone made it clear how

skipped a beat. “Is

“Yes, that opportunist.”

about it, the

heart sink even further when she heard him speak like

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

thinned considerably, and she hadn’t dared to look in the

the specialists had come and gone, all giving the

was a

stepping out

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than to stay by her daughter’s side, but Stephanie was

time Catlin thought about Stephanie, her frustration grew.

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