Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 175

Rose Luxe was one of Long Harbor’s fancier spots–a ritzy mall packed with shoppers pretty much every day. Stephanie’s eyelid twitched as she tapped her teacup with a finger. “Shouldn’t Chad be at the hospital right now?” Exactly Ella sand, sounding totally hailled. “Tyler’s messed up had. Chad should be right there with him, no question.” However, the guy was wandering around Rose Luxe like he didn’t have a worry in the world.

Ella leaned m, dropping her voice to a sneaky whisper. “I’m telling you, Chad and that woman? Something’s up. They looked way too comfortable

Stephanie frowned, repeating it slowly. “With a woman pushing a stroller? And they were cozy?”

Yeah, it didn’t add up. Her stomach twisted a little..

Chad wasn’t some young hotshot–how’d he end up in a mess like this?

Ella nodded hard. “Oh, for sure.”

Stephanie squinted. “You positive you didn’t mix him up with someone else?”

She wasn’t sold yet.

For two years, she’d had Chad figured out–didn’t seem like the type. Now she wondered if she had totally misjudged him. A tiny doubt started creeping in.

“No way, Ella fired back, dead sure. “It was Chad. I checked twice, three times even. Stared right at him.”

She smirked and leaned back with a shrug. “One quick look, maybe I’d goof. But every time? Come on, I’m not that dumb. Stephanie didn’t say anything. The mug just hung there in her hand.

Fair enough. This was big enough that Ella wouldn’t screw it up. One slip? Sure, maybe. Every look? Nah, she wasn’t that out

of it.

After a pause, Stephanie asked, “Whose kid is it?”

Ella laughed dryly. “Girl, I just peeked at them for a bit. They seemed tight, yeah, but I’m not a mind reader. No clue if the baby’s his

Stephanie went quiet again.

In her head, Chad was always this serious, no–nonsense guy–stiff as a board.

With Caitlin, he was polite but distant, like they were strangers stuck at the same table.

He didn’t seem like the type to get caught up in romance or anything wild.

Then there was Tyler–the golden boy, heir to the Hart Group. He’d been running things for years, handling the big deals.

To Chad, Tyler was everything–untouchable, the top priority.

So why, with Tyler still stuck in the hospital, was Chad out playing family with some woman and a kid?-It felt off to Stephanie. like a cheesy TV drama.

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Stephanie’s brow furrowed. “How cozy are we talking?”

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Ella’s voice dropped again. “Shoulder–to–shoulder, practically cheek–to–cheek. You don’t get that close with just a friend, you

know?”

Stephanie didn’t answer. Her fingers tapped the table lightly, her eyes narrowing.

Yeah, this wasn’t just friendly. It was obvious, in–your–face close–hard to ignore.

Back at the Hart place, Chad and Caitlin could barely sit on the same couch without it feeling awkward. Their hands didn’t even come close,

Seeing Stephanie stewing, Ella gave her a playful nudge. “Want me to poke around some more? Shake things up at the Hart house?”

at the snowflakes

on schedule, Amber was

the States with no overseas treatment, or Tyler, about to get out of the hospital. The Hart

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that disaster? This is getting crazy.” Ella

a sharp, sarcastic chuckle. “If she uses her baby as the leverage and fails, she may

was all in with Tyler–serious

“Man, she’s got some nerve.”

it cool. “I dug into

convinced Lilian’s the one screwing up her plans. What’s her next move?”

a breath. “She’s gonna go after Lilian. That’s like tossing a match on the Hart family dumpster

that just begging to blow up the Hart

the Hart family was done for–chaos

picked up her teacup and took a slow sip. “So,

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guard what’s hers. Stefi, come on, you’re not even thinking about

caught off guard. “Huh?”

going, all hyped up. Tm on it. I’m digging up everything on that chick

time, you’ve

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dripping with sarcasm.

jaw dropped. “What?”

couldn’t believe that Ella wanted her to team Caitlin. This

me there. I can’t let some random

“Leave it to me. I’ll get Caitlin the dirt to shove right in Chad’s

temple, letting out a groan. “Yup, and stop calling her my mom. Already feeling a bit

that family tie came up, it hit her like a brick–bam, instant

call it your last favor to her.

went quiet, staring at the steam drifting up from her mug.

hadn’t said it, she wouldn’t have even thought “favor” could go that far. Talk about a reality

the phone for a while, jumping from one thing to another–pretty much everything–before finally hanging

she spotted Macro still hanging around

her headache slammed back full force. She didn’t have the energy for a single word from that

got something to tell you,” he called, waving

head down, darting toward the side

with Macro’s nonsense

voice pushy. “Listen, you

here

right–she felt the

last buck he’d screw

didn’t even hesitate. He shoved a box into Stephanie’s

looked down,

in fancy English

peek at the text, and her brain just stopped–face locked up jaw stuck

handed her adult stuff.

deal?” she stumbled over her words, barely getting them out.

out if

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Just doing my doctor thing. You and Sebastian heading back to Fiorenza? Gotta

pulling some wild power move, like using a baby as leverage,

Lucano sees you as

a vein practically throbbing

words gone, a silent scream tearing her

was about to make her

a dude, she forced out through

thrown off.