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

train wreck as it was. If things were on schedule, Amber was probably at the hospital by now, Stephanie

to get out of the hospital. The Hart family was a giant knot

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smacked her forehead and laughed. “How’d I blank on that disaster? This is getting crazy.” Ella raised an eyebrow, still thrown. “Amber’s really that big a player?”

she uses her baby as the leverage and fails, she may

was all in

wide. “Man, she’s got

“I dug into Amber. I’ve got

the one screwing up her plans. What’s her next move?” She threw it back

the Hart family dumpster

swing at Lilian now, isn’t that just begging to blow up the Hart family for good?”

for–chaos louder than a packed Super

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half-

She’s got to guard what’s hers. Stefi,

blinked, totally caught off guard. “Huh?”

on it. I’m digging up

the wrong side. This time, you’ve got to

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dripping with sarcasm.

jaw dropped.

to team Caitlin. This was way

corner of Stephanie’s mouth twitched. “Alright, you’ve got me there. I can’t let some random swoop in

I’ll get Caitlin the dirt to shove right in Chad’s

a groan. “Yup, and stop calling her my mom. Already

came up, it hit her

call it your last favor to her. One quick assist,

the steam drifting up from her

she wouldn’t have even thought “favor” could go that far. Talk

talking on the phone for a while, jumping from

of the sunroom, she spotted Macro still hanging

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

I’ve got something to tell you,”

head down, darting toward the side hall like she

rather choke than deal with Macro’s

giving up, though. Long steps closed the distance, his voice pushy. “Listen, you

here

lip twitched hard. Help? Yeah, right–she felt the doubt hit her like a tidal

he’d screw her over and

He shoved a box into Stephanie’s

looked down,

English words, looking way too slick and

one peek at the

seriously handed her adult

over her words, barely getting them

about Sebastian flipping out if he catches wind of this?” she

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shrugged, cool as ever. “No need to thank me. Just doing my doctor thing. You and Sebastian heading back to

some wild power move, like using a baby as leverage, right?”

got real serious, adding. I’m telling you, Mrs. Mr. Lucano sees

vein practically throbbing in her

words gone, a silent scream tearing her up

to

you’re also a dude, she forced out through

thrown off.