Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 179

Chapter 179

Macro was toast–his legs felt like they were stuffed with cement

Even with the bodyguard holding him up, getting dragged around was a nightmare.

Sebastian’s crew knew how to make it brutal, locking him in a grip that kept him stumbling forward. Every step was like slogging through mud.

Then he saw Stephanie stroll in.

“Stefi, come on, help me out here!” he yelled, his voice all scratchy and desperate. “He’s turning this into some personal payback thing!”

Stephanie was chilling on Sebastian’s lap. She glanced back and said, “He thinks it’s good for you.”

That flipped Macro’s switch.

“I don’t want his ‘good!” he wheezed, barely getting the words out.

If this was a favor, they could shove it–he just wanted to crash and be done.

Sebastian’s hand was on Stephanie’s waist, his voice low and steady. “Why’d you come out here with no jacket?”

The last few days had been rough–freezing cold with a wind that wouldn’t quit.

Snow kept dumping down, piling up in the courtyard like a giant white rug.

Stephanie looked at herself and shrugged. “I’ve been inside all day. I’m good.”

She hadn’t even gone outside–Sebastian wouldn’t let her anyway, fussing she’d get sick.

Macro, still hobbling along, shouted again, sounding like a broken radio.

Stephanie peeked at his sad, wobbly self and gave Sebastian a look. “So, why’s he running again?”

“For his own good,” Sebastian said, kicking back in his chair, cool as ever.

Stephanie’s lip twitched.

She stared at him, thinking, ‘Yeah, sure, that totally makes sense.

Right then, her phone buzzed–Ella calling.

“It’s Ella,” she said to Sebastian, “Need to take it.”

“Mm,” he grunted, letting his hand drop as she got up.

Macro spotted her leaving and howled, “Stefi, don’t ditch me like this!”

“He’s not gonna kill you,” she tossed back, not even looking, a little tease in her tone.

She was thinking that, maybe this would teach him to watch that mouth.

She kept walking, phone in hand, her shoes tapping down the hall.

Sebastian took a cigar from Elliot and said, “Five more laps.” His voice was stone–cold.

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Macro lost it, stomping as he ran. “Sebastian, you’re a real jerk, you know that? I was doing it for you!“

off to the side,

him

*****

hall, Stephanie picked up.

“Ella?”

all hyped up. “Stefi,

pissed off yell, “Who’re you calling a bimbo? I’ll skin

sharp and nasty.” got Tyler’s kid–you want to

fuming. “Both of you, shut it! Amber, zip

you old witch, kept messing

dead quiet for a second–then blew

family princess, huh?” Amber’s voice got real cutting.

“You bitch, you’re SO dead

the call, Stephanie could tell it was a total mess on Ella’s end–shouting, screaming, the whole deal.

catching this? Loud enough for you? I can get

lip twitched. She leaned against the hallway wall, not saying

up the hospital? What’s with the change?” she asked, scrunching her face a

heard this kind of craziness was

again. “So you’re just there to watch

killing me since that fall–I couldn’t deal anymore, so I came to get it

smugness oozing through. “I knew it’d be wild, so I sucked it

and went

for a

was a drama magnet–trouble stuck to

meant Stephanie got to eavesdrop

it’s nuts.

Stephanie said, glancing at the lights

something earlier

she pulled up the latest video. It was the hallway outside Tyler’s hospital room.

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was planted in the doorway, keeping Amber from storming in, her face all pale

were going hard, their voices bouncing around like

Hart family must’ve ticked off the universe to get

on, “Favoring your adopted kid is one thing, but pushing her to snatch your daughter’s fiancé? What’s

tomato–red as she swung

her back. “What, mad now? Caitlin–oops, Mrs. Hart–how do you sleep being this

she barked, “What’d you just

What’s the plan–let your precious adoptee hook up with your husband next? Really tie the

her lip twitching again,

a freaking knife now–way sharper

cash couldn’t shut her up, and now? She was a

video popped up, the notification pinging as her screen

Lilian were scrapping like alley cats, the whole thing a disaster,

jumping in to back Lilian but got tossed to the floor by Amber. She hit the ground hard, flopping there like a knocked–over garbage

call buzzed in again, her voice hyped. “You see

still propped on the wall, mumbled, “Yeah, I

Hart family was a train wreck now–a beehive smashed wide

excitement. “After today, the Hodge family’s going to want Tyler’s head on

that old

just wait until Caitlin calms down. She’ll lose it when she sees those pics of Chad with his sweetheart at Rose–Luxe,” Ella threw in,

one eyebrow popping up. “That

you?” she teased, leaning on the wall with a playful vibe.

don’t even know who I’m doing this for. But I’ve got my priorities–I’m out here.”

the floor,

like stirring the pot until it exploded.