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!“

to the side, sighed.

mouth is gonna get him in deep trouble

*****

in the hall, Stephanie

“Ella?”

voice came through, all hyped up. “Stefi, they’re

pissed off yell,

another voice snapped back, sharp and nasty.” got Tyler’s kid–you want to be the stepmom

you, shut it! Amber,

you, you old witch, kept messing

dead quiet for

precious Hodge family princess, huh?” Amber’s voice got real cutting. “You blind,

was roaring, “You bitch,

call, Stephanie could tell it was a

this? Loud enough for you? I can get closer if you

She leaned against the

hospital? What’s with

obviously! When I heard this kind of craziness was

twitch thing again. “So you’re

couldn’t deal anymore, so I came to get it looked at. Then I saw

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

and went

for a second.

drama magnet–trouble stuck to her like glue.

Stephanie got to eavesdrop on the action. More chaos, more fun.

“Man, it’s nuts. I’m recording it

glancing at the lights down the hall.

something earlier that she hadn’t

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

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doorway, keeping Amber from storming in, her face all

hard, their voices bouncing around like a freaking loudspeaker.

through. “The Hart family must’ve ticked off

thing, but pushing her to snatch your daughter’s fiancé?

swung at Amber, shaking with anger.

didn’t budge. She grabbed Caitlin’s wrist and shoved her back. “What, mad now? Caitlin–oops, Mrs. Hart–how do you sleep

barked, “What’d

What’s the plan–let your precious adoptee hook up with your husband next? Really tie the family knot, huh?”

video, her lip twitching again, but she kept quiet.

knife

the day, Caitlin’s cash couldn’t shut her up, and now? She was a wrecking ball,

video popped up, the notification pinging as her

Amber and Lilian were scrapping like alley cats,

got tossed to the floor by Amber. She hit the ground hard, flopping there like

her voice hyped. “You see

on the wall, mumbled, “Yeah, I saw.”

wreck now–a beehive smashed

the Hodge family’s going to want Tyler’s head on a

old already–yeah, it’s a

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, pausing for a second with

lip twitched, one eyebrow popping up. “That

not giving them any space to breathe, are you?” she teased, leaning on the wall with

don’t even know who I’m doing this for. But I’ve got my

at the floor,

like stirring the pot until