Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 139 Chris Ashford was dumbfounded! Catlin's breathing was slightly unsteady.

Seeing that Stephanie was about to leave, Chad panicked completely. "Stefi?” "What are you standing there for?" Noticing that Catlin was frozen in place, Chad shot her a furious look.

Only then did Catlin snap out of it and hurriedly chase after Stephanie, By the tshe caught up, Stephanie and Sebastian had already reached the entrance.

She rushed forward and grabbed Stephanie's other hand. "Stefi, Mom and Dad need to talk to you." The two stopped.

Stephanie turned her head slightly, her voice cool. "Mom? Dad?" Her tone, in the cold night air, carried a faint trace of mockery.

A tightness gripped Catlin's chest.

She instinctively glanced at the man beside Stephanie, sensing the dangerous aura emanating from him.

76% Clutching Stephanie's hand, she subconsciously tightened her grip. "I was wrong. I shouldn't have treated you that way, Steff." Stephanie cast her a mocking look.

She jerked her arm, trying to pull free, but Catlin refused to let go.

Stephanie raised an eyebrow. "What are you doing?" Catlin pleaded, "Let's talk, okay?" At this moment, frustration boiled inside Catlin.

She never expected Stephanie to be so capable.

Chad and Tyler both insisted that the company's current crisis was her doing. But how could that be? Suppressing her displeasure, Catlin forced herself to remain patient.

"Is our company's trouble really because of you?" Even though everyone said so, she still couldn't believe it. She refused to believe that Stephanie was truly capable of this.

Stephanie smirked. "What do you think?" Catlin froze.

What did she think? Forget it. No matter what, she couldn't let things spiral further out of control. "Tell me, Stefi-what can I do to let this go?" 1/5 13:20 Wed, 12 Mar Chapter 139 Chad had already berated her multiple times today.

She just wanted this ordeal to be over.

But it was too late....

Things had escalated beyond her control.

"What can you do?" Stephanie's gaze was calm, yet cutting. Two years ago, when I told you the accident that nearly killedwas orchestrated by Olivia, you askedthe squestion- "What could you do to makebelieve it wasn't her." "Mrs. Hart, you are repaying her debt now." Stephanie smiled, her expression pure and innocent- Yet the words she spoke were utterly chilling.

That frail, sickly Olivia was now lying half-dead in a hospital bed, and Stephanie couldn't even be bothered to lift a finger against her.

But what she had suffered, she would always reclaim.

Since the Hart family cherished Olivia so much, then surely repaying a bit of her debt was only fair.

Catlin's breath caught in her throat. "What... what do you mean...?" Stephanie chuckled coldly, shaking off her grip, then glanced at Sebastian.

His expression was as cold as ice.

Stephanie turned away. "Let's go." Instinctively, Catlin reached out again, but the two bodyguards immediately blocked her, pulling her away. Getting close to Stephanie was no longer an option.

She watched helplessly as Stephanie and Sebastian walked away. Panic surged through Catlin. "Stefi, you can't do this!" "I know her presence makes you uncomfortable. We already said that once she recovers, we'll send her away." Her desperate voice was swallowed by the darkness.

She was only answered by Stephanie's cold back.

Not until Stephanie and Sebastian disappeared from sight did Elliot and the bodyguards finally release Catlin and Chad.

Chris stood frozen, his entire body cold.

He had just witnessed the entire spectacle with his own eyes-especially Stephanie's merciless attitude.

He felt numb.

The group strutted away.

Chad and Catlin looked utterly disheveled.

Even Chad, who was always meticulously groomed, appeared a little disordered.

He turned to Catlin and gritted his teeth. "You... you-" 2/5 * 76%8 Chapter 139 He wanted to say that they should sever all ties with Olivia once and for all. It was obvious that Stephanie was furious because of her.

But then his eyes fell on Chris, and he swallowed the words.

After all, he knew exactly how Chris felt about Olivia.

Even though Fred had recently distanced himself from the Hart family, Chris might still be their key to continued cooperation.

Catlin was livid. "How could she-how could she be like this?" Chad scoffed. "Isn't it your fault? If you had treated her better when you brought her back, none of this would have happened." Already seething, Catlin just snapped.

"When was I ever bad to her? Did I mistreat her from the start? Did she ever appreciate my kindness?" Chris, chilled to the bone, turned and left without another word.

Kevin quickly followed.

Behind them, the argument between Chad and Catlin grew even fiercer. Kevin hesitated before speaking. "Sir, what should we do now?" Mr. Ashford had given strict orders-Chris had to resolve the issue with Mr. Giovanni.

But just now...

Kevin recalled how Sebastian had completely disregarded Chris. It was a major business deal, yet he had left just because Stephanie had said she was tired.

Chris halted, closing his eyes briefly. "What else can we do? Right now, Stephanie..." He paused for a moment. Because when it cto Stephanie- He had no answer. Right now, everything depended on her.

A low buzz sounded as the phone vibrated-an email had just arrived.

The sender was Steve, who worked for Fred.

Chris tapped it open and took a glance.

The moment he saw the contents, his pupils contracted sharply, and even his breathing tightened.

Kevin noticed his sudden rigidity and instinctively asked, "What's wrong?" Chris's knuckles had turned white from gripping his phone.

His breath cin short bursts as he spoke. "Stephanie... grew up in the Lucano family?" Kevin was stunned. "What?" No, that...

Wasn't she supposed to have grown up in the countryside? 3/5 13:20 Wed, 12 Mar 0 Chapter 139

Wasn't it said that she had been taken in by srural folks ar raised in a crude, unsophisticated manner? Well "Is this information accurate?" Kevin asked reflexively.

If she grew up in the Lucano family, then wouldn't that mean she and Mr. Giovanni... were siblings? Mr. Giovanni's sister? Kevin's brain just short-circuited.

Chris stared at him with narrowed eyes.

"It's from Steve" Kevin fell silent. That meant the old Ashford himself had investigated it.

Then there was no doubt-it had to be true.

Then what about all the previous conflicts between Chris and Mr. Giovanni? "Sir, all those clashes you had with Mr. Giovanni, and the things you said..." At this point, Kevin couldn't bring himself to continue.

Looking at it now, what was all of that for? After all that hostility, it turned out Mr. Giovanni was actually Stephanie's brother? Chris's breathing grew unsteady. “Enough.” His already dark expression turned completely stormy.

Back at Cloudridge Valley, and even outside her studio, what had he said to them? He had insulted Stephanie outright, throwing out accusations about their "dirty" relationship.

Chris raked a hand through his hair, his mind a tangled mess.

So what stupid things did he do before?! Wooden Villa.

The moment he stepped inside, Sebastian pulled Stephanie-intolan tight hold, gripping her petite shoulders.

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