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Chapter 208
As Stephanie packed her things to leave, Jennifer noticed her limp and asked, “Boss, isn’t there anything you can
do about your leg? Have you seen a doctor?”
The pain always flared up when the weather changed.
Stephanie responded, “It’s an old injury, nothing to worry about.”
It only bothered her when the weather shifted, so she could usually ignore it the rest of the time.
Of course, she had seen a doctor for it-whenever the pain becunbearable, she'd go in.
But aside from physical therapy, medications didn’t help much, probably due to her body's condition.
Last night, she vaguely remembered the pain waking her in the middle of the night, but it faded once the
warmth kicked in.
And then, she fell asleep and knew nothing more.
Thinking back, it felt warm... And maybe a little damp.
After giving Jennifer a quick rundown of work matters, her phone buzzed again.
Stephanie assumed it was Sebastian, so she answered without looking at the screen.
Before she could speak, a furious voice cthrough. “Stephanie Giovanni, is that you?”
Stephanie, confused, responded, “What is it?”
The voice on the other end, none other than Catlin, shot back, “The mess at the Hart Group. This is your doing,
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtisn't it?”
Stephanie rolled her eyes.
She had a feeling this had to do with the Hart Group's current situation.
Given their trouble, it wasn’t surprising they'd suspect the Ashford Group first.
But once it was clear that the Ashfords hadn’t been involved, they'd probably land on her.
Before she could reply, Catlin continued, shouting, “It has to be you, right? Stephanie, do you have any brains? If
those men were really helping you take down our family, what do you think they're after?”
The anger in Catlin’s voice was unmistakable.
At that moment, she was wondering if the men supporting Stephanie’s studio, which made so much money each
year, had actually been bribing her to do something against the Hart family.
A sudden sense of conspiracy hung between Stephanie and Catlin.
Catlin was about to lose it.
Stephanie smirked. “What do they want? They wouldn't be after your Hart family’s scraps, would they?”
Catlin, seething, snapped, “You...”
Stephanie couldn’t help but taunt her. “Mrs. Hart, you probably still don’t get why the Ashford Group uses those
tactics. You
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think it’s just about replacing an adopted daughter with a biological one?”
Catlin was taken aback, breath catching.
Before she could respond, Stephanie continued. “At the end of the day, it's because your family’s mines have run
dry. You have no more value.”
“shut up!”
Catlin completely lost it.
She couldn't stand hearing that the Hart family was just a pawn for the Ashford Group. Their families had been
close for
years.
Stephanie had a pretty good idea of the naive beliefs running through Catlin’s head.
“The Ashford family is the top family in Long Harbor. Your family controls a major mine, yet your family has no
real standing in the city. Why is that?”
Catlin was speechless, gasping for air.
“What nonsense are you spouting?”
“What's this about the Hart family not having standing in Long Harbor?”
“What's this about the Hart family not having standing in Long Harbor?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmCatlin was about to lose her temper
Though she hated to admit it, Stephanie Giovanni's words were hitting too close to home.
Stephanie raised an eyebrow. “Are you tellingthat was just basic socializing?”
“If the Hart family truly held the spower as the Ashford family, shouldn't those wives be the ones courting
you?” She smirked. “Look at you. For years, you've been trying so hard to fit into their circles, but they hardly
include you Catlin wax fuming. “You... You...”
Stephanie’s sarcastic smile only widened. “And you're still going to claim it’s not just scraps?”
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