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Chapter 217
Chapter 217
I'm busy here, I'll call you back later,” he said quickly, ready to hang up.
But before he could, Olivia interrupted. “You're at the hot springs, aren’t you?”
Chris froze.
His breath caught as his grip on the phone tightened.
“What about it?” he asked.
“Is there something important that needs to be discussed at the hot springs?” Olivia's voice was sharp, laced
with frustration.
Wasn't everything supposed to be handled in the office?’
‘Even if it were business, surely it wasn’t something that required a hot spring getaway!
Her tone made it clear she was questioning his motives.
Chris narrowed his eyes, there was rising tension.
Before he could respond, Olivia added, “Is Stephanie there with you?”
“You went to find her, didn’t you?”
Olivia's mind raced, recalling what Mayra had said about the conflict between her and Stephanie. And now, Chris
was there
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Not to mention the man who was protecting her.
How is it that Stephanie always seemed to be everywhere?’
What is it about her that kept these men so interested?’
The more Olivia thought about it, the angrier she got-especially with Chris’s attitude towards her now.
Not only had the situation at Whispering Bay fallen apart, leaving her humiliated, but now Stephanie was at the
hot springs with Chris.
It made her feel like she had nowhere to hide.
As she felt her frustration rise, Chris’s cold tone brought her back to reality. “Olivia,” he said, his voice sharp.
She had been about to lash out, but his coldness made her pause.
Her voice softened, replacing the anger with a hint of vulnerability. “Chris, I'm scared.”
He closed his eyes for a moment. “I know,” he replied, his voice softening, but the tension still there.
“Then, were you going to see Stephanie?”
“No,” he answered shortly.
“What then...” she trailed off, unsure of how to push further.
Chris pinched the bridge of his nose, the pressure building. “I have business to attend to. | need to go.”
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In the past, Chris would have explained things more thoroughly to Olivia, but not now-he had no time.
The Lucano family situation was still unresolved, and it was becoming a bigger mess by the minute.
Without another word, Chris hung up the phone.
Olivia sat there, staring at the blank screen, feeling a wave of confusion and disappointment wash over her.
Did he just hang up on me?’
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At that moment, her mother, Catlin, stepped into the room. Seeing Olivia's lost expression, she immediately
dropped her concerns and walked over, trying to suppress her worry.
“Olivia, what's wrong?”
Olivia, her eyes red, looked up at her mother, her voice shaky. “Mom, Chris and Stephanie are both at the Mount
Spring.”
“What?”
Catlin was shocked by the news.
She couldn't help but overthink. After all, Chris and Stephanie had almost gotten married before.
Olivia sniffed, her voice breaking. “Mom, Chris and | are just not meant to be, right? He's meant to be with
Stephanie, and | ruined it.”
“Don’t say that, stop talking nonsense. The most important thing right now is for you to take care of yourself.
Chris is waiting for you.”
Catlin’s heart ached at Olivia's words.
In her eyes, Olivia and Chris were meant to be together. It was Stephanie, her biological daughter, who had
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At that moment, Catlin regretted bringing Stephanie back again.
If she hadn't, Olivia, the daughter she raised, wouldn't have ended up being considered the adopted one. The
Ashford family wouldnt have opposed it.
Had they not brought Stephanie back, Olivia and Chris would probably have kids by now.
It was their selfishness back then that caused all this.
“But Chris... | don’t think Stephanie can let go of him either.” Olivia said, choking on her words.
Stephanie. Just hearing her nmade Catlin’s head throb with pain.
“Why would they go to the hot springs?”
Olivia shook her head. “I don’t know. Mayra toldshe saw Stephanie and Chris there. | tried calling Chris, but
he hung up on me. He's probably with Stephanie.”
“Chris hung up on you?” Catlin couldn't believe it.
The deal in Shallow Bay hadn't gone through, and now he was hanging up on her daughter's call?
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