Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 122 Chapter 122 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, isn'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 1/4 Chapter 122 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?" Catlin 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 was fuming. "You... You..." Stephanie's sarcastic smile only widened. "And you're still going to claim it's not just scraps?" Her sharp words and mocking tone almost made Catlin pass out from anger.

"Just admit it, did you cause the trouble the Hart family's in now?" Catlin was done. She couldn't take another word.

Stephanie's mouth was truly capable of driving anyone mad-no wonder she was raised in a small town, where people had sharp tongues.

Stephanie's voice was icy. "You guess." "You're..." "We're no longer connected. Stop callingout of the blue. If I didn't know better, I'd think you miss me." Before Catlin could retort, the call ended.

It always went the sway. Every tshe tried reaching out to Stephanie, she ended up with nothing but frustration.

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Chapter 199 Who taught her to talk like that? It was infuriating! ☐☐:70% * At the stuWhen Sebastian Giovanni walked in, he saw Stephanie limping toward the elevator.

In a few quick steps, he reached her, sweeping her up in his arms.

The whole office watched in awe, thinking. They really look sweet together Stephanie clung to his neck. "What are you doing? Putdown, I can walk on my own." The weather in the city had been bad lately, and life had been pretty tough for Stephanie.

Sebastian simply scooped her up and carried her straight to the elevator.

In the office.

One of the junior designers whispered to Jennifer, "Boss's brother is so handsome! That cold vibe... Wow, he's perfect!" Jennifer rolled her eyes. "Stop fantasizing." "Can't I dream a little?" Jennifer shot her a warning look. "Watch out, the boss might hear you!" Sebastian carefully placed Stephanie into the car and draped a blanket over her legs.

Even though the car's temperature was comfortable, the change in weather still made her feel miserable. "Why didn't you say anything about the pain?" Sebastian asked.

Stephanie sighed. "I'm used to it by now." Sebastian paused for a moment as he adjusted the blanket, his eyes flickering with something unreadable.

He didn't say anything, just asked, "Have you been keeping up with physiotherapy?" At the mention of it, Stephanie looked away, avoiding his gaze.

Sebastian raised an eyebrow. "You haven't, have you?" She mumbled, “Well... I'm afraid of the pain.” Although massage therapy wasn't that unbearable, she had a serious fear of all sorts of electrotherapy machines.

Just the thought of them made her panic.

This fear made the winters in the city especially hard for her over the past two years.

Sebastian turned to the driver. "Tell Macro to bring it up." Stephanie's heart skipped a beat.

"Seb..." "Be good." 3/4 .+ל IVIUTI, TU Iviai Chapter 122 Sebastian's soothing voice instantly calmed her down.

She really did have a fear of those machines-any kind of them when moving on her body.

It all traced back to the tshe was kidnapped, when one of the women in the group had a sick fascination ΕΠ with playing with machines. Elliot made a call to Macro, then received another one..

Turning to Sebastian, he said, "Mr. Hodge is already on his way to Mount Spring."

The contract was supposed to be signed today, but the trip to Mount Spring was a last-minute decision by Sebastian. Naturally, Mr. Hodge couldn't protest and had to adjust to Sebastian's schedule.

Sebastian nodded. "You and Ethan go ahead." "Got it," Elliot replied with a nod.

By the tthey reached Mount Spring, it was nearly ☐ As they got out of the car, Sebastian moved to pick up Stephanie, but she quickly grabbed his hand. "I can walk." Sebastian raised an eyebrow. "Hmm? You're all grown up now, not lettingcarry you?" Stephanie rolled her eyes.

'So he noticed?' Well, it wasn't appropriate for him to carry her now that she was grown.

Seeing her stunned expression, Sebastian chuckled, and before she could protest, he swept her off her feet and strode confidently toward the wooden building. AD Comment Send gift No Ads mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLliIofifl0&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1