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Chapter 190
Chapter 190
Chris was losing it
Watching that man’s car drive in, all the recent events replayed in his mind.
“Since when did this place have an owner?”
“Not long, maybe about a month ago, Kevin replied after sthought.
Everyone had assumed the estate was vacant.
Chris scoffed, “A month, huh?”
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A lot had happened in that time. Ever since he postponed his wedding with Olivia, trouble had cone after
another.
But one thing stood out-his run-in with that man at Cloudridge Valley,
After that, he never saw Stephanie at that place again.
Instead, she turned up here.
So, that man.... he was the owner of this estate?
Chris closed his eyes, his entire body radiating cold fury.
Olivia. Why did she keep showing up in his life like a ghost that refused to leave? It was bad enough she was tied
to Macro and Allison.
Now, she was connected to this place too?
She had to be doing this on purpose.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe more he thought about it, the angrier he got.
Kevin hesitated before asking, “Should we ask Miss Giovanni about it?”
From the looks of things, she was staying here.
If Chris wanted to buy this place for Olivia's recovery, he'd have to go through her.
Chris’s expression darkened even further. “Ask her what? So she can humiliate Olivia?”
Kevin fell silent.
‘Humiliation?*
Looking at the situation now, both Chris and Olivia had been completely played by Stephanie.
They had exhausted themselves trying to buy the estate, only to find out she had been living there all along.
The frustration burning inside Chris was unbearable.
His phone buzzed. It was his father, Fred.
He ignored the call, but then Kevin's phone rang. Unlike Chris, Kevin didn’t have the luxury of ignoring Fred.
“Sir,” Kevin answered respectfully.
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Fred's voice was sharp and commanding ‘Give the phone to Chris
The anger in his tone made it clear-if Chris were in front of him right now, Fred would probably tear him apart.
Kevin glanced at the backseat, where Chris sat with his eyes closed. Covering the receiver, he murmured, “Sir,
it’s your father.”
Chris sighed, opened his eyes, and took the phone. ‘Father’
“You went to Whispering Bay again? Fred's voice was ice-cold.
For weeks, Chris had been fixated on acquiring the place, all to give Olivia a quiet retreat to recover.
Chris stayed silent.
“You really think my words mean nothing to you, don’t you? Fred's voice turned even more dangerous.
Chris took a deep breath. “I'll be meeting the heir of the Lucanos family today.”
His tone was serious, but there was a trace of exhaustion beneath it.
Fred didn’t hesitate. “Forget it.”
With that, he hung up.
The abrupt end of the call caught Chris off guard. His father never let things go this easily.
A strange sense of unease crept over him.
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Half-asleep, Stephanie ignored the buzzing phone and put it on silent.
When she finally woke up past 7 PM, her screen was flooded with missed calls from unknown numbers.
Just as she was about to check, another call cin.
She accidentally pressed on answer. “Stephanie speaking.”
Chris’s voice cthrough, simmering with restrained anger.
She exhaled sharply. “Are you hauntingor what? You just won't let up.”
So all those unknown numbers were him?
Had he gone as far as using every employee at the Ashford Group to call her?
“That man-he owns Whispering Bay, doesn’t he?” Chris's voice was tight, every word laced with frustration.
Now she was fully awake. “What are you getting at?”
“Tell him to sell it to me. Na price, anything goes.”
Olivia blinked.
He had clearly been losing his mind all afternoon trying to reach her.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmNow that he finally had, he cut straight to the point-no pretense, just pure forcefulness.
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Stephanie scoffed. “You wanna buy it?”
“Yeah! Nyour price!”
She let out a short laugh. “Seriously? He owns an entire stretch of Shallow Bay Area, and you think he needs
your pocke change?”
Chris’s expression darkened instantly. “What did you just say?”
This damn woman-was she mocking the Ashford family?
Stephanie smirked. “Look, Chris, let's not play games. Sure, the Ashfords are the richest in Long Harbor, but tell
me-how much can you really afford?”
Her words cut straight to a truth no one dared to say out loud.
And she had no problem throwing it right in his face.
She smirked. “Everyone in Long Harbor says you're the most promising heir of the Hart family. But let's be real-
you were the only son. No competition.”
“They hyped you up, and you actually believed it?”
Brutal. And painfully true.
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