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Chapter 203
Regret hit her like a wave. She had never felt this much remorse. Bringing Stephanie back had been a mistake.
With shaking hands, she pulled out her phone and dialed Tyler.
The call connected quickly. His voice, exhausted, cthrough. “Mom?”
“I don’t care what you have to do. Get rid of Stephanie. | want her out of Long Harbor. Now.”
Stephanie rolled her eyes.
So this was the plan all along?”
Everything Olivia had done before-was it all to drive her out of town?
Cutting ties with Chris and the Hart family wasn’t enough? They wanted her gone completely?
Stephanie’s mind flashed back to the investigation Elliot had run-Olivia and that missing thirty grand.
This had to be connected.
Someone wanted her out of Long Harbor, and there was more to it than met the eye.
Tyler frowned. “What now?”
Work had been a mess lately, and after an all-nighter at the office, the last thing he wanted to hear was
Stephanie’s name. Catlin snapped, her voice shrill with rage. “If she stays in Long Harbor, Olivia's as good as
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtdead! She’s going to ruin her!” Hearing this, Tyler Hart had an even bigger headache.
Tyler's headache pounded harder. “Why is she even messing with Olivia? Didn't she already cut ties with us?”
If Stephanie had severed ties, she had no reason to still be involved.
“I don’t care, Catlin spat. “Just get rid of her.”
At this moment, all she wanted was for Stephanie to disappear.
Tyler was getting irritated.
After what happened with shutting down Stephanie’s studio, he knew better than to agree to anything recklessly.
Shutting down her studidn’t work-how could they possibly force her out of Long Harbor?
After that last fiasco, Tyler had no doubts now-whoever was backing Stephanie wasn’t someone to mess with.
“You hear me?” Catlin snapped when he didn’t respond.
Her frustration boiled over as she spat out, “Are you really going to stand by and watch Olivia die?”
Tyler's breath hitched.
After a brief silence, he finally muttered, “I'll handle it.”
Then, he hung up.
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Catlin turned to Stephanie with a glare. “Just wait.”
“Wait?” Stephanie smirked. “With the power the mighty Hart family has, | figured I'd be kicked out of Long
Harbor by now.” Her words were sharp, cutting deep.
Elliot shot her a quick glance, intrigued. Meanwhile, Stephanie tilted her head slightly, her gaze sweeping over
Olivia, who was still clinging to Catlin.
Then she smiled. “Elliot.”
“Yes, Miss Stephanie?”
That thirty grand | asked you to track-got anything yet?”
Olivia's breath caught in her throat.
Her head snapped up, panic flashing in her wide eyes. Her entire body trembled uncontrollably.
Stephanie arched a brow, amusement dancing in her gaze.
Oh, if Olivia wanted to put on a show, she’d give her something worth performing for.
Olivia turned deathly pale. Thirty grand-was she talking about the money | had given that person?‘
How did Stephanie know about that?
Catlin, still glaring, hesitated. “What thirty grand?”
Her confusion deepened.
And more importantly-why was Olivia shaking like a leaf?
Catlin instinctively glanced at Olivia, who looked as pale as a ghost. Feeling her mother’s gaze, Olivia struggled
to compose herself.
But she couldn’t. No matter how hard she tried, her body wouldn't stop shaking.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmStephanie's smirk deepened. “What thirty grand? Well, shouldn't that question be directed at Miss Hart?”
Olivia froze.
Her already bloodless face turned even paler, like she had seen a ghost.
‘She knows. Stephanie was talking about the ten grand | had given that person
‘But how? How did she know?"
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