Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

Chapter 188 <97%1 Chris stood in the cold wind, itching to go inside and see what was going on, but the security guards wouldn't let him through.

When Macro cout, he saw Kevin next to Chris, trying to talk the guards into letting them in.

Macro didn't want to get involved, but thinking about how upset Sebastian had been-and the trouble that could spill over into Long Harbor-he stopped his car and rolled down his window.

As their eyes met, Macro asked, "Here to see Stefi?" Hearing Macro call Stephanie in an intimate way, Chris felt a pang in his chest. The way people around Sebastian talked about her made it clear what kind of role she played in the Lucano family.

Chris tried to swallow his unease. "How's she doing?" he asked.

Macro could tell Chris already knew about the accident. He gave him a serious look. "She's the little princess of the Giovanni family. Her safety is none of your business." Chris was stunned at Macro's words. Everyone had always thought she was raised by shicks-unloved, uncared for, and without manners.

But now, it turned out she was one of the famous Giovanni sisters from Fiorenza-the very sister Sofia had always bragged about.

Macro said, "Mr. Ashford, letjust remind you. You don't deserve Stefi. The Lucano family won't accept you." She was the little princess of the Giovanni family, known in Fiorenza. She was the younger sister that Sofia took everywhere and had never endured any hardship. But in Long Harbor, she found herself facing real difficulties for the first time.

"She's not connected to you anymore. Don't look for her again," Macro said.

Chris's breath caught. Hearing Macro's words, he felt like part of his heart was missing. There was no visible blood, but the pain was deep.

Macro drove off. Kevin approached Chris nervously and said, "Mr. Ashford, the family doctor called. They're too scared to go to the Hart residence." Now both Tyler and Olivia needed urgent medical help-one was seriously ill, and the other was badly injured. But no hospitals in Long Harbor would take them, and no doctor would make a house call.

Chris had no choice but to go against his mother's wishes and send the family doctor to the Harts. But now, things didn't go as he expected.

Sebastian wanted to drive the Hart family to the brink of ruin. However, the Ashfords weren't in any better shape now.

Kevin felt his phone vibrate. He glanced at the number and handed it to Chris. "Ms. Hart's calling," he said. Chris took it and answered, "Olivia." "Chris, I don't think I'm gonna make it," Olivia said, her voice weak and pained. She sounded genuinely overwhelmed by the pain. Now she truly regretted messing with Stephanie.

Chris closed his eyes and said, "Don't worry. I'll figure it out." The words felt hollow. He never thought anyone could back the Ashford family into such a corner in Long Harbor.

"But I'm really at my breaking point. Last night, I lost a lot of blood," Olivia said over the phone, her voice shaking with fear.

1/3 09:35 Thu, 20 Mar Chapter 188 Blood had seeped from her pores. If this kept up, she was really going to lose her life.

After ending the call with Olivia, Chris was desperate to see Stephanie, but he couldn't get through to her. Security had tightened more than ever after recent events.

On the private jet, Sebastian was already consumed by desire when his phone rang. Stephanie, nestled in his arms, felt the vibration and nudged him. "Your phone's ringing." "Ignore it," he growled, his voice rough with desire.

But the phone kept ringing, and Stephanie said, “Answer it. It could be important." She was actually terrified it might be Richard. They hadn't left Paginara yet, after all.

Sebastian's plane was specially equipped because he might need to take important calls at any time.

With Stephanie's insistence, he finally got up, frustration etched on his face, and picked up his phone. Seeing it was an unknown number, he answered coldly, "Speak." "Mr. Giovanni, it's me." Chris's voice cthrough the line.

The sound was loud enough for Stephanie to hear from the bed. 'What? Is Chris out of his mind?' she cursed in her mind.

Meanwhile, Sebastian's brow furrowed sharply. "What's up?" The danger in his voice cthrough the connection, creating an instant pause on the other end of the line.

Just as Sebastian was about to hang up, Chris's voice cthrough again. “Look, the Hart family is Stephanie's real family. Why be so ruthless? They really need a doctor right now." Chris was at his wits' end. He couldn't reach Stephanie on the phone. She'd blocked him before, and now it seemed she'd changed her number.

Sebastian chuckled. "Family? Stefi, do you need it?" He glanced at Stephanie, his voice on the phone clearly more threatening.

Stephanie shook her head. "No need." That kind of family was nothing but hing but trouble. The Hart family had tried to destroy heart destroy her life these past two years, and she was amazed they had the gall to talk about family ties. Chris's breathing tightened over the phone. He ignored Stephanie's reply, suppressing his emotions. "Her biological brother is in critical condition."

Sebastian chuckled softly. "Didn't you hear what Stefi said? She doesn't need it, and none of you have the right to talk about 'family ties, do you?" He sneered at the phrase "biological brother." Chris got the dig in Sebastian's tone. It was a shot at how the Harts had always favored Olivia over Stephanie, their biological daughter.

Chris tightened his grip on the phone. "Olivia's lived with the Hart family for years. It's only natural they care about her."

Stephanie found his words ridiculous.

It made sense that the Harts cared m about Olivia, but they'd always pushed Stephanie away. Now they had the gall to ask Sebastian to go easy on them just because they were her family. Sebastian let out a sarcastic laugh. "Honestly, if the Harts weren't her family, I might have ended it faster for them." Stephanie's brow twitched. Chris on the other end of the line was just as stunned.

Sebastian hung up the phone coldly. Talking to Chris was such a waste of tto him.

2/3 53 hu, 20 Mar Chapter 188 497% He tossed the phone aside, turned, and pulled Stephanie into his arms. “Stefi, he murmured, his voice tight with emotion.

Stephanie was caught off guard, swept up in the moment. After years of holding back, he could finally let his emotions run free.

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