Chapter 136 Chapter 136 Just as Sebastian had expected.
The Hart family was in complete chaos.
Liang Panming called Catlin Hart twice more, both times asking if she had seen Stephanie Giovanni.
Chad called Catlin twice, asking if she had seen Stephanie. He even tried calling Stephanie himself, but of course, the call didn't go through-she had long since blocked him.
Originally, Catlin had planned to return hif she couldn't find Stephanie. She wasn't comfortable leaving Olivia alone at the hospital.
But Chad kept calling over and over again, and she finally lost her patience! Now, she was causing a scene in the lobby of the estate, arguing with the receptionist. "I want to see my daughter! Why won't you giveher information?" She kept asking the receptionist for information about Stephanie Giovanni's stay there.
Yet, two whole hours passed, and the receptionist refused to provide anything. This pushed Catlin over the edge. That wretched girl-was she really trying to ruin the Hart family? An ungrateful brat! If she had known how disloyal Stephanie would turn out to be, she never would have brought her back in the first place.
The more Catlin thought about it, the angrier she became! Even the receptionist was starting to lose patience. "Mrs. Hart, if I'm not mistaken, didn't you announce a few days ago that you had severed ties with Miss Giovanni?" Catlin froze.
She sucked in a sharp breath, and fury flared in her eyes.
"What does that have to do with you?" "In that case, you no longer have the right to access Miss Giovanni's personal information." Catlin couldn't say anything.
"In other words, you're not in any position to inquire about her whereabouts." Just two simple sentences from the receptionist, and Catlin was so livid she nearly fainted.
"You-you- Despite her rage, she had to admit the receptionist was right.
This digital age was terrifying. The slightest bit of news could spread so far, so quickly. Catlin's breathing turned erratic.
Before she could say anything else, her phone rang-it was Olivia.
"Olivia." 1/5 13:19 Wed, 12 Mar Chapter 136 "Mom, when are you coming back?" A pitiful voice cthrough the phone.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCatlin softened slightly. "I asked Lucy to bring you food, and the nurses are there to take care of you? "But I miss you..." "I know, honey. I just need to take care of something, and then I'll be right back. Be good, okay?" She coaxed Olivia gently, though her resentment toward Stephanie only grew.
This was all her fault.
She had caused so much trouble for the Hart family, throwing everyone's lives into turmoil.
She had wanted to cut ties-fine! But what else did she want? After reassuring Olivia for a couple more minutes, she ended the call.
The moment she hung up, Chad's call cthrough. "Did you find Stefi?" "She refuses to see me," Catlin snapped.
That wretched girl-she was still her daughter! Yet, seeing her felt as impossible as meeting the president.
"Why don't you clook for her yourself?" She had exhausted every possible method all afternoon.
Chad was already furious, and now, hearing Catlin's words, his temper flared.
"You're the one who messed this up-why should I clean up your mess?" Catlin froze.
Was this all on her? Was Stephanie only her daughter? Before she could argue, Chad had already hung up! Hearing the beeping tone on the other end, Catlin was livid.
With no way to reach Stephanie, she called Chris instead.
When she learned he was still at Mount Spring, she immediately rushed over.
Chris frowned the moment she mentioned Stephanie.
Sensing his displeasure, Kevin stepped forward. "Mrs. Hart, Mr. Ashford can't see Miss Giovanni either." "What?" Even Chris couldn't reach her? Kevin explained, "Ever since the broken engagement, Miss Giovanni blocked him. None of us can get through to her 2/5 Wed, 12 Mar Chapter 136 anymore." "She also moved. She's nearly impossible to track down." The only tthey saw her was when she visited her studio, but even that had becrare.
If she didn't go to the studio, they had no way of finding her! Catlin stared at Chris in shock.
She couldn't believe that Stephanie had cut him off so completely.
"Not even today?" she asked, still in disbelief.
"We saw her, but she barely spoke to Mr. Ashford.
Catlin was stunned again.
She barely spoke to him? * 76% She had always thought Stephanie would cling to Chris, that this whole "broken engagement act was just a tantrum.
She had assumed it was all just to push Olivia out of the picture. But now...
Catlin turned to look at Chris, opening her mouth as if to say something-but in the end, not a single word cout.
The Hart Group.
It was already 9 PM, yet the entire Hart Group was still working overtime. Chad and Tyler looked utterly exhausted.
They hadn't gone hfor several days now.
Chad lit a cigarette and took a drag, while Tyler held one between his fingers.
"I'm going to Mount Spring," Chad said after a moment of thought. He stood up, grabbed his suit jacket, and strode out.
Tyler frowned. "I'm coming too." He needed to ask Stephanie what the hell she was thinking, siding with outsiders against the Hart Group. She was really getting bold.
Chad's expression darkened as he looked at him. “What are you going for? To start a fight with her?* Tyler hesitated. "I..." Chad scoffed. "In the two years since she cback, have you ever acted like her brother? And now you want to question her?" Tyler was speechless.
At these words, his face turned even darker.
Was it that he didn't want to be a good brother? It was Stephanie who had never given him the chance.
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Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmEver since she returned, the entire Farr family hard Brew in chans tre mumy seat is the family actually but the prescr to deal with her? Chad was already gone.
Tyler instinctively wanted to follow, have just thew, his phone brand.
He pulled it out and saw Amber Madison's non the screen, the temples firshhed He hung up immediately.
A message cin right after. [If you don't pick up, I'll cand you at the Start Group feeding in the sing Seeing that, Tyler had no choice but to call her back.
"What now? I'm at the company "Aren't you supposed to be explaining things to me? Now you won't even pick up my calle? On the other end, the woman's voice was sharp and agitated, laced with hyserta
"Tyler, do you really wantand our son to live in an illegitimate_statin? He's starting prechod next yea.
Where exactly is he supposed to be registered? The fury in her tone, the cutting words-everything made Tyler's headache worse.
He took a deep breath. “Something's going on at the company right now. Let's talk in a few days" "A few days? By then, you'll probably be married to someone else! Tyler, have you forgotten what you promised me? She wouldn't let it go.
Tyler had barely slept the past few days. Now, with Amber hounding him, his patience snapped
"You actually believed a man's You promises? Amber, don't be naïve, alright? You know dann well how that kid cto be. Letmake it clear for you today-I am not marrying you!" "Tyler!" Her furious roar practically tore through the phone line.
Tyler, thoroughly annoyed, was about to hang up.
Just before he did, her final words cthrough-"So this is the real you? Just you wait!" Tyler sneered and ended the call without hesitation.
Unlike Chris, he had always put business before women.
To Tyler, women were just entertainment-someone to tease when he was in the mood.
If they didn't behave, they were completely useless to him.
Thinking about the mess at the company, Tyler felt even more frustrated.
"Stephanie..." He muttered her name, grinding his teeth as if he wanted to crush it between them.
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