Chapter 121 As soon as Catlin saw Stephanie, her expression darkened.
Stephanie's face was cold, and she didn't even spare her a second glance.
However, behind her, Elliot's expression was stormy.
Stephanie walked right past Catlin without a word, but Grace, noticing her, opened her mouth as if to say something Yet, in that moment, no words came.
Stephanie walked away.
Grace looked at Catlin. "You think you're holding something precious, but the real gem? You have no idea of its true value. Remember this, if you ever contact Chris over Olivia again, I'll make sure Olivia dies." Her words were sharp and full of threat, not a hint of jest in her tone.
Catlin's chest tightened as she absorbed Grace's words. She couldn't utter a single word, only staring in shock.
Grace left.
Catlin leaned against the cold wall, her body rembling.
At the Hart family residence.
Tyler had just heard that Olivia had been knocked out by Stephanie and was now being rushed to the hospital. He immediately decided to check on her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBut as he exited his office, he ran into Chad, who had cto see him.
"Are you going out?" Chad asked.
Tyler nodded. "Mom said Stephanie argued with Olivia at the hospital and made her pass out. She's in critical care now." Chad's face darkened.
"What tis it, and you're still not prioritizing properly?" "The company was in crisis, and he was worried about hmatters?' Tyler's breath tightened when he heard that.
Two days.
Whoever was behind all of this targeting the Hart Group had made sure the company's partnerships were on the line, and those partners were refusing to cooperate.
When Chad found out that it was Catlin who had called Tyler, his anger flared even more.
"Go to Harrington Global immediately. Meet with their CEO and find out why they want to end the partnership." Harrington Global had been one of the Hart Group's best partners.
After thinking it through, Chad concluded that the most urgent matter was to figure out why such a large-scale partnership 1/4 70% +13 Chapter 121 termination was happening.
Tyler nodded. "I'll go right now," Chad said, "This needs to be done fast." "I understand." Tyler replied, fully aware of the gravity of the situation.
If this issue wasn't handled properly, the Hart Group could go bankrupt.
As Tyler left, Chad immediately called Catlin.
The moment the phone was picked up, he fired off, "How many people are you planning to send to the hospital to look after Olivia?" His tone was harsh.
Chad had always been the type to believe in traditional roles, where men handle external matters and women take care of things at home.
Family issues, like someone being sick or in the hospital, were things his wife should manage. The Hart family wasn't struggling with hospital bills, so why make a fuss? Chad was especially displeased with Catlin's behavior recently.
The question caught Catlin off guard, and her breath caught for a moment. "W-What do you mean?" Chad shot back, "Olivia's sick, take care of it. Wh are you bothering Tyler? Is he a doctor?" Catlin went silent, her breath growing heavier with tension.
Chad wasn't done. "And what about Stephanie? Wh exactly are you doing over there? What kind of mother are you?" The breakup with Stephanie, especially with Catlin's signature on it, had beca public spectacle in Long Harbor.
There was no way it wouldn't affect the Hart Group.
Chad was particularly furious about this situation.
Catlin's heart sank as Chad placed all the blon her. She snapped, "What kind of mother am I? You know what Stephanie's like, don't you? And you can't handle her either!" Chad, frustrated, shot back, "I can't handle her, because I don't have the time! You're supposed to be raising the kids at home. When she cback, did you even try to guide her properly?" Catlin went silent.
'She would've liked to be patient with Stephanie, but did Stephanie give her the chance?' Chad, clearly irritated, sighed, "Forget it. You handle the family stuff. The company's in serious trouble right now." "How serious?" Catlin asked, immediately concerned when she heard the company was in trouble.
Chad grimaced. "We're on the verge of bankruptcy. How serious do you think it is?" "Is it really that bad?" Catlin asked, her heart tightening.
Chad nodded grimly. "The company's in big trouble. Someone's behind all this. They're deliberately targeting us." 2/4 Chapter 14 At this point, Chad had no doula that someone was trying to take down the Hart Cromp "Who's behind in te it the Ashland Group! Carlin asked quickly Dacant seem like w/ Chad replied, frustrated. Sof the partners had no connection to the hardend Cacerat att Callin grew more panicked. Could it have something to do with Stephanie Chad, taken aback, asked, "What do you meant Catlin's voice dropped lower. "She must have someone powerful behind her. You know her stumade over two milion dollars last year. There's no way she could do that without sserious backing Chad's brow furrowed at the mention of Stephanie's studio, 'Could it really be connected to her? Meanwhile, Stephanie had just arrived at her stuwhen Sebastian's call cthrough His voice was warm and calm as he spoke, “Pack up, I'll be there to pick you up soon Stephanie was stunned, "Huh? Where to?" "To the hot springs" Stephanie glanced out the window at the overcast sky.
The weather was perfect for a hot spring trip, and the springs at Mount Spring were famous.
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But they were far from the city, and she couldn't afford to waste time! "I'm busy You're distracting me.
m The thought of the hot springs caught Stephanie's attention especially since her legs had started hurting again last night. The cold winters always made it worse.
Sebastian chuckled softly. "Busy with what?" "I told you last night, I've got a big client's design to handle personally." "Which client?" "Skyriver Travel." Stephanie was serious about this project.
They were paying way above market rate, and the requirements were minimal.
But with that kind of payment, she was going to give it her all.
Sebastian asked casually, "Skyriver Travel? I'm really close with theim CEO. Wantto ask for an En.
extension?" "You know the CEO of Skyriver Travel?" Stephanie was surprised. How was he involved with them? Sebastian nodded. "Yeah, we're close." Tu Mar Chapter 121 Stephanie paused, "Well, I don't need it, actually...
"Get ready Before Stephanie could finish, Sebastian interrupted her.
"Okay, okay" Stephanie gave in, closing her laptop and packing it into her bag.
The hot springs were so far away that if she went today, there was no chance she'd be coming back.
tif In the car, Elliot turned to Sebastian. "Miss's leg should have healed by now, right?" After her injury years ago, the doctors had recommended she soak in hot springs every When they were in Fiorenza, Sebastian took her to the springs multiple times each winter, Sebastian glanced out the window. "She was in pain again last night." winter, The bad weather triggered the pain.
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