NovelEnglishChapter 146
Over the years, Stephanie never really stopped thinking about the Giovannis.
She'd watch from a distance, keeping quiet tabs on their lives.
Ella leaned back in her seat. “Honestly? Seems like you had it pretty good with them.”
Compared to the circus at the Hart house, Stephanie's life with the Giovannis looked downright dreamy. Ever
since the Harts dragged her back, Olivia had been coming for her throat non-stop.
And yet, with the Giovannis? Technically, Stephanie was ‘adopted’ too-but they never treated her like an
outsider.
Stephanie shrugged. “Guess it helps when they get you as a baby.”
Ella nodded. “Yeah, babies are cute. Hard to hate a baby.”
But then Ella added, “Still, | bet you were good to them too. Love's a two-way street, right?”
Whatever went down between her and Olivia wasn’t srandom catfight. Olivia wanted her gone from day
one.
The whole mess with the Harts wasn’t exactly a surprise, they cat her swinging before they even knew the
facts.
After enough fights, it was obvious they'd already decided she was the problem.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtTruth is, from the second they brought her back, they never treated her like real family.
And Stephanie? She grew up with the Giovannis, loved, spoiled, and never had to beg for scraps of affection. So
why the hell would she start now?
“Con,” Stephanie stood up, grabbing her bag. “Let's eat.”
Ella followed, but she couldn't help herself. “Oh, by the way, Chris is still tearing up half the city trying to figure
out who owns Whispering Bay. | swear, | need to see his face when he finds out it’s you.”
People who didn’t know the truth were still totally clueless.
But the ones who did? Watching Chris and the Harts trip over themselves like this-it was comedy gold.
Stephanie smirked. “Don’t ruin the fun yet. Let him sweat.”
Ella cracked up. “He looks extra stupid when he’s frustrated.”
They stepped out, heading to lunch-totally unaware that right after they left, Catlin showed up..
Jennifer tried calling Stephanie to warn her, but her phone was sitting on silent.
At the restaurant-
Ella sliced into her steak, all casual, like she wasn’t about to drop another bomb. “Oh, and guess what? Lilian’s
on house
arrest.”
Stephanie raised a brow. “Seriously? Thought Jackson was just talking big.”
She remembered Jackson mentioning it, but locking his own sister down? That felt extreme..
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If they actually locked her in, Lilian’s gotta be losing her mind by now.
Honestly, what the hell does she even see in Tyler?
Ella said. “Girl used to be out shopping 24/7. Now? Rasilence.”
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In short, Ella Turner disliked Lilian Hodge a hundred times more than Stephanie Giovanni disliked the Hart family.
Stephanie shook her head. “Honestly, that’s probably for the best. If not, the Hodge family’s gonna need serious
damage
control.”
Ella blinked. “Why?”
‘Disgraced?’
Stephanie leaned back. “Let’s just say Tyler's not exactly the wholestype.”
That triggered something in Ella’s memory. She glanced around, then leaned in.
“Speaking of Tyler, | think he’s got a side piece.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmStephanie's fork paused mid-air.
“I was at the hospital yesterday, my niece had a fever, and guess who | saw?”
“What?”
“Tyler. With srandom woman. And a kid.”
Stephanie froze for a second.
A kid around two or three-wasn’t Tyler's kid right around that age?
“And the kid? Looked just like him.”
“You seriously got close enough to check?”
“No need to get close,” Ella said, her face full of disbelief. “That kid's literally a mini Tyler. One look and you just
know.”
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