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Chapter 199
He exhaled sharply. “I need to ask you something.”
His tone was heavy, steering the conversation away from her excitement.
Olivia was puzzled. “What is it?”
“Do you know the heir of the Lucano family?”
“The Lucano family? You mean the one from Fiorenza?”
“Yeah.”
Olivia frowned. “No, | don’t. Why?”
“The Lucanos heir? No way.’
She had wanted to meet him when she was in Fiorenza, but she never even had the chance.
Chris repeated, “You don’t know him?”
“Not at all.”
“You swear?”
“Of course! What's going on? Why are you suddenly askingthis?”
If she actually knew someone from the Lucano family, things would be very different.
That was one of the most powerful families in Fiorenza-countless elite families dreamed of marrying into them,
but the opportunity was rare.
Chris finally explained, “The Ashford family has a critical deal with them coming up.”
“Got it. Sorry, | can’t help you with that.”
Olivia assumed Chris was asking for a favor.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“It’s fine,” he replied.
She wasn't interested in who the Ashfords were working with. What she cared about was, “Are you pickingup
tomorrow?”
She wanted him to cin person.
Fred’s people were still watching her, and she was worried they might try to stop her from leaving.
Chris felt a weight in his chest as she brought it up again.
His silence made Olivia uneasy. “What's wrong?”
Usually, he answered her right away. What was different now?
He finally said, “Olivia... You probably won't be discharged tomorrow.”
“What?”
Her face went pale. Her breath caught in her throat.
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‘Why not? Was it because of her family? Or Stephanie?’
Panic crept in. “But, Chris, you said | could leave tomorrow. You promised me!”
‘Everything had been set. Why was he suddenly saying no?"
She had even bet on it with Stephanie-three hundred thirty-three grand!
If she moved into Shallow Bay Area tomorrow, she'd win the
money.
‘Why was this happening now?’
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Chris sighed. “Olivia, I'm sorry. There's a problem with Shallow Bay Area.”
“What do you mean, a problem?”
“The owner won't sell.”
Olivia was speechless.
‘Not selling?”
“So... You never actually bought Whispering Bay, did you?”
Everything he promised-letting her recover there—was all just empty words?
Her chest tightened.
Chris didn’t know how to respond.
She struggled to breathe. “Then... Can | still leave the hospital?”
Silence.
Technically, yes. But..."
“You can, but you'll have to stay somewhere your family owns.”
“My family?”
Did he seriously not have a single property she could stay in?
She couldn't believe what she was hearing. He had promised. She was supposed to be discharged the day after
tomorrow.
No, tomorrow! Now he was saying she could leave but had to stay at her parents’ place?
“Olivia, let's not see each other for a few days. I'll talk to you later.”
Before she could react, he hung up. It felt more like he was running away than anything else.
Coldness spread through her.
For a long time, she just sat there, numb.
When Catlin chome, she found Olivia looking completely out of it. “Sweetie, what's wrong? Why aren’t you
in bed?”
It was late.
Olivia stared at her mother, her voice barely above a whisper. “Chris just said we shouldn't see each other for a
few days.”
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Catlin froze.
Then, she quickly reassured her, “Didn't | tell you? The Ashfords have an important deal coming up. He's just
busy”
“No... It’s not just that. He never actually bought Whispering Bay
A whole week.
In all that time, he had done nothing for her.
Catlin’s face darkened. “Didn't he say it was already bought? That they were even changing the curtains to your
liking?”
Olivia clenched her fists.
Yeah. That's what he said.
‘So what the hell was he talking about just now?’
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