Chapter 140 Chapter 140 Chad and Catlin were locked in a heated argument at Mount Spring.
Catlin remained deeply worried about Olivia in the hospital-she was anxious to return as soon as possible.
But right now, the Hart Group's crisis could only be resolved through Stephanie.
And they couldn't even get a meeting with her.
Chad blamed everything on Catlin, making it impossible for her to leave for the hospital.
TAM.
Neither of them had slept, both preoccupied with how to secure a meeting with Stephanie the next day.
The phone vibrated with a persistent buzz. It was a call from the hospital caretaker.
"What's wrong "Mrs. Hart, Miss Hart's medical team... they all left!" The caretaker's voice was filled with anxiety.
Catlin's breath hitched. "What?" She instinctively glanced at Chad.
Chad looked exhausted and irritable. Was this... him? Her breathing grew uneven.
76% 45 Before she could question Chad, the caretaker continued, "Miss Hart is in severe pain. I went to get her spainkillers, but the professors who used to stay overnight... they're all gone." Catlin's face turned ashen.
"What's going on?" All gone? What did that mean? She had poured a fortune into this hospital, and this was how they repaid her? The caretaker hesitated before adding, "And the nurse station said... you need to cin the morning to process Miss Hart's discharge." Discharge? No, the nurse's tone-It was no different from being kicked out! "They want her discharged? What the hell is this supposed to mean?" Catlin's vision darkened, her chest tightening with fury.
The caretaker continued explaining the situation, but all Catlin could gather was that Olivia's condition was deteriorating, and the hospital's attitude had turned ice-cold.
They wanted her out.
1/5 Chapter 140 12 Mar M Catlin instructed sternly. "Stay with her. I'll be there right away" She hung up.
Then, she turned to Chad with a sharp glare. "You did this, didn't you?" "What?" Chad's face darkened, his tone laced with impatience. He clearly had no idea what she was referring to.
76% "For the sake of Stephanie, you abandoned Olivia, didn't you? She's still sick, yet you pulled her medical team and had her discharged? Are you trying to kill her?" Catlin's voice trembled with fury. The more she spoke, the harsher her tone became.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtChad looked completely lost. "What are you saying?" His reaction-he truly didn't know.
Catlin's breath stilled. "You don't know about it?" "I've been with you the entire time. How the hell would I know?" Catlin froze.
Her entire body went rigid.
That's right. She had always been with Chad, and he had never arranged for anyone under him to do such things.
Besides, he didn't have the capability to do so.
"Could it be the Ashford?" The Ashford family.
Thinking about Grace's current attitude toward Olivia, Catlin felt that it was a possibility.
After all, the Ashford family was absolutely capable of such things.
At this thought, Catlin's breath hitched. "That Grace... she's a lunatic." In a panic, she rushed to find Chris.
Chris wasn't asleep either.
With the complicated relationship between Stefi and Sebastian weighing on his mind, he was already overwhelmed.
When Catlin found him and explained everything, his expression stiffened. "The medical team has withdrawn?" "Yes! How could your mother do this? Olivia is seriously ill right now! Is she trying to let Olivia die?" Hearing that Olivia's team of specialists had all been dismissed and that the hospital had even demanded she be discharged first thing in the morning, a flash of anger surged through Chris's eyes.
He immediately called Grace.
But it seemed she had already gone to bed, with her phone on silent.
He tried twice and still couldn't get through. Finally, he resorted to calling the house's landline.
2/5 Chapter 140 11 When a servant answered and heard that Chris wanted Grace to be woken up, they hesitated. "Mr. Ashford, it's quite late... Madam-" "Go wake her up." Chris's cold voice cut the servant off, his tone laced with icy sharpness.
The servant had no choice but to relent. "Alright, I'll go now." They feared being scolded by Grace for waking her but were even more afraid of angering Chris.
About ten minutes later- Grace's irritated voice cthrough. “Chris, are you out of your mind?!" In the middle of the night, stirring up trouble like this....
"Did you withdraw Olivia's team of specialists?" "What?" "Did you pressure the hospital?" Chris asked directly, his voice filled "Are you crazy?" "Mother!" With restrained fury.
"She's already sick with so many ailments. How much longer can she even live? Do you think I'd waste my tdealing with her?" Grace's anger flared, and her words were anything but kind.
She scolded Chris without restraint, then hung up the phone without hesitation.
Chris listened to the beeping tone from the other end of the call, his brows furrowing deeply as he glanced at Catlin. "It wasn't her." Based on Grace's reaction, it didn't seem like she was behind it.
Catlin asked, "Then who else could it be?" Besides Grace, who else would want Olivia dead thi Wait... there was someone else-Stephanie.
badly? As soon as Stephanie cto mind, Catlin's face turned ghostly pale.
"It was Stephanie. It has to be her! It must be her!" If she could take down the Hart Group, then targeting Olivia was only logical.
Chris's expression turned even colder at the mention of Stephanie.
Catlin was completely frantic. "Chris, you have to save Olivia! What does Stephanie want?" Hadn't she caused the Hart Group enough trouble? 3/5 Wed, 12 Mar M Chapter 140 Was she really trying to kill Olivia? Chris said, "I'll handle it." Catlin was beside herself with anxiety.
Only now did she fully realize what Stephanie had becShe had always thought of Stephanie as just a girl raised by a country family-uncultured, clueless, insignificant.
But now, this so-called "country girl had...
At that realization, Catlin's face turned even paler.
"You go back first," Chris said.
"The hospital is forcing Olivia to leave tomorrow morning, Chris. They're trying to let her die!" Catlin choked out.
Chris nodded. "I know." At that moment, he was suppressing his rage with great effort. After stime, he finally managed to send Catlin away.
Then he called for Kevin. "Where are Stephanie and Mr. Giovanni staying?" Kevin answered, "The private Wooden Villa on the mountainside." Wooden Villa?
That place had never been open to outsiders. As expected from the heir of the Lucano/family-wherever he En went, he was in the best place. And this Stephanie...
Thinking about how she had been raised in the Lucano family, Chris felt a suffocating sense of pressure.
He had even forgotten to tell Catlin about this. First, he needed to deal with Olivia's situation.
"Let's go." Chris stood up, grabbed his coat, and put it on.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmKevin looked at him in confusion. "Go where?" 'Is he planning to confront Stephanie? Now?' Kevin wondered.
Mr. Giovanni was there too! Wasn't this basically walking into a death trap? After they got back, Sebastian received a phone call and left.
Probably because Stephanie had sdrinks, she lay on the bed, slipping into a soft slumber again.
It was always like this-whenever she drank, her body would feel weak and drained of energy.
Half-asleep, she vaguely heard someone calling her from outside.
But she was too tired. She turned over and continued sleeping. Chapter 140
Downstairs, Chris and Kevin stood there. Seeing Chris calling out m directly, Kevin couldn't help but remind him, "Sir, aren't you afraid of angering Mr. Giovanni?" Chris asked, "And what else am I supposed to do? You got a better idea?" The issue at the hospital was definitely Stephanie's doing, and right now, he couldn't even get through to her phone.
If shouting her ndidn't work, he really had no other options.
"Stephanie!" He called out loudly.
Kevin was speechless.
He had a bad feeling about tonight.
Chris kept shouting for a full three minutes, but there was no response. This only fueled his frustration.
Just as he was about to call out again, the sound of a car enginem suddenly cfrom behind. A strong beam of headlights swept across the courtyard. Chris turned around and saw Elliot stepping out of the car, respectfully opening the door for the man in the back seat.
Sebastian emerged, his presence sharp and imposing, with Lorenzo following closely behind.
Chris had no words to say.
Kevin thought, 'Damn. They're screwed!' Sebastian's gaze was already cold, but at the sight of Chris standing there, a dangerous glint flickered in his eyes.
His voice was as chilling as the night air. "What are you doing here?" -Chris pressed his lips into a thin line, his eyes scanning Sebastian before landing on the scarf wrapped around his chest.
The faint stains of blood on the fabric made Chris's breath hitch.
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