Chapter 237

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,” Chris replied.

Catlin was stunned again. She barely spoke to him? 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 came out.

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 home for 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 came back, 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. Ever since she returned, the entire Hart family had been in chaos. How many people in the family actually had the patience to deal with her?

Chapter 287

Chad was already gone. Tyler instinctively wanted to follow, but just then, his phone vibrated. He pulled it out and saw Amber Madison’s name on the screen. His temples throbbed, and he hung up immediately. A message came in right after: (If you don’t pick up, I’ll come find you at the Hart Group first thing in the morning.)

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 calls?” On the other end, the woman’s voice was sharp and agitated, laced with hysteria.

“Tyler, do you really want me and our son to live in an illegitimate status? He’s starting preschool next year. 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 promises? Amber, don’t be naïve, alright? You know damn well how that kid came to be. Let me make 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 came through—“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.