Chapter 465

Grace’s mood hadn’t been good to begin with, and with the current situation in the Ashford family, she had nowhere to vent her anger. She didn’t need to be polite to Olivia at all. Turning to the security guard, she said, “Get her out of here.”

“Yes, ma’am,” the guard nodded.

Olivia fell silent. Seeing how rude Grace was to her, her breathing became even more labored. Before she could say anything, Grace turned and walked away, her proud figure disappearing inside.

She saw the Ashfold family’s door. Olivia had once so desperately wanted to walk through it with dignity. She had always believed that Chris’s efforts would eventually make her wish come true. But now, looking at the door, she knew she had completely lost hope.

Two security guards moved forward to lift her wheelchair. Olivia shook her head frantically. “No, don’t touch me. You have no right to touch me.”

The servant who had come with her tried to step forward to stop them but was pushed to the ground by the guards. Olivia struggled wildly. “Don’t touch me. Who gave you the right to touch me? Let go.”

The guard said, “Ms. Hart, let me remind you, the Hart family no longer exists. You are no longer the Hart family’s lady.”

“You weren’t a match for Mr. Ashford even when the Hart family was doing well. Now, it’s even more out of the question. Recognize your place. It won’t do you any good to cling on.”

Hearing these words, Olivia felt a humiliation she had never experienced before. In the past, no one dared speak like this to her. She didn’t know why things turned out like this.

‘It is Stephanie,’ she thought. ‘Everything is because of Stephanie. It is because of her that I’ve become like this.’ She thought Stephanie was ruthless, not just to herself, but even to her own birth mother. And because of the downfall of the Hart family, Olivia had suffered too.

Hatred filled Olivia’s eyes, but she felt helpless. She muttered the name “Stephanie” through gritted teeth, as if she wanted to crush her. She swore that if she ever got another chance, she would never let Stephanie go.

In the Shallow Bay Area, Stephanie was so exhausted that she lay down and fell asleep right beside Sebastian. As he turned over, he pulled her into his embrace. In the darkness, his drunken face buried itself gently in the crook of Stephanie’s neck, full of tenderness.

After an unknown amount of time had passed, the phone on the bedside table began to buzz. Stephanie had forgotten to put it on full silent mode before going to sleep. She groggily reached for the phone and answered it. “Hello.”

Stephanie was very sleepy, and she had no idea who would call at this hour. Ella’s voice came through the phone. “Stefi, Lorenzo really has a high fever. His temperature is so high.”

Stephanie was taken aback. Still half-asleep, she clearly didn’t understand why Ella was calling her. “What do you mean?”

Lorenzo has a high fever, and Ella is calling me? What happened? Stephanie was so groggy that she didn’t realize Ella was living with Lorenzo at the moment.

Ella said, “I gave him fever-reducing medicine, but it’s not working. What should I do?”

Stephanie fell silent. The air on the phone remained quiet. For some reason, Stephanie’s reaction was just slow at the moment, not just the kind of slowness from being half-asleep.

Seeing that Stephanie wasn’t speaking, Ella called out again, “Stefi?”

Stephanie said, “Give him more fever-reducing medicine.”

Ella replied, “I did, but it’s not working.”

Stephanie said, “Then give him a few more pills.”

Ella was stunned. ‘Is she serious? Taking too much fever-reducing medicine could be fatal. When did Stefi become so unreliable? Is that something a normal person would say?’ Ella thought.