NovelUSAChapter 97
Stephanie had originally planned to take a nap, but the stukept calling one after another.
She couldn't just mute her phone in the middle of the day.
After she answered Jennifer's call, an unknown number cthrough, Catlin.
The moment Stephanie picked up, Catlin’s choked sobs filled the line. “Stefi, I'm begging you, please... just this
once. Let Allison and Macro go to the hospital to treat Olivia, okay?”
Stephanie froze for a second.
“If there's anyone to blame, it’s me! It’s all my fault! Please, don’t hate Olivia... | just wanted to teach you
properly, but you were so stubborn, so...” Catlin’s voice cracked, and she couldn’t even finish her sentence in her
desperation.
Stephanie's voice was eerily calm. “You think | was stubborn? | was the difficult one?”
“I...” Catlin stammered, suddenly struggling to continue. It was obvious Catlin had wanted to say worse things,
but right now, she needed Allison and Macro’s help.
At the end of the day, this was all still for Olivia. She was willing to swallow everything, as long as it was for
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtOlivia.
Stephanie's tone remained razor-sharp. “Mrs. Hart, when you found me, | spent two months in the hospital. After
that, | lived in the Hart residence for less than a month.
“During that time, you and Mr. Hart were barely home, always out at social events. So tell me? How exactly did
you determine that | had a bad temper and was difficult to deal with?”
Her words were cold and precise, each one cutting through the air like a blade.
Catlin faltered. “I...” For a moment, she was completely speechless. Because she didn’t actually know.
Stephanie pressed on. “Do you remember the first tyou gavetrouble? Do you remember why?”
Catlin frowned, trying to recall.
“It was because Olivia cut her wrist. Do you remember what she said to you?” said Stephanie.
Catlin’s breath hitched.
Stephanie's voice was unwavering. “She told you, ‘It has nothing to do with Stefi. Don’t blher. And what did
you do next? You immediately lashed out at me.”
Even after all these years, hearing Stephanie lay out the details so clearly made Catlin’s chest tighten.
The details were all correct. But now, hearing them from Stephanie's mouth, Catlin felt something was off and
something suffocating.
Stephanie continued, her tone devoid of any warmth, “Did you seepush her?”
Catlin’s breathing stilled. She hadn't.
Stephanie's tone was overly sharp, especially now, completely devoid of warmth. “You didn’t seepush her.
You had no proof that | was responsible for her injury. So why were you so sure?”
For the first time, Catlin found herself questioning her own actions.
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She really hadn't seen Stephanie push Olivia. She had no proof at all. But back then, somehow, she had just
believed it was Stephanie's fault.
“How many times, after that, did Olivia tell you, ‘It wasn’t Stefi’s fault; it was mine?” Stephanie asked. “Do you
remember how many times?”
Catlin’s breaths becmore and more erratic.
Stephanie's voice remained steady. “You probably don’t even know the exact number. But it doesn’t matter. As
long as you remember what you did toevery single tafter she said those words.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHer last sentence was spoken lightly. Yet, when it fell on Catlin’s chest, it was as heavy as a thousand pounds.
Sthings, Catlin might not be sure about. But she did remember what she had done to Stephanie.
Every time, it was accusations. Every time, it was the scycle, blaming Stephanie for being unable to tolerate
Olivia.
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