Forsaken Daughter Pampered By Top Hier novel Chapter 6

Ella watched as the screen of Stephanie's phone flickered, the constant barrage of calls taking its toll.

In just a few minutes, the phone had been ringing nonstop. Ella couldn't help but suggest, "Why don't you just turn it off?"

Stephanie glanced at the phone, frustrated. Blocking the numbers wasn't doing much anymore—every call was from an unknown number.

Stephanie didn't even need to answer to know that Catlin was behind this, probably calling from one of their maids' phones. She sighed, clearly irritated.

Ella was right. Stephanie accepted her advice and turned off the phone.

But Catlin's punishment didn't stop there.

Stephanie stayed with Ella for a while, trying to calm down. After a few moments, they both got ready to leave.

When it was time to pay, the waitress walked over with a strange expression, hesitating slightly before saying, "Sorry, Miss, your card was declined."

Stephanie's eyes flickered to the card she had grabbed randomly from her wallet. She remembered—it was the one Catlin had given her when she first returned to the Hart family, years ago.

Back then, she hadn't wanted it, but Catlin had insisted.

Now, the card wouldn't go through.

Ella, noticing the exchange, quickly pieced things together. "Anything wrong?"

Stephanie sighed deeply. "Catlin froze my card."

Ella's lips twitched in disbelief. "Because of Olivia? What kind of mother does that to her own daughter?"

Ella couldn't hide her disgust.

She was appalled by how some people would treat their children this way.

Stephanie gave a nonchalant smile, clearly used to this. "It's not the first time."

Ella gently pushed Stephanie's hand away from the card. "Let me."

Without waiting for a response, she pulled her own card from her bag and handed it to the waitress.

Stephanie immediately protested. "No, I got this."

But Ella insisted, her tone firm, and the waitress walked away with the card.

Once they were back in the car, Ella was fuming. "I'll transfer $50,000 to you. Don't let them push you around."

Stephanie felt a warmth spread through her. For once, someone was standing up for her.

She sighed, trying to brush it off. "It's okay, I really do have the money for myself."

Ella shot her a skeptical look. "How? You don't even have a job. The Hart family's a bunch of animals. I'm going to give them a piece of my mind."

Ella's anger was practically radiating off her.

Stephanie paused, thinking carefully, and then decided to come clean. "I really do have money. Well, it's a long story."

She hesitated, unsure of how much to reveal. The truth wasn't exactly simple.

Despite spending the last couple of years with Chris, she wasn't entirely dependent on him or the Hart family.

Ella waved her off, unimpressed. "Fine, I trust you, but take this 50,000 anyway."

Stephanie's been with Chris these past few years. Any money she has is probably from the Hart family. She couldn't have real cash.

Ella couldn't shake her doubts.

Stephanie, practically begging her to stop insisting, said, "Really, I don't need it."

Ella shot back, "I'm just saying..."

No matter how much Stephanie argued, Ella was determined to believe she didn't have anything of her own.

Finally, to prove her wrong, Stephanie dragged Ella to a mall and bought a bunch of things worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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