Chapter 25

Breathing was a luxury Stella couldn't afford for a few seconds. Trembling, she answered the call, "Hello?"

"Ms. Quinn"

The voice on the other end was all too familiar. As Stella's face stiffened, a torrent of uncontrolled emotions surged in her eyes.

With difficulty, she managed to say, "It's me."

"Mr. Quinn's flight lands in Portis City at 8 PM tonight. He expects you to be there to meet him personally."

Stella's breath hitched violently.

"He's coming to Portis City?"

He had finally found her!

The thought of the shopping spree she had accidentally charged to the wrong card yesterday - she hadn't expected him to find out and come so quickly.

The person on the other end was his assistant, Idris! Despite his respectful tone over the phone, he was a feared figure in Ferrowland, known for his ruthlessness.

Even the assistant was intimidating! Let alone the man behind him, Ronald Quinn, the man who had taken her in and raised her.

Idris continued, "Yes, and Mr. Quinn also mentioned that you better have a good explanation ready, or else..."

Or else what? Idris didn't finish his sentence.

But Stella felt a shiver run down her spine.

up the call. The rest of the afternoon,

know about, the man who had raised her, who held sway over both the lawful and the lawless in Ferrowland, where he was considered a king of the night. And

Ferrowland three years ago flashed through

finished work at 6 PM and left the office building, her

really

the line. Her

"When have I ever joked

there were jokes, they were between the

As for her...

demands of her, criticizing her every move. Cloudia was

Cloudia heard Stella's icy tone, her headache

Tegan is your best friend right? Was it

"Yes, it

"You..."

at least deny it, but there was no attempt to hide the truth. So, what did the

wouldn't I? Given the situation between Ursula and me, isn't it normal

always scheming behind

was that? If she was

taken aback by her straightforwardness,

"You...you..."

Larkin, do you want me to

of "Mrs. Larkin" sent Cloudia in a momentary daze. Until then she remembered since Stella returned to the Larkin family, she hadn't called her "mom" even once. But she hadn't used "Mrs. Larkin" either. This sudden formal address

are you looking to argue

her heart was being squeezed, a mix of suffocation and

She was willing to unblock the card just to get Tegan back to treat Ursula, so everything

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