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.

didn't even remember how she hung up the call. The rest of the afternoon, Stella was restless, her mind wandering even during

know about, the man who had raised her, who held sway over both the lawful and

the events that led her to leave Ferrowland three years ago flashed through her mind, bringing tears to

at 6 PM and left the office building, her phone buzzed

really

on the line. Her

have I

were between the

As for her...

and they always had numerous demands of her, criticizing her every move. Cloudia was

tone, her headache intensified

is your best friend right? Was it your doing with her trip

it was

"You..."

it, but there was no attempt to hide the truth. So,

me, isn't it normal

was hypocritical, always scheming

she was going to do

aback by her straightforwardness, almost

"You...you..."

about me? Mrs. Larkin, do you want me to call Tegan back

Stella returned to the Larkin family, she hadn't called her "mom" even once. But she hadn't used "Mrs. Larkin"

argue over something as

if her heart was being squeezed, a mix of suffocation and pain. She took

unblock the card just to get

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