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.

The rest

family wanted to know about, the man who had raised her, who held sway over both the lawful and the lawless in Ferrowland, where

her to leave Ferrowland three years ago flashed through

finished work at 6 PM and left the office

you really block

voice on the line. Her tone

I ever joked

were jokes, they were between the Larkin family

As for her...

grown up by their side, and they always had numerous demands of

Cloudia heard Stella's icy tone, her

I'm asking you, Tegan is your best friend right? Was it your doing with her trip

it was

"You..."

berserk! She had expected Stella to at least deny it, but there was no attempt to hide the truth. So, what did the Larkin

me, isn't it normal for me to

hypocritical, always scheming

If she was

was taken aback by her straightforwardness,

"You...you..."

do you want me

her "mom" even once. But she hadn't used "Mrs. Larkin" either. This sudden formal address made Cloudia uncomfortable. She couldn't help but say, "I'm your

you looking to argue over something as meaningless as this on the

being squeezed, a mix of suffocation and pain. She took a few

was willing to unblock the card just to get Tegan back

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