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.

how she hung up the call. The rest of

her, who held sway over both the lawful and the lawless in Ferrowland, where he was considered

three years ago flashed through her mind, bringing tears

and left the office building, her phone buzzed incessantly. Absentmindedly,

you really

Cloudia's irritated voice on the line.

"When have I

were jokes, they were between the Larkin family

As for her...

grown up by their side, and they always had numerous demands of her, criticizing her every move. Cloudia was always stern

icy tone, her

best friend right? Was it your

admitted, "Yes, it

"You..."

no attempt to hide the truth. So, what did the Larkin family

between Ursula and me, isn't it

was hypocritical, always scheming behind

she was going

taken aback by

"You...you..."

do you want me to call Tegan back to cure her

family, she hadn't called her "mom" even once. But she hadn't used "Mrs. Larkin" either. This sudden formal address made Cloudia uncomfortable. She couldn't

replied, "Mrs. Larkin, are you looking to argue over something as meaningless as

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

the card just to get Tegan back to treat Ursula, so everything was still about

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