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.

remember how she hung up the call. The rest of the afternoon, Stella was restless, her

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 to her, he was

three years ago

left the office building, her phone buzzed incessantly.

really block

irritated voice on the line.

"When have I ever joked

if there were jokes, they were between the

As for her...

hadn't grown up by their side, and they always had numerous demands of her, criticizing her every move. Cloudia

Cloudia heard Stella's icy tone, her headache intensified in

best friend right?

"Yes, it was

"You..."

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

me, isn't it normal for me to play some

always

skill was that? If she was going to do something,

was taken aback by her straightforwardness,

"You...you..."

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

her "mom" even once. But she

argue over something as meaningless as this

a mix of suffocation and pain. She took a few deep breaths, "Let Tegan

to unblock the card just to get Tegan back to treat

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