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Chapter 448 She had nothing.

When she was just a child, her mother ran off with someone else, leaving because her father was poor. She was left to live with her father, and they depended on each other for everything. Eventually, the only person who ever loved her and protected her, her father, was gone too.

Stella placed her hand over Tegan's cold one. "Don't say that. You've got Uriah."

Everyone saw how Uriah treated her. With him around, nobody dared mess with Tegan.

Tegan just nodded, not saying a word. Stella knew Mrs. Horner was always up to something, causing trouble, and that was probably why Tegan was feeling so down.

She was about to say something comforting, but Susanna's call interrupted.

Stella answered, "Susie."

"Star, when are you coming back? Oh my God..."

Just after saying one sentence, Susanna burst into tears on the other end of the line.

Stella's brow twitched. "What's wrong?"

"I can't keep being around this man, it's going

hard she could

lips twitched. "What did Hull do this

Almost died?

Ferrowland... well, given that they ran the underworld, run-ins with danger were

Susie might frequently find

me to meet someone, but instead, I almost got killed! Star, come back soon.

she couldn't help it.

and now that she had, she was genuinely scared. She t

on the couch, a cigarette between

he handed the file to Hull, he whispered, "Boss, she's crying pretty

it when passing

this, Silas, sitting on a nearby armchair,

file retrieval task, how did Barnaby end

at Barnaby, his

to the tension, added, "She doesn't trust you to keep her safe. Look how scared she

and Enzo

hurriedly shot Barnaby warning looks but he seemed heedless like