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?"

around this man, it's going to kill

crying so hard she could barely

"What did Hull

Almost died?

underworld, run-ins with danger

with Hull, Susie might frequently find herself in those

continued, "He-he said he was taking me to meet someone, but instead, I almost got killed! Star, come back soon. I'm really afraid I won't get to see

sobs, but she couldn't help it. She was

imagined she'd encounter someone like Hull, and now that she had,

the couch, a

he handed the file to

it when passing Susanna's

a nearby armchair,

was just a quick file retrieval task,

his gaze

trust you to keep her safe.

Silas and Enzo were

could sense the chill emanating from Hull. They hurriedly shot Barnaby warning looks but he

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