Chapter 645

Lounge Area.

The buffet was getting crowded, and Yvonne couldn't help but worry about Stella. After all, this wasn't the time for any accidents.

She guided Stella over to a quieter spot filled with plush couches and said, "Hang tight here, I'll grab you a plate."

Stella just blinked at her, a little speechless.

At home, Yvonne was always the one telling her what she could and couldn't eat.

But before Stella could protest, Yvonne was already weaving back through the crowd. Stella sat down, pulling her cardigan tighter around her.

The room was a comfortable temperature, but ever since the pregnancy, she always seemed to feel cold.

She still had Ronald's scarf looped around her neck-he'd insisted on giving it to her earlier.

A server approached with a glass of water. Stella took it, smiling politely. "Thank you."

"Would you like anything to eat, ma'am? Snack table's just over there," he offered, gesturing.

"No, thanks," Stella replied. "My sister's getting something for me."

He nodded and disappeared, leaving her alone.

Stella glanced at the water but set it down untouched. Then she pulled out her phone. Susanna had texted:

he never said yes? So why am I suddenly getting all the perks?

snorted out

one way to look at it. Her mind,

no idea what was actually going on between Hull and Susanna.

just wants my body" line-Stella couldn't help rolling

She shot back:

is

Susanna replied almost instantly:

[Why not?]

Stella hesitated.

me, I really

blunt would offend her, but sugar-coating it just

Susanna was relentless:

you're saying I'm not hot enough? Not

thumped against the back of the couch. After a moment,

to the girls Hull usually dates...

Susanna went silent.

at least she'd stopped

could relax, she caught the sound of voices drifting closer, unmistakably talking about

the adopted daughter from the Quinn family and Mr. Quinn? Why would Lottie approve? I mean, she practically raised that girl-she's basically her daughter. And now with

stiff,

Yorick had said on the phone: “Look at all the people talking about you. It's not just the Quinns they all

as "open-minded" as

the two women settled onto a

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