Chapter 1184

After saying all that, Abby quickly said goodbye to Stella and hung up before she could respond.

Stella stared at her phone, listening to the dial tone for a moment. In the end, she didn't call back.

Joshua noticed the troubled look on her face and asked, "Is something wrong?"

Stella explained everything Abby had told her.

Frowning, she said, "Abby said she has to leave for a while-she might be going undercover in the Lerman family."

She sighed, worry etched on her brow. "I have no idea where Abby got her intel, but this is way too dangerous."

"We need to figure out a way to get her out of there."

Joshua's gaze was fixed on Stella, his eyes dark and inscrutable, like the surface

of a deep well hiding dangerous undercurrents.

"You're... worried about this?" he asked quietly.

Lost in her thoughts, Stella didn't notice the shift in Joshua's tone.

and she gets exposed, it could be even more dangerous for

him, her eyes searching for reassurance. "Joshua, is there any way we can get Abby out

seeking his advice-only to meet


on her that she felt a strange

are you looking at me like that?" Joshua lowered his gaze. "I thought you might worry that the news was fake." He hadn't expected her first instinct would be

since childhood," she said softly, gazing at the green plant sitting on the windowsill. "No matter how reckless she is or how much trouble she gets into, I'll never

you can't be ruthless,

her voice. "Maybe I'm just

replied, "But having you as a friend is a blessing

long as you don't think

so much, and she didn't mind. But there's a difference between understanding something and truly being able

lucky they

softly. "Maybe what I have

there was an intensity beneath it. “But there are plenty of people who would give anything for what you offer and

but Joshua's gaze

discomfort,


if Abby really is in the Lerman family. Their security is tight, so it might take some time, but

"Alright," Stella replied.

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