The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 2 A Disobedient Fiancé? Dump Him!

Ethan’s face changed dramatically. He stared at Stella in disbelief. Her attitude caught him off guard.

Cancel the wedding? Was she… crazy?

His voice was unsteady. “She’s sick. Once she recovers, she’ll leave again. When that happens, I’ll give you an even grander wedding.”

“Is she sick, or is she pregnant?”

The moment the words left her mouth, the air went still.

Ethan’s gaze darkened. “What do you know?”

Stella didn’t answer. She simply said, “You and her, showing up at the hospital together. And not just anywhere—the OB-GYN department. And now you’re here talking to me about a grander wedding. Don’t you think that’s a little ridiculous?”

Their wedding was only a week away. Yet he had been at the OB-GYN with Lillian. And now he was standing in front of her, talking about the scale of their ceremony?

Did he really think she wouldn’t have the guts to throw him away?

Ethan’s expression turned even uglier. “She’s not pregnant. She’s sick.”

“Oh? And her being sick means you have to take her to the hospital? What exactly is your relationship with her now?”

The sharp question made Ethan’s face darken further.

Stella had no interest in looking at his expression any longer. She turned and walked toward the office door.

As she walked, she spoke casually. “Since she’s back, she might as well stay. After all, she still owes Rivermount quite a debt.”

Two years of a steady relationship.

And Stella? She wasn’t the type to patch things up—she’d

two-way street. Why should she be the only one

sank. “Don’t make

out a cold laugh, her

can afford to cancel

The Reed family.

colder at the

that didn’t even know the meaning of

care if they weren’t an option for

family—her blood relatives—the same people

Lillian’s birth mother had been the Reeds’ maid. She and Stella’s mother had been pregnant at the same

the maid’s gambler husband was unreliable, she wanted her child to grow up wealthy. So, after giving birth in the hospital, she swapped

wasn’t even the least bit guilty about it. After taking

her real daughter, Lillian, making

three years ago, when Mrs. Reed was in a

came out, and the Reeds

They found Stella.

they

wrong. Calling off the engagement meant she had nowhere to go. The Reed family had

and grabbed her slender wrist. “Once she gets better,

as if he were coaxing

icy. Slowly,

Ethan’s face darkened

another word.

echoed down the hall, carrying

one being fawned over, felt his temples throb with

Stella would actually cancel the