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.

She

street. Why should

make things difficult

her hand already

think you can afford to cancel the wedding? Or do you believe the Reed family

The Reed family.

even colder at

family that didn’t even know

if they weren’t an option for

Reed family—her blood relatives—the same people who

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

child to grow up wealthy. So, after giving birth in the hospital, she swapped the

this woman wasn’t even the least bit guilty about it.

as the Reeds’ maid, watching over her

in a car

truth came out, and the Reeds launched an all-out search for

They found Stella.

that effort, when it came down to it, they still favored Lillian—the daughter they had

nowhere to go. The Reed family had

and grabbed her slender wrist. “Once she gets better, I’ll send her away again.

voice low, as if he

icy. Slowly,

Ethan’s face darkened even

say another word. She

heels echoed down the hall,

always the one being fawned over, felt his

Stella would