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.

a hole in it. And Stella? She wasn’t the type to patch things up—she’d

two-way street. Why should she be the

“Don’t make things difficult for

her

teeth. “Do you really think you can afford to cancel

The Reed family.

colder

that didn’t even know

they weren’t an option for

family—her blood relatives—the same people who

maid. She and Stella’s mother had been pregnant at

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

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

her real daughter, Lillian, making

Reed was in a car accident, that they discovered Lillian

and the Reeds launched an all-out search for their real

They found Stella.

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

meant she had nowhere to

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

as

at him, her gaze icy. Slowly, she pulled

face darkened

word. She turned and walked out

echoed down the hall, carrying the same cold

the one being fawned over, felt

refused to believe Stella would actually cancel