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.

it. And Stella? She wasn’t

to be a two-way street. Why should she be the

sank. “Don’t make things difficult for

laugh, her

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

The Reed family.

gaze grew even colder

family that didn’t even know the meaning

they weren’t an option for

relatives—the same people who had raised

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

about it. After taking Stella away, she didn’t raise her—she

Reeds’ maid, watching over her real daughter, Lillian, making sure she lived a

three years ago, when Mrs. Reed was in a car

shocking truth came out, and the Reeds launched an all-out

They found Stella.

effort, when it came down to it, they still favored

off the engagement meant she had nowhere to go. The

her slender wrist. “Once she gets better, I’ll

his voice low, as if he were

at him, her gaze icy. Slowly, she pulled her

face darkened

to say another word. She turned and walked

her heels echoed down the hall, carrying the same cold

over, felt his temples

Stella would actually cancel the