The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 7 Where Did She Get the Money to Go Shopping?

Ethan strode inside and sank onto the couch, pulling out a cigarette.

Before he could even light it, Stella walked over, snatched it from his fingers, and tossed it straight into the trash.

Ethan’s face darkened. “What the hell are you doing?”

When had anyone ever treated him like this?

Back when he was with Lillian, no matter what he did, she never said a word.

Stella simply said, “I don’t like the smell of smoke.”

Ethan was speechless. This woman… fine, whatever.

Gritting his teeth, he held back his anger. But the two trending posts from this morning still burned in his mind. His family had been blowing up his phone all day.

“The news today—Tessa posted it for you?”

Was she seriously trying to cancel their wedding? Wasn’t this going too far?

Stella didn’t answer. She walked over to the fridge and took out a small cake.

She hadn’t eaten enough at lunch, and after shopping with Tessa for two hours, she was starving.

Ethan nearly exploded at how she was ignoring him. “The wedding is between the two of us—why did you have to make it a public spectacle?”

Fine, if she wanted to vent at him, he could take it. But blowing it up like this, letting the whole city watch? Ethan couldn’t forgive her for that.

asked, “Is it really just between the two

it were, things would be

cast a cold glance at Ethan and added, “Even if I hadn’t made it public, somebody else would’ve. Better for

exactly who she meant by

thinking of Lillian as

cake. “If she’s so innocent, why were you so eager to send her away

Ethan had no response.

she hadn’t brought up the past, he might have been able to let it go. But now that she

left, you really would’ve thrown her

bite and nodded.

darkened

frustration. If she hadn’t been so over-the-top back then, she wouldn’t

the wedding wasn’t

his expression to relax a little. “Lillian is just sick. Once she gets better, I’ll send her away

cold glance and said

you keep acting out like this. The only one

exactly how the Reed family handled Stella. Her credit cards were

long did you pay the rent for this place? When’s

this place after moving out of the Reed

Heights wasn’t cheap. The unit she was in had to cost at least

not-so-subtle reminder: she didn’t

flatly,

Ethan’s face darkened even

was about to say something

bother avoiding