Chapter 8 Cutting Her Off Financially? Sorry, She’s the Boss!

Ethan stormed into his car, his face dark with anger.

From the driver’s seat, Jason glanced at him in the rearview mirror. “So? Did Ms. Dawson finally calm down?”

To everyone else, Stella was just throwing a tantrum, trying to force Ethan to send Lillian away again.

Ethan pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration. “Like hell she did.”

Jason stayed silent. Fair enough.

Lillian had suddenly returned, and no one had even given Stella a heads-up.

“So she’s serious about canceling the wedding?”

Ethan didn’t answer. Is she really serious?

Thinking back on the past two years, he let out a cold chuckle. “What do you think?”

Serious? Could she really walk away that easily?

Jason thought about it. Probably not.

The Reed family despised Stella. If she didn’t marry Ethan, she had no other way out.

Not to mention, she had spent the past two years invested in Ethan.

Jason felt even more convinced—she was just throwing a fit. Sure, she was taking it too far, but it was nothing more than that…

Back at Kingston Heights, Stella stared at the pile of shopping bags in front of her and sighed. Thinking about the card she had mistakenly used earlier, she could feel a storm brewing.

She didn’t want to think about it anymore.

It had been a long day—trying on wedding dresses, shopping with Tessa—her legs were exhausted.

Deciding to treat herself, she ran a hot bath.

Just as she stepped out of the bathroom, feeling refreshed, the doorbell rang urgently.

“Who is it?”

open the door, just asked through

came through. “It’s me.

the door to find Susan standing there, dressed in an elegant long gown, a

was flawless, but her

a seat on the couch with an

closed the door behind her, towel-drying her hair as she

only made her angrier. “Tell me, what the hell are

And then you go and cancel the wedding

she spoke, the more heated she got, firing off accusations like a

aside and met

temper flared

the entire Reed family into a scandal before you’re satisfied? Ugh,

her mind, all of this was because she had found

lost daughter—it was

let out a mocking laugh. “I agree. You shouldn’t

Susan’s face stiffened.

just ruined their lives;

clenched her fists.

we have nothing to do with each other. Oh, and you do realize the daughter you raised for

time with the Reed family, Stella felt no attachment

words only made Susan angrier. “You—! You’re going to

point, there was nothing left to

abruptly. “Think it over. The moment you stop targeting Lillian,

punish Stella, she resorted to

those words behind, Susan stormed out, convinced that Stella would eventually cave once she ran

time came, she wanted to see how much fight Stella still had left

Susan left, Stella went to the kitchen, washed an apple, and bit into

no intention of “thinking it

phone rang. She

we’ve got a huge job. A

“How big?” Stella asked.

“Triple the usual rate.”

found

bite, she stood up.

quickly and rushed out

later, she

greeted her with barely contained

handed over

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