The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 11 Trying to Buy Her Off Dream On

Upstairs.

Lillian stood at the top of the stairs, her ankle swollen. Hearing Patrick speak so kindly to Stella, a flicker of disappointment. and coldness flashed through her eyes.

After all, they were blood related…

An hour later.

Patrick arrived at Kingston Heights

Seated on the sofa, he looked at Stella without questioning why she hadn’t answered his calls earlier. Stella remained. expressionless as she poured him a glass of water.

Patrick sighed. “No need to busy yourself. Come sit,”

When it came to this daughter, Patrick truly didn’t know how to interact with her. She hadn’t grown up by his side, and he barely understood her, Stella sat directly across from him.

Patrick sat upright on the sofa, his hands clasped on his knees. “Did you argue with Lillian again?

Stella asked flatly. “Are you here to blame me too?”

Blame, ever since I became part of the Reed family, I have grown used to it.

Hearing her cold tone, Patrick let out a sigh. “Did you break off the engagement with Ethan because of her?”

Stella didn’t respond, simply taking a sip from her glass. The Reeds family weren’t the kind of people she would confide in. If someone wasn’t worth trusting, she didn’t see the need to share too much. Seeing her silence, Patrick felt helpless.

child clearly had no intention of opening up to

She’s only back for medical treatment. Ethan was just accompanying her to the hospital. I

down her glass

me anymore. You didn’t have to come here late

Stella, marriage isn’t a joke. You and Ethan are already at

laughingstock! Worse, it would make the entire Reed

said calmly. “Precisely because marriage isn’t a joke, I have even less reason to

reasoning actually

“But you and Ethan…”

just worried about embarrassment, aren’t you? Actually, this is an

expression darkened as he was directly called out. “How

that was his

since ilus news ad this maming he had been tormented all fernoon Stella said

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even more humiliating Not only would she be breaking off the engagement with Ethan, but also cutting ties with

remained firm. “Either way, there’s no

a week, after making such a scene with the Keene family, who in Rivermount would still dare to marry you? And what about your feelings for

heard the wedding

chuckled, her smile laced with

me this morning that since Lillian is back, our wedding needs

expression showed he was

was cool. “Just because the Reed family depends on the Keenes family, you have no