Chapter 49 The Owner Is Me

“What? That’s way too gross,” “Tessa said.

Stella raised an eyebrow. “What a shame Ethan doesn’t know anything. When he can’t buy it because of the real owner behind the scenes, he won’t just become a joke, Lillian will too.

Everyone already knew Ethan had wanted to buy Seaflats Cove before.

But this time, there was a twist. He was buying it for Lillian. That made Ethan even more desperate to get it. If he failed, he’d lose his reputation in every direction.

Lillian stirred up this mess because she wanted Seaflats Cove. But she hadn’t thought about who was behind it.

Tessa asked, “Wait, how can you be so sure they won’t be able to buy it?”

She wanted to see a joke. After all, Lillian and Ethan making fools of themselves was the kind of revenge anyone would want to watch

She just feared they might actually manage to buy it in the end.

“I heard he’s offering three times the market value. You really think the person behind Seaflats Cove won’t be tempted?”

Stella answered, “They won’t.”

“And how do you know that?”

“Because the owner is me.”

Tessa was left momentarily stunned.

The line went completely silent.

need for Stella to hide anything from Tessa. Sooner or

lasted a full

spoke. “I think there’s something wrong with my ears. What did you just say? Did I go deaf? Are

what position Stella held in the

way she had the

that made a few hundred grand a year, even ten of those

was worried the Reed family was starving your Tessa’s voice

She had actually

pathetic one here. She was the one who needed

thing’s a

do with the family that raised you? Sounds like they

explanation Tessa could think of now was

49 The Owner is

Finished

At this point, even ten Elians couldn’t

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Cove, the person behind her wasn’t someone

on the phone for a while longer before Abraham walked in, and Stella

The man wo

hair still wet, his eyes deep and sharp. He looked

you on the phone with

she had disobeyed and stayed

at the untouched glass of milk on the table, and the look in his eyes

I’m going to bed, Stella said, then

milk,

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