The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

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.

to hide anything from Tessa. Sooner or later,

lasted a

with my ears. What did you just say? Did I go deaf? Are you messing

exactly what position Stella held in the

was no way she had the money to buy

studio of hers that made a few hundred grand a year, even ten of those wouldn’t

me? I can’t believe I was worried the Reed family

Reed family had once cut off Stella’s cards. She had actually felt sorry for Stella and cursed the Reed family

the pathetic one here. She was the one who needed handouts from

thing’s

with the family that raised you? Sounds like

of now was the

49 The Owner

Finished

point, even ten Elians couldn’t do anything to

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as Seallats Cove, the person behind

phone for a while longer before Abraham walked in, and

The man wo

long and straight, his hair still wet, his eyes deep and

phone with

he wasn’t pleased she had disobeyed

the untouched glass of milk on the table, and

called. I’m going to bed, Stella said,

she reached for the milk, bring you