The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 85 It Was Still for Lilian

Back before they came to Rivermount, none of those people had been able to lay a finger on her. Note that they were so close, how could he let anything happen to her under his watch?

With that thought, Abel stopped speaking.

Stella had originally planned to take a nap, but then her phone kept ringing with one call after another from the studio.

During the day, it was not appropriate to silence her phone.

After answering Kimmy’s call, another unfamiliar number from Susan came through.

On the phone, Susan was crying so hard she could hardly catch her breath. “Stella, I beg you, please, can you ask Rianne and Eddie to come to the hospital?”

Stella was silent.

Susan’s cries pierced through the phone. “It’s all my fault. Please don’t hate your sister. I wanted to teach you well, but you’re so stubborn, I… I just…”

What was she trying to say?

Susan stuttered, unsure how to continue as she struggled to find the right words.

Stella spoke up, her voice cold. Tm the one with a bad temper? Stubborn?”

finish. She clearly did not know what to say next, given that what

everything, it was still for Lilian, and she

was sharp: “Madam Susan, ever since you found me, I’ve been at the hospital for two months, and I’ve barely spent a month at the Reed mansion. Within that month when I was there, you and Mr. Patrick were almost always out socializing. So, how did you know

word was like a blade cutting through

How did i know?

further. “Do you remember the first time you

what do you

you remember what she said to you?” Stella said in a calm

Susan fell silent.

‘It’s not Stella’s fault; don’t blame her.

Stella recounted these details, Susan

mouth, something felt off. And then, a

“Did you see me

Susan’s breath caught.

didn’t

Was Still for

Lilian said. It’s not Stella’s fault it’s: did she say

Susan’s breathing grew heavier.

-S.Pearls

How many times