The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

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Chapter 101 A Matter of Distance

Abel asked. “But with your temper, wouldn’t you have cut ties a long time ago?”

The fact that she had even been engaged to Ethan–that was what Abel couldn’t wrap his head around.

Stella looked at him and smiled. “Yeah, with my temper, shouldn’t I have cut ties a long time ago! But I remember clearly why I left the Dawson family… and why I distanced myself from my brother.”

Talking about leaving the Dawson family–even after all this time, just thinking about it still made Stella’s heart ache.

Back then, the pain had been unbearable: it felt like her heart was being ripped out.

Those were Abraham’s hardest days. She’d wanted to stay by his side, to help him through the storm.

But she couldn’t.

Abel said, “It was because someone from the Tom family was watching you from the shadows, wasn’t it?‘

Stella lowered her gaze and glanced at a barely noticeable scar on her palm. In the end, she gave a small nod of agreement

After visiting Alice, Stella still had to pass by Lillian’s room. Ethan was waiting at the door. When he saw her, he frowned and stepped forward to block her path.

Stella raised a brow. “What, you want another beating today?”

Ethan asked, “How did you end up like this?”

was icy: his gaze cold as

an unmistakable air of power. That alone made Ethan assume he was just another one of

the heck does that have to do with

really cut ties s with the Reed family, what do you think you still are? You think any of those men would still

Ethan’s eyes

Abel’s

presence,

Dawson, would you wait

froze. What did he just

didn’t feel like wasting breath on Ethan either. She

“You should watch yourself.”

one

Rivermount this time, whatever he was handling wasn’t going

Ethan pissed off the Keene family now, it wouldn’t end well for

understood that Stella was thinking of Abraham. He nodded. “Got

at Ethan, still dazed, then turned

passed by him, Ethan grabbed her wrist. “You’re going to explain

was? But before Ethan could say another word, the next

still had some moves. Even with only one hand he

head–on

couldn’t be bothered to stick around, she turned on her heel and walked

Ethan saw her leave

His rage spiked “Stella”

Abel came at him again. Ethan only had one usable After just a few moves. Ethan was already

id Abel wasn

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