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?”

tone was icy: his gaze cold as he looked at the

That alone made Ethan assume he was just

“And what the heck does

Reed family, what do you think you still are? You think any of

men, Ethan’s

Abel’s

presence, grew

would you

did he

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

“You should watch yourself.”

one of

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

off the Keene family now, it

that Stella was thinking of Abraham.

cast one last glance at Ethan, still dazed,

grabbed her wrist. “You’re

before Ethan could say another word, the next moment he lost his balance;

entirely helpless–he still had some moves. Even with only one hand he managed to fight

head–on

she turned

Ethan saw her leave

His rage spiked “Stella”

go after her, but Abel came at him again. Ethan

id Abel wasn

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