The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 105 Ethan Brings Drama

Ethan froze. Stella was living at Verdant Villa?She actually….

“Are you sure?”

After a long silence, Ethan finally managed to speak. His voice barely sounded like his own; his head buzzed like a hive.

Jason nodded firmly. I’m sure.”

Ethan remained frozen. Sure, Stella really moved into Verdant Villa–she moved in just like that? Why? For what reason?

When she showed up there before, he’d assumed it was

s because some man had brought her in.

She’d just entered. Just gone in.. for what? The thought made his chest tighten inexplicably

“Why is she living there?” he asked, breath shallow, needing an answer to the question gnawing at him.

Over the past two years, Stella hadn’t shown the kind of passion for him that the public always imagined–not like she was hopelessly in love, desperate to marry only him.

But her life had been so clean–spotless, even. There had never been any other men around her.

Her world had been simple. Just Rianne and Tessa as friends. So why were men suddenly showing up in her life, one after another? Why was she staying at Verdant Villa? And who the heck was the man who lived there?

Jason said, “It’s probably because of the owner. I looked into it–haven’t found the actual deed yet.”

signed the contract was a man who was fifty–eight years old

land was purchased eight years ago. So that man would be sixty–six

Ethan said nothing

car, the air went

so the owner of Verdant Villa was now sirty–six years old? And Stella wariving with a man like that?

was about to say more, his phone

“Mr. Keene,

instinctively, the words mechanical. He didn’t even hear himself speak–didn’t catch what Jason had

a single image–Stella with a sixty–six–year–old man. She had degraded herself that

but I can’t get through.” Jason glanced at Ethan in the backseat.

he could say anything to Susan, Ethan suddenly shoved open the car door

heart nearly jumped

Susan, “Yes, Mr. Keene

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stammered. “Uh… Mr. Keene’s busy, Madam Susan. Let’s

hung up–completely unwilling to

a meeting when she saw Ethan return–still wearing the

eyelids twitched the moment she saw

instinctively turned toward

grabbed Stella by the wrist, dragging her back into the

fast, fueled by

arm free, eyes frosty and voice dripping