The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 107 You Call That a Proposal

Stella couldn’t help but hiss internally. Seriously?

“Ethan, back in the day, women jumped through hoops–did you leave your brain at the door instead?”

At that, Ethan’s mind practically exploded; he shouted, “Stella”

He was furious, Isn’t this exactly what she wanted? All the mess she stirred up lately, hadn’t it been to force me to give in?

But now… this wasn’t a tantrum

Ethan realized it then–Stella wasn’t throwing a fit.

“You better think this through. Those men aren’t going to marry you. You really want to live in such disgrace forever?”

“Tm disgraceful, but at least I’m still alive. Maybe worry more about whether Lillian’s sickly self can survive. Your brain’s bound up too tight–you can’t even untangle it.

Stella spun on her heel to leave. Then she paused, tossed back one more line, “Also, I’m not marrying you. You’re not what I

want

Clear enough, right? Blant enough?

If he s

didn’t get it, he really had rocks ranling around in his head.

stared after her,

stepped up behind him. “Mr.

breathing turned

me does she want to marry the guy who owns Verdant

living there. If she wanted to marry him,

all, just getting into that place meant she’d taken a step

never even dreamed of

Ethan kept going. “Ha. The guy who owns

was the Reed

behind Verdant Villa? Ethan had a gut

wasn’t some simple

office earlier? The thoughts tangled and twisted until Ethan’s head was in

why don’t I take you home

and reeked. What kind of

in her office, Stella a

Dawson, I poured you a

“Hmm.”

nodded and headed straight into

few coworkers hovered by the door, curiosity piqued. That man who went in earlier was too handsome- handsomer than Ethan even–and the

sipping the coffee with a faint trace of disgust on his face; clearly, he thought

coffee and yanked her straight into

Kimmy and the others peeked through the blinds just in time to see Stella fall into his embrace. All of them sucked in

man. But he was really good–looking. Not just regular handsome ridiculously so. And Mr. Keene Chasing after a sickly girl? It’hatever. Good thing Ms. Dawson had a stellar backup like this que otherwise,