The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 116 Blocked and Unbothered

If Ethan was so capable, why didn’t he just figure it out himself?

Stella never would’ve guessed that after all that digging. Ethan would land on such a ridiculous conclusion. At this point, it wasn’t just his lack of common sense–clearly, his whole team was clueless. A sixty–six–year–old villa owner? Seriously? I here tere they even getting their inteft

She glanced at Abraham and asked, “Didn’t you say you’d be home in two hours? Why are you back so soon?”

On the phone, he’d told her not to wait up.

Abraham gave her a look. “You’ve really lost all self–control at night, haven’t you?”

Stella blinked. What?

“You’re a grown woman–aren’t you even a little worried about gaining weight, eating that much right before bed?”

The truth was. Abraham had rushed back because he was worried she might get sick from overeating

Stella shot him a look. “Seriously? That’s why you came back?”

“What, isn’t that a good enough reason?”

She couldn’t argue with that. Okay, fine. If you say so.

“I just hadn’t been eating properly lately, that’s all,” she muttered under her breath.

-What

was that?”

quickly buried her face in

back, full of quiet affection. He knew–how could he not? She hadn’t eaten properly in years. That’s why, lately, she’d

“Abraham?”

I’m sick of Rivermount.

of,” he said calmly. “But if they’re bothering you that much.. I’ll let Abel

Abel would take care of it, all the warmth vanished from his

treated like she was nothing. He wasn’t about to

days, Stella stayed buried in work

since the incident at the hospital, Susan had gone quiet–avoiding any legal follow–up Stella’s attorney had tried to arrange.

they believed if they stalled long enough. Stella would come around. But

had finally tracked down where Lillian’s fourteen thousand had gone. They were close

woke up to a new text on her phone: “Just four more days until

at the

10.12 AM

Blocked and

number had already been blocked. Today, it

they getting all these

just kept blocking them,

keep

But honestly? If these people were this desperate to bother her, they’d put showing up in person. And she wasn’t

be moving strugh into Verdant Villa. I remember Ethan saying you love watching the sunrise

bragging Bold, confident,

soft laugh. So that’s what this is really about–not the sunrise, just showing