The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 120 The Game Just Changed

“It wouldn’t bother me, even if they did end up working together, Stella said calmly.

er partner up. That much, Stella was sure of

Besides, there was no way Ethan and Abraham would ever

“Then can you at least throw me a bone?” Louis was at his wit’s end. Abraham had completely shut him out, and it had been cating at him for days,

“This doesn’t sound like a personal issue,” Stella replied. “It’s probably a problem with the contract you gave him.”

“The contract?” Louis blinked

Stella nodded, “You’re not like Ethan. There’s nothing personal going on with you–at least not from Abraham’s side.”

“You really mean that?”

“Why would I lie to you?”

Louis fell quict. The contract… is that really the issue? Wait–now that Stella had said it out loud, something suddenly clicked The Parker Group always used the same standard contracts when partnering with others. No exceptions. Could it be that one particular clause–the one that restricted the other party- was what pissed Abraham off?

As the thought hit him, Louis slapped the table and stood up. “Damn, I totally overlooked that.”

Stella said nothing,

then added. “There’s history between Lillian and Ethan. She saved his life once. When something starts with that kind of bond and turns into something more… it’s not something you can just

returning the favor. Louis had just handed

ground with Ethan right now. She was the one who spread the news about calling off the

one could ever say

way, Louis just didn’t want her wasting her

out–wasn’t someone

there to be

set a velvet box down on her desk. “Anyway,

way was he taking it back. Taking back a gift

Louis stepped out of Stella’s office, he

he saw Louis walking

he hated–came back again, loud and

brushed past each other, Ethan grabbed Louis by

as Ethan knew, Stella and Louis had no connection

why was Louis visiting

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if she were some kind of

pushed Ethan

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a swing. Louis spoke up first. “Your hand’s still busted and it looks like your legs not doing much better. Are you sure you want to throw hands! Don’t blame me

The second Louis