The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 123 Say It Louder

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Abraham’s deep, magnetic voice was full of affection; but Stella couldn’t ignore the commanding power hidden in his tone.

“Whatever you say,” Stella replied sweetly.

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Honestly, even if she said she didn’t care about it, the Reed family was going to pay the price regardless.

Just when Stella thought Abraham was about to hang up, he suddenly asked, “Did you miss me?”

At those words, Stella’s chest gave a jolt, and her cheeks flushed without her realizing it.

Abraham’s sudden question made her heart skip a beat. Instinctively, she blurted out a single word, “Yeah.”

As soon as the word left her mouth, she felt like her whole body had heated up; her face was burning.

On the other end of the line, the man chuckled softly. “Good girl.”

Then can I have soup for dinner?”

“Hm?”

This little traitor. I ask if she missed me, and she thinks of soup?

Stella spoke cautiously. “I haven’t had it in forever.”

Ever since she came to Rivermount, soup had been her favorite.

At first, it was because that numbing, spicy flavor helped distract her–just for a moment–from the pain and longing she felt for Falvaria.

over time, she’d genuinely fallen

Falvaria, Abraham had never let her eat spicy food–he was

once

on the phone heard the pitiful tone in her voice. “Fine. But you’re not going out for

was already a major concession from Abraham–he was strict about

up. When she was a kid, she ended up

he’d always

Stella heard him give in, her tone turned bright and cheerful.

Reed

that so–called chump change from

over the years, the Reed family and that adopted daughter had used that pittance to humiliate Stella

very way they could

unchecked–it stirred a cold fury in

the people

the Reed family again. Stella picked

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minds, both of those people

“Still not done

don’t even need to toy

torturing themselves just

Abraham had just mentioned the money–which clearly meant he’d already

in for even more suffering. The Reed family was

of sympathy for the Reed family, Abraham laughed indulgently. “Good girl. I’ll have

“Okay.”

how Stella had treated him, he lit one cigarette

watched him through the rearview mirror,

mess–especially because of the situation in Seaflats