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.

time, she’d genuinely fallen in

never let her eat spicy food–he

she didn’t mind avoiding it; but once she got a taste, she

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

already a major concession

grow up. When she was a kid, she ended up in the hospital

always been

moment Stella heard him give in, her tone turned bright and

Reed family–what’s your

been talking about that so–called chump change

family and that adopted daughter had used that pittance to humiliate Stella

very way they could

let that arrogance go unchecked–it

the

up the Reed family again. Stella picked up on the subtle test

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and Rianne, and in their minds, both of those people were

asked, “Still not done

don’t even need to toy with

torturing themselves just

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

in for even more suffering. The Reed family

single word of sympathy for the Reed family, Abraham laughed indulgently. “Good girl. I’ll have the kitchen make soup

“Okay.”

Stella had treated him, he lit one cigarette after another

mirror, not daring to say a

been a mess–especially because of the situation in Seaflats