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 love with

her eat spicy food–he was always

once she

the phone heard the pitiful tone in her voice. “Fine. But you’re not going out for it–have the kitchen

a major concession from Abraham–he

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

always been

Stella heard him give in, her tone turned bright

about the Reed family–what’s your

talking about that so–called

wasn’t much, but over the years, the Reed family and

very way they could

that arrogance go unchecked–it stirred a cold fury in

for the

again. Stella picked up on the subtle test hidden

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Eddie and Rianne, and in their minds, both of those people were completely under Stella’s control.

“Still not

don’t even need to toy

torturing

the money–which clearly

question about it–they were in for even more suffering. The

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

“Okay.”

thought about how Stella had treated him, he lit

the rearview mirror,

a mess–especially because of the situation in Seaflats