The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 135 Too Late

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“They’re trying their best to manage things now,” Susan said, “but the risk of surgery at this stage is extremely high. They might not be able to get her off the table alive.”

No matter how they looked at it, they still had to get Eddie and Rianne involved.

“If they’d operated earlier, it might have worked. But now… it’s too late.”

Jonathan frowned. “It’s only been a few days, hasn’t it?”

Just a few days! How could they be saying it was too late?

Susan sighed. “Time flies for ordinary people, but for cancer patients, every moment could be the line between life and, death.”

These few days… they might’ve been her whole lifetime.

And on top of that, Lillian had multiple life–threatening conditions.

Jonathan’s breath grew shaky again.

Susan continued, “What do we do now? Stella lied to me. She told me if I signed the disownment agreement, she’d bring Eddie and Rianne back. She didn’t keep her word.”

Just saying Stella’s name filled Susan’s voice with fury.

“She lied to you?”

Jonathan’s breathing grew uneven again.

He’d rushed over as soon as he heard their mother had passed out. He’d come to settle the score with Stella.

of a confrontation,

cold wind slicing through him, even his

signing. She promised that if I signed, Rianne and Eddie would come back to

been the

his mother hadn’t signed immediately–Lillian’s condition should’ve

out, signing or not, Stella had never intended to let

gone way too far. I’m

to storm back

memory hit him–that man in Stella’s office, the one

went back

confrontation made Jonathan clench his fists, his entire body

buzzed again–this

jumped in, “Come to the

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voice was tight and

tone made Jonathan feel a knot of

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Oriental Grand Tower lobby, and after a moment’s hesitation, named away. He didn’t go

a daze. She instinctively reached out to snatch the velvet box

easily and had already opened

ring nestled inside, then looked back as

His voice was gentle

gaze. “Stella… what’s

a bear. She even started to stutter: “Don’t get the wrong idea—this thing. I’m telling you, the guy who gave

Louts had disved