The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 137 Safe Zone

Stella went quiet. Ugh, I’m doomed,

“Can I even say

She didn’t dare look at Abraham as she spoke, turning her face away instead Like? What kind of like?

To her, the way she liked Abraham never felt clean. It was the kind of feeling that felt wrong-

The love between siblings and that between a man and a woman… they were two completely different things.

Just thinking about the phrase man and woman made her cut herself off, afraid to think any deeper, too scared to test the waters with Abraham.

If he only saw her as a sister, and she said something she shouldn’t, that would be the end of everything

While she was lost in thought, she didn’t notice the change in the man holding her.

The moment she said like, the energy around him softened noticeably.

Abraham let out a quiet laugh.

His slender fingers twirled a lock of her soft hair. “I had the kitchen make soup for you tonight.”

The moment she heard the word soup, Stella lit up

“Seriously?”

“Of course.”

and Tessa made sure to have it

Abraham came, and he flat–out

he was finally giving in, Stella wrapped her arms around his

workday, Abraham took Stella’s hand and led her out

and commanding, predatory even–completely at odds with Stella’s soft, lamb–like face. The contrast hit people right in the

as they stepped into the elevator,

Ms.

Mr. Keene–and he treats her so

rumors. I heard that’s her brother

Stella calling

with someone like that around, Mr. Keene had

in, “He already got what’s

anyone else. In all of Rivermount,

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know how to set boundaries, he was out there keeping another woman while trying to marry a rich

had all the makings

and Abraham returned to

of the soup and immediately let

sudden emptiness in his hand. Watching her cheerful little figure run off, a slight smile tugged at the corner of

him. “Ms. Dawson’s appetite

before they

took her out for soup, her eating habits were scattered and

able to eat is

his eyes remained fixed