The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 156 A Fever That Wasn’t

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Stella’s hands around his neck trembled. She didn’t know why, but that word-“check“-sounded a little… suggestive.

She clung tighter to him. “Don’t touch me. I’m not running a fever.”

“Then why’s your face so red?”

Stella stayed quiet.

Why is he still asking? Could he just stop already?

It was driving her nuts..

“So, what was this fun place you were talking about?”

Overwhelmed, she changed the subject fast.

At the mention of food, Abraham chuckled. “You’ll see when we get there.”

Stella narrowed her eyes. “So mysterious.”

The two chatted idly as they drove, and about half an hour later, they arrived at their destination

Before stepping out of the car, Stella made sure to wrap her scarf tightly around her neck.

The last thing she needed was anyone else seeing those marks and asking questions. Let her live in peace, please.

But thinking about how both Abraham and Ethan had reacted to the marks earlier, Stella couldn’t help sneaking another glance at Abraham

He caught it. “What are you looking at?”

“I was wondering… if you’ve had any women around these past years.”

Because if he hadn’t, it’d make sense why he didn’t recognize those marks for what they were.

Abraham’s face shifted.

eyes on her turned more

fingers. “You’ve gotten bold. Now you think

mean it like that. I

a question. That’s not illegal,

smile deepened. “Just

that smile looked anything but harmless. Her

“What? I can’t ask?”

tell me, Stella–do you hope I have, or

Stella froze.

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her

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her imagination, but when he repeated the question, his deep voice held a hint of something probing. *So, what do you hope for? That I have, or

Stella gulped.

close. She could feel the

his breath.

“1, um

Bzzz bzzz bzzz-

was about

He let

out to check

the chance and scrambled

Way too scary.

Abraham answered, “Hello?”

“How’s my darling doing?”

voice of a

on Stella, never willing to let her suffer even

for training. Evelyn was

Stella’s playful silhouette bounce ahead, full of life just like when she

“She’s doing well.”