The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 165 You Can’t Afford the Price

One slip of the finger, and she accidentally picked up the call. “Stella.”

It was Ethan’s voice–low, seething with restrained rage.

Stella’s breath caught. “What are you, a ghost? Can’t you stay dead and buried?”

So all those missed calls earlier. they were his!

A whole list of unfamiliar numbers–he must’ve used every single employee in the Keene Group to call her.

“That man–is he the owner of Verdant Villa?”

Ethan bit out each word like he was grinding glass between his teeth.

Stella snapped fully awake. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Tell him to sell it to me. Name the price–anything”

Stella was speechless.

From the tension in Ethan’s voice, she could tell he’d spent the whole afternoon going insane trying to reach her.

Now that he finally got through, he wasn’t even trying to sound polite. He was coming in hot, direct, and utterly overbearing.

“Sell it to you?” Stella repeated.

“Yes. Name your price!” he said again.

Stella scoffed. “And who gave you the ego? The man bought up the entire Seaflats Cove. You think he needs your chump change?”

the other end, Ethan’s

you

Was she

the Keene family is the

Ethan said nothing.

The silence spoke volumes.

outstanding heir–but that’s only because your mom only

you, and you actually believe

Blunt Brutal And true

almost blacked out

technically the CEO of Keene Group, sure. But do you really want me to

“Shut up!”

4:40 PM c

You Can’t Afford the

sentence was a dagger. Each

it

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him up again–anything to shut her up. Her mouth was

worst part? She

Lillian came back, the company’s financial

the acting

hundred million. Ten million and up required

teeth. Then name

“Didn’t I just say you couldn’t afford it? Still

hit him like a punch to the

it had taken him all day just