The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 173 What Did You Think I Was Gonna Do?

It was already late.

Lillian stared at Susan, almost dazed. “Mom. Ethan just said… we shouldn’t see each other for the next few days.”

Susan’s face froze.

Then she quickly tried to explain it away. “Didn’t I tell you? The Keene family has a big deal in the works right now. He’s probably just busy.

“No… it’s not just that. He never bought Verdant Villa either.”

A whole week had passed.

And in that entire week… he hadn’t done anything?

Susan’s face stiffened. “He didn’t buy it? But didn’t he say he did? Didn’t he say he was even changing the curtains to the kind you like

Lillian didn’t respond.

Yeah, he had said that. Said the curtains would be exactly the kind she liked.

So what the hell was he talking about earlier?

After a night of chaos

While the Keene and Reed families were scrambling. Stella slept like a baby.

She got up early, originally planning to head to her studio.

But Abraham brought her to the hospital instead.

Stella looked confused. “Why does Madam Alice want to see me?”

Madam Alice.

the hospital before to help Abraham. Last night, she’d called

Abraham had

she likes you”

twice. Don’t tell me she has a

older ladies wanted to see a girl

Abraham fucked

pinched her cheek. “If that

lining up outside

Did You Think

back then

made her glance over

car pulled to a

with you, Abraham

Finished

noticed an extra driver in the car this morning. She figured Abel had something else on his schedule Didn’t expect it

got out and

looked at

called her back, his voice low and

turned “What is

pulled her gently

against the car door, and

sudden motion made every muscle in her

red on the

wanted to say something, but nothing came

heart was practically leaping out

felt him tug at the fabric over her

saw his hand, slow and steady, fastening the undone button on