The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 174 She’s Still Just a Fool to Me

“I don’t know. Don’t ask me.”

That split–second thought she’d had earlier–ton embarrassing to say out loud.

If Abraham hadn’t meant anything by it, she’d be stuck with that humiliation forever.

The line between getting teased and things actually falling into place…

Stella wasn’t willing to risk it.

“I’ll just go see Madam Alice on my own,” she muttered. “You let Abel stay with you.”

She didn’t want to see any familiar faces right now.

She wriggled out of Abraham’s arms and practically leapt out of the car like she was running for her life.

Abraham watched her bounce away and couldn’t help but smile wider.

Abel glanced in her direction too. “She really gets it now.”

“She gets nothing.” Abraham said lazily. “Still just a little fool,”

The tone was pure indulgence.

Abel gave him a look like he wanted to say,

Keep teasing her like this and she’s going to snap one day. But in the end, he kept it to himself. If Abraham was happy, that was enough

“Go with her,” Abraham said. “Don’t let the Reed family get near her.”

“Yes, sir.”

Abel nodded and followed.

family could actually lay a

he thought

was the one tearing

what the did to Ethan–that

arm, leg injury, bruised

didn’t want to come

she had to pass Ilian’s room to get

understand what that old lady liked

The elevator doors opened-

could step out, she heard

Still Just a Fool to

Finished

Oh great

morning and it was already this kind of

wanted to turn

Susan was yelling. The whole hallway

a distance, Stella saw at least four

Lillian and Susan’s reaction, they clearly weren’t Patrick’s

So Keene family, then

made sense. The Keene elders had always disapproved of Lillian. Now Ethan’s parents and even the grandparents were

kept hovering around her anyway–no wonder they’d

then, another elevator opened nearby and

“Miss, this way

Stella nodded. “Mm.”

walked forward

at Susan or

Reed family didn’t exist anymore. Their relationship was over. And she’d made sure the whole world

her and

go of hand and walked over, cutting