The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 176 You’re Not Afraid of Me–You’re Afraid I Know

At those words, Jonathan took a sharp breath.

“I’ll handle it.”

That was all he could manage to say.

The call ended.

Susan glared at Stella. “Just wait.”

“Wait? Oh, I thought the Reed family was so powerful they’d have me out of Rivermount by today.”

The kind of line that could kill with spite.

Abel glanced at Stella. She, in turn, arched a brow at Susan, then let her gaze fall to the pale–faced Lillian in her arms.

A small smile tugged at Stella’s lips. “Abel.”

“Yes, Miss.”

“That one hundred thousand Dollars I asked you to look into. How’s that going?”

Lillian’s breath hitched.

Her eyes snapped up to meet Stella’s, and a flicker of sheer panic passed through them. Her entire body jerked in shock.

Stella raised her brows slightly, lips still curled in that faint smile.

Let’s act, then. But let’s make it interesting.

Lillian’s face drained even more of color. That hundred thousand–was she talking about the money she gave

How does she know about that money?

twisted with confusion. “What

was she

was

that

person?

face was bloodless, her body visibly shaking. Seeing Susan look at her,

But she couldn’t.

Her body wouldn’t listen.

smile widened. “What hundred thousand? Why don’t

Lillian said nothing

face turned even paler,

does know. Stella actually knows

Lillian’s head Her chest tightened. Her

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watching her and tried to stay calm. “What? Oh, that. I told you–it

she’d said

suddenly. It

turned toward Stella. “You hear that? She said it was a

You sure it

choked on a

“Abel, didn’t you find out that the money ended up with

An A–level fugitive,” Abel

you gave him a hundred

Lillian said nothing-

rang. Her vision blurred. She couldn’t

knows. She

Finished

from Stella to Lillian. “Wait–Lillian? What’s going on? What does she mean A–level fugitive? Why’d you give someone like that

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