The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 176

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?

with confusion. “What

she

was Lillian

that

person?

face was bloodless, her body visibly shaking. Seeing Susan look at her, she tried to pull herself

But she couldn’t.

Her body wouldn’t listen.

widened. “What hundred thousand? Why don’t we let Miss

Lillian said nothing

face turned even paler, like

Stella actually

Lillian’s head Her chest tightened. Her heartbeat spiraled out of

4:42 PM

Afraid of Me–You’re Afraid I

to stay calm. “What? Oh, that. I

she’d said before,

suddenly. It was

toward Stella. “You hear that? She said

laughed coldly. “Oh yeah? You

choked on

out that the money ended up with

A–level fugitive,” Abel

And you gave him a

Lillian said nothing-

Her vision blurred. She

She

Finished

What does she mean

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