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?

face twisted with confusion. “What

she talking

was Lillian

that

person?

visibly shaking.

But she couldn’t.

Her body wouldn’t listen.

Why don’t we let Miss Liang explain that

Lillian said nothing

ghost–white face turned even paler, like she’d been drained of

Stella actually knows But

Her chest tightened. Her heartbeat spiraled

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and tried to stay calm. “What? Oh, that. I told

she’d said before,

brought it up so suddenly. It was all happening too fast–Lillian

“You hear that? She

yeah? You sure it

word–murderer–Lillian choked on

head slightly, “Abel, didn’t you find out

A–level fugitive,”

tongue. “A–level fugitive, huh? And you gave him a hundred

Lillian said nothing-

head rang. Her vision blurred. She

She

Finished

What’s going on? What does she

1–L

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