Chapter 177 A Hundred Thousand Reasons to Be Afraid

Stella didn’t seem bothered. “No rush.”

Given how Lillian looked just now, what Rianne said about her being seriously ill clearly wasn’t an act.

If Lillian were healthy, Stella would’ve taken her down herself by now. But looking at her now? Her hair was practically gone. The heavens had done her job already.

Lillian had always been obsessed with her looks. Now she was racing death every day–that alone was enough torture.

Abel understood immediately what Stella meant by no rush.

“You scared her good back there.” he said..

Stella chuckled.

checky, lighthearted sound.

That bit of joy was oddly contagious. Abel finally understood why Abraham doted on her the way he did.

She was easy to be around. Her energy had a way of bringing life to people–even those stuck in darkness.

Her phone buzzed.

It was Abraham.

Stella answered, “Abraham?”

“No messing around. Don’t stay too long.”

“…Okay.”

blinked and instinctively glanced at Abel walking

avoiding eye contact like a

“I wasn’t messing

a good

say much else before hanging up. He

the part where I was the scariest

Abel said nothing.

me behind his back again unless

Still nothing

thing was, she never got bullied

like a

Abraham a video of

the hospital. Susan was a nervous wreck watching the doctors crowd

4:42 PM

A Hundred Thousand Reasons to

the name out before the phone was yanked from

whipped around–only

Susan froze. “M–Madeline?”

at the screen, then hung up the call without

Susan’s face went stiff.

look and tossed the phone back. Susan fumbled and dropped

you–don’t call Ethan this

stay calm. “But

nothing. So why is everything always about

cut her off

word–nothing–hit Susan like a slap. She looked at Madeline in

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