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.”

instinctively glanced at Abel walking behind

ahead, avoiding eye contact like a trained

muttered, “I wasn’t messing

such a

say much else before hanging up. He was

to Abel. “Did you record the part where I was

Abel said nothing.

not record me behind his back again unless

Still nothing

was, she never got bullied when Abel was

a little tiger.

if he ever did send Abraham a video of her being

a nervous wreck watching

4:42 PM

Thousand Reasons to

out before

she whipped around–only

Susan froze. “M–Madeline?”

the screen, then hung

Susan’s face went stiff.

look and tossed the phone back. Susan fumbled and

already told you–don’t call

tried to stay calm. “But

is everything always about

sharp voice cut her off

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

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