Chapter 180 A Call and a Confrontation

Thinking back on it now, last night had been warm–and maybe even a little damp.

Finished

Just after giving Kimmy a few work–related instructions, Stella’s phone buzzed again.

Assuming it was Abraham, she answered without checking the screen.

Before she could even speak, Susan’s voice barked through the line. “Stella, it’s you, isn’t it?”

“What the hell?” Stella frowned.

What was supposed to be her?

Coming in hot like that–what was she playing at?

“The trouble the Reed Group’s in right now–that’s all your doing, isn’t it?”

Stella stayed quiet.

At that, she had a pretty good idea of what was going on. The Reed Group must have started piecing things together.

Naturally, if the Reed Group hit a wall, the first suspect would be the Keene family.

Now that they’d ruled out any moves from the Keenes, it made sense they’d turn their sights on her.

Before she could respond, Susan launched into another tirade.

“It has to be you, right? Stella, do you have any idea what you’re doing? If those men really are helping you go after our family. what do you think they’re getting out of it?”

into

wonder were those men supporting Stella’s studio just to buy her

sense of conspiracy instantly

she was about

would they want? You think they’re

“You—”

burst a

pulled those moves? You think it was just because they didn’t want

Susan frozr

could say anything, Stella continued. “At the root of it all, your Reed family’s mines ran dry.

Shut up!”

4:42 PM

Call

right through her naive

Finished

onto some key mines, yet

Susan’s breathing caught again,

nonsense are

had no status in Rivermount? What was

then why have you spent all

rage shot straight to

as she didn’t want to admit it, Stella wasn’t

normal socializing?” Stella sneered. “But if the Reed family really were on equal. footing with the Keenes, shouldn’t

you’ve been bending over backwards to squeeze into their

“You… you-

turned razor–sharp. “Still think it’s not scraps and

knives, the tone even

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