The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

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?”

rose into a full–blown

men supporting Stella’s studio just to buy

instantly

she was about to

let out a cold laugh. “What would they want? You think they’re after your little scraps and leftovers from the

“You—”

burst a

really pulled those moves? You think it was just because they

Susan frozr

continued. “At the root of it all, your

Shut up!”

4:42 PM

Call and a

see right through her naive

Finished

Rivermount. Your Reed family was holding onto some key mines, yet you never had much status in the city.

Susan’s breathing caught again,

are you

she mean the Reed family had no status in Rivermount?

Reed family did have status in Rivermount, then why have you spent all these years sucking up

straight to

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

you’re going to tell me that was just normal socializing?” Stella sneered. “But if the Reed family really were on

you’ve been bending over backwards to

“You… you-

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

knives,

fainted from rage on