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.

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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?”

voice rose into a

men supporting Stella’s studio just to buy her off and use

sense of conspiracy instantly filled

was

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

“You—”

nearly burst a blood

cutting “Susan, have you ever stopped to consider why the Keene family really pulled those moves? You think it was just because they didn’t want an adopted daughter and wanted to bring in

Susan frozr

root of it all, your Reed family’s mines ran dry. You were no longer worth

Shut up!”

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180 A Call and

Stella could see right through her naive little

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was holding onto some key mines, yet you never had much

Susan’s breathing caught again,

nonsense are you

did she mean the Reed family had no status in Rivermount? What was she even

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

straight

as she didn’t want to

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

years, you’ve been bending over backwards to squeeze into their circle,

“You… you-

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

knives, the

from rage on