Chapter 189 The Cost of Control

The phone volume wasn’t low–Lillian heard everything.

Just hearing Patrick yelling at Susan because of Stella already put her in a bad mood.

Patrick rarely came to visit her in the hospital, In that house, he was clearly always on Stella’s side.

Now hearing him scream that the one targeting the Reed Group was the same company that made e Stella’s studio rich?

That meant the company was in serious trouble.

And it involved Stella?

So what now? Were they going to beg her? Try to bring her back into the Reed family?

No. That could never happen,

Especially with that man still in Rivermount, calling her repeatedly for money.

If Stella returned to the Reed family, there was no way she could keep everything hidden. She could not allow that. She absolutely could not let Stella come back.

As her mind spiraled-

Patrick’s voice exploded through the phone. “I don’t care how you do it, you have to see Stella. Talk to her. Be nice. Fix this.” Susan’s breath caught in her throat.

She already knew things were bad at the company. Jonathan hadn’t even come to the hospital in days.

She’d tried calling him, too.

Now hearing that everything tied back to Stella filled her with both panic and rage.

hear me?” Patrick growled

was sharp, full of

a deep breath.

this is all because

the words, her teeth

snapped. “Susan, if you can’t even see the basics of what’s happening, this whole family is going down–and

Susan’s heart jolted.

still care about

joking about bankruptcy. We’re at

running around non–stop trying to find

while the company burned, the family was imploding–mother and daughter tearing

about it, the more furious

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Finished

stuck in

was connected to the

her to go make peace with

Make peace!

met, sparks

approaching Stella

want to

“Is it really as bad as your

responded with a

never heard

“How did it

If that company doesn’t

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