The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

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.

Patrick growled

sharp, full of

a deep

this is all

the

“Susan, if you can’t even see

Susan’s heart jolted.

don’t want this company to fall apart, if you still care about your reputation, then start by acting

bankruptcy. We’re at

running around non–stop trying to find

while the company burned, the family was imploding–mother

it,

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The Cost of

Finished

things stuck in her

was connected to the company’s

wanted her to go make peace with

Make peace!

done. Every time they met, sparks flew. They could barely be

Stella now was just asking to be

didn’t want

really as

with a weary

never heard him like

heart clenched. “How did it

company doesn’t back off,