The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 212 Lines Crossed

After thinking it through, Susan realized- The Keene family absolutely had the ability to pull something like this off.

The thought made her chest tighten. “Madeline is insane,” she muttered under her breath.

Frantic, Susan rushed to find Ethan.

Ethan hadn’t slept either.

Between the shocking news about Stella and Abraham’s relationship, and everything happening with the Reed Group, he was barely holding it together.

When Susan found him and explained the situation, Ethan’s expression froze. “The entire medical team was pulled?” he repeated.

“Exactly! How could your mother do this? Lilian’s so sick. Is she trying to kill her?”

Hearing that Lilian’s expert team had been dismissed and the hospital was pushing for discharge by morning, a flash of anger crossed Ethan’s eyes.

He immediately called Madeline.

The line didn’t go through. He tried again–still nothing.

Finally, he called the house phone.

The housekeeper answered nervously. “Sir, it’s late… Madam is-”

“Wake her up,” Ethan said coldly, his voice sharp as a knife.

The housekeeper hesitated but had no choice. “Alright. I’ll get her.”

About ten minutes later, a groggy, irritated Madeline came on the line. “Ethan, are you crazy?!”

Dragging her out of bed in the middle of the night? What was wrong with him?

“Lilian’s medical team. You pulled them?” Ethan asked directly, his voice tight with

restraint.

“What?”

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insane?” Madeline

“Mother–1”

What’s the point of wasting time and

tirade at Ethan, then hung up without another

tone on the line, Ethan clenched his jaw and looked at Susan. “It wasn’t

by Madeline’s reaction, she

“Then who?” Susan demanded.

who else wanted Lilian

horrifying thought

Stella.

Susan’s face went pale”

It has to be her. It’s

brought the Reed Group to its knees–who else could have the means and. motive to deal with

about it, the more certain

name, Ethan’s aura

Susan completely lost it.

save Lilian! That

the Reed Group wasn’t enough? She

calmly, “I’ll

inside, he was barely

truly realize what kind of threat Stella

had always thought Stella was nothing–a girl

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And yet now, she…

drained of all

for

in the morning. Ethan, they’re going to

“I know.”

while to calm Susan enough to get her to

she was gone, he

and Mr. Abraham

lodge halfway up