The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 218 Barely Holding It Together

Before she could react, he pulled her straight down onto the bed..

Stella’s breathing faltered uncontrollably.

“Abraham, you-

“Stella, how did I get hurt here? Hm?”

Abraham tugged open the collar of his robe, exposing the long, glaring scratch marks across his chest.

All the blood in Stella’s body seemed to freeze on the spot.

No way…

I really didn’t scratch him! So where did all those scratches come from?!

“Yeah, how did that happen?” she said, forcing herself to look innocent as she stared at Abraham.

Abraham grabbed her hand, lifting it up to inspect it.

Seeing him focus on her nails, Stella panicked even more, even though she knew she hadn’t done anything wrong.

She instinctively tried to pull her hand back. “Uh, maybe you fell?”

“Fell and got scratches like this? And this many?”

Stella said nothing.

She couldn’t help but glance at Abraham’s chest again those marks definitely looked like

scratches.

Even I don’t believe that excuse…

Stella felt like crying.

did I get

I really was careful!

she was sure she hadn’t scratched

how had he ended up

her daze. “Why

Even harder to explain…

that?

that thought, Stella’s heart grew unsettled. -but

doesn’t remember. If he did, I’d have no way to

Abraham spoke again. “Why are

he said it, he instinctively reached out

clutched it tightly. “Don’t

a mess

her brain was

hidden behind his deep, unreadable gaze, she couldn’t make out anymore. Her mind was

why don’t you head back

stumbled over her words. At this point, even stringing together a

get Abraham out

she’d only cleaned up the

stayed any longer, he might notice

about it

to your room?” she practically

leave. If you stay any

pretty eager for me

Stella clenched her fists.

this pressure, it’s about to vanish

you be sleeping at this hour?” she

“Sleeping?”

was sheer panic.

want to face

further. He nodded, lifted the covers, and