The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 226 The Truth Revealed

The moment Ethan thought about Stella and Mr. Abraham of the Luke family, his brows knitted together tightly.

Before he could speak. Lilian, nestled in his arms, said, “So Stella sold herself to the Luke family just to crush me? If that’s the case, even if I leave the Reed family, she didn’t need to degrade herself like that.

Susan’s face darkened instantly. “Lilian,” she snapped.

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Her anger toward Stella only grew fiercer

Raised in the countryside, after all–willing to do anything for money and power.

But for some reason, hearing Lilian say that made Ethan extremely uncomfortable, even resistant.

Lilian didn’t notice the shift in Ethan’s mood.

She continued, choking back tears, “Mom, she’s your biological daughter. I don’t want to see her ruin herself because of me 1

Her voice broke..

That one mention of “biological daughter” made Susan’s heart pound with rage.

She wanted to say she had already severed ties with Stella- but she held back.

Because right now, according to Patrick, the entire company’s fate was still in Stella’s hands.

Lilian sobbed uncontrollably. “I always treated her like a sister. I never wanted her to end up like this.”

Enough, Ethan finally cut her off.

His temples were pounding.

Lilian and Susan both turned to look at him, confused by his sudden harsh tone.

chest felt tight and suffocating. “Stella grew up

Both Lilian and Susan’froze.

caught. “What… what do you

do you mean she grew up in the

confused. “Yeah, Ethan, what

The Luke family

The one everyone

Ethan closed his eyes.

thinking about it made

is Abraham

Silence

Abraham Luke.

Abrahamt

Abraham?” Lilian

Her pupils contracted violently,

sister of the

herself from

the heir to the Luke family. Mr. Abraham’s

Susan

Susan’s breathing practically stopped.

and said hoarsely, “Ethan… are you

was a storm of turmoil, roiling with

it- she refused to believe Stella had grown up in the

Ethan’s breath grew colder.

“Absolutely sure.”

confirmed it. There

his mind had exploded with a loud

now, he still couldn’t

“How… how

stared at

always said she was just