The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 228 A Secret Long Buried

“You sure like prying into other people’s business, Abraham said coldly.

There was a clear chill in his tone.

Eddie shrank back instinctively under his glare, swallowing nervously and then his brain practically exploded.

“Abraham, you’re a damn beast! She’s- she’s the one you raised–she’s been calling you brother‘ for twenty years!”

“Thud

Something smacked Eddie square in the forehead, cutting off whatever he was about to say.

“Hey I’m just saying–Eddie spluttered.

lis I trong to call it out?

“You even hurt her?!” Eddie fumed. I was wondering why you didn’t answer the door no matter how long I kept ringing. Turns out you in that situation- do you even realize how dangerous that was?”

If nothing unexpected had happened, Stella and Ethan had never crossed that line.

After all, Stella’s standards were too high there was no way she would fall for a man whose heart belonged elsewhere.

So during those two years of their engagement, they probably hadn’t even held hands.

But Abraham…

Eddie winced again.

Turns out you were raising her for yourself all along! No wonder you treated her so differently.

“Wherever you went, you brought her along. When Marie stole her away, you nearly tore Marie apart

So this wasn’t a little sister you were raising it was a future wife!

hit Eddie

why, back in Fleule, Stella had been so closely

suitors, those marriage proposals all had mysteriously fallen

–

a single male mosquito

since decided no one else could take his little

–

gaze swept across Eddie. “If you say one more word, I don’t

needles.

Eddie shivered.

Same threat as always.

a single extra word about Stella, Abraham’s attitude was exactly the

looked annoyed whenever he

even words were too

beginning, she had been for

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you turned her beloved little sister into your wife, she’ll go ballistic. She might even

This was way

foo

Abraham, you—

insane.

notice you were hiding feelings for Stella all along. You’re

Eddie thought about it, the more worked up he

in Fleule knew Abraham treasured the little girl

As a sister—a sister!

Abraham said flatly,

(One word, ice–cold.

no intention of

Eddie’s face twitched.

from the medical kit but as for the ointment Abraham