The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 242 No Escape

Wait–what was this?

He wanted to sleep with her?

Hold o

“W–What are you doing?” Stella stammered.

Abraham said calmly. “Is there a problem?”

Stella was speechless.

Was there a problem? How could there not be?

At dinner, he had acted that way with her right in front of everyone, and now…

Their relationship had leapt from childhood companions to something she couldn’t even name yet.

Shouldn’t he at least pretend to be a little reserved?

“What are you thinking about?” Abrahamn asked.

When Stella didn’t answer, he reached out and pinched her small nose.

Stella mumbled. I was thinking… is this really okay?”

She rubbed her hands together, the question coming out cautiously.

Abraham: “What’s wrong with it?”

Stella was speechless.

What’s wrong with it? That’s the question!

wild moment, she had thrown all caution to the

was thinking clearly, the weight of everything

Fleule thought of them as siblings. Even if they had no blood ties, just the thought of how

Rivermount these past two years, never caring what anyone said about

cared how Lilian smeared her, hadn’t cared

it came to Abraham- she

she didn’t want anyone to

a word of

“Stella”

pulled her into his

smooth move, he rolled them so she was tucked against

magnetic, brushed against her

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if she wanted to, she knew it would all unravel the second

her over again, pinning

he murmured, “Stella’s afraid

shrank down, feeling like a

curl up so timidly, Abraham chuckled and brushed

us with their

Stella didn’t respond.

hair, then flipped over, pulling

said, his voice full

in his arms, finding

trying to kick

been able to

very beginning, her world had always revolved

rules. And now, even their relationship changing like this… it wasn’t something

kissed her forehead again,

It wasn’t enough.

how many times he touched her, no matter how close he pulled

her skin,