The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 259

Chapter 259 The Price They Owed

Eddie stared at Abraham in disbelief. “If he’s still alive… then why hasn’t he come back to find Marie after all these years?”

Abraham said nothing.

For a moment, a dark shadow flickered through his eyes

In the room upstairs-

The call Stella answered was from an unfamiliar number. It was Susan again, having borrowed yet another phone to reach

her.

God knew how many phones the Reed family had borrowed by now, since their own numbers had already been blocked. Over the line, Susan’s hysterical shrieks filled Stella’s ears. “That’s your real brother! How could you be so heartless!” “Stella, is your heart made of stone? How could you be so cold? You destroyed your own brother’s hands–you–your”

Susan’s anger almost made her faint again.

The moment the call connected, she went insane, bombarding Stella with endless accusations.

Stella’s eyes narrowed. “How would you know if my heart is made of stone? You never tried warming it.”

People said that a heart like stone could never be warmed.

But her heart- The Reed family had never even tried.

They hadn’t warmed it-

“You” Susan choked

they had only shown her, from beginning to end, that blood ties could be colder than anything

Jonathan knows very well why he

Susan screamed, completely losing

Stella continued calmly, he

Susan, you knew, didn’t

Susan’s breathing stuttered.

“What are you saying?”

I was paranoid. But deep down, you knew it was Jonathan’s doing. You just wanted

cover for him.

Her voice was light.

words

Susan suck in a sharp,

“You… you actually knew?”

caught the slip

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out a soft laugh. “Honestly, it’s no surprise. If you’re willing to defend an adopted daughter like Lilian

time he was just… confused. I

successfully kidnapped that day, what would’ve happened to

justifications made Stella’s skin

you scolded him. What

Stella said coldly. “Did you ‘scold‘ him

more and more

when I called the police… you used your influence

line

Dead silent.

all that, you still expect me to speak up for him?

hands should’ve been broken a long

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