The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 271 Blood Ties

At the moment, what Stella hated most was hearing anyone from the Reed family mention “biological”

It made her feel disgusted deep in her bones.

Since she was little, she had learned what real family meant–what love between relatives looked like. The Dawsons had carved that feeling into her very soul, and she had cherished it deeply.

But the Reeds had twisted her understanding of blood ties.

“Do you know why I didn’t save Jonathan yesterday?” she asked.

Susan hesitated. “Why… why?”

“Because he said I didn’t know where to draw the line between close and distant, Stella said coldly. “He said he was my biological brother.”

She bit hard into the words “biological brother, her voice thick with sarcasm,

Susan’s breathing quickened. She didn’t quite understand what Stella meant by that.

“You still don’t get it!” Stella asked flatly.

Susan remained silent.

I hate the way you people talk. I hate your so–called family affection. Biological brother?” Stella scoffed. “What a joke.”

If there had been real affection, maybe she could’ve tolerated it. But the Reeds version of love was like a sharp knife–always ready to carve pieces off you while smiling.

Stella stared at her. “I’m lucky I was actually your biological daughter. If it had been anyone else, if they hadn’t died in the accident Lillian arranged, they would’ve been pushed to death by you–their so–called mother”

voice shook. “You! Am I really that awful

Susan’s body. At that moment, she even questioned

I done to Stella? Am I really that unbearable in her eyes? Is my normal way of disciplining her what made her hate

Stella let out

“I actually thought you’d learned your lesson. Thought you’d reflect, at

little. What a waste.

bother finishing her sentence. Her eyes

“Til take care of it right

her feet and blocked the

“You can’t

got stuck in her

on Stella’s

didn’t like them. She hated the whole

thought. Why are dares to pin

the outer

ones in the wrong? Isn’t this all because of her

they used to trample Stella, now Susan had to swallow her own

She left.

But when she saw how cruel Stella was–ready to cut off even

to see Stella and made things

So Susan left.

turned to the

He nodded. “Yes, miss,”

Jonathon…

deal with him for a long time. And now,