The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 324 A Stakes Are Raised

The next second, Derrick grabbed the phone out of her hand.

It was a video call from Abraham,

Derrick glanced at Stella, then tapped to answer. He brought his face up to the camera.

“Abraham.”

There was a brief silence on the other end.

Then Abraham’s gaze turned cold. “Where is Star?”

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A moment later. Derrick turned the camera to show Stella and pressed the barrel of his gun to her forehead.

Stella instinctively raised her hand to push it away, but Derrick gave her a warning look.

When Abraham saw the image on the screen—Stella soaking wet and looking utterly miserable—the atmosphere around the call instantly turned dangerous.

“What did you do to her?”

His voice dripped with menace.

Derrick let out a slight chuckle. “Abraham, I want what’s mine.”

“Fine.”

Stella was stunned.

Derrick was equally surprised. That easy?

So this girl really meant a lot to Abraham now.

His eyes fell on the marks on her neck.

His voice grew colder. “When?”

you

it? Wasn’t that

did it end up with

that what he’s been after

couldn’t help but

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tapped his

dangerously. ‘Get that thing off her head. This is the last

to tell you

seems you haven’t realized yet, you’re no longer in control

casually, like a man who

“Is that so?”

Abraham’s camera flipped, too.

was Sebastian, screaming for

“Derrick, save me, please!!

froze. That

did he get caught

familiar voice came over the

a baby. I wonder if

eyes narrowed

Sebastian exploded in anger at

moron, who are you

Was that mean to

didn’t get it. “You. I’m talking about

to Sebastian’s throat and

screen.

about I start the

Stella’s eyelid twitched.

That’s a

hostility. He sneered. “Do you all really think Sebastian

me?”

“Derrick, you….

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