The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

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Chapter 362 What Did She Just Say?

“He’s probably not even capable!” Stella blurted.

In her panic, she cut Tessa off without thinking.

The second those words left her mouth, the call went dead silent.

Across the room, Abraham, who had been organizing her meds on the couch, looked up at her in surprise.

Tessa also stopped crying. “Stella… what did you just say?”

She must’ve misheard. No way Stella actually said that out loud. She had to be hallucinating from

stress.

Stella didn’t answer right away.

It hit her then–what she’d actually said.

Yeah, she and Marie had once wondered if Victor was even capable.

But that was just private girl talk. Behind closed doors. Never out loud like this.

And until now, it had stayed between them.

They both knew better. If Victor ever caught wind of something like that, they’d be toast–no matter who they were.

If Tessa hadn’t been crying like that, there’s no way Stella would’ve let it slip. She wasn’t the kind of person who liked gossiping behind someone’s back.

Now she seriously regretted it. Because if Victor heard… she

“Okay,

it go.

be able to, Stella repeated, sounding a lot less confident

she even know?

other end–loud enough that Stella heard it through the phone. “Wait,

mean… he’s never shown any interest in all those gorgeous

What Did

you even know he’s never

“Everybody knows!” Stella replied.

Even the people closest to

came to women, he never made

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stunned. He never made a move on any of the girls around him? “Maybe those women

“No chance,” Stella said. “Those girls were stunning. Honestly, way out of

Tessa fell silent.

did something to you,” Stella added,

“Are you saying I’m not attractive

way!” Stella shot back. “I just mean

be real–neither she nor Tessa could compete

stopped. After a beat, she mumbled,

it, the

deadly. He stared

and dropped the phone onto

I mean, I didn’t say anything that awful…

Meanwhile, at Seaflats Cove-

with Tessa when

back.

tried again. Still