The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 398 What Was Going On?

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Ryan’s phone rang. Stella assumed it was Tempest calling. Clearly, Ryan had been dealing with at lot from the Hale family lately. Even if she didn’t say it, Stella could feel the resentment Ryan carried toward them now.

After hearing the news over the phone, Ryan’s eyes widened in shock. “Alright, got it.” She hung

and turned to Stella. “Madam Susan’s in the hospital.”

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Everyone around Stella referred to Susan as Madam Susan, never as your mother. They all knew she didn’t deserve the title. And in Stella’s heart, she wasn’t a mother.

Stella raised an eyebrow, “What happened?”

“No idea. A colleague from the hospital called. If her body really gives out now, the Reed family’s situation will get even worse.”

Stella was speechless. Worse? The Reed family was already a complete disaster. But if Susan was out of the picture, then Lillian would have no one left to protect her.

Wait…

She thought she might know why Susan ended up in the hospital. “It’s probably because of Lillian.”

Ryan looked confused. “Hm?”

you heard? Bing’er verified them–they’re all true,” Stella

them actually be

raised Lillian well–at least she taught her to

be more fitting when describing Susan. She used to accuse Stella of not knowing where her loyalties lay. Well, now she did. A little too

probably losing her

surprised if she crawls out of that hospital just to keep finding ways to

speechless again. That

either way, it’s no

was,” Stella said. She’d be returning to Falvaria soon. Not just the Reed family–she

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came in for Ryan, again about Susan. After she hung up, she said to Stella.

silent. If she couldn’t even catch her breath… Is

any

was cold–it was just that she felt nothing. She never had feelings for those people. And after the way they treated her upon her return to Rivermount–not kicking them while they were down was already

now.” If Susan really died, then Lillian would mean

they were about to order, Stella’s phone rang. It

wasn’t fully recovered yet. The fact that Abraham even let her out was rare. If she messed around with food, she wouldn’t

grinned. “Your