The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 444 No More Room for Mercy

Chapter 444 No More Room for Mercy

Tempest grabbed Rianne’s hand. “Rianne.”

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His voice trembled. He gently touched the wound on her forehead, his fingers lingering there with aching tenderness.

The medical assistant who walked out with her removed his mask. “Ms. Rianne only sustained external injuries. But she should stay under observation for the night.”

Only then did Tempest notice the bandage on her leg. The cut on her forehead was shallow–just broken skin.

Stella stepped closer.

Rianne was conscious. She didn’t acknowledge Tempest. Instead, her gaze found Stella.

She pulled her hand from Tempest’s and reached toward Stella. “Stella.”

That small gesture–pulling away–made something in Tempest crack open.

His chest tightened, the air growing heavier.

Stella stepped forward and took her hand. “I’m so sorry.”

It had been Abraham’s idea to call Rianne to Seaflats Cove. And it was Seaflats Cove’s driver who picked her up.

If she hadn’t come here, maybe none of this would’ve happened.

Rianne shook her head. “Don’t apologize. If it weren’t for your driver reacting so fast, the truck would’ve crushed my side of the car.”

Would she have even survived?

Her voice was calm–shaken, but steady in that way people speak after barely escaping death.

Tempest, those words were like a boulder crashing

mouth, only for Rianne to cut

of the truck tried to avoid harming

In those few critical seconds, he had thrown himself in the path of danger. Then immediately climbed

knew exactly what

crash hadn’t

had been driving, or if she had driven herself, today might’ve been the

directed at Stella–but

Rianne’s

She got it too.

Rianne had still been close to Tempest, some people simply

Now?

her. Hated her enough to quietly plot

hadn’t been for Tempest, the woman who had once saved the Hale family

then, it was Tempest who gave her the strength

wrist. “You’re flying back to Falvaria tonight, aren’t

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Stella hesitated.

looking at her, she

her life. How could Stella walk away

was trying to kill her. She

gave a faint, bitter

“Rianne-”

his voice

She hadn’t expected that answer

Rianne ignored him.

clutched Stella’s hand. “You can help me,

Stella said nothing.