The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 482 Don’t Cry You’re Not a Kid Anymore

It had been years since they’d last seen each other.

Evelyn asked Harper about everything, worried that these things might not suit her taste.

But before Harper could even respond, Stella’s voice rang out, “I like it–I like all of it.

Evelyn had her back to the door.

At the sound of Stella’s voice, her body visibly stiffened.

Just when Stella thought she would immediately turn around–and she herself was already bracing to run up and hug her-

The warmth and enthusiasm she had anticipated. never came.

Evelyn didn’t turn around; she stood there, rigid, her back to her. Stella’s heart tightened all over again.

Juntil she saw Evelyn’s shoulders trembling ever so slightly

Stella felt a sharp ache in her chest and stepped forward slowly. “Mom.”

Still, Evelyn didn’t turn around.

As she got closer, Stella could see more clearly–Evelyn’s shoulders were trembling harder now.

This time, Stella didn’t hesitate. She walked up quickly and wrapped her arms around Evelyn from behind

“Mom, I’m home.”

Her voice was soft–so soft it could break your heart.

At that, Evelyn finally turned around and pulled her into a tight embrace. “You little brat Only come home when someone goes out to get you? Forgot the way on your own?”

was

had clearly inherited the good genes

to Abraham, Stella was small–and standing in front of Evelyn, she was

better than with Abraham, though–at least

into her neck. “Don’t

you don’t give me a full explanation today,

Stella was stunned.

continued, “And you–did you call someone else

corner of Stella’s mouth

Someone else? Suran?

“I swear, I didn’t”

person? Someone who’d call just anyone ‘mom‘ for

tried to coax her.

she arrived at

at Rivermount-

been acting completely erratic, always causing trouble in one way

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two months in

fifteen minutes–like a candle being lit

of being a mother stood

the very beginning. Stella hadn’t accepted her in her heart. And

arms again. “I would

finally felt a little

held Stella tightly, pleased. “Good, that’s what I wanted to

full

wouldn’t have let it go. If she already called someone else mom, and the Reed family still treated her that

wouldn’t have let those people off the hook. She’d

Evelyn tightly. “Mom, I missed you

me, why didn’t you