Chapter 575 The Price of Underestimating Her

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She either said things outright- Or didn’t bother saying them at all.

Abraham listened to her soft, jealous voice and chuckled. “And who are ‘they‘? You think I take orders from them?”

In Falvaria, there really wasn’t anyone who could tell the Dawson family what to do.

Stella stayed silent.

Abraham pulled her slightly out of his embrace and pinched her cheek. “You, huh…”

Stella pressed, “So has Melissa gotten close to you at all over the years?”

She just couldn’t get comfortable with it.

In the front seat, Abel was doing everything he could not to burst out laughing as he listened to Stella interrogate Abraham.

He was this close to giving himself an internal injury.

Honestly, in all of Falvaria, who besides Stella would dare talk to Abraham like that?

Then again, only Stella had been raised like a precious treasure in his arms.

“She never had the chance,” Abraham replied patiently–and truthfully.

Abel chimed in from the front, “Miss, I promise–there hasn’t been a single woman around Abraham all these years.”

If you had to count females that had gotten close, it was maybe a mosquito or two,

Stella huffed. “Hmph!”

Her expression was full of proud little annoyance. She was clearly still mad about Melissa.

Abraham gently rested her head against his chest and said to Abel, “Call the Bogden family. Tell them whatever extra terms they mentioned–forget it.”

“Yes, sir.”

Extra terms?

formal deal. The kind of perks that weren’t publicly acknowledged–usually split

care about them. But to the Bogden family’s

win.

words now meant: this

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their feet. But Mr. Bogden’s special perks? Those were

“What extra

She didn’t get it.

shouldn’t ask too many

Little kid again?

going to be the mother of his child, and he still treated her

added to Abel, “Melissa is not to appear in front

“Yes, sir.”

meant was not in front

themselves in the foot. If Melissa had just

added, “Also, reach out to

Abel was stunned.

really… switching

the Bogden family had asked for way too much this time. They even had the nerve to suggest a marriage

marriage alliance might’ve been fine–if it

if something involved Stella, Abraham never cared about cost or

Stella with him–and

actually thought it meant his face came in

the Dawson

she saw Stella and Abraham

“Mom,” Stella greeted.

behind her.

butler nodded. “Yes,

He headed off.

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575 The Price

at Stella. “Why didn’t you just crush that

Huh?

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