The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 631 You Call That Gratitude?

“Mr. Keene came to see Miss. It might have something to do with Miss Sutton.”

Abraham fell silent.

The air in the office went still.

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Abel said, “Logically, since Horgan rejoined the Keene family, Mr. Keene should be locked in a deadly power struggle with him by now. And yet…”

And yet what? He didn’t finish the sentence.

For Ethan to show up now and make a scene with Stella–there had to be something more behind it.

Abraham let out a cold chuckle. “Find him first.”

As for how to deal with it, a glint of danger flashed through Abraham’s eyes, sharper than ever before. The reason behind it? The Keene family really thinks Horgan alone is enough to turn the tide?

Meanwhile, on Tessa’s side, her legs were still sore, and after the high fever, her whole body was drained of

energy.

At the table, she took the initiative to serve Victor a bowl of soup. Just as she set it down in front of him, her gaze landed on a scratch mark on his tattooed arm.

Her cheeks flushed bright red on the spot.

Victor raised an eyebrow. “So attentive all of a sudden?”

Tessa stammered, “Well, uh… thanks for last night.”

If it hadn’t been for Victor, she probably would’ve been dragged off by those two creeps.

And that scratch on his arm, she’d left it… back on the bed…

“What are you looking at? Why’s your face so red?”

his eyes and said nothing, silently burying her head in

arched an eyebrow.

anything,” she muttered. “Just… really,

this is how you’re thanking me?

Tessa was stunned.

like to be thanked…

was clear implication in his

picked up on it immediately; her

a sip of the soup she’d given him and said, “For now, don’t call Star over

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631 You Call That

“Huh?”

looked up

Stella come here? She hadn’t planned

all, Stella was pregnant. And after everything that had happened, Tessa

18 Fears

were trying to use her to threaten her mother, then

Abraham’s

because of Tessa, even dying a dozen times

said, “And don’t

basically a

it before; never even had the

Victor raised a brow.

trace of sadness in her eyes and could guess

“Relax. You’re not capable of dragging Star

Tessa was stunned.

is Falvaria. No one dares touch

had seen more than its fair share of trouble over the years. Countless threats lurked in the

Plenty, far too many.

Stella was Abraham’s one true weakness; his Achilles‘ heel. But no one had dared to lay a hand

knew, leave Stella untouched, and there was

anyone did move

went in ready to die, they’d drag their entire family down with

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