The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 713 The Test

“R–really?”

“Of course it’s real. Don’t be stupid. Abraham treasures you too much to ever betray you.”

Through the years, plenty of women had set their sights on Abraham.

But none of them had ever gotten close to him.

Unable to win him over, they resorted to stunts like this?

“But what if… what if it really is Abraham’s?” Stella sniffled again.

“There’s no ‘what if!” Marie snapped.

“Even if it were true, you’d still have me. I’d take you away to live on our own, and I’d never let love ruin you.”

She spoke with such conviction that Derrick’s face instantly darkened.

One way or another, Marie finally managed to coax Stella into calming down.

Before hanging up, she showered her with kisses and tender words–any outsider listening might have thought she was the one married to Stella.

Derrick shivered in disgust, goosebumps all over.

As soon as she ended the call, Marie immediately tried Abraham’s number. It rang for a long time with no answer.

With no choice, she dialed Abel instead.

Derrick muttered, “She still relies on you this much?”

In his mind, Stella had never been all that self–sufficient. Aside from the years she’d spent at Rivermount, she had always leaned most on Abraham—and next on Marie.

And now? With Abraham away on a trip and unreachable, of course she had turned straight to Marie.

Marie shrugged. “She’s just a kid. When something happens, of course she feels helpless.”

saw Stella as the girl she remembered, never

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shot her a look. “She’s about

the Tessa job. If I

this mess, she would be at her

snorted. “As if. You’d still be running all

She couldn’t give

But this was different.

hands because of Victor. If she were free, she

Abel finally picked up.

“Miss.”

is my brother doing? The house is on fire and he won’t answer

Abel blinked. “What?”

“Where is he?”

Monley. Their meeting will wrap up in about half

fire? What did she mean

chance to tell him–Stella just called me,

made Abel’s chest tighten. “Sir’s phone is with

“It’s in your hands? Great. That explains it. Stella’s falling apart, and

tore through Abel’s mind. He never imagined ignoring one call could cause such

What now?

go to him right

“Hurry,” Marie ordered.

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Miss Stella crying?” Abel pressed. He figured nothing serious could happen

test, double lines. The sender’s pregnant. Do I

Abel froze. Disaster.

that, but with things this messy, it was already

Marie hung up.

frowned. “There are tests with

pregnancy means?”

lines, Marie. Two.