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.”

the girl she remembered, never having witnessed

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look. “She’s about

insisted. “I really shouldn’t have taken the Tessa job. If I hadn’t, I’d

she would be at her precious sister’s side,

You’d still be running all over the world

wasn’t wrong. She couldn’t give up her free–spirited life

But this was different.

she were free, she

Abel finally picked up.

“Miss.”

doing? The house is on fire and

Abel blinked. “What?”

“Where is he?”

with Mr. Monley. Their meeting will wrap up

What did she mean

to tell

chest tighten. “Sir’s phone is with me. Why

in your hands? Great. That

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

What now?

to him right

“Hurry,” Marie ordered.

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

“She got a package–inside was a pregnancy test, double lines. The sender’s pregnant. Do I really need to spell it out

Abel froze. Disaster.

would never do something like that, but with things this messy, it was already a

Marie hung up.

are tests

what pregnancy

Marie. Two. That’s