The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 714 Stirring the Hornet’s Nest

“Within three days, I want that woman dragged in front of Stella,” Madam Evelyn ordered coldly. “Let that wretch explain herself face–to–face.”

Stella froze. “…”

Madam Evelyn turned and saw how frightened she looked. Quickly softening, she sat down beside her, pulling her small hand into her own. “Pregnant women always let their minds run wild. Do you really think your husband is that kind of man?”

“You’ve known him since you were little.”

“I… I called him, but he didn’t answer,” Stella whispered.

“So that’s why you panicked?”

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Was she really panicking? Did she believe in him?

Deep down, she did trust Abraham. Still, through the years, plenty of women had tried to get

close to him.

She remembered the last banquet, when Melissa had made her interest in Abraham painfully obvious.

When Stella stayed silent, Madam Evelyn sighed. “Fine, fine. Pregnant women always overthink. I did the same when I was carrying children.”

Unstable hormones, restless thoughts–it was only natural.

Madam Evelyn had no doubts about her son’s fidelity.

What infuriated her was that under her very nose, someone dared to pull a stunt like this.

If they could act so brazenly now, then what about all those years Stella had spent alone outside? How much had she suffered then?

The thought of her precious girl enduring humiliation made Evelyn’s chest ache.

“Even if the unthinkable happened, your mother would make it right for you. Understand?”

began to

over, she realized Abraham truly wasn’t that kind

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think lately I can’t control my

just won’t stop running

knew something was off with

hugged her close. “That’s all

Stella little by

long after, Abraham

just as she reached for it, Madam Evelyn snatched it up. “You rascal! How could you let something like

the phone to

calmed her down. When are

already on my

Evelyn finally relaxed. She passed the phone back. “Here, your husband’s

son’s nature too well–after all these years of restraint, she feared what might happen

who would have thought sending him away on a trip would bring trouble like this to their

Headache upon headache.

to her ear,

caught in her

Abraham

“I…”

the one behind this and bring her to you. You can decide her fate

wasn’t an explanation, and yet it explained

had another woman out there, he would never have said such

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“R–really?”

course. You don’t

“I do,” Stella mumbled.

why are

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in the

didn’t answer, Abraham