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

she realized Abraham truly

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I can’t control

my thoughts just won’t stop running

was

close. “That’s all part of pregnancy. Perfectly normal,

soothing words steadied Stella little by little until her heart finally

after, Abraham

Stella’s phone, and just as she reached for it, Madam Evelyn snatched it up. “You rascal! How could you let

to Stella,”

just cried herself out. I barely calmed her down.

my way

Madam Evelyn finally relaxed. She passed the phone back.

of them apart while Stella carried the triplets. She knew her son’s nature too well–after all these years of restraint, she feared

would have thought sending him away on a

Headache upon headache.

phone to her

word caught in her throat, breaking with a

Abraham asked. “Did

“I…”

this and bring her to you. You can decide

wasn’t an explanation, and yet

there, he would

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“R–really?”

You

“I do,” Stella mumbled.

why are you

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received a positive pregnancy test in the mail would

didn’t