Chapter 718 A Thorn That Won’t Heal

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Outside the door, Lewis knocked. “Ms. Tessa, I think you’d better not stay in the room. Come sit

with me.”

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Tessa: “…” Sit with him, only to keep hearing those ridiculous videos about bathing plush toys like babies? Absolutely not.

“Ms. Tessa?”

She had wanted to call Marie, but with Lewis pestering her, she finally gave up and dragged herself out.

“Stop shouting, I’m coming!”

Why did he insist on calling her Ms. Tessa anyway? Did she not have a last name? Completely incomprehensible.

Reluctantly, she sat with him in the living room.

The sound of baby–care tutorials still played from his phone, grating on her nerves.

Tessa snatched up her own phone. If she was going to endure this, she might as well chat with Stella. Of everyone, Stella had the most free time now–back at the Dawson family, she had nothing at all to do.

“Turn it down. I’m making a call,” Tessa muttered, annoyed.

“All right,” Lewis said, obediently lowering the volume. For once, he wasn’t unbearable.

Satisfied, Tessa dialed Stella’s number.

Abraham had rushed back to the Dawson estate the moment he heard.

He entered quietly, just as Stella’s phone buzzed on the nightstand.

She was asleep, her breathing soft.

made hardly a sound. Picking up

his mother had told him how badly Stella

was from

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Abraham answered. “Hello.”

“Ah–it’s you, Abraham.”

sounded flustered, almost

need something

Is she

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Tessa then that she hadn’t heard Stella’s voice in a long while. Ever since Marie had taken her to the island, they’d hardly

a little drowsy from the pregnancy,”

she’s sleeping then? I won’t bother

Hurriedly, she hung up.

always been intimidating, but even over the phone, Abraham was

pressure.

the line went dead, Abraham glanced at the number, hesitated, then deleted

documents for the study. Spotting him in the hall,

already in

He should be there by

his eyes

was furious with Dan. She’s

Mines.”

eyes snapped open, sharp as

back then… his survival has always been a

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A thorn, yes.

still lived, the question had hung over them–what price would

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