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If any servants really had been bought off, Madam Evelyn would show no mercy.

The butler’s face hardened. “Rest assured, I’ve already begun the investigation.”

The package alone proved this was no small matter. The timing was too precise.

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For so long, nothing had happened while Abraham was home, and yet the moment he left on a trip, someone pulled this vile trick.

“From now on,” Evelyn said coldly, “all parcels and mail are to be strictly monitored–especially anything meant for Stella or Rongchuan.”

“Understood. Leave it to me.”

Orders already flowed down through the household staff.

But Evelyn’s eyes glinted with lethal intent. Whoever dared make a move under her roof–she would skin them alive.

Downstairs, Abraham coaxed Stella into eating more than she thought she could.

“Not another sip,” she protested, pressing a hand to her rounded belly.

Seeing her so full, he chuckled and set the soup aside. “All right, no more.”

Just then, Marie’s name flashed on his phone. Abraham rubbed Stella’s hair gently.

“Marie’s calling. I’ll answer.”

Stella nodded, meek again. “Okay.”

only had to wrap her in steady words, and

stepped aside and picked

“Talk.”

called earlier and you were offline!” Marie

for him. The second time, the phone had been

plane,” Abraham

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blew up at home, did you know? Stella called me bawling her eyes

you, didn’t he? Get back quickly. Stella’s

said calmly, “I’m

Marie blinked. “That

“She’s eating.”

Marie: “…”

Eating? Already?

had been huge, and Stella had cried herself raw–yet just like that, her

“She’s not crying anymore?”

you. She’s calm now. Eating

If she was calm, then

But seriously, how

to be

question. “Tessa–have you

that up, brother.”

moment he mentioned Tessa, her headache

mess… At this point, I think Tessa might already be dead in the hands of the Morris family. But don’t you dare mention that to Stella.

stayed flat. “She

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