The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 733 The Interrogation

Stella nodded. “Yeah.”

“Then come with me to question them,” Madam Evelyn said smoothly.

She had already brought in the two most suspicious women. To dispel Stella’s doubts, she wanted her present during the questioning.

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Confident nothing would go wrong, she also intended to teach Stella something: even if there was guilt, Stella should be the one to deal with it herself.

As the Dawson family’s matriarch–in–waiting, there were moments when she needed to show real authority.

“Alright,” Stella agreed.

Abraham set down his glass of milk. “I’ll come too.”

“There’s no need,” Madam Evelyn cut in firmly. “This is a matter for women. Better handled by women.

Every incident like this was training for Stella. She was kind and gentle, but as the Dawson family’s mistress, she also had to be shrewd and decisive.

Of course, Madam Evelyn had no idea how Stella had already handled the Reed and Keene families back in Rivermount.

Stella glanced at Abraham. “I’ll go myself.”

“Stella…” Abraham’s voice held worry.

“I’ll be with her,” Madam Evelyn reassured. She knew he was worried, especially with Stella carrying triplets, but she herself would be there.

And with that, she led Stella away.

By the water garden stood a small pavilion.

When she saw Madam

butler must have

down

yanked straight out of bed last night. At first, she thought

since that banquet where Abraham’s cold

unbearable, so she had left

now they had dragged her

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of being pulled from bed and marched here still made her seethe. Her fury was barely restrained. “Madam Evelyn, what is

the Dawson family, she

Evelyn and Stella

looked at Stella with a

forward with a small box

took it, then narrowed her eyes at

test clattered onto the ground, landing right by Melissa’s

sharpened. “Miss Melissa, this is

stick, her eyes

you mean by

Her confusion was genuine.

“Miss Dawson, I’ve seen plenty of women putting on acts over

back when Stella and Abraham’s relationship hadn’t

family had seen countless women throw themselves forward. Some tried to act refined, asking to

came in all

seen every trick imaginable–but Melissa’s

still didn’t dare openly defy her. After all,

“I don’t