The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 780 Smells Like Death Itself

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Noctarth was in complete chaos now, thanks to the meddling of so many different factions.

Derrick and Victor had their entire focus on Ashen Pact.

If Marie were to return, Abraham would have to send someone to bring her back before he could feel at ease.

But Marie refused…

“I’m not coming back right now.”

“Hm?” Abraham’s voice dropped.

“Dan’s a scheming bastard,” Marie said flatly. “Derrick doesn’t have nearly as many sleeve.”

Abraham fell silent. Dan? Derrick?

“You’re worried Dan will outwit Derrick?”

tricks up

his

In that moment, Abraham caught a subtle note in Marie’s words–something different.

She… seemed to care about Derrick.

“I’m not worried,” she muttered. “I just think he’s stupid. Those years, he couldn’t even explain himself to you; he wandered in misery for years. Dan, on the other hand, has eight hundred schemes–he’s sly as a fox. And Derrick, who only knows how to fight head–on, could end up falling straight into one of his traps.”

Marie kept complaining about Derrick’s foolishness.

But Abraham’s furrowed brow eased; the corners of his mouth curved ever so slightly. He left her with just two words, “Suit yourself.”

And he hung up.

Abraham headed downstairs at once.

From the staircase, he saw Eddie still clinging to Stella’s legs, while she held a hand over her

mouth.

“Just go shower already; hurry, go shower-”

something good to my brother for me,

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for you,

any longer, she

smell radiating off Eddie

like she might

that she’d speak up for him, Eddie instantly

later,

Stella stared. Wait–what…

you doing

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wanted to slap him across

gaze wasn’t on her–it was fixed on the staircase

clutched Stella’s legs

Stella thought grimly.

let go immediately, or you can

bitten off, thick

faltered—yet in the next instant, he

Abraham’s face darkened.

your brother Eddie!” Eddie shouted frantically, clinging to her

disgusted him to the core; they drank water straight from muddy pits. Forget

Abraham’s voice was sharp, his

this,” Stella said quickly. “He really is pitiful; he hasn’t bathed

months.”

the stench hit her

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Abraham strode down the stairs;

Eddie.

Eddie dodged just

in that split second he slipped aside, the stench on him spread violently through

“Urgh-” Stella gagged.

Abraham’s expression tightened.

had already heightened her sensitivity to smells, and she