The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 805 Stop Making It Weird

Wait… could this be about Rianne hugging him yesterday? The memory of that awkward scene flashed through Stella’s mind; she coughed twice and said, “Rianne didn’t mean to do that yesterday. Don’t take it personally.”

Eddie replied stiffly, “That was the first time in my life a woman has ever hugged me!”

Stella blinked, stunned. What was that supposed to mean…? Was he planning to make Rianne take responsibility? That didn’t seem like something you could “take responsibility” for.

Her mind spun quickly as she studied him, expression full of conflict. “She wasn’t the first, right?”

“Come on,” she continued, “your mother’s never hugged you? And even if she didn’t, you must’ve been held by a maid when you were little.”

Eddie’s jaw tightened. “Do you know why I’m telling you this?”

Now was not the time for jokes.

Honestly, he hadn’t realized until now that Stella could be this cheeky.

But Eddie wasn’t in the mood to play along.

Stella pouted. “You said Rianne was the first woman to hug you. I’m just trying to clear her name! She’s not the first person who’s ever hugged you, so don’t think you can use that to guilt her into anything.”

Eddie froze. “Use it to what?”

Eddie thought. Guilt her? What, did I look like that kind of person?

“And anyway,” Stella added, “it’s just a hug. What’s there to ‘take responsibility‘ for?”

Eddie went silent. Just a hug, huh?

He

got

it now–Stella was obviously taking Rianne’s side.

That realization stung more than he expected.

“Stella,” he asked, “have I ever treated you badly?”

She stayed quiet.

honest,” he pressed.

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“No,” she admitted.

true–everyone around Abraham had treated

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Eddie said, “do I seem like the kind of

are you

he didn’t actually mean to make Rianne ‘take responsibility,‘ Stella

Thank God.

been serious, Rianne would’ve

at Tempest were already

uneasy again. Those two had been so

And Ariana…

Stella had

all, Linden had adored

woman in the picture–and Ariana was

take responsibility for her,” Eddie

“Huh?”

words hit Stella so hard her

are you talking about?

even mean? Did one hug somehow

and finally

exhaled sharply. God! So it was a

her. “You–why do you make

fellow medical professional, I’ll just

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“Huh?”

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complicated,” he explained. “Most of your people are still stationed

nodded in agreement; her people were mostly

outside that region, things never ran as smoothly, which was exactly why she’d sent extra manpower