The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 806 You’re Begging the Wrong Guy

Stella nodded rapidly. “I’m begging you to make the call; please, hurry and do it.”

Abraham strode forward and yanked Eddie out of the way.

Finished

It all happened so suddenly that neither Stella nor Eddie had time to react before they met Abraham’s dark, stormy gaze.

Stella went quiet. Eddie went quiet. The air itself seemed to freeze.

Eddie stared back, bewildered. “Why are you looking at me like that?”

Abraham shot him a cold, sidelong glance, then turned his stern gaze back to Stella. Her little nose reddened under the pressure.

“Abraham… I mean, honey.”

She was so flustered she forgot what to call him.

Abraham’s voice was flat. “What were you begging him for?”

“Ah? I…” Stella faltered.

Eddie could practically smell the tension thick in the air; he didn’t dare linger another second.

“Ah, right, I just remembered—I’ve got something to do! Gotta run!”

After all that time in the Milbar Desert, he’d learned a thing or two; those few months had nearly cooked him alive. He wasn’t about to provoke this old Joe again.

If Abraham sent him back to the Milbar Desert…

Then that concoction he’d slathered on himself yesterday–the one that had made Stella nauseous and left him half–choked–would’ve been for nothing!

But just as he lifted his hand to leave-

Abraham’s cold voice cut through the air. “Go wait for me in the study.”

Eddie froze.

to go. I’m

dmb

Eddie’s breath hitched. He didn’t dare argue. In the end, he trudged reluctantly

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and Stella, he turned

up at him with wide,

thought. Can he not look at me like that? His eyes are terrifying… I’m

out a low, cold hum. “Why were you pulling

his fingers against it; even that

was asking

he heard she’d been asking Eddie for something, the shadow in Abraham’s

you handle yourself that you have to beg

“I…” she stammered.

be faster

froze. Huh? Ask… him?

need to beg

“What do you think?”

not! Right… why did I

been useless,

you dumb for three years. And the

you call Evie

“Why do you need to call

an eye on Rianne. The Hale family’s been targeting her for years, both openly and in

those people couldn’t succeed. But now that she’s away

Tempest made

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he could protect her, then

had often attacked her behind

they’d even brought in some distant relative–Hailey, who wasn’t even

in the Hale family meant Tempest had to have given his

was disappointed in him. Just

“Honey…”