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

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just Abraham and Stella, he

up at him with wide,

not look at me

hum. “Why were you pulling him

fingers against it; even that touch carried a

asking him for

he heard she’d been asking Eddie for something,

that you have to

“I…” she stammered.

faster to ask

Huh?

really need to beg you for

“What do you think?”

Right… why did I even go to Eddie?

been useless,

dumb for three years. And the more you have, the dumber

you call

“Why do you need to call

The Hale family’s been targeting her

she was in Rivermount, Tempest was protecting her, so those people couldn’t succeed. But now that

made Stella’s temper

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the years, Linden had pulled plenty of strings against Rianne in secret. If he could protect her, then he had to know those people were working

Rianne, Ariana had often attacked her behind the

in some distant relative–Hailey,

Hale family meant Tempest had to have given his approval. Otherwise, she never could’ve stayed

disappointed in him. Just hearing it made Stella furious

“Honey…”