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

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Abraham and

up at him

at me like that? His eyes are terrifying… I’m

low, cold hum. “Why

at her small hand and brushed his fingers against it; even that touch

asking him for

heard she’d been asking Eddie for something, the shadow

handle yourself that

“I…” she stammered.

be faster to ask

Huh?

need to beg you

“What do you think?”

Right… why did I even go to Eddie? I could’ve just asked

people in Yalvoria might’ve been useless, but her

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

can you call Evie

do you

Rianne. The Hale family’s been targeting

so those people couldn’t succeed. But

mentioning Tempest made

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

to Rianne, Ariana had often attacked her

now they’d even brought in some distant relative–Hailey,

Hailey could live in the Hale family meant Tempest had to have given his approval.

Rianne was disappointed in him. Just

“Honey…”