Chapter 11 Trying to Buy Her Off Dream On
Upstairs.
Lillian stood at the top of the stairs, her ankle swollen. Hearing Patrick speak so kindly to Stella, a flicker of disappointment. and coldness flashed through her eyes.
After all, they were blood related…
An hour later.
Patrick arrived at Kingston Heights
Seated on the sofa, he looked at Stella without questioning why she hadn’t answered his calls earlier. Stella remained. expressionless as she poured him a glass of water.
Patrick sighed. “No need to busy yourself. Come sit,”
When it came to this daughter, Patrick truly didn’t know how to interact with her. She hadn’t grown up by his side, and he barely understood her, Stella sat directly across from him.
Patrick sat upright on the sofa, his hands clasped on his knees. “Did you argue with Lillian again?
Stella asked flatly. “Are you here to blame me too?”
Blame, ever since I became part of the Reed family, I have grown used to it.
Hearing her cold tone, Patrick let out a sigh. “Did you break off the engagement with Ethan because of her?”
Stella didn’t respond, simply taking a sip from her glass. The Reeds family weren’t the kind of people she would confide in. If someone wasn’t worth trusting, she didn’t see the need to share too much. Seeing her silence, Patrick felt helpless.
No wonder Susan always got frustrated, this child clearly had no intention of opening up to them.
“You don’t have to be mad at her. She’s only back for medical treatment. Ethan was just accompanying her to the hospital. I already spoke to your mother, this won’t happen again.”
Stella set down her glass and looked at him.
“Their next time has nothing to do with me anymore. You didn’t have to come here late at night just to tell me this.”
Patrick frowned. “What do you mean nothing to do with you? Stella, marriage isn’t a joke. You and Ethan are already at this stage, there’s no turning back.”
Backing out will make them a laughingstock! Worse, it would make the entire Reed family a joke.
Stella said calmly. “Precisely because marriage isn’t a joke, I have even less reason to go through with it after seeing things
Her reasoning actually made sense.
“But you and Ethan…”
“You’re just worried about embarrassment, aren’t you? Actually, this is an easy fix.”
Stella cut him off. Patrick’s expression darkened as he was directly called out. “How do you plan to fix it?”
Of course, Embarrassment that was his biggest concern.
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How was that a solution? That would make things even more humiliating Not only would she be breaking off the engagement with Ethan, but also cutting ties with the Reed family!
Patrick’s face darkened. Stella, however, remained firm. “Either way, there’s no way I’m marrying Ethan.”
“If not Ethan, then who? Your wedding is in a week, after making such a scene with the Keene family, who in Rivermount would still dare to marry you? And what about your feelings for Ethan?”
She heard the wedding a week from now….
Stella chuckled, her smile laced with mockery,
“You probably don’t know yet, do you? Ethan told me this morning that since Lillian is back, our wedding needs to be postponed.”
Patrick was stunned. His expression showed he was completely unaware of this.
Stella’s voice was cool. “Just because the Reed family depends on the Keenes family, you have no dignity, so I have to lose
mine too?”
Patrick fell silent. The words no dignity made his face turn ashen.
And yet, she wasn’t wrong. Over the past few years, the Reed family’s business had relied almost entirely on the Keenes family.
“You
“I’ll say it one last time, Ethan and I are done. There is no room for negotiation.”
On this point, Stella was resolute. Patrick was livid.
“What do you mean no room for negotiation, I don’t agree to this!”
If they really angered the Keene family, things would become difficult for the Reed family. Even though Ethan clearly had feelings for Lillian, the Keene family elders wouldn’t allow it. Patrick had experienced their methods firsthand two years ago…
Back then, even if the Reed family managed to gain benefits from Ethan, those Keene family elders would always find a way to make them lose everything-
Patrick said gravely, “I’ll talk to the Keene family about this. Stop being so willful.”
Stella didn’t bother responding. She simply walked to the door, pulled it open, and silently signalled for him to leave. Seeing this. Patrick’s temper flared. “You’ve already hit Ethan, and you’ve humiliated him. What more do you want?”
“Oh, and I told your mother to reactivate your bank card. She’ll call the bank tomorrow.”
Stella’s voice was firm. Ethan is not an option!”
That same unyielding answer!
“You.. Her defiance finally pushed Patrick over the edge.
