Chapter 122 Good Luck Competing
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Yeah, he was here because of that place–he’d promised Lillian she’d be discharged within a week, and that she’d be moving into Verdant Villa.
He told her he’d make sure she lived in the room where she could watch the sunrise in the morning and see the sunset in the evening: where she could hear the sound of the sea.
Now it was already the third day. If he still couldn’t secure Verdant Villa.
The thought made it hard for Ethan to breathe.
“You’ve been staying at Verdant Villa these past few days?”
He’d already checked–she hadn’t stayed at Kingston Heights at all. She hadn’t gone back there once. Both he and Jason had seen Stella at Verdant Villa.
So now Ethan was convinced. Stella had to be living there.
Stella said, “Yeah, I’ve been staying there. What, is that a problem?”
Ethan was left speechless.
Hearing her confirm it herself made his chest tighten again
The one place Lillian wanted to live more than anywhere else–Stella was living there right now.
“Who owns that house?”
Ethan’s thoughts were a complete mess; at this point, he could barely hear his own voice.
Stella said, “You’re asking me? Aren’t you supposed to be so capable? Didn’t you find out it belonged to some sixty–six–year- old guy?”
There it was again–that same line.
Every time anyone asked about Verdant Villa, that was what she said
Ethan snapped, “Tell me who it is!”
His voice came out through gritted teeth.
Stella looked at how rattled he was and let out a mocking laugh. “So what, you’re finally ready to admit in front of me that you’re not as capable as you thought?”
Ethan was livid.
She had that kind of talent–her mouth could give anyone a heart attack.
Stella said, “You admit it out loud, and I’ll tell you. Do you admit it?”
Ethan was left speechless.
Admit in front of her that he wasn’t capable–this damn woman was humiliating him, plain as day.
Ethan took several deep breaths, but he still couldn’t push down the pressure weighing on his chest.
His stare turned colder and colder.
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Chapter 122 Good Luck Competing
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That kind of arrogant provocation–no one in Rivermount had ever dared to speak to Ethan like that. But Stella didn’t hold back at all
In the end, Ethan stormed off. He couldn’t even spit out one of his usual threats before leaving
But just before he walked out, he managed to squeeze out, I’ll be watching to see if you can actually marry Louis.”
“The Parker family is a whole different ball game–don’t think just because Louis proposed to you, you’re actually going to get what you want!”
His words came out through clenched teeth, venomous.
Kimmy walked in.
“Ms. Dawson.”
Stella set down her water glass. “He’s gone?”
Kimmy nodded. “Yeah, stormed out looking furious!”
He didn’t look anything like the guy who once swept the boss into his arms–the guy who was good to her, who treated her employees well, too.
This Keene family heir had nothing going for him besides being the Keene family’s successor.
Being with someone with a temper like that was emotionally exhausting.
Stella burst out laughing. “His face never looked good to begin with.”
Kimmy stayed quiet. How had my boss put up with someone like that for two whole years?
She dropped off the file and headed out
Abraham called. “Do you want the Reed family’s money?”
Scella was confused. Where was that coming from?
“That chump change….
to the p
To be honest, ever since she’d family, Lillian had been lighting her like it was life or death.
The truth was, Stella had never wanted any of it.
Especially every time Susan bought something for Lillian–she’d spend forever showing it off.
What she didn’t know was that back in Falvaria, Stella had so much of that stuff piled up it couldn’t even fit–and it was all better quality, too.
Abraham said, “It might have been chump change to you, but to them, it was a real prize,
People couldn’t survive without what had kept them going. And losing the thing they had valued most–that had been
unbearable.
Even if they were her blood relatives, the way they treated her was something Abraham would never tolerate.
Stella caught his meaning “So if my brother says I should take it, I’ll take it?”
She honestly didn’t care. When Abraham wasn’t around, she did her best to protect herself.
But when he was around, she listened to everything he said.
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