Chapter 176 You’re Not Afraid of Me–You’re Afraid I Know
At those words, Jonathan took a sharp breath.
“I’ll handle it.”
That was all he could manage to say.
The call ended.
Susan glared at Stella. “Just wait.”
“Wait? Oh, I thought the Reed family was so powerful they’d have me out of Rivermount by today.”
The kind of line that could kill with spite.
Abel glanced at Stella. She, in turn, arched a brow at Susan, then let her gaze fall to the pale–faced Lillian in her arms.
A small smile tugged at Stella’s lips. “Abel.”
“Yes, Miss.”
“That one hundred thousand Dollars I asked you to look into. How’s that going?”
Lillian’s breath hitched.
Her eyes snapped up to meet Stella’s, and a flicker of sheer panic passed through them. Her entire body jerked in shock.
Stella raised her brows slightly, lips still curled in that faint smile.
Let’s act, then. But let’s make it interesting.
Lillian’s face drained even more of color. That hundred thousand–was she talking about the money she gave
How does she know about that money?
Susan’s face twisted with confusion. “What hundred thousand?”
What was she talking about?
And why was Lillian suddenly trembling?
that
person?
She looked down. Lillian’s face was bloodless, her body visibly shaking. Seeing Susan look at her, she tried to pull herself together.
But she couldn’t.
Her body wouldn’t listen.
Stella’s smile widened. “What hundred thousand? Why don’t we let Miss Liang explain that one?”
Lillian said nothing
Her already ghost–white face turned even paler, like she’d been drained of blood.
She does know. Stella actually knows But how?
A thousand questions raced through Lillian’s head Her chest tightened. Her heartbeat spiraled out of rhythm.
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Chapter 176 You’re Not Afraid of Me–You’re Afraid I Know
Lillian saw Susan watching her and tried to stay calm. “What? Oh, that. I told you–it was a scam. A scammer.”
That’s what she’d said before, right?
Stella had brought it up so suddenly. It was all happening too fast–Lillian couldn’t think straight.
Susan turned toward Stella. “You hear that? She said it was a scammer.”
Stella laughed coldly. “Oh yeah? You sure it wasn’t a murderer?”
At that word–murderer–Lillian choked on a breath.
Stella tilted her head slightly, “Abel, didn’t you find out that the money ended up with a wanted killer?”
“Yes. An A–level fugitive,” Abel replied.
Stella clicked her tongue. “A–level fugitive, huh? And you gave him a hundred thousand. Why? Some kind of deal?”
Lillian said nothing-
Her head rang. Her vision blurred. She couldn’t breathe.
She knows. She really knows.
Finished
Susan, stunned, looked from Stella to Lillian. “Wait–Lillian? What’s going on? What does she mean A–level fugitive? Why’d you give someone like that money!”
1–L
“Yeah, Lillian.” Stella’s tone was light, almost playful. “Why did you pay an A–level fugitive?”
The two of them pressed the questions back–to–back.
Lillian couldn’t think.
Only one word echoed in her mind. Ruined.
She turned toward Stella, heart hammering wildly–and then it all went black.
Her eyes rolled back.
She collapsed into Susan’s arms.
Susan had been ready to yell again, but when she saw Lillian’s lips turning purple, her face twisted in panic.
“Lillan! Oh god–Lilliant Someone! Call a doctor!”
She screamed, hysterical
Stella stared down at the scene. Her expression barely changed.
“Boring”
She turned on her heel. “Let’s go “
“Yes, Miss
Abel followed her down the corridor.
Chapter 176 You’re Not Afraid of Me–You’re Afraid I Know
The money had indeed ended up in a murderer’s hands–but it hadn’t come directly from Lillian’s account.
It had been laundered. Moved through multiple layers.
But they’d track it all.
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