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Chapter 223 Stirring Trouble
But would Abraham marry her?
Could he?
Stella’s thoughts were a tangled mess as she rolled back and forth across the bed, not even knowing how long she tossed and turned.
Eventually, sleep finally pulled her under.
Outside, heavy snow had begun to fall. Inside, the room was warm and cozy.
She slept straight through to after ten in the morning, when her phone automatically switched off silent mode.
The buzzing of the call barely roused her.
Half–asleep, she answered, “Hello?”
“Stella!” came Tessa’s loud, dramatic voice.
Stella mumbled a sleepy “Mm” in response.
Tessa huffed, “It’s already this late and you’re still not up? Fine, but why do you sound like you’ve been completely ravaged?”
The moment she heard the word ravaged, Stella jolted awake.
Because I was ravaged…
Tessa didn’t seem to notice. “I’ve got some explosive news
Stella blinked, still dazed.
Is there anything more explosive than the fact I slept with Abraham?!
wanna hear it?”
But if Tessa said it was shocking, it was probably really shocking.
“Hold on, let me get closer. You can hear for yourself.”
Stella was puzzled.
Hear what?
There was the sound of footsteps, and then suddenly, through the phone, she could hear crying
and Susan’s hysterical shouting.
Lilian’s
“You’re discharging her in this condition? How can you do this? Are you trying to kill her?”
“Madam Susan, regarding Ms. Lilian’s condition, we really can’t do anything more. We’re sorry.”
“What do you mean, you can’t do anything?! I paid so much money, hired so many expert teams where are they now? Where did they all go?”
“They’ve all left.”
The doctor and Susan’s furious argument crackled over the line.
It only took a few sentences for Stella to piece together what was happening.
The hospital wanted Lilian discharged
forcibly.
“Did you hear that? Isn’t it wild?” Tessa’s voice came back.
“Way too wild,” Stella muttered. “But what exactly happened?”
It sure sounded like the hospital was forcing Lilian out.
Susan and Lilian’s voices faded away as Tessa clearly walked away from the chaos.
At Stella’s question, Tessa chuckled gleefully. “How would I know? Maybe the hospital just realized they couldn’t do anything for her and didn’t want to keep taking their money.”
Stella was speechless.
Tessa clicked her tongue. “Come on, the Reed family and the Keene family are. still backing Lilian. And yet the hospital’s kicking her out like this? I’m telling you, it was brutal
they wouldn’t even let her stay a single extra minute. I’ve
never seen such an upright hospital before!”
Stella: “…”
Tessa snickered again. “And seriously, with a body like hers, what’s the point of wasting more money?”
Stella’s sleepiness had been completely wiped away by Tessa’s gloating.
She rolled over. “I’m getting the feeling you’re not actually upset about the Reed family wasting money.”
“I’m upset about the money, not about the Reed family’s money,” Tessa quipped.
Honestly, that did make a certain kind of sense… but it also sounded completely wron
Before Stella could say anything else, she heard Tessa yelp, “Hey, what are you doing? Give me back my phone! Ethan, give it back!”
Stella was puzzled.
Next thing she knew, Ethan’s cold, furious voice came through the phone. “Stella. Was it you?”
The venom in his tone practically dripped through the call.
Even through the phone, Stella could feel his hatred.
She narrowed her eyes. “What nonsense is this?”
She had no idea what was going on at the hospital.
Yet now Ethan was already accusing her?
This trash… Honestly, someone should just chain him and Lilian together forever. Anyone else who gets near them would end up torn to pieces.
Ethan growled, “Nonsense? Are you really going to pretend you didn’t push this until she had no way out?”
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“Stella, I know now you grew up with the Luke family. But don’t forget what makes you any different from Lilian?”
“You’re just a foster daughter. If you keep abusing your position, don’t blame them for turning on you. When that happens, what ground will you have left to stand on?”
Every word he spat was sharp and vicious.
Stella’s blood boiled. “Screw you, Ethan! If you’ve got guts, come say that to my face!”
Right now, she seriously wanted to tear Ethan’s head off.
How is it that no matter what happens, it always ends up on me?
This bastard must be cursed or something!
Anger surged in her chest, almost too much to hold back.
