Chapter 339 Give Them Hope, Then Bleed Them Dry
Obediently, Stella rested her small face against the man’s chest.
Susan had been waiting outside the Hale family’s gates the entire time.
Two hours after Rianne returned, she heard the news and had rushed over, waiting here ever since.
Whether it was due to the Reed family’s current downfall or for some other reason, she had not been able to step past the threshold. The one who came to inform her had told her bluntly to leave, and Rianne would not see her.
But she could not leave. Just thinking of the pain Lilian was enduring, she could not back down. She had to see Rianne, no matter what.
Finally, Rianne emerged.
Susan hurried forward in agitation. “Ms. Rianne, please, I beg you, save my daughter.”
“Which daughter are you talking about?” Rianne crossed her arms, her tone casual and detached.
Susan froze. her face stiffening from the question. She struggled for breath as she answered, “M… My adopted daughter, Lilian.”
“Oh, adopted daughter?” Rianne raised a brow. “Seeing how desperate you were, I thought it was your biological daughter, Stella, who was in trouble.”
At the mention of Stella, Susan’s lips twitched awkwardly. In the end, she could not come up with a suitable response.
“Could you please go take a look at the Reed family, hmm? Susan suggested weakly.
Rianne shrugged. “Alright, but let me say this first. I hadn’t planned on–going. I’m only doing this because your biological daughter called me and asked me to go.”
“You mean Stella called you? She asked you to check on Lilian?” Susan was stunned. She could hardly believe it.
Stella… would never be so kind to Lilian. She couldn’t. She would probably rather Lilian be dead.
She refuted instinctively. “Ms. Rianne, you must have misheard. Stella couldn’t possibly…”
Rianne cast a cold glance. “You mean to say I have hearing problems? If that’s the case, can you really trust me to go check on Lilian?”
Susan choked on words. “L”
Forget it. Right now, Lilian mattered most.
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As Rianne watched Susan’s unwilling expression at the mere mention of Stella, she found her even more repulsive.
With a short, she added. “No need to thank me. You should save your gratitude for your real daughter.
Rianne’s words hit her like a blow to the chest, and she had to bite back a wave of burning rage. Right now, the last name she wanted to hear was Stella.
The entire downfall of the Reed family was because of What was there to rememberi
what was so great about her, anyway?
But right now. Lilian was more important. She could not afford to be angry,
You’re right. Ms. Rianne Susan echoed in agreement.
Seeing her words and face so out of sync. Rianne let out a derisive chuckle and turned toward her
Susan quickly followed ‘Ms. Rianne. I drove here myself.”
“No need. Most of the Reed family’s mechanics are crooked. I’d rather drive my own car. Rianne rejected her offer right away.
It was a not–so–subtle jab at the car accident involving Stella.
In fact, most of the evidence from that crash pointed straight at Lilian. And yet, despite the ironclad proof, the Reed family still chose to believe her.
Rianne got in her car and drove off without another word.
Susan stood there stiffly, her body frozen in place. hatred for Stella boiling in her chest.
That wretched girl!
Seething with fury, she jumped into her car and hurried to catch up to Rianne.
Meanwhile, Stella had already been carried into the car by Abraham when Rianne’s call came through.
“I honestly think this is all pointless,” Rianne said.
“Hm** Stella responded.
“With so many people in the Reed family loving her to pieces, there’s no way she’s actually willing to go that easily. And did you see the way Madam Liang acted‘ Oh dear, just what kind of magic potion did Lilian feed them?” Rianne almost rolled her eyes out
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Stella said calmly, “Whatever potion she gave them, just make sure you go all in and give them hope.”
Go all in? Why did it sound like this girl still had tricks up her sleeve?
“And after I give them hope?” Rianne asked curiously.
“Then you go all in… on bargaining.” Stella replied smoothly.
Bargaining?
Rianne was unsure of what Stella wanted exactly. “You want money?”
Stella scoffed. “Please. You’re not a charity case. Just name your price. Make it so sky–high they’ll choke on it.”
“But the Reed family doesn’t have that kind of money anymore,” Rianne said. She had already heard about their current mess.
No one in that house could cough up 700,000 dollars in cash right now.
“I know,” Stella said.
Curious, Rianne asked. “Huh? Then why…?”
Stella continued, “Exactly because they don’t have money. That’s why you need to go all out and ask for more.
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