Chapter 340 Always on Your Side
Rianne was starting to get it now. The plan was to give them hope, only to shove them deeper into the abyss,
“This sounds like something you picked up from Tess,” she muttered.
Only Tessa could be this delightfully wicked. Watching a disaster unfold was not enough. She had to devise new ways to make it worse.
Stella simply said, “Just go.”
“Fine. I’ll go. I’ll go all in at every step. Rianne promised before hanging up.
Lilian, never mind her grudge with Stella; even she and Rianne had history.
Back when Lilian was not sure about Ethan’s feelings, she had cast a wide net. And people like her never wasted their nets on the poor, short, or ugly.
Tempest, of course, had been one of her targets. Thus creating a rift with Rianne.
There were countless heiresses in Rivermount who wished they could tear Lilian to pieces, but thanks to the Reed family’s protection, none of them could touch her.
Until now.
Now, she had fallen, right into Stella’s hands. And even had to beg Rianne for help.
On Stella’s side.
Abraham glanced down at her smug little face. “So happy?”
“Of course. You wouldn’t understand.” Stella’s voice was laced with impish glee.
Lilian was getting her comeuppance. There were countless people in Rivermount celebrating. She was not the only one.
Abraham chuckled. “Why not just end her? Why go through all the trouble?”
Stella shot him a look. “With the state she’s in now, ending her would be a waste of a bullet.”
Abraham reached out and gently ruffled her soft hair, saying nothing more. He would let her do as she pleased.
After all, as she said, given the Reed family’s state, was any action even necessary?
They had already collapsed. Every member of that house was living in torment. What more
Chapter 340 Always on Your Side
Stella suddenly wrapped her arms around his. “Abraham, do you think I’ve become a bad person?”
Abraham raised a brow. “Why ask that?”
Stella lowered her gaze. “Back when I was in Falvaria, I wasn’t like this.”
Abraham nodded..
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It was true. When she had been by his side, she had been carefree, pure, and kind–hearted.
But after the upheaval in the Dawson family, after being forced out of Falvaria by Derrick, she had changed. The next time he saw her, the innocence was gone. In its place was someone who paid back every grudge tenfold.
He gently pinched her nose. “This is good too. You’re still my precious one.”
In that moment, Stella felt her heart fill with warmth.
Bits and pieces of memories from the Reed family flashed through her mind. Like when someone had told her, “Even if Lilian pushed you, you shouldn’t treat her like this.”
“Why’d you go quict?” Abraham asked softly.
Stella murmured, “I was thinking. no matter what kind of person I become, I’ll always be good in your eyes, won’t I?”
Abraham nodded.
Stella grinned happily, and wrapping her arms around his neck, planted a kiss on his cheek.
matter
This was what it meant to love someone, to care about someone, to cherish someone, no r how they changed.
Just as Stella was about to settle back into her seat, Abraham suddenly pulled her in and deepened. the kiss.
Right. I should never tease a lion.
In the front, Abel tactfully raised the partition.
Stella squirmed in Abraham’s arms, flustered. She was scared. “Stop… don’t touch me anymore.”
If he kept going, he might not be able to stop.
He saw her fear clearly and let out a soft laugh, releasing her. “I wouldn’t bear to take you right
now.
Stella’s mind buzzed, her face flushing red.
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Stella replied. “Not on purpose.”
There was no need to waste thought on those people. But over the years, they had truly hurt her. Some memories were bound to linger.
Stella suddenly asked, “Abraham, will you always be biased in my favor?”
“Biased?” Abraham was not sure what she meant.
Stella explained. “Yeah. If I ever did something that hurt Marie, would you still take my side?”
Abraham’s grip on her tightened. He understood why she was asking.
The Reed family had always stood with the adopted daughter….
And in the Dawson family, had she not held the same position as Lilian?
He moved away just enough to look into her eyes, then flicked her forehead.
Stella immediately covered the spot, eyes wide with pain, looking up at him like a wounded fawn.
Abraham’s heart stirred.
This little enchantress… He thought to himself.
With that look in her eyes, what man could resist?
“Do you think the Dawson family is blind? Or incompetent enough to raise you into someone like Lilian?” Abraham said with a light scoff.
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