Chapter 387 Who’s the Vicious One?
“Abraham….” Stella whimpered softly.
The moment he heard her say his name, something shifted in his chest. The look in his eyes grew even gentler. “Be good, baby, okay?”
Stella pouted, “I don’t want to be good.”
By now, she had figured out his patterns. Whenever Abraham told her to ‘be good, it usually meant he was about to do something very bad. Even if he was careful and held back, it was still more than she could handle.
Abraham said in a playful tone, “I know you don’t. Don’t worry.”
Again?!
“I don’t want any of that either!” She didn’t want anything. Nothing at all. Absolutely nothing.
Looking at her tear–streaked little face, Abraham chuckled. In that moment, his wicked delight hit an all–time high..
The nights in Rivermount… Some are quiet, while others glow with neon and chaos.
Inside a private booth at a club bathed in seductive lighting…
Ethan was knocking back drink after drink. Jereth and Halston sat quietly, watching him.
The two had just returned from abroad. When they heard about the recent drama involving the Keene family, they had landed in Rivermount at 7 PM, only to be summoned straight here by Ethan.
But once they arrived, Ethan did not say a word. He just drank.
After the third bottle, Halston finally reached over and snatched the next one from his hand. “You’re really making this hard to watch. You were always into Lilian. Now that Stella has a man, what are you even upset about?”
Abraham and Stella had been spotted together often lately.
People around Ethan surely knew. As far as they were concerned, his engagement to Stella had always been a temporary arrangement. He never actually liked her.
Now the engagement was off.
So men and women could go their separate ways. What was there to mope. about?
fereth glanced at him “Ten’t I ilian dill in Rivermount? So who avarthi ara van uncat over?”
Chapter 387 Who’s the Vicious One?
Halston echoed, “Yeah, exactly!”
When Jereth said that, Halston instinctively glanced at Ethan.
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While overseas, all they had heard was that Stella had someone new. Nothing about Lilian having anyone. If Ethan was into Lilian, what could be bothering him?
Wait… Wasn’t Lilian said to be battling multiple cancers? Shouldn’t Ethan be with her now instead of drowning in booze?
But Ethan…
He had been okay until they brought up Lilian. At her name, a dark cloud settled over his features.
He reached again for the bottle, but Halston dodged. “Enough. Just tell us what’s going on.”
Still silent, Ethan cracked open another bottle and downed half of it in one go..
Yeah, it seems like this is no small mess.
Halston set his own bottle down and moved closer. “Don’t tell me… you’ve fallen for Stella? That vicious woman?”
Lilian had returned. And yet Ethan was not by her side. The only explanation was… he liked Stella.
That did not make sense, though. He had always claimed she was conniving and ruthless.
At that word ‘vicious, Ethan’s grip on the bottle tightened. He spoke sharply, each word distinct, “She’s not.
Halston looked at Ethan. “Huh??”
Jereth also looked over, eyes filled with confusion.
Ethan took another swig. In that moment, the pain he had tried to suppress rose unmistakably to the surface. “The vicious one… was never her.”
Not Stella?
“Then who?” Halston asked first.
The Reed family had been in shambles. Whole Rivermount believed Stella was selfish and cruel.
All because she could not tolerate the adopted daughter of the Reed family. And now Ethan was saying she is not the villain? Who is the villain then? Lilian?
The thought struck both Halston and Jereth at the same time. They exchanged a glance.
the Vicious One?
Ethan gave a cold, bitter laugh. “Her? Ha…”
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The look in his eyes sharpened, fiercer than they had ever seen before when he had spoken of Lilian.
Now…
That sharpness cut through, and Ethan finally said, “She nearly got Stella killed.”
The room went dead silent. The two exchanged another look, then turned to Ethan. “So that car crash… it really was Lilian?”
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