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That snapped Stella fully awake. She sat up straight in bed. “What happened?”
As expected of Tess. Even all the way in Falvaria, she was still up to date on the gossip in Rivermount. Her connections had not been affected by her mother one bit.
Tessa said, “It’s kind of a long story.”
“Then make it short.” Stella could not wait.
What’s so long about it? Even the most tangled mess can be explained in a sentence. If one’s not enough, then
use two.
Tessa said, “The CFO… is Lilian’s aunt.”
“What the hell?” Stella screamed in disbelief.
A… Aunt? That….
Her brain short–circuited for a moment.
Tessa added, “She’s the younger sister of the nanny who secretly abandoned you back then.”
So Lilian was that nanny’s daughter, and now the woman who had had a pair of twins with Patrick was the nanny’s sister, Lilian’s aunt?
No wonder Rianne had said he heard rumors that Lilian and that woman were close, often sneaking out together to shop and eat. She was even the one who brought her into the company.
Stella’s tone was calm, but her words were sharp. “She’s really got a clear sense of who’s close and who’s not.
Tessa said, “Exactly. Even if Madam Susan treated her like a treasure, what did it matter? There’s no blood relation. She stayed loyal to her own aunt and even lined her up with all kinds of benefits.”
And it was not just benefits. She even handed Patrick, her husband, over to that woman.
Stella said coldly, “Truly a fine example of knowing who to prioritize.”
When she first arrived in Rivermount, whether it was Susan or Jonathan, they had all scolded her for being too cold, too unfeeling.
Well, now they had someone who really understood how to draw the line.
Tessa said, “I’ve already passed the information on to Madam Susan. No need to thank me.”
You… passed it to Susan?
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Tessa replied, “Dead serious. I mean it.”
When it came to Stella, Tessa had always been dead serious.
Tessa added, “If the timing’s right, she should be at the Reed mansion already.”
That was impressively fast.
“Madam Susan is definitely going to be very grateful to you.” Stella’s voice was laced with mockery.
She would be.
Let her see, once and for all, what kind of person she had been defending all this time.
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If the evidence from the car crash was not enough to shake her, then she clearly had no love left for her real daughter and still clung to her bias.
But now that Lilian’s venom had reached her personally….
Stella was eager to see how Susan would react next.
Meanwhile, on Tessa’s side…
She was hiding in her room making the call. The maids had already called her twice for breakfast, but she had not gone down.
Because she had asked if Victor was still there. And the answer had been ‘yes.”
Stella said, “Okay, forget the Reed family drama for now. Um, about last night… did Victor do anything to you?”
This girl, she’s pulling that trick too?
The last thing Tessa wanted to hear right now was anything about Victor. “Last night, I moved every piece of furniture I could to block the door.”
Not only did she lock it, she barricaded it.
Stella said. “Huh? Was that really necessary?”
Tessa replied. “How was it not necessary?”
Stella said, “Victor really isn’t that kind of guy. And besides, he can’t… you know. He’s not dangerous.”
Is this girl serious? That man who looked like he could gun someone down at any moment is not dangerous? If he’s not a bad guy. then who is?
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hung up the call.
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Not dangerous? That line sounded so wrong. If Victor was not dangerous, then what? Was she the one who undressed herself last night?
Right after she hung up, there was a knock at the door.
“I’m not hungry. I don’t want to cat.” Tessa called out immediately.
Her tone was clear. She was avoiding Victor.
She could not help it. She was really afraid of that man, afraid of the aura he gave off… Afraid of meeting his eyes.
“Come out. A deep voice from outside.
When Tessa heard it was Victor, her heart gave a hard thump.
No way… he’s actually here?
She shut her eyes and curled further under the covers. “I’m really not hungry right now.”
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