The wrong girl 398

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Chapter 398 What Was Going On?

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Ryan’s phone rang. Stella assumed it was Tempest calling. Clearly, Ryan had been dealing with at lot from the Hale family lately. Even if she didn’t say it, Stella could feel the resentment Ryan carried toward them now.

After hearing the news over the phone, Ryan’s eyes widened in shock. “Alright, got it.” She hung

and turned to Stella. “Madam Susan’s in the hospital.”

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Everyone around Stella referred to Susan as Madam Susan, never as your mother. They all knew she didn’t deserve the title. And in Stella’s heart, she wasn’t a mother.

Stella raised an eyebrow, “What happened?”

“No idea. A colleague from the hospital called. If her body really gives out now, the Reed family’s situation will get even worse.”

Stella was speechless. Worse? The Reed family was already a complete disaster. But if Susan was out of the picture, then Lillian would have no one left to protect her.

Wait…

She thought she might know why Susan ended up in the hospital. “It’s probably because of Lillian.”

Ryan looked confused. “Hm?”

“All those rumors you heard? Bing’er verified them–they’re all true,” Stella said.

Ryan was stunned. She’d thought those rumors were scary enough. She didn’t expect them actually be true. “So after all these years, who exactly was Madam Susan protecting?”

“She raised Lillian well–at least she taught her to distinguish between insiders and outsiders,” Stella replied.

Ryan was speechless. ‘Raised her well–those words couldn’t be more fitting when describing Susan. She used to accuse Stella of not knowing where her loyalties lay. Well, now she did. A little too well.

“She’s probably losing her mind,” Ryan said.

Stella replied calmly, “Don’t be surprised if she crawls out of that hospital just to keep finding ways to help Lillian.”

Ryan was speechless again. That comment hit hard.

“Well, either way, it’s no longer your problem.”

“It never was,” Stella said. She’d be returning to Falvaria soon. Not just the Reed family–she was about done with Rivermount entirely.

Chapter 398 What Was Going On?

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Hand in hand, they walked off to find dinner. Another call came in for Ryan, again about Susan. After she hung up, she said to Stella. This time it looks bad. She might not recover.”

Stella was silent. If she couldn’t even catch her breath… Is that it for her?

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She stayed calm. It wasn’t that she was cold–it was just that she felt nothing. She never had feelings for those people. And after the way they treated her upon her return to Rivermount–not kicking them while they were down was already generous.

“Well, Lillian’s really screwed now.” If Susan really died, then Lillian would mean nothing in the Reed family.

They entered the restaurant. Just as they were about to order, Stella’s phone rang. It was Abraham. “No spicy food.”

“Okay, got it,” Stella replied. She wasn’t fully recovered yet. The fact that Abraham even let her out was rare. If she messed around with food, she wouldn’t be allowed out next time.

She hung up, and Ryan grinned. “Your brother’s so good to you.”

“He’s not going to be my brother anymore,” Stella said.

Ryan blinked. “Huh?”

“We’re getting married.”

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Ryan was speechless. Married? That word hit unexpectedly. A trace of bitterness passed through her eyes, but it disappeared in an instant. “Congrats.”

Marriage sounded… wonderful.

Stella asked, “What about you and Changfeng? Any plans?”

Come to think of it–Ryan’s situation was a bit like Stella’s.

When she was five, her father had died because of Tempest’s father. She was taken in by the Hale family, but they never treated her well. Tempest’s mother disliked her, and the rest of the family. followed suit. Only Tempest and his father ever stood up for her. And after Mr. He passed away, Tempest was the only one who kept protecting her.