Chapter 177 A Hundred Thousand Reasons to Be Afraid
Stella didn’t seem bothered. “No rush.”
Given how Lillian looked just now, what Riannesaidabout her being seriously ill clearly wasn’t an act.
IfLillianwere healthy, Stella would’vetakenher down herself by now. But looking at her now? Her hair was practically gone. The heavens had done her job already.
Lillian had always been obsessed with her looks. Now she was racing death every day–that alone was enough torture.
Abel understood immediately what Stella meant by no rush.
“You scared hergoodback there.” he said..
Stella chuckled.
checky, lighthearted sound.
Thatbit of joy was oddly contagious. Abel finally understood why Abraham doted on hertheway he did.
She was easy to be around. Her energy had a way of bringing life to people–even those stuck indarkness.
Her phone buzzed.
ItwasAbraham.
Stellaanswered, “Abraham?”
“No messing around. Don’t stay too long.”
“…Okay.”
She blinked and instinctively glanced at Abel walking behind her.
Abel looked straightahead, avoiding eye contact like atrainedsoldier.
Stella muttered, “I wasn’t messing around.”
“You’re such a good girl.”
He didn’t say much else before hanging up. He was clearly busy.
Stella turned to Abel. “Didyourecord the part where Iwasthe scariest and send it to him?”
Abel said nothing.
“You better not record me behind his back again unless it’swhenI’m getting bullied
Still nothing
The thing was, she never got bullied when Abel wasaround. Notonce.
She was like a little tiger. Too fierce.
Andif he ever did send Abraham a video of her being bullied, Rivermount would probably turnintoabloodbath.
Back in thehospital.Susanwas a nervous wreck watching the doctors crowd around Lillian.
4:42 PM
Chapter 177 A Hundred Thousand Reasons to Be Afraid
“Ethan-” shebarelygot the name out before the phonewasyanked from her hand.
Startled, she whipped around–only to see Madeline..
Susan froze. “M–Madeline?”
Madeline glanced at the screen, then hung up the call without a word.
Susan’sface went stiff.
Madeline gave her a cold look and tossed the phoneback.Susanfumbled and dropped it to the floor.
“I already told you–don’t call Ethan this week.”
Susan tried to stay calm. “But Lillian:
“She’s nothing. Sowhyiseverythingalways about Ethan?”
Madeline’s sharp voice cut her off completely.
That word–nothing–hit Susan like a slap. She looked at Madeline in shock.
Lillian was still in the ER. Yet the woman who’d practically watched her grow
Susanfelt somethinginherchest go cold.
up was saying this?
Finished
“Madeline. Before Stella came back, Lillian was always close with Ethan.Shewas welcomeatyour house all the time. You were like family. How could you say something so heartless?”
Madeline narrowed her eyes. Dangerously.
She gaveacoldlaugh.“Heartless? Susan, are you really that blind to the kind of personyouraised?”
“You seriously don’t know what she was doing those two years overseas?”
The edge in Madeline’s voice cut deep.
Maybe the Reed family bought Lillian’s innocent act. Madeline didn’t
She’dalwayshad a bad feeling about her. This time, she checked. And what she found wasn’t pretty.
Susanheard the implication loud and clear. Herhandsclenched. “Are you seriously tryingtosmearLillian’sname right
now!”
Madeline’svoicewascool. “She’s filthy enough. Idon’tneed to add anything”
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Tell me have you ever asked your precious Lillian how many boyfriendsshehadwhile shewasabroad? Or how many men she’s slept with?”
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