The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In novel Chapter 694

Chapter 694 A Bigger Game

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The gossip stirred up by Rivermount in the past few days was nothing more than an attempt to use Stella to force Abraham to back off.

Threaten him? Heh…

They must’ve forgotten–Abraham never responded to threats.

If they wanted to go down in flames with him, he’d make sure they were the ones burned to ash.

Evelyn said, “You should keep Star off her phone for a while. Don’t let those desperate rats upset her.”

The Keene family and the Reed family were already bankrupt.

At this point, all they had left was their lives.

Abraham replied, “Got it.”

They exchanged a few more words before ending the call.

Just as Abraham turned around, Stella’s phone buzzed. This time, it was Tessa calling.

After a moment of thought, Abraham rejected the call and sent a message to Abel instead, telling him to call Tessa and help with whatever she needed.

To Abraham, Tessa had always been dramatic.

He didn’t want her disturbing Star right now,

Abel responded promptly: “Got it.”

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Then he deleted the call record from Tessa.

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After handling everything, Abraham returned to the dining room. Stella was nibbling on a piece of flatbread.

When she saw him come in, she held one out to him. “Try this, it’s really good.”

The kitchen staff had been getting better and better at their job.

Stella had clearly gained some weight recently–probably because of the

pregnancy.

Ever since finding out she was expecting, she’d been very obedient when it came to eating.

And now that she knew she was carrying triplets, she was being even more diligent.

Abraham didn’t take the piece she offered.

Instead, he held her hand–the one she was using to eat. “I want this one.”

Stella had just taken a bite when he leaned in and bit off the rest from her mouth.

Stella went quiet.

This man and his weird habit–he just had to eat what she was eating.

“Mmm, not bad. Tastes like Star.”

His voice was laced with amusement. Stella’s face flushed bright red.

“I told you on the phone not to bully-”

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She didn’t finish the sentence. The moment she saw the smirk in Abraham’s eyes, she quickly swallowed the rest of her words.

God, never try to boss him around.

She’d learned that lesson the hard way that night.

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They were still eating when Abel called. He must’ve already contacted

Tessa.

Stella remembered how Marie had said Tessa might get assaulted and then killed. That had really scared her.

Abraham took the call and stood up. “I’m stepping out to take a business call.”

“Okay, go ahead,” Stella nodded.

Outside, Abraham answered the phone.

Abel’s respectful voice came through. “Sir.”

“What happened?” Abraham asked coldly.

“Ms. Tessa’s fine. She was taken by Mr. Victor.”

Abraham raised an eyebrow. “Victor?”

“Yes, sir. Ms. Tessa was indeed taken to Rowan Island in Northliso by Mr. Victor.”

“She only called Miss Stella because she wanted to chat. Nothing serious.”

Abraham went quiet.

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He let out a faint sigh of relief.

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Tessa had been calling during Star’s prenatal check–up, and he’d honestly been worried something was wrong.

Star was carrying triplets–she couldn’t handle one of Tessa’s dramatic meltdowns.

But Victor, huh…

“He didn’t tell Marie he was taking her?”

“According to Ms. Tessa, she didn’t really know. Judging from Miss Marie’s reaction, it seems like he didn’t.”

If Victor had given Marie a heads–up, she wouldn’t have stormed into Ashen Pact.

And not just her–Derrick had gone too.

At this point, Ashen Pact was a complete mess.

Abraham closed his eyes briefly.

Abel continued, “Silas is already at Ashen Pact. Looks like Mr. Victor is playing a long game.”

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