Married to a Secret Billionaire (Stella Taylor) novel Chapter 9

Chapter 9 The Dowry is Gone

"I told you, Dad's not home!" Amelia said smugly, her lips curling. "Dad has long forgotten your return today. It makes perfect sense, since you married that kind of person. Would he bother to throw you a homecoming banquet? It's humiliating!"

"I don't need a homecoming party!" Stella said, standing up abruptly and stopping in front of Amelia. "I just want my dowry!"

"Your dowry?" Amelia raised her eyebrows and smirked at her.

"What dowry? I've never heard of it!"

Stella was stunned, her heart pounding.

All the aggression, resentment, and hatred came flooding into her heart. She knew that she was not of high birth and had been branded as an illegitimate daughter since she came into this world. But her origins were not her choice, and all these years, even in the darkness, she had tried to remain positive.

No normal girl would agree to such a ridiculous request for a substitute marriage.

She just wanted to save her mother.

Why should they deprive her of even this little hope?

Amelia snorted and turned to go upstairs when Stella stopped her.

"Don't you dare walk away! Make it clear!"

"What is there to make clear?" Amelia pinched her heavily on the arm.

Stella grunted in pain and backed up, hitting the back of her head against the wall. Her ears buzzed.

She looked up and saw Amelia's mocking expression growing more and more grim. "Stella, you're already a married daughter. You've been sent away to that poor place. Don't even think about having anything to do with the Taylor family again."

"But... Dad made a promise to me!" Stella said through gritted teeth. "As long as I take your place and marry the man, I'll be given a generous dowry that can help my mother..."

"You mean your mom can stay in a good ward and use imported medicine?" Amelia laughed out loud. "My silly sister, do you still remember why Dad kicked you and your mom out of the house back then?"

Stella fell silent, feeling a chill creeping up her spine.

"It's because your mother was indiscreet and got pregnant with another man's children. It made Dad furious!"

"That bitch deserves to go to hell! Do you think Dad will save her? Heh, Dad can't wait for her to die out there!"

"No..." The rims of Stella's eyes turned red, and the tears fell despite her best efforts to hold them back.

"My mom is not that kind of person. She was set up."

"You mean she was framed by my mother?"

Amelia's voice rose an octave as she glared at Stella menacingly.