The One I Should've Married (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 203

Hearing Vivienne's furious shouting on the phone.

Especially the phrase 'Xander is throwing a hysterical fit,' Beatrice's breath hitched.

Wait, what...

"Xander went to the hospital?"

She had no idea!

Thinking back to the slaps Xander had given her earlier at the Steele house, Beatrice was still reeling.

Her attention had been completely diverted by the news that the Sinclairs were paying off the seven million.

Now, Vivienne's call dragged her violently back to reality.

Realizing Beatrice was clueless, Vivienne gritted her teeth in rage. "Don't play dumb! Didn't you say Stella would obediently return to the Sinclairs?"

"What kind of stunt is this? Is Xander throwing a tantrum because she wants to force her way into the Sinclair family now?"

Seeing Xander desperately clinging to Julian made Vivienne furious.

This was the critical moment to drag Stella back into their control.

She had just finished warning Ivy off, and now Xander was throwing herself at Julian. Vivienne was going to lose her mind!

Equally panicked, Beatrice stammered. "No, it's..."

She was paralyzed with fear!

What was going on? Why would Xander do this?

Why would she cling to Julian? Had she lost her mind?

"Get to the hospital right now and take your illegitimate daughter away!" Vivienne ordered.

Blinded by fury, Vivienne didn't care what she said.

Hearing the words 'illegitimate daughter' made Beatrice's chest heave with rage.

She despised that term more than anything.

But she didn't dare talk back to Vivienne.

Before she could say another word, Vivienne hung up.

Listening to the dead tone on the line.

Beatrice's lungs burned with anger. "No, this, this..."

Suddenly, a thought struck her.

She tore off her bag and frantically rummaged through it until she pulled out the vial Malakai had given her.

She frowned in confusion. The medicine was right here. How could Xander...

Then she remembered Xander saying Stella had forced her to drink something!

Instantly, Beatrice's face drained of color.

...

Meanwhile.

Stella arrived at Channing Group.

Watching the continuous stream of incoming transfer notifications from the offshore accounts, she felt an immense wave of satisfaction.

So they wanted to use Nathaniel's money to mess with her?

Well, she could use some of that cash too!

She was pretty strapped for funds at the moment.

When Beatrice called, Stella was staring at the massive sum and smiling.

Her finger accidentally brushed the answer button.

Before she could speak, Beatrice's hysterical scream tore through the speaker. "Stella Channing!"

Stella held the phone slightly away from her ear.

"Do you still have enough money to eat? You sure sound energetic," Stella said.

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