The Wrong Girl and the Wronged Girl (Stella and Ethan) novel Chapter 535

Chapter 535 Whose Side Are You On

“Buy it now,” the old man said.

Stella laughed and nodded right away. “Okay, I’ll get it right now.”

She had already added the shop owner’s contact info and asked them to send over a few more.

The

grumpy old man had finally been coaxed into a good mood.

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At noon, everyone had lunch at the Luke family’s estate. It wasn’t until after two that they finally left.

Even though Grandma clearly favored Marie over Stella, she still treated Stella really well. When they left, she stuffed Stella’s arms full of more gifts.

In the car.

Marie sat in the front seat, scrolling through her phone. “Oh wow. Mom really is the best. She handled everything.”

Stella blinked. “Handled what?”

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“Von and thraham of

I wne actually kinda worried noonlo would talk bahind

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“You and Abraham, of course. I was actually kinda worried people would talk behind your backs, with the nature of your relationship. But it’s all good now–Mom already shut them down.”

Talk behind their backs…

She had worried about that too, before coming back from Rivermount. But after seeing how her mom and grandma reacted, she wasn’t worried anymore.

Who cared what strangers had to say?

The only opinions that mattered were the ones from the people she cared about. If her mom and grandma disapproved, that would’ve hurt.

Now, hearing Marie say Mom had handled it, Stella asked instinctively, “How did she handle it?”

“You didn’t hear this morning?”

Abraham reached over and rubbed the top of her head.

Stella instantly remembered–when she came downstairs earlier, Mom had been on the phone.

She’d said something about: The daughter–in–law I raised is finally all grown up…

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That was her way of solving things. By putting it out there herself, who would dare say a word against Stella?

Stella was touched. She leaned into Abraham’s arms, snuggling up to him.

He gently stroked her cheek. “What’s this? Feeling moved?”

Stella nodded. “Yeah.”

She really was.

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Back in Rivermount, the Reed family had shown her what coldness from blood relatives felt like. They were her family, but not really. It had left a chill deep in her bones.

But the Dawson family and the Luke family… they had shown her warmth that never ended.

That was why, in all her time in Rivermount, she’d never once called Susan mom. Never called Jonathan, brother.

Mom, Dad, Brother–those titles belonged to Abraham’s family. To her family.

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As for the Reeds… she didn’t want anything from them.

Bez bez bez–Marie’s phone started buzzing.

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She answered, “Hello?”

“Ms. Marie, it’s me.”

Cynn’s voice came through the speaker.

Marie almost hung up on instinct–she promised her brother she wouldn’t keep dealing with Dan’s people.

But Cynn seemed to catch on quickly and rushed to say, “Our boss

got

beat up again.”

Again. The way he bit that word showed just how bad things had gotten.

Marie’s mouth twitched. “What, you want me to pay again? Let me be clear–if I didn’t do it, I’m not paying.”

Sure, she’d accepted the last time–after all, she was the one who hit Dan.

But this time? Not her problem.

Cynn’s voice got colder. “It wasn’t you,

but you’re still responsible.”

What kind of logic was that?

If she didn’t do it, how was it her fault? Who even made these rules? Either they were geniuses, or totally nuts.

Marie took a deep breath and asked, “Who hit him?”

“Mr. Derrick. Derrick, the guy you were going to marry. He came to the hospital and beat up our boss.”

From the sound of his voice, Cynn had gone from grinding his teeth to completely losing it.

Marie blinked. “Wait–what?”

Oh wow.

This was a surprise.

Actually, scratch that–it was a good surprise.

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She’d already figured Dan was done for after what happened at the civil office. This just confirmed it.

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This was Falvaria. No matter who Dan was back in Frapucu, no matter how powerful–this was Derrick’s turf.

Even a mighty dragon couldn’t beat the local snake.

He had it coming.

Hearing how mad Cynn was, Marie put on her reasonable face. “You guys jumped him today, didn’t you? Of course he hit back–he’s the type who never lets things go.”

Cynn had brought actual weapons with him when he came to snatch her from the marriage office.

Even Derrick got smacked around a bit when he showed up–of course he was going to retaliate.

“So honestly, I’d say you all deserved it.”

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That made Cynn snap. “Ms. Marie, I think you need to understand whose side you’re on.”

Marie’s voice sharpened. “What did you just say? You wanna run that by me again?”

Dan and Ella’s situation–had they figured that out yet?

She was supposed to side with a guy who was about to marry another woman?

Seriously?

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