The Framed Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 79

Chapter 79 The Bet

The Barlows are nothing. Stella thought.

With Lewis around, they don’t stand a chance!

Stella’s unthinking admiration made Lewis smile, a soft and patient expression crossing his face.

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The irritation he had been feeling lately, stirred by the constant interference from her biological parents, seemed to dissipate

for the moment

Ryan, as arrogant as ever, sneered. “What’s wrong? Can’t handle losing? Didn’t I say the loser has to bark like a dog?”

“Then let’s have another match. Let’s up the stakes and add this round to the tally a clear, confident voice interrupted.

Everyone turned toward the sound.

“Davina?” Ryan’s face twisted in disgust, as if he had just tasted something sour.

The memory of the last time Davina had struck him still lingered, making his head ache.

“Davina!” Hailey rushed up to her, her face lighting up with excitement. “You really came!”

Jasper, who hadn’t known Davina would show up, leaned over to Hailey and whispered. “How did you get Davina to come

Hailey shrugged casually. “I just mentioned it to her… She asked me to send the location, so I did.”

Hailey, being a little younger, looked up to Davina even more.

Jasper, however, didn’t want to d

to drag Davina into their mess. He didn’t want her to get involved in their drama.

After all, Davina had helped the Harlows out before, and she was his sister now.

Lewis noticed a slight shift in Davina’s expression and hesitated for a moment. “Davina…

scella, sensing the tension in the air, immediately clung to Lewis’s arm, as if trying to hide behind him.

“Lewis you don’t think Davina is going to hit me, do you?

Lewis glanced at his sister, who was nervously clinging to him, before his gage turned toward Davina, standing confidently across from them.

For the first time, he noticed that Stella didn’t seem quite as poised.

If this had happened before, Lewis wouldn’t have thought much about it.

But now, with Davina–his own blood–standing out so boldly, he couldn’t help but

compare.

It was like, when Davina had been around before, they would unknowingly compare her to Stella and often felt Davina fell

Lewis had been the first to see Davina after her release from prison.

He was also the first to feel the sting of her sharp words.

And he was the one who had sent her to prison

he considered himself the brother who had the most contact with Davina, the one who knew her best

Ryan still haunted by the memory of Davina’s last blow, couldrey help but glance at her again.

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Chapter 79 The Bet

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Stella noticed too, and her jealousy flared.

She couldn’t understand why, after spending two years in prison, Davina seemed to have completely changed.

Did she undergo some sort of cometic procedure while locked up?

Havina first checked in with Hailey to get the full story.

It seemed the conflict between Hailey and Ryan had led to this bet,

Now that Lewis and Davina were involved, they had to play their part in the situation…