The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 571 Not Every Apology Is Enough Finished The moment the n"Abraham” was mentioned, the crowd that had gathered nearby collectively gasped.

Many of them had only cto check out the commotion, but the second they realized someone from the Dawson family was involved, they knew better than to speak casually.

Now that they'd heard what the two women had actually said, they couldn't believe how reckless they were. Sure enough, Marie's gaze turned even darker after hearing Stella's words.

The woman trembled under Marie's glare. "Ms. Marie, we... we really know we were wrong. We really do. We're so sorry. So, so sorry." She kept repeating it over and over.

But Marie didn't look at her-she looked at Stella instead. "Stella." Stella's face was cold and unreadable. She clearly wasn't buying their apology.

And how could she? If it had been sother slander, maybe she would've let it slide. But when it cto the Dawson family, she had zero tolerance.

When Abraham and Abel arrived, they heard Stella say, "Not every mistake can be erased with a simple sorry." Her voice was chilly, dangerous. She went on, "We're all adults here. Smistakes cwith consequences." To Stella, the Dawson family and the Luke family were sacred ground.

Anyone who dared cross that line-she wasn't going to let it slide.

"Tie a rope long enough and it can still be knotted. But a tongue? Guess it's too slippery to tie, huh? If you had the guts to run your mouth, then why not have the guts to stand by it?" A mocking voice rose from the crowd.

The two women turned toward it, shooting daggers with their eyes.

Stella and Marie followed their gaze- And the moment Stella saw who it was, she froze.

It was Rebecca.

She was standing with her arm linked through that of a Falvarian man, staring down the two gossips with contempt. "What, still playing tough? Guess you weren't all that sincere about apologizing, were you?" 123 00:22 Tue, Aug 5 66% D X Finished Chapter 571 Not Every Apology Is Enough That one line-"not sincere"-made their faces turn even paler.

In front of the Dawson family, who would dare to fake remorse? Rebecca met Stella's eyes and offered her a kind smile.

Stella's lips curved faintly in return.

Marie snorted. "Seems that lady was right. You weren't really sorry after all. In that case...

"Ms. Marie, we really were!" one of them cried.

"Please-you're a bigger person, don't drag our families into this." Even the one who had tried to hit Stella now looked panicked.

Marie replied coldly, "I'm not the one you should be begging." Not her? All eyes shifted toward Stella again. But this time, the two women felt something bitter rising in their chests.

Especially considering Stella was just an adopted daughter-at least, that's what they'd thought. They figured she'd eventually be used as a pawn in a political marriage for the Luke family.

Who would've guessed she'd end up with Abraham-the very man who had helped raise her? That would make her the most powerful woman in all of Falvaria.

The sgirl they used to look down on... the one they'd been waiting to see fall from grace...

Now- Marie saw them hesitate and immediately understood what was going on in their heads.

Furious, she stepped forward and kicked one of them hard. The sudden pain snapped them out of their thoughts.

Both quickly turned to Stella and apologized. "Ms. Stella, we're so sorry. Truly, we are." Stella's eyes glinted coldly. "I don't think I'm worthy of that 'Ms. Stella."" A moment ago, they had mocked her for being nothing more than an adopted daughter.

If they'd only talked about her, she might've let it go. But they had dragged her mother-and Abraham- into it.

Stella gave the woman a freezing stare.

The woman's whole body went cold under that gaze. "N-No... of course you are. Everyone in Falvaria knows you're the Dawson family's little princess." 213 00:22 Tue, Aug 5 X Finished Chapter 571 Not Every Apology is Enough Stella let out a short, sarcastic laugh.

Just then, an arm slipped around her shoulders and gently pulled her in.

She turned and met Abraham's steely eyes.

He didn't say a word to the women. He just looked away and tilted his head. "Abel." "Yes, sir." Abel stepped forward at once.

Abraham said only one thing: "Take care of it." "Yes, sir." With that, Abraham wrapped his arm around Stella and led her away.

The two women went ghostly pale as they realized what had just happened.

Even after Abraham and Stella were long gone, they were still frozen in place-too stunned to even beg for mercy.

Meanwhile, Rebecca leaned closer to the man beside her. "What a letdown. I was hoping they'd actually start swinging." Her voice dripped with sarcasm.

After all that trash talk behind people's backs, they didn't, they didn't even have enough backbone to stand their ground. Cowards, the both of them.

Danny let out a small laugh and patted the back of her hand. "Let's go." "Mhm." Rebecca nodded and glanced one last tat the two women who looked like they wanted to eat her alive.

She responded with an even more vicious smile.

Once everyone was gone- The two women slowly got up, trembling.

The one who got soaked turned to the other and hissed, "This is all your fault! Why'd you have to draginto gossiping about the Dawson family?!" Send Gifts 4.4K 吕