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Thinking back on it now,st night had been warm–and maybe even a little <b>damp</b>.
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Just after giving Kimmy a few work–rted instructions, Ste’s phone buzzed again.
Assuming it was Abraham, she answered without checking the screen.
Before she could even speak, Susan’s voice barked through the line. “Ste, it’s you, isn’t it?”
“What the <b>hell</b>?” Ste frowned.
What was supposed to be <b>her</b>?
Coming <b>in </b><b>hot </b>like that–what <b>was </b>she ying <b>at</b><b>? </b>
“The trouble the Reed Group’s in right now–that’s all <b>your </b>doing, isn’t it?”
Ste stayed quiet.
At that, she <b>had </b>a pretty good idea of what was going on. The Reed Group must have started piecing things together.
Naturally, if the Reed Group hit a wall, the first suspect would be the Keene <b>family</b>.
Now that they’d ruled out any moves from the Keenes, it made sense they’d turn their sights on her.
Before she could respond, Susanunched into <b>another </b>tirade.
“It has to be you, right? Ste, do you have any idea what you’re doing? If those men really are helping you go after our family. what do you think they’re getting out of it?”
Susan’s voice rose into a full–blown scream.
Right now, she couldn’t help but wonder were those men supporting Ste’s studio just to buy her off and use her to destroy the Reed family?
A <b>dark </b>sense of conspiracy instantly filled the <b>space </b>between them.
Susan sounded like she was about to <b>lose </b>it.
Ste let out a cold <bugh</b>. “What would they want? You think they’re after your little scraps <b>and </b>leftovers from the Reed family?”
“You—”
Sucan nearly burst a blood vessel.
Ste went on, voice calm and cutting “<b>Susan</b>, <b>have </b><b>you </b>ever <b>stopped </b>to consider why the Keene family really pulled those moves? You think it was <b>just </b>because they didn’t <b>want </b><b>an </b>adopted daughter <b>and </b>wanted to bring in their real one instead?”
Susan frozr
Before she could <b>say </b>anything, Ste continued. “At the root of it all, your Reed family’s mines ran dry. You were no longer worth anything
Shut up!”
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But Ste <b>could </b>see right through her naive little fantasy.
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The Keene family is the top powerhouse in Rivermount. <b>Your </b>Reed family <b>was </b>holding onto some key mines, yet you never <b>had </b>much status in the city. Why do you think that is?”
Susan’s breathing caught again,
“<b>What </b>nonsense are you spouting?”
What did she mean the Reed family had no status in Rivermount? What was she even saying?
“If the Reed family did have status in Rivermount, then why have you spent all these years sucking up to those other wives?
Susan’s rage shot straight to her skull.
As much as she didn’t want to admit it, Ste wasn’t wrong.
“Oh, so you’re going to tell me that <b>was </b>just normal socializing?” Ste sneered. “But if the Reed family really were on equal. footing with the Keenes, <b>shouldn’t </b>those <b>wives </b>be trying to curry favor with you?”
“Look at yourself. All these years, you’ve been bending over backwards to squeeze into their circle, and they’ve barely let you
“You… you-
Ste’s smile turned razor–sharp. “Still <b>think </b>it’s not scraps and leftovers?”
The words were like knives, the tone <b>even </b>sharper.
Susan nearly fainted from rage on the spot.
“Just say it are you the one behind the Reed Group’s troubles?
She couldn’t <b>take </b>another word. Any longer, and she might actually keel over.
She’d seen it firsthand now. Ste’s mouth could kill. No wonder raised by some <b>savage </b>country
“Why don’t you guess?” Ste repliedzily.
-You-”
ry woman.
“We don’t <b>have </b>anything to do with each other anymore. Don’t call me out of the blue like this. Anyone hearing this <b>would </b>think <b>you </b>missed me or something.”
Susan felt like the phone call might actually trigger a <b>heart </b>attack.
Before she could respond, the call was already cut off.
It was always like this. Every time she tried contacting Ste<b>, </b>she came away <b>with </b>nothing but steam pouring out of her ears
Where had that girl learned to talk like this? <b>Absolutely </b>lethal!
Back at the studio-
Abraham had just stepped inside when he saw Ste limping toward the elevator.
He strode forward and swept her into his ar?n?
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Abraham didn’t <b>say </b>a <b>word</b>. He simply carried her into the elevator
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