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The more Lillian thought about it, the angrier she got–especially with the way Ethan was treating hertely.
Not getting Vernt Vi had already humiliated her. Just <b>thinking </b>about Ste possibly bringing it up <b>made </b>her want to dnappear
Now knowing that both Ethan and Ste were at Pluchville Hill? Lillian felt like her emotions were about to snap
Hearing the usatory tone in <b>Lillian’s </b>voice, Ethan frowned. “Lillian.”
His voice had gone cold.
That hint of frost was all it took for Lillian to pull <b>back</b><b>. </b>
Her sharp edge dissolved into a soft, wounded murmur. “Ethan, I’m scared.”
Jahan closed his eyes for a moment. “I know.”
“Then did you go there to see Ste?”
“No.”
“Then why-”
“I’ve got actual business here,” Ethan said, massaging his aching temples. “I’ll call youter.”
In the <b>past</b>, <b>Ethan </b>would’ve stayed on the phone and exined everything. But not today.
If things with the Luke family fell apart, both he and Lillian were in deep trouble.
He hung up.
Back at the hospital, the moment the call ended <b>and </b>that cold tone beeped in <b>her </b>ear, Lillian sat frozen.
He hung up on me?
<b>Susan </b>walked in with a <b>pale </b>face <b>and </b><b>found </b><b>Lillian </b>sitting there in a daze.
Pushing her own emotions <b>aside</b>, she approached, “Lillian, what’s <b>wrong</b>?”
Lillian’s eyes were red as she looked at <b>Susan</b>. “Mom, Ethan and Ste are both at Pluchville Hill,”
“What?”
Susan’s face changed instantly.
You couldn’t me her for jumping to conclusions–after all, Ethan and Ste had once <b>almost </b>gotten married.
<b>Lillian </b>sniffled “Mom, maybe Ethan and I were never meant to be. He belongs with Ste. I was the one who came between
“Don’t talk like that,” Susan said, heart aching. That’s nonsense. What you need to focus on now <b>is </b>getting better. <b>Ethan </b>is waiting for you.”
To Susan, Lillian and Ethan had always made the perfect match. If anything, it was her own <b>daughter </b>Ste who had ruined
that
In that moment, Susan regretted bringing Ste back into their lives all <b>over </b>agai
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They’d been selfish<b>. </b>And now they were paying for it.
“But Ethan..” Lillian <b>choked</b>, “I don’t think Ste ever really let <b>him </b>go.”
The moment she heard Ste’s name <b>again</b>, Susan felt her head start to pound<b>. </b>
“How did they both end up at Pluehville Hill?<b>” </b>
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Lillian shook her head. “I don’t know. Jasmine told me she saw them there. I called Ethan, and he hung up on me. He’s probably with Ste.”
“He hung up on you?” Susan was stunned.
First it was the vi. Now even phone calls?
Everyone knew how much Ethan cared for Lillian. How could he hang up on her<b>? </b>
A bad feeling started to creep through Susan’s chest.
Lillian nodded. “Yeah. He said he was busy, then hung up. imed it was work–rted.”
Coming from her, that “work” excuse sounded an awful lot like a cover.
Susan’s expression darkened. She wasn’t buying it.
Just as she was about to call Stel
She couldn’t
Ste <b>and </b>tell her to stay away from Ethan, she realized-
Ever since their falling out, Ste had blocked every form of contact. Calls, messages–everything.
Susan fumed, chest tight with frustration.
<b>She </b>was just about to try from another number when her phone rang-
It <b>was </b>Patrick.
The moment she answered, heunched in, furious.
“They say a bad wife can ruin three generations. I used to think that was nonsense. Now I finally get it. What kind of <b>mother </b>are you?”
“Do you even know how to <b>treat </b>a daughter? How many times have I told you, we our Ste. Be nicer to her, stop fighting with her. But you didn’t listen! You even signed some ridiculous agreement to cut ties with her!”
“Well, congrattions. Now the wholepany’s going <b>down </b>thanks to <b>you</b><b>!</b>”
Susan’s heart jumped
“<b>What </b>do you mean I’m bringing down thepany?”
“Thepany that’s screwing us <b>over </b>now? It’s the same one that <b>helped </b><b>Ste </b>earn seven millionst year.”
It was official
What had once I
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Susan stood frozen, unable to say a word
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