Chapter 376 She Walked Away Anyway
Ste spooned some ice cream into her mouth.
Back when the Reed family was ridding high, Lillian had wanted to trample everyone underfoot.
Hell, look how the tables had turned.
After dinner, Abraham still hadn’t called, so Rianne suggested they go shopping.
Ste looked at the time on her watch. It was almost eight.
“Did Tempest really let you stay out thiste?” she asked.
knew very well how possessive Tempest is of Rianne
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He always wants her by his side, even going so far as to try to get her to quit her job at the hospital. His ideal scenario is to have her with him around the clock.
He’d been out for almost two hours, and not a single call from Tempest? That was unheard of. Normally he’d blow up her phone within the first hour
And now Rianne wants to go shopping, too<i>? </i>
At the mention of Tempest, something flickered in Rianne’s eyes. “It’s the Hale family banquet tonight.”
Ste was stunned.
That exined everything.
The Hales were a mess, and both Tempest’s mother, Madam Linden, and <i>his </i>aunt had never liked Rianne.
Even though Rianne had grown up in the Hale family, no one really cared about her, except Tempest.
<i>She </i><b>avoided </b>the banquets whenever she could.
Ste turned and gave her a gentle hug.
I’m fine.” Rianne <b>said</b>.
But Ste could hear the bitterness in her voice, no matter how <b>hard </b>she tried to hide it.
“Since Mr. Jace died, Madam Linden doesn’t even bother to pretend anymore.”
When Tempest’s father, Mr. Jace, was alive<b>, </b>she at least put on a showe,
Now? No more masks
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“True”
Ste nodded..
Pears
Rianne’s background was heartbreaking. Her father had been the Hale family’s chauffeur. He died saving Tempest’s father in an ident.
Rianne was only five years old at the time. Out of gratitude, Mr. Jace had brought her into the family<i>. </i>
But for whatever reason, Madam Linden and Tempest’s aunt had never liked her.
Even with this life–saving debt hanging over them, they had no affection for <i>her</i>.
And Rianne wasn’t the type to suffer in silence.
When they gave her attitude, she gave it right back.
“Oh, by the way. Rianne said suddenly, “I bought a house.”
“Huh?” Ste blinked.
That was a quick change of subject<b>. </b>
“I thought you were still living with Tempest for the <bst </b>two years. Why buy a ce now?”
Because the others in the Hale family didn’t like her, Tempest had bought an estate outside <i>the </i>Hale mansion to live with her.
Rianne looked at Ste without answering.
Ste raised an eyebrow. “Where is it?”
“Kingston Heights”
Alright, every time a girl decided to move out, they always ended up in Kingston Heights.
I loved that neighborhood too. <i>The </i>property management <i>there </i>was top–notch.
Does Tempest know?”
“He doesn’t
He doem
Wait, something was definitely wrong
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Chapter 376 She Walked Away Anyway
In my opinion, Rianne and Tempest had <i>always </i><i>been </i><i>solid</i><i>. </i><i>He </i><i>treated </i><i>her </i><i>really </i>well<i>. </i>
<i>Even </i>when <i>the </i>whole Hale <i>family </i>looked down on <i>her</i>, Tempest had <i>always </i><i>stood </i><i>by </i><i>her</i><i>. </i>
But now…
Rianne shook her head and looked at Ste, then said nothing.
“Rianne…”
Before she could finish, a sharp, mocking voice came from nearby.
“Well, well, well, isn’t that Jonathan’s biological little sister, Ste Dawson?”
Both Ste and Rianne turned to the voice.
There stood Sharon and a girl in a khaki coat.
<i>Is </i>that Jasmine?
Wait a second. Sharon was <i>close </i>to Lillian, so it <i>made </i>sense that <i>their </i>social <i>circles </i>ovepped.
The moment they saw Jasmine, both Ste’s and Rianne’s expressions darkened.
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Sharon looked ufortable as well. But thinking of her brother Louis, she held her tongue.
Ste red at Jasmine. “What’s that tone for?”
Jasmine replied, “What tone do you want? You have a mother who doesn’t love you and a brother who doesn’t want you. So what if you’re the Dawson heiress? You still lost to Lillian in the end.”
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