Chapter 781 Rianne Saw Way Too Much


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    The moment Eddie stepped out of the Dawson residence, he was practically gloating; he stripped off his clothes as he walked. To his surprise, the trick had actually worked–but the stench was so unbearable it almost made him gag himself.


    Rianne had just gotten out of the car.


    And there, right in front of her, was Eddiepletely stark naked.


    Their eyes met. Eddie blinked but didn’t say a word; he bolted straight into his own car.


    Rianne remained rooted to the spot, staring at the pile of clothes Eddie had tossed onto the ground, utterly dumbfounded.


    “Ugh…” The stench hit her next, so strong she nearly retched. She fought down the wave of nausea and hurriedly fled the scene.


    Inside the house, a servant was frantically spraying air freshener, waving the bottle around as though battling the smell itself.


    Rianne immediately caught the same stench clinging to Eddie’s discarded clothes.


    The butler approached respectfully. “Ms. Dawson will be down in a moment.”


    “Alright.”


    Rianne nodded.


    The butler had juice and coffee brought over; Rianne opted for juice.


    About twenty minutester, Ste finally came down the stairs. Her skin looked freshly cooled, damp strands of hair clinging to her forehead–it was obvious she’d just showered.


    “Rianne.”


    Ste’s tone carried an apology. “I meant toe down and greet you earlier, but something unexpected came up.”


    “Because of Dr. Eddie, right?”


    “You saw him?<b>” </b>


    Eddie was internationally famous; of course Rianne recognized him.


    And since she, too, had a ce on the international stage, it wasn’t impossible they’d met


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    before–though they’d never really crossed paths.


    Rianne set down her ss of juice and nodded. “Yeah, I just happened to catch him…pletely naked.”


    “What?”


    “Walking and stripping at the same time!”


    Ste went quiet.


    She should’ve known. Eddie had made himself reck like that on purpose.


    “Why are you suddenly here in Falvaria? Weren’t you supposed to head to Yalvoria?”


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    “There’s an academic conference here, so I thought I’d drop by and see you,” Rianne exined.


    Her gaze drifted to Ste’s clearly rounded belly. “Ste, I really envy you. Your birth parents may have treated you poorly, but here in Falvaria… you have a home.”


    <i>Home</i><i>. </i>That single word carried a quiet ache in her voice.


    Ste heard it too and found herself at a loss for how tofort her. <i>Home</i>…


    Back in Rivermount, Ste had witnessed just how cold blood ties could be.


    But with the Dawson family, she had also seen the rare warmth of a harmonious household. Having a good family meant having a ce for the heart to rest; without that, one drifted like duckweed on the water, rootless and untethered.


    Ste lifted her orange juice and took a sip. “How long do you n to stay in Yalvoria before heading back to Rivermount?”


    “I’m not going back.”


    “What?<b>” </b>


    “I’m nning to settle in Yalvoria long term–I told you before.”


    “And Tempest? He agreed to that?”


    <i>Tempest</i>… Strictly speaking, the Hale family wasn’t truly her home, yet she had spent so many years there. Unlike Ste, Rianne’s situation wasplicated, Tempest’s mother and sister had never really liked her.


    Even though Tempest had lived with her outside the He estate for years, holidays and festivals always meant returning home.


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    Saw Way Too Much


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    As a child, she had no choice but to follow him back.


    But as she grew older, the hostility from his family became too tant; she stopped wanting <b>to </b>endure it.


    The problem was that even if she refused to go back, their animosity didn’t stay within the He household. Wherever she went, their trouble followed like a shadow.


    When she was young, she hadn’t understood why they hated her so much.


    Now, she did. As long as she stayed with Tempest, she would never know peace.


    “Whether he agrees or not doesn’t matter anymore; I’m just… tired.”


    Her voice was heavy with weariness,ced with a hint of sorrow.


    “Ste, I need your help.”


    Rianne looked at her directly,ying bare the true reason she’de today.


    “You want me to stop Tempest for you?” Ste asked cautiously.


    <i>That </i><i>was </i><i>a </i><i>big </i><i>favor</i>. It was no different than asking her to stop Victor for Tessa. They’d all seen clearly just how much Tempest felt for Rianne.


    Her first instinct was that this wasn’t something she could do.


    But Rianne shook her head. “No, not to stop him.”


    “Then what do you want me to do?”


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