I Quit Being a Stepmother (Cypress Gem) novel Chapter 178

Chapter 178

The door to the ward wasn’t closed, and Aiden spoke loud enough for Lauren inside to hear every single word.

Rhea was an heiress at the pinnacle of society?

Lauren refused to believe it. After all, Liam didn’t admit that Rhea was his daughter.

Peter, standing by the bed, was turning pale.

If that were true, then all this time when he had been helping Lauren, it seemed that he had actually been bullying a woman from such a powerful family.

Outside the room, Carter suppressed the turmoil in his chest and let out a wry laugh. “Oh, come on, Aiden. This isn’t funny. I get that you have your opinions about Lauren, but you don’t need to use this to convince me to make amends with Rhea.”

Aiden’s eyes widened. “You-”

Carter cut him off firmly, “If she’s truly a Ravelle heiress who could have anything she wants, why would she choose to be with me and start from nothing? Why would she choose to be a stepmother?”

That was just impossible.

Aiden was speechless. “Do you think Liam would just casually lie in that situation? Think carefully! Is it that hard to admit she left such a powerful family for you?

“Even if Rhea isn’t Liam’s daughter, she’s still a member of the Ravelle family. You know the social standing of the Ravelles. Even having the slightest connection is enough to make anyone successful!”

Rhea had given up such a bright future to be with Carter wholeheartedly, yet he…

If Aiden hadn’t grown up together with Carter, he would have scolded him.

“I’m leaving. I have work,” Aiden said, turning to leave. He didn’t want to waste his words on Carter

anymore.

Watching Aiden’s retreating figure, Carter fell into silence. He stood in the hallway, his mind replaying Aiden’s words.

Liam had no reason to favor Rhea blatantly. Even if she knew Nathan, their connection wasn’t that deep.

So there was no reason to explain why the Ravelles would protect her so fiercely.

There was only one possibility. And that was…

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Chapter 178

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Carter felt his cars ring, as if a string on a musical instrument had snapped. The reverberation made his vision go dark for a moment.

The moment he sat down, his eyes slowly turned red.

Rhea was the heiress of Draventh’s Ravelle family.

The realization finally settled in Carter’s mind. And with it, a flood of emotions came crashing from all directions.

Events from the past days came rushing back to him.

Back then, Rhea’s friend had said that her family opposed their relationship, so Rhea had cut ties

with them for him.

At that time, he had been both angry and amused over this. He had forced Rhea to arrange a meeting with her family. It was in Draventh, at that upscale restaurant, that he saw Nathan.

Rhea said that Nathan was her brother. Yet, Carter didn’t believe her and even laughed at her.

And during Luciana’s birthday, all the heiresses of Draventh had shown support for Rhea, presenting themselves as her friends.

Carter had subconsciously ignored all these details. Yet, he still couldn’t understand.

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