The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In novel Chapter 783

Chapter 783 Hailey Is Just A Pawn

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Bringing it up in this way, at this moment, Stella immediately sensed that this sister was anything but simple.

Rianne sniffed and said, “Hailey? She’s nothing. Compared to Ariana, her tricks are child’s play.”

Her words left Stella completely baffled.

“I don’t get it,” she said. “Why? Doesn’t Ariana want her own brother to be happy?”

If you truly loved your family, you’d want them to be happy.

Everyone in Rivermount knew how deeply Tempest cared for Rianne; why would it be like this?

Rianne’s smile twisted bitterly. “Why? I don’t know either.”

Ariana was Tempest’s own sister, after all.

As for why Ariana harbored such hostility toward her, Rianne had never figured it out in all these years.

“Hailey’s arrival was just the spark that set things off.”

The real fire had been smoldering long before.

It was Ariana–she had always been the flame that refused to go out.

For years, Rianne had tried to extinguish it; every time she thought she had, Ariana managed to ignite it all over again.

The cycle repeated endlessly, festering into something poisonous.

Stella’s heart ached. “Don’t worry. I’ll take care of things in Yalvoria.”

As for Tempest… there was no need to ask.

From the way Rianne was now, her relationship with him had clearly never been as harmonious as the outside world believed.

Beneath the glossy surface, cracks had long since split deep.

When it came to matters of the heart, Stella never offered casual advice.

Whether a couple could keep going–that only the ones trapped in the storm of love could

decide.

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Rianne stayed for dinner at the Dawson estate before leaving. She and Stella had spent the entire afternoon talking,

They had gone over years‘ worth of moments with Tempest.

Listening, Stella realized their relationship had been festering from the inside out for a long

time.

She couldn’t help feeling regretful.

But there was nothing she could do.

Especially when Rianne recounted how Tempest would take her side in anything–except when it came to Ariana.

And when Hailey later entered the Hale family, Tempest had even quarreled with her because of Ariana; in the end, she could no longer endure it.

From what she heard, Stella could almost piece together Ariana and Hailey’s collusion to drive Rianne out.

She even suspected Hailey’s entry into the family had been Ariana’s doing all along.

“Anyway, you know the situation now. Once I’m in Yalvoria, I’ll be counting on you.”

After pouring her heart out all afternoon, Rianne’s tone lightened.

“I know. Don’t worry; I’ll handle everything,” Stella replied.

“Stella, Tessa and I are so lucky to have you. If it weren’t for you this time, I don’t think I could’ve taken this step,” Rianne said.

She knew exactly how deep Ariana’s hostility ran.

The moment she left Tempest’s side, she would be exposed and unsafe for a long time.

With Stella, she could take that first step and still survive.

“If Tempest finds out, he’ll probably tear me apart,” Stella muttered.

“And you-”

“Relax. You think I’d be scared of him?” she scoffed.

She had once held a decent impression of Tempest, but after hearing everything Rianne revealed today, her respect for him had plummeted.

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Helping Rianne was not even a question.

And as for whether he’d “tear her apart… Stella wasn’t worried.

Rianne chuckled at her fiery attitude. “He wouldn’t dare.”

Behind Stella stood Abraham, the Dawson family, even the entire Luka clan.

Even if Tempest wanted to, he couldn’t touch her.

That was precisely why Rianne had decided, after much thought, to ask Stella for help.

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“You don’t have to do anything drastic; just keep Ariana’s people away from me,” Rianne instructed.

Stella raised an eyebrow but said nothing.

Just block them? Sorry, but if I make a move, no one will walk away unscathed.

If Ariana dared send people after Rianne, Stella wasn’t about to sit back.

She would never let her dear friend suffer.

And not only that–she’d make sure Ariana paid the price, hard.

After finishing their talk, Rianne finally left the Dawson residence. But just as she stepped out the door, Eddie barreled inside.

He collided with her so suddenly that she instinctively reached out for something to hold onto -only to grab Eddie’s waist.

The moment Eddie felt her arms around his waist, his entire body went rigid.

He looked down–and there was Rianne, kneeling before him, clinging tightly to his waist.

Their eyes

locked.

The world seemed to freeze.

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