Chapter 788

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Chapter 789

Stella’s heart leapt into her throat again.

She looked at Aaron, barely breathing.

Aaron looked back at her.

His expression had turned grave.

There was something shadowed in his deep eyes.

Something almost melancholy.

Before Stella could fully make sense of it, Aaron lowered his gaze.

“To Dad, she was too fragile. The Hogarth family was going through a dangerous period back then, so he sent her back to Harbor City first.

“No one expected that separation to become their last.”

Stella said nothing.

The words their last separation left a dull ache in her chest.

“Seaborne has been making frequent moves lately,” Aaron continued. “After Evan went there, Amos also made contact with Henry Marker. You know who Henry is, right?”

Stella went still.

Henry Marker.

She had heard Evan mention him before.

She knew what kind of man he was.

A major underground arms dealer in Seaborne.

On the surface, he was just a businessman.

But for years, he had repeatedly challenged Eirden, moving against it openly and behind the scenes

And naturally, he had deep hostility toward the Hogarth family.

The Hogarths held enormous power in Eirden.

Their influence had always placed invisible pressure on men like Henry

“I thought Evan said Amos and that old bastard Henry didn’t get along?”

“When it comes to Eirden, they’ll vand on the same side”

Aaron’s voice turned cold

It was better for everyone if the two men were fighting each other

The problem was if they joined forces

Stella fell silent

Now she understood what Aaron was worried about

“Evan, Amos, and Henry are all working together ”

Wium Stella had heard keen mention Kilns for in Hershy, her bed of th

Amus and Henry were both fiercely tretile treward the Werfely

And Evan was involved with pecode like that.

bid that mean he had turned against the Hogerthe trut

The thought made Stella’s expression darken

“There’s trouble in the south as well,” Aarti said “So when the time comes, you

He paused and looked at Stedia again

“Now that you’re back, you need to learn to carry some of the family’s burden is ges”

Stella said nothing

Carry some of the burden

Was that why Leah had been teaching her all those things?

Aaron seemed to read her thoughts

“Christian will come by tomorrow. He’ll explain some things about the Hogarth family to you.”

“The family structure Our rivals. The companies and holdings.”

“I need to learn all of it?”

“Once you understand those things, you’ll know what you’re supposed to do”

Stella fell silent

He was right

The Hogarth family had found her years ago, but everything she knew had only been on the worl

She needed to understand what was happening inside the family before she could understand the

Right now, she knew almost nothing

“You said you had something to tell me?” Aaron asked

He had said what he needed to say and made his arrangements

Earlier, Stella had said she wanted to speak with him too

At the reminder, Stella’s espressiou ber ame serious

“What is it?”

“Felis is helping Bummer

In the erut, stella told Aaron

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