I Quit Being a StepMother Novel

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 ... 1/2 Chapter 178 +25 BONUS 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 . From the time he had known Rhea as a child , her clothes had always been simple . She wore no designer labels like other heiresses , had no luxury cars to chauffeur her , and no bodyguards trailing behind . She had seemed utterly ordinary . No one would have guessed she was an heiress . Carter thought that he couldn't be blamed .

He reached for a cigarette but saw a nurse passing by and realized he was still in the hospital . Feeling almost deaf , he walked out of the inpatient department . Lauren saw him leaving . She called his name repeatedly , but he didn't respond . Her ankle hurt , and her mind was filled with worry . If Rhea really was from such a powerful family , would Carter ... 2/2 Chapter 179