Fell for the Alpha-less Queen

Chapter 561 A Wager in Silence

Reginald let out a sigh.

After all this, Tessa's personality actually suited him-she was direct, unyielding.

But still....

"Tessa, you're not right for Landon. You should understand that."

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"Whether we're right for each other isn't for anyone else to decide," Tessa replied

calmly, her voice firm and unwavering. "Just because you don't approve doesn't

mean I'll walk away"

"Then what will it take for you to leave?" Reginald's face darkened. "Wealth?

Power? Name your price-I'll give you anything."

Tessa smiled. She'd always thought scenes like this-trying to buy someone off-

only happened in TV dramas. She never expected to experience it firsthand.

"No matter what you offer, I won't leave," she said, slow and steady. "Landon and I

are fated mates. We love each other. From the moment I chose to be with him,

leaving was never an option."

her stubbornness, then said coldly, "If you're

you truly

him."

wouldn't impress

She knew the

alpha family of White

leaned in slightly, her tone sharpening. "I know Mr. Reginald favors the

You also know

Corporation's SolarFlare Initiative

access to Montedra's new pharmaceutical

economic arteries

clear. "Business may not draw blood, but it's

Ms. White sustains

the SolarFlare

that prove that I have the strength

half of Nightshade Pack's

that make me qualified to stand by

Reginald's fingers stilled.

truly did value the White family's heiress-not

Corp's annual contributions to White

But Tessa's words struck a chord:

simply

outmatch the White family in the capital arena,

her skill, and

more serious now, an eyebrow

and see. If you

I succeed?"

the certainty in her eyes