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."

Reginald choked on her stubbornness, then

let's see whether you truly have what it takes to stand

him."

wouldn't impress

done her homework. She knew the woman he favored

alpha family of White

in slightly, her tone sharpening. "I know Mr.

also know White Corp

Sinclair Corporation's

new pharmaceutical research

economic

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

pack dominance. Ms. White sustains White

the SolarFlare Initiative's

that prove that I have

but to support half of Nightshade

make me qualified to stand

Reginald's fingers stilled.

truly did value the White family's heiress-not

Corp's annual contributions to White Pack were enough to

military campaigns. But Tessa's words struck

was simply

the White family in the

about her vision, her skill, and

tone more serious now, an eyebrow raised. "Then

see. If you fail, leave

if I succeed?"

the certainty in her eyes and