His Unveiled Passion

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

The night before the hearing, while Tessa was in the shower, the sound of something shattering in her bedroom startled her.

She quickly rinsed off, threw on her pajamas, and hurried to investigate.

The bedroom was empty, but the floor was covered with broken ceramic shards.

Tessa immediately recognized the broken pieces as her mother's ceramic doll.

She and her mom had painted it together at a DIY store when she was 12 years old. It was a light blue

Cinnamoroll figurine with their names carefully engraved on the back.

As she looked at the shattered fragments, a wave of anger surged through her, consuming her completely.

"Who did this?" Tessa roared, storming out of her bedroom.

She pounded on the door to Zachary's room across the hall.

"Zachary! Wendy! Which one of you went into my room?"

Zachary opened the door, his eyes clouded with annoyance. "What now? It's the middle of the night. Can't a person get some sleep?"

Tessa's chest heaved with anger, her eyes blazing. "Zachary, were you in my room?"

"Who else would have gone into your room?" He frowned. "I've been in here working on a contract this whole time."

"If it wasn't you, it must've been Wendy," Tessa snapped, turning and heading straight for Wendy's room without another word.

Wendy's room was at the end of the hall.

Seeing Tessa storm off in anger, Zachary hurried after her. He was worried something might happen.

"Wendy! Open the door!" Tessa shouted, her voice trembling with fury as she kicked it open. Zachary was taken aback.

Was this really the same gentle, submissive Tessa he had always known?

to make her so

opened the door cautiously. "Tessa,

grabbed Wendy's wrist and yanked her

along. "Let

shoved Wendy to the

Wendy cried out as she lost her balance, her knee slamming into the

you lost your mind, Tessa?" Wendy shouted, clutching her

doll?" Tessa's voice was cold as she leaned in. "And why were you in my room just

nervously. "I... I didn't! I was in my room the whole time.

really? Then, why did I see the

beige skirt..." Wendy's words stumbled out,

tricked me! You didn't even

cold glare. "What about your skirt? Isn't that beige

in Tessa's eyes as her voice turned as icy as a midwinter chill. "What were you doing

piercing gaze, an involuntary shiver running down her spine. "I... I was

you looking around

"That's enough!" Zachary stepped forward and stood in front of Wendy. "Tessa, stop overreacting. It's just a broken porcelain doll. We can buy another one. Why are you

could finish, a sharp slap echoed through the room as Tessa struck

and Wendy froze in

your business! Why are you defending her?" Seeing Zachary

Wendy was struck hard

"Get out!"

instantly bloomed

to let it

her wrist and shoved her aside. Wendy fell onto a pile of ceramic

My hand! My hand!" Wendy

her side, panic etched across his face. "Dee

have gotten hurt if you hadn't broken it in the

snapped, glaring at her angrily. "Apologize to Dee Dee right now!"

so much," Wendy whimpered, leaning into his arms as tears streamed down her

hold on. I'll take

carried her away. As he passed Tessa,

her face devoid

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