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

the door cautiously.

and yanked

stumbling as she was pulled along. "Let go of me!

Wendy to

as she lost her balance, her

your mind, Tessa?" Wendy shouted, clutching

was cold as she leaned in. "And why were you

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

Wendy's eyes. "Oh, really? Then, why did I see the hem of your

wearing my gray dress! This beige skirt..." Wendy's words

tricked me! You didn't even see

a cold glare. "What about your skirt? Isn't that beige dress the one you just changed

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

gaze, an involuntary shiver running

looking around in my

terrified that Tessa might uncover what she had done. "I... I was just..." "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

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

Zachary and Wendy froze in

none of your business! Why are you defending her?" Seeing Zachary slapped, Wendy's expression hardened.

a resounding slap, Wendy was struck hard

"Get out!"

red handprint instantly bloomed

Wendy refused to let it

back, but Tessa caught her wrist and shoved her aside. Wendy fell onto a pile of ceramic and porcelain shards, the sharp fragments cutting

hand! My hand!" Wendy

her side, panic etched across

Tessa said coldly, her gaze unyielding. "You wouldn't have gotten hurt if you hadn't broken it in

to Dee Dee right now!" Tessa's gaze turned icy. "She should

whimpered, leaning into his arms as tears streamed down her face. "Please, take me to the hospital. I'm

just hold on. I'll

he passed Tessa, he shot her a fierce glare and said coldly, "I don't ever

replied flatly, her face

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