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?

happened to make

door cautiously. "Tessa, what's

grabbed Wendy's wrist and yanked her

she was pulled along. "Let go of me!

shoved Wendy to the

her balance, her knee slamming into the

your mind, Tessa?" Wendy shouted,

cold as she leaned

was in my room the whole

directly into Wendy's eyes. "Oh, really? Then, why did I see the hem of your beige skirt when I came out

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

rage. "Tessa, you tricked me! You didn't even

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

her voice turned as icy as a midwinter chill. "What were

shiver running

you looking around in

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

a sharp slap echoed through the room as Tessa struck Zachary hard across

Wendy froze in

is none of your business! Why are you defending her?" Seeing Zachary slapped, Wendy's expression hardened. She shoved him gently aside and confronted Tessa. "Why did you hit

was struck hard across the

"Get out!"

bright red handprint instantly bloomed on

Wendy refused to let

her aside. Wendy fell onto a pile of ceramic and porcelain shards, the sharp fragments

hand!"

to her side, panic etched across his face. "Dee Dee, are

said coldly, her gaze unyielding. "You wouldn't have gotten hurt if you

Dee Dee right now!"

as tears streamed down her

just hold on.

into his arms and carried her away. As he passed Tessa, he shot her a fierce

her face

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