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?

could have happened to make

the door cautiously. "Tessa, what's

grabbed Wendy's wrist and

she was pulled along. "Let go of me! Tessa, let

shoved Wendy to the

her balance, her knee slamming into the

your mind, Tessa?" Wendy shouted, clutching

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

I didn't! I was

see the hem of your beige skirt when I came

gray dress! This beige skirt..."

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

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

in Tessa's eyes as her voice turned as icy as

shiver running down her spine. "I...

were you looking around in my

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

slap echoed through the room as Tessa struck

and Wendy froze in

"This is none of your business! Why are you defending her?" Seeing Zachary slapped, Wendy's expression hardened. She shoved him gently

Wendy was struck hard across the

"Get out!"

bright red handprint instantly bloomed on Wendy's

refused to

Wendy fell onto

hand!"

side, panic etched across his

unyielding. "You wouldn't have gotten hurt if you hadn't

her angrily. "Apologize to Dee Dee right now!" Tessa's gaze turned icy.

tears streamed

just hold on.

his arms and carried her away. As he passed Tessa, he shot her a fierce glare and said coldly, "I don't ever

Tessa replied flatly, her face devoid

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