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 her

opened the door cautiously. "Tessa, what's

Wendy's wrist and yanked

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

Wendy

her balance, her knee slamming into the

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

my ceramic doll?" Tessa's voice was cold as she

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

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

ridiculous! I was wearing my gray dress! This beige skirt..."

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

about your skirt? Isn't that beige dress the

as her voice turned as icy as a midwinter chill. "What were you doing in my

an involuntary shiver running down her spine.

were you looking

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

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

and Wendy froze in

out!" Tessa screamed at Zachary. "This is none of your business! Why are you defending her?" Seeing Zachary slapped, Wendy's expression hardened.

slap, Wendy was struck

"Get out!"

handprint instantly bloomed

Wendy refused to

slap back, but Tessa caught her wrist and shoved her aside. Wendy fell onto a

hand!" Wendy screamed

side, panic etched across

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

glaring at her angrily. "Apologize to Dee Dee right now!" Tessa's gaze turned icy. "She should be the one apologizing to me. She broke

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

Dee, just hold on.

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

flatly, her face devoid

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