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,

Wendy's wrist and yanked her toward the

she was pulled along. "Let go of

Wendy to

she lost her balance, her knee slamming into the

lost your mind, Tessa?" Wendy

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

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

"Oh, really? Then, why did I see the hem of your beige skirt when I

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

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

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

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

an involuntary shiver running down her spine.

you looking around in

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

through the

and Wendy froze

of your business! Why are you defending her?" Seeing Zachary slapped, Wendy's expression hardened. She shoved

Wendy was

"Get out!"

bright red handprint instantly bloomed on

to let it

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

My hand! My hand!"

side, panic etched across his face. "Dee

her gaze unyielding. "You wouldn't have gotten hurt if you hadn't broken it in the first

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

his arms as tears streamed down her face. "Please, take me to the

Dee, just hold on. I'll take you right

As he passed Tessa, he shot her

her face devoid

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