The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 495 Ashen Pact Sounds Like a Cult Right

Hack at the villa, Stella had already been gone for two hours. Tessa, meanwhile, was completely dumbfounded.

She stared at Victor in disbelief after he revealed her mother’s current whereabouts.

“Ashen Pact?”

Ashen Part? Seriously? Who names their organization something like Ashen Pact, for that matter? What kind of decent people come up with a name like that?

There was no way her mother could be involved with something like that.

Victor set down his water glass and gave a short “Mm.” “Based on the current leads, your mother was indeed taken by people from Ashen Pact.”

“What kind of place is Ashen Pact?”

Tessa had heard of it before. She knew it wasn’t exactly a clean organization–they were infamous for their criminal activity.

But the details, she had no idea what they actually did.

Victor glanced at her. “Arson, murder, looting–ring a bell?”

Tessa’s mouth twitched.

That kind of place?

This was…

“No way. My mom is a legitimate businesswoman. There’s no chance she’d get mixed up with a place like that. She’s especially careful about manners and social decorum.

From what Tessa knew, her mother had made good money over the years, but she had never been arrogant about it.

Not like Stella’s biological mom. Susan, who’d act like she was worth nearly thirty million dollars when she only had about three hundred thousand in her account,

Tessa’s mother had always been low–key, warm and polite to everyone.

Even when dealing with business rivals, she never made enemies.

she’s actually in Ashen Pact–we

Stella, Tessa blurted

she had a lead on her mother’s whereabouts, her first instinct was to

Stella left, it was only because Victor had

that they had something–Tessa immediately wanted

calling Stella, Victor’s face

she raised her phone, he snatched it right out

at him. “What are

coldly as he stared at her. “Trying

lips twitched What?

I just didn’t

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to explain, the darker Victor’s face became; her voice grew

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like he was about to

earlier, Stella would’ve

if Abraham had asked Victor, Victor would’ve

the heck was my

tossed her phone across the bed. “Too late to say it’s not a bother.

no comeback to

sorry. I really didn’t mean for that

get to the bottom of it, you’re not leaving.

Tessa was stunned.

added, “Even if Abraham

Tessa’s face

it now. Even

she

hand, was one of Abraham’s

be able to talk her way

is it going to

telling you right now–I’m not

they’d still forced her to do it; and when something went wrong, they shoved a crime on her that wasn’t even