The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 540 A Name That Shatters Peace

Just thinking about how reckless Tessa could be gave Stella a headache.

She hadn’t been there in person, so she had no idea what Tessa had done exactly–but whatever it was, it had clearly been ridiculous.

“Is Victor suspicious of her being a spy or something? If that’s what this is about, I can guarantee you there’s no need to be suspicious. Tessa absolutely doesn’t have that kind of skill.”

When it came to Tessa, Stella was practically willing to vouch for her with her life.

If Tessa really had that kind of ability, Diana wouldn’t have always been coming to her for help in the first place.

Abraham said, “Victor likes her.”

There it was again.

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Every time Abraham said that, Stella couldn’t help but question if it was really true.

Not just her–even Tessa doubted it.

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Tessa was in her room, clutching her phone with trembling hands when she got Stella’s call.

Before, as long as she didn’t have to face Victor directly, she wouldn’t feel afraid…

But now, everything was different.

Even when she wasn’t facing him, her nerves were still shot.

She watched from upstairs as Victor got into a car below. Several men armed with guns climbed in after him, and Tessa’s stomach twisted even more.

She had the awful feeling that as long as she stayed near someone like Victor, one barrels would be pointed at her sooner or later.

She was genuinely afraid of being riddled with bullets…

her name

Tessa snapped back to reality. “Oh,

of those gun

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you thinking about? I called your name like three

out. There were a lot of people with him. And

you even know that?”

to watch that sort of stuff,

one of them carrying a long

Probably something she picked up

had always kept these things from her. Whenever he had to make a call or give an order, he made sure she

between light and darkness–Stella had only

took her a

then, Abraham had never let her see

men? It made her realize Falvaria wasn’t as peaceful

Stella,” Tessa

me to come

Pick me up…?

she even be

her gave Tessa a strong feeling—she wasn’t getting out

sniffled. “If I could… I’d hide away in a place where no one

Somewhere Victor didn’t exist.

the most terrifying man she’d ever

that,” Stella said. “But only

there was no

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life had already

blinked. “What? Why do you say

mention of it being “only for a little

only a little

future going to be nothing but chaos from

she stayed with Victor

mother is the