The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 542

Chapter 542 The Price of Innocence

So… where exactly had this confidence come from?

“You sure?”

The man’s tone deepened.

Even with the door in between them, his voice carried a pressure that was hard to ignore.

The weight of it snapped Tessa out of her daze, like her drifting soul had suddenly returned to her body.

“I…”

The fear crept back into her voice.

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Victor raised a brow. He clearly noticed something was off. “Open the door. Let me see you.”

“I just want to be alone for a bit.”

Ugh…

She really did just want some quiet right now.

That one sentence made it even clearer to Victor that something wasn’t right with her.

“Open the door.”

This time, his tone was unmistakably firm.

Tessa instinctively rubbed her hands together. Her mind flashed with the image of him climbing in through the balcony.

Yeah, right–no way this door could actually keep him out.

After a few seconds of thought, she finally gave up and opened the door. The first thing she saw was the man’s solid chest.

His shirt was stained with blood…

out.

she suddenly

his injury have to do with her? Stella had

wasn’t trained to treat

of people–yeah,

Her instinct, her hesitation, the slight changes in her

mouth lifted in a faint smile. “What? Thinking about

Her mouth twitched hard.

like that. I swear to god, I didn’t mean to

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conlained the

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by that? Did he actually think she’d done all that on purpose? That was such a huge injustice. She really hadn’t

“No?”

His smile deepened.

up at him–her head was ducked the

teasing tone made her face flush red all

didn’t

Ugh-

didn’t believe herself at this point. Just like Stella had said, she had practically stripped every layer off Victor she could. Top to bottom, nothing

Tessa’s insides were already crumbling.

body went

small shoulders slump, Victor reached out with

but she

moment he tilted her face up, he got a clear look at

ruined my innocence. What are

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so deliberately, so clearly emphasized, it was hard

face, already tomato–red, turned

really didn’t do it on

was usually quick–witted, but under those deep, dark eyes of his, she could

sentence.

didn’t respond–just

smile made her even

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