The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 549 Scumbag, Interrupted

Stella: “Do you believe that?”

There was no way anyone could believe that.

And not just Stella–Tessa herself didn’t even buy her own excuse.

“But it’s true,” Tessa muttered, a hint of grievance in her voice.

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Heaven help her, but whenever she was in front of Victor, her limbs and mouth really did seem to develop a mind of their own.

By the time she realized what she’d said or done, it was already too late–she was left staring into space, speechless at herself.

Stella: “Then be honest. Do you actually like Victor?”

“I really don’t dare to.”

Tessa repeated, dazed by the question.

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God knows, that whole ‘marry you‘ line hadn’t come from some secret affection for Victor.

Even now, she had no idea what possessed her to say something so utterly ridiculous.

Just as those words left her lips, the door to the room gave a soft click as it opened.

The man standing there had no readable expression.

But the moment Tessa looked at him–especially when her gaze met those eyes cold as the bottom of a frozen lake her heart clenched instantly.

Meanwhile, at the Dawson estate-

Stella was still on the phone with Tessa when the call suddenly dropped.

She called out “hello” a few times into the silence, but got no response.

that moment, Marie walked

loud hmph. “On the phone with your bestie from Rivermount

You could practically smell the jealousy

replied with

tell her to quit calling you so much. Abraham won’t

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kind of woman keeps clinging like

calls in a

“She’s not into Abraham,

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had been thinking that Abraham wasn’t the

comment, Stella twitched. “What are

way Tessa was that

Isn’t there a saying in Rivermount? ‘Guard

not like

knew Tessa’s personality inside

her grip. If she were back in Rivermount, she’d

Marie: “What the hell?”

focus on

she was about to say more

glanced at the

how you plan to humiliate me this time so I

didn’t even give the other person a

at the unfamiliar number and she already knew who it

the

that bastard,

“scumbag,” her lips twitched. She hadn’t thought of Dan–she figured it was probably

each other usually came with some pretty vicious

But then-

your mouth? If not, I’ll rip it off

burst through the phone, each

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