The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 567

Chapter 557 Dangerous Deals and Deepening Doubts

What the hell?

Lewis had spoken too fast–by the time the words left his mouth, he realized he’d messed up. “Ah, no, wait -I didn’t mean it like that.”

Ugh, seriously?

Tessa was speechless.

What did he mean, just act cute? Was she supposed to act sweet around Victor?

Yeah… no. That’s not happening.

She couldn’t be bothered to argue with Lewis. Since Victor had asked to see her, she couldn’t really refuse.

On the way to the study, she glanced over at Lewis. “So who’s the one investigating whether I’m a spy?”

“Me.”

“You?”

Tessa gave him a sideways look, lips twitching in disbelief.

She’d met most of Victor’s close associates–and in her eyes, Lewis was probably the least reliable of them all.

Lewis nodded seriously. “Yep. It’s me.”

Great. Of course it’s him.

“And? How’s the investigation going?”

ま

She already had a headache over the whole thing. Now that she knew Lewis was in charge of clearing her name, she honestly wasn’t sure she had a future at all.

This guy could easily ruin my life.

Lewis gave her a straight–faced reply. “Everything points to you being a spy.

Tessa nearly lost it.

fierce look in Lewis’s eyes before, and frankly, it scared her. So all she could do

wasn’t much else she

They reached the study.

stepped in, still

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the sound of the door, he lifted

Finished

edge to Victor’s voice. The kind you’d expect from someone who lived with a knife constantly at

from the way he referred to Abraham’s people, it was obvious:

a small nod.

second-“How did you know I

do? She called her several times a day

had never asked about it before. So why

not thinking Stella’s the reason I’m a spy,

Tessa eyed him carefully.

Stella,

can be doubted, then who the hell could possibly

cold laugh. “You? You think you’re capable of pulling

Tessa swallowed hard.

enough. I don’t have that kind of pull. But did he have to say

care. So–what do you want?

stressing about the

finding out Lewis was in charge

there’s zero chance this

a drag from his cigarette. “Have you accepted the

choice do I

fire instantly fizzled

was

it. How could her mother be the former head

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