The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 607

Chapter 597 Bargaining in Bed

Victor remained silent, prompting Abraham to speak again, his voice deep and deliberate.

That one sentence…

Victor instantly understood. “I’ll meet with her as soon as I can.”

“And while I’m at it, I’ll take a look at her record–what she’s done during her time in power at Ashen Pact.”

“Good.”

Victor nodded.

Ashen Pact had always minded its own business, but in the past few months, their actions had been anything but simple.

If the current leader refused to play fair, it might be time to push for someone with a better grasp of the bigger picture.

As for how he and Tessa got tangled up in all this… well, it really was one of those odd twists of fate.

When he first met her, when she first caught his eye–nobody had a clue she had any ties to Ashen Pact.

After all, she’d grown up in the peaceful comfort of Rivermount.

Abraham pressed his cigarette out in the ashtray. “Ashen Pact is unstable right now. Madam Miller’s biggest concern is probably her daughter.”

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have refused to see her like this.

Victor’s gaze darkened.

Stella was led into Tessa’s room. The curtains were open, sunlight streaming in.

After showing her in, the housekeeper quietly retreated.

“Tessa.”

Hearing Stella’s voice, Tessa threw back the covers and sat straight up in bed.

“Stella!” Her voice broke with emotion the moment she spoke.

Stella paused in surprise. “Why are you crying?”

She stepped forward, sat beside her, and gently pulled her into a hug.

Tessa had been holding it together for days now. Life back in Rivermount had been easy and carefree–but

now…

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want to

voice trembled as she held back

“What? Why not?”

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said, clearly panicked. “What’s going on with her? Why won’t she see

she wanted was to find out what was happening–anything at all. Even just a few words would have eased her heart. But she’d gone through

out.

“Victor arranged it?”

had refused–it meant Victor

Abraham meant everything was done with absolute

the mention

and I gave up an entire

…What?

Wait–what?

Stella blinked. “Allure? What does that

hearing

“It hurt

made her squirm. Victor hadn’t held back at all, and she had… definitely

more she thought about it,

that man to skip the whole spy investigation and arrange

her mom to say

of

had

We

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a once–over, and when she

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sucked in a

after mentally comparing Victor’s build to Tessa’s tiny frame…

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nonstop.

there… don’t cry,

Stella comforted her softly.

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