The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 631 You Call That Gratitude?

“Mr. Keene came to see Miss. It might have something to do with Miss Sutton.”

Abraham fell silent.

The air in the office went still.

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Abel said, “Logically, since Horgan rejoined the Keene family, Mr. Keene should be locked in a deadly power struggle with him by now. And yet…”

And yet what? He didn’t finish the sentence.

For Ethan to show up now and make a scene with Stella–there had to be something more behind it.

Abraham let out a cold chuckle. “Find him first.”

As for how to deal with it, a glint of danger flashed through Abraham’s eyes, sharper than ever before. The reason behind it? The Keene family really thinks Horgan alone is enough to turn the tide?

Meanwhile, on Tessa’s side, her legs were still sore, and after the high fever, her whole body was drained of

energy.

At the table, she took the initiative to serve Victor a bowl of soup. Just as she set it down in front of him, her gaze landed on a scratch mark on his tattooed arm.

Her cheeks flushed bright red on the spot.

Victor raised an eyebrow. “So attentive all of a sudden?”

Tessa stammered, “Well, uh… thanks for last night.”

If it hadn’t been for Victor, she probably would’ve been dragged off by those two creeps.

And that scratch on his arm, she’d left it… back on the bed…

“What are you looking at? Why’s your face so red?”

eyes and said nothing, silently burying her head

an

at anything,” she muttered. “Just… really,

a quiet laugh. “And this is how

Tessa was stunned.

to be thanked… isn’t quite so

was clear implication in

picked up on it immediately; her

she’d given him and said, “For now, don’t call

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631 You Call That

“Huh?”

looked up from

come here? She hadn’t planned on bothering

had happened, Tessa had come to a painful realization, her presence brought

18 Fears

her to threaten her mother, then they might also go after Stella

Abraham’s

because of Tessa, even dying a dozen times wouldn’t be enough

don’t go

I know. I’m basically a walking hazard

before; never even had the concept. But now,

Victor raised a brow.

saw that fleeting trace of sadness in her eyes and could guess what she was

a soft chuckle, he said, “Relax. You’re not

Tessa was stunned.

on, “This is Falvaria. No one dares

share of trouble over the years. Countless

Plenty, far too many.

true weakness; his Achilles‘ heel. But no

untouched,

if anyone did move

ready to die, they’d

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