The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 656 Twenty–Seven Days of Hell

“Pick her up in twenty–seven days, Derrick said.

Victor’s voice tightened. “Twenty–seven days?”

“Mm.”

Victor went silent.

He a

over at Silas.

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Silas and Lewis both looked exhausted–clearly none of them had rested in days, still scouring the world for Tessa.

Victor recalled what Abraham had said earlier. Watch Derrick closely.

He really had seen it all coming.

Victor had assumed Derrick and Marie’s marriage was nothing but a joke. But now? They were clearly the real deal.

Just as Victor opened his mouth to ask more, Derrick hung up.

Victor’s eyes darkened.

Twenty–seven days?

Like how Marie trained Stella back then?

But Tessa wasn’t Stella. Even if neither of them had prior training, Stella had grown up at Abraham’s side–she’d been exposed to all that from a young age. Even if she hadn’t participated, Abraham had taken her along to training bases for fun.

Tessa, though? She’d never even seen that kind of world. What if she literally got scared to death?

Thinking about how skittish she’d been recently, Victor felt a dull pulse pounding at his. temples.

“Mr. Derrick

“Mm,” Victor replied irritably.

we waiting for? Can’t we just go to Mr. Derrick and ask for her

Lewis like he’d

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Tessa? And expect him to hand her over?

eyes sharp and focused.

way they’d get

Silas nodded. “Understood.”

Lewis was baffled.

they already knew Derrick knew where

they

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island thousands of miles

oversized sunglasses and a wide–brimmed sunhat, sipping a glass

stumbled toward her, lugging a fishing net over one shoulder

into a teasing

was panting like

she reached Marie, she flung the heavy fishing net onto the sand with a thud right

hit the

at Marie, eyes full of

an

at the bucket stuffed with fish and giggled, handing over

fury instantly deflated

Marie stood, Tessa collapsed dramatically into the sand, wrapping

begging you! I can’t eat one more fish, I’m gonna

Tessa burst into tears.

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was exhausted. So, so exhausted. Marie’s training was

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past three days, she’d done nothing but run–dragged

island.

around the island every morning–five full hours of running. Tessa felt like her brain

knew exactly how many palm trees lined the beach and which ones had how many

runs. Afternoon runs, Evening

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