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.

Derrick

“Mm,” Victor replied irritably.

are we waiting for? Can’t we just go to Mr.

like he’d grown an

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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.

knew Derrick knew where she was, why

they at least try to extract some

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on an island thousands of

beach chair, wearing oversized sunglasses and a wide–brimmed sunhat, sipping a glass of lemon

stumbled toward her, lugging a fishing net

curled into a teasing

was panting like a

the heavy fishing net onto the sand with a

bucket hit the

glared at Marie, eyes full

fierce–like an angry

fish and giggled, handing over her lemon water. “See? You’re getting stronger

fury instantly deflated at those

stood, Tessa collapsed dramatically into the sand, wrapping

I can’t eat one more fish,

Tessa burst into tears.

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so exhausted. Marie’s training was

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nothing but run–dragged out of bed at

island.

hours of running. Tessa felt like

she knew exactly how many palm trees lined the beach

runs. Afternoon

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