The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 685

Chapter 685 A Peaceful Storm

Now? She really didn’t like the ocean anymore.

“You’re awake?”

The man’s voice came from behind her.

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Tessa turned and saw Victor standing at the end of the wooden walkway, a plate of grilled food in hand.

Seeing him confirmed it wasn’t a dream–Victor had really found her.

And in that moment, something inside her heart completely shifted.

He walked up and, seeing her silent, reached out and gently rubbed the top of her head.

“Did you sleep well?”

He was trying to be gentle.

But he wasn’t like Abraham, who treated Stella with warmth simply out of habit.

Abraham exuded a calm, refined tenderness.

Victor, though–when he tried to be soft, it felt like steel wrapped in velvet. A rough kind of gentleness.

Tessa blushed faintly and nodded. “Mm.”

Ugh…

A flash of memory surfaced–her wrapping her arms around Victor in front of Marie. She wanted to die of embarrassment.

Her mom’s few words to her growing up had always been, “Girls should be

reserved.”

Chapter 685 A Peaceful Storm

But back then? She’d forgotten everything.

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Without realizing it, in those few short days by Victor’s side, she’d become emotionally attached to him.

It didn’t feel like they’d only known each other for a handful of days–it felt… much longer.

her close and led her back into

brought her food,

the grilled fish, shrimp,

frowned. “You don’t

look. “I’ve been eating fish non–stop this

she was

of fish made her want to

chuckle softly. “Looks like

she couldn’t even eat

Tessa went quiet.

time with Marie–it really had been a

when she remembered

felt grateful to

move on from Ethan, that dominating man, and she never

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herself.

And yet…

I want to

had left so

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know how long she’d slept, but considering the change in location and

“No need.

her?”

He nodded calmly. “Mm.”

Marie already knew, then

thank her properly once they

more food brought in–this time, no

that was so

was the best meal she’d had in

ever since arriving in Falvaria, she hadn’t eaten

happened in Rivermount. Just thinking

Pact was

the island Victor brought her to felt like a peaceful

chaos.

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completely fallen. Only the sound of waves remained. The lighting along the coast

Later that night.

Victor away,

but realized

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