The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

690 No Training, Just Trouble

Any time Tessa failed to meet Maric’s standards, she wasn’t allowed to eat or sleep.

It was that strict.

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There were even days she didn’t get a single bite from morning till night. It forced her to meet the mark–no exceptions.

But around Victor…

Thirty minutes in: “Drink some water.”

Another half hour: “Have some fruit first.”

Half an hour later: “The sun’s brutal. Let’s move to some shade.”

Her hand started hurting: “Let me see. We’ll treat it first.”

Her feet were sore: “You can’t stand? Sit and have something to drink.”

Her stomach growled: “Come on, let’s eat.”

So it went–half an hour at a time. Hand pain, foot pain…

There was always some excuse to stop. This wasn’t training—it was practically a vacation.

At first, Tessa had worried Victor might be even tougher than Marie. Now? That was clearly not a problem.

If anything, she was starting to fear that everything she’d learned under Marie might get undone at this rate.

Inside the lodge’s dining room-

A cool breeze swept through.

“Ah… that feels amazing,” Tessa sighed.

This kind of blissful day? She hadn’t even dared dream of it lately. Her world had completely collapsed under Marie’s training–and now, it felt like it had been gently put back together.

That’s why she’d pushed herself so hard with Marie. She really gave it her all.

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If Marie told her to do something, she took it seriously.

gulping down juice. “Why put yourself

Tessa blinked. “Huh?”

That was considered hardship?

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her dive into the ocean barehanded, or climb

Now that was tough.

about the Ashen Pact, you could’ve asked me.

word “killed” made Tessa’s

later,

asked, “What is

Tessa hesitated. “You, um…”

wanted to tell him not to always go straight to violence—but then again, wasn’t that the kind of world he

ruthlessness.

kind man, that’s

that

whether the scary, violent Victor was good

this your way of confessing

an eyebrow.

go that far to protect women they care about. If it’s someone they don’t care for,

Like Stella-

went all out to protect her. That kind of fierce protection only came

a moment, the air

get a better look

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little self–conscious.

Um…

Marie’s blunt personality these past

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straightforward—she never sugarcoated her feelings or her opinions. Zero

at me like that?” Tessa

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her neck that

then she heard him chuckle lowly. “You’re right. I have been using all

way he said “on you” was laced with heavy, unmistakable

Tessa was stunned.

flushed red in an

with Marie had made her

that didn’t mean she wasn’t still traditional

blushing?” Victor asked,

we still training?” she deflected, not wanting to keep