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.

watched her gulping down juice. “Why

Tessa blinked. “Huh?”

That was considered hardship?

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ocean barehanded, or climb

Now that was tough.

it’s about the Ashen Pact, you could’ve asked me. I could’ve killed

“killed” made Tessa’s face shift

moment later,

asked, “What

Tessa hesitated. “You, um…”

She wanted to tell him not to always go straight to violence—but then again, wasn’t that the kind of world he lived in? People treated him with the same

ruthlessness.

he were actually a kind man, that’s

everything that

whether the scary, violent

this your way of confessing to

raised an

protect women they care about. If it’s someone

Like Stella-

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

a moment,

pinching her chin gently to get a better look at her. His gaze made

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little self–conscious.

Um…

Marie’s blunt

A

sugarcoated her

you looking at

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a spot on her neck

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

he said “on you” was laced with heavy,

Tessa was stunned.

cheeks flushed red

made her bolder,

mean she wasn’t

are you blushing?” Victor asked,

mean… are we still training?” she deflected, not