Artemis said, “Ask your question.”

Even faced with Dan’s cruelty and coldness, her face remained full of tenderness.

Dan shot her a frosty glance. His eyes were sharp as blades, yet Artemis still looked at him with the same softness, as if she could melt him with her gentleness alone.

She wished her gaze could soothe his rage, heal him.

But it was useless.

Dan had already seen her true viciousness. How could he be moved by the woman who murdered his mother?

“Who exactly took Tessa away?”

The question was addressed to both Dale and Artemis, but his eyes never left her.

His voice was cold and cutting. Dale instantly exploded. “That’s enough, Dan. None of us took Tessa.”

“Funny,” Dan sneered, “because Tessa is either with Ashen Pact, or Manny took her.”

His tone grew darker, sharper.

“You… you’ve gone too far!” Dale was trembling with fury. Was there no place for reason anymore? It was maddening.

When Artemis heard Dan drag Manny into it, the tenderness in her eyes flickered, revealing a flash of hidden frost.

“Dan, Manny didn’t take Tessa either,” she said gently. “Your father is right. None of us took her.”

a problem, isn’t it?” Dan replied. “Marie, Derrick, and even Mr. Victor are convinced Tessa is

Artemis and Dale froze.

the mention of those troublesome names, Dale’s face darkened. “This is all your

Tessa had been taken by

as convinced Dan had

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I took her or not doesn’t matter. What matters is you’d better find a way

trailed off, his lips

“If you still want Manny to inherit Ashen Pact

Dan turned and

his fist on the table,

Tessa must

certain Dan knew the

her–deliberately–to pit Abraham and Mr. Nathaniel’s outside

in her eyes. “Don’t be so quick to blame him.

else could it be? He hates me, he hates Manny… and

Artemis: “…”

him? His heart was full of

Dale. Hatred for her.

for three years, he shows no

those years, a flicker of guilt passed through

as she forced out, “He was so young then. He doesn’t remember anything. Forgetting the good

been too young. Too young to

gave her a

need to focus on finding out where Tessa actually is. If Mr. Victor comes demanding her, he won’t care whether she’s in our hands

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