Chapter 717 Cyren Mines at Stake

Dale pressed his aching temples.

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Everyone on the outside thought he hadn’t touched Ashen Pact’s affairs for years, when in truth, the most vital resources were still held firmly in his hands.

And that was exactly why Dan resented him–believing he intended to leave everything for Manny.

Now Madam Lorette wanted to seize them outright…

“Sir,” Lenny said softly.

“I’m heading out. Have Artemis meet with Victor. She knows how to handle him.”

He hadn’t liked the way she’d dealt with Marie earlier, but she hadn’t been wrong–it was the only path left.

People had swarmed in suddenly, deaf to any explanation.

They were determined to believe Tessa was in their hands.

At that moment, Dale felt there was no place left in the world to argue his case.

“Yes, sir,” Lenny replied, not daring to protest.

“I’ll use the back door,” Dale muttered.

Lenny froze. “…” In all his years, Dale had never once left through the back.

Grinding his teeth, Dale snarled, “What kind of mess is this?”

He was livid.

Just as he was about to leave, Artemis came rushing over. “Manny says he didn’t take Tessa.”

“He definitely did!” Dale roared, fury spilling over.

“You–you don’t believe Manny?” she stammered.

“Tell him to release Tessa at once. Now is not the time to be playing games with Diana. Do you understand me?”

word was clipped, bitten off between clenched

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Ashen Pact elders had shifted to her side. Control

the Tom family as well, and worst of all, Yalvoria’s deadliest

“But Manny, he-”

just got word. Madam Lorette wants the Cyren Mines. Do you realize

pupils shrank

Mines? Was

expression was black as night. “It’s a warning. She wants Tessa handed over to her

presence here had been the Dawson

Artemis’s breath quickened.

have her,” she said, still clinging

their hands, why was everyone piling

justice to

as Artemis

keeps holding Tessa, we’ll lose the

out, leaving

had never spoken to her so

stamped her foot. Were they all determined to tear her

his dead

when Lenny approached. “Madam, sir asked you

Victor.”

“Me?”

that? Victor was fixated

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been left in a hotel’s presidential suite

coffee. Lewis declined a share, parked himself on the sofa, and kept scrolling through

warm formula to thirty–six degrees. How to burp a baby after

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