Chapter 730 The Scapegoat

Lately, whenever something upset Marie, she dumped the blame on Dan.

No matter what it was, it all ended up on his shoulders.

Abraham let out a low chuckle. “Yeah, he’s pretty unlucky.”

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“And Victor’s just as bad,” Stella added. “He didn’t say a word either? Marie’s been tearing herself apart looking for Tessa in the Ashen Pact. He could have at least told her something. Even if she still wanted to go after Dan, she could have pretended not to know and kept going.”

“Victor’s letting her vent her anger,” Abraham explained calmly. “She hits harder when she doesn’t know.”

With that single sentence, Abraham laid bare Victor’s intentions–crystal clear.

Stella frowned. “Then Marie must be worried sick. And the Ashen Pact is dangerous enough as it is.”

Of course, Dan deserved to be punished. But still, going after him in his own territory? What if something happened?

Seeing her so concerned, Abraham reached out to ruffle her hair. “Don’t worry. Derrick’s with her.”

“But Derrick’s not reliable.”

Stella huffed.

That was the truth. To her, Derrick had never been dependable.

Just thinking of that incident three years ago made her heart prickle with resentment. If Derrick had been even a little more dependable, she wouldn’t have been separated from Abraham for those long years.

Abraham said nothing more, simply cupped her head and kissed her deeply.

In their tangle of lips and breath, the cold shower he had taken seemed wasted all over again…

When Victor returned, he found Tessa sitting blankly on the sofa while Lewis lounged beside her, laughing at videos on his phone.

Striding forward, he kicked at Lewis

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swung in, he snatched Tessa up and leapt aside

Tessa: “…”

Victor: “…”

thought Lewis was hopeless, found herself at a loss for

weak at all—his reflexes were sharper than a

it was an attack, nearly lashed out

a sound when

by Lewis’s laziness, but after

“Come here.”

eyes

grip and ran over. “You’re back! Have you

take

“We can go out?”

“Of course. Why?”

thought we

went out. She

made Victor laugh softly.

pulled her along, ready

stopped short, tugging his hand. “Wait.

hadn’t recovered from her

told, she had wanted to ask Lewis earlier, but he’d been glued to his videos and ignored her completely. That was why Victor

her say she had a question, Victor frowned.

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