The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 740 Must Stay by His Side

The way Victor held her so tightly, if the juice spilled, it would drench them both.

In the end, Tessa’s timid wriggling stopped, leaving her breathless and at his mercy.

Finished

Only when her chest rose and fell too quickly did he finally release her, lips curling. “Not bad. Sweet. Tastes like oranges.”

Her checks flushed crimson.

If not for her inconvenient timing, she was sure this man would have already torn her again.

apart

Victor’s hand squeezed her thigh, his warm breath brushing her neck as his voice dropped to a husky whisper. “I’ll deal with you in a few days.”

“Four,” she blurted.

Victor: “…”

“Yesterday was the first day,” she added quickly.

The moment the words left her mouth, her face burned hotter. Oh god–why had she said that out loud? It sounded like she was anticipating it herself.

Heaven knew she wasn’t…

Somehow, she had already grown used to Victor, forgetting that all of this had begun as a transaction.

Maybe because when it came to this, he was always so overbearing.

“I… can I call Marie?” she mumbled, desperate to change the subject.

arched a brow. “And tell me–are you more worried about Marie’s anxiety, or your mother’s

The answer

cared more about

“It just feels wrong, using her like this,”

let out a low chuckle, eyes softening with amusement. “Morality? That’s a word my

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lip. “But

Finished

in the Ashen Pact,

the organization down, giving

leaning on Marie’s care for her–Tessa felt it was

be in danger?” she asked

was at risk, she would tell

go to the Ashen

in the Ashen Pact dares touch her. She’s the Dawson family’s true–born princess. Unless they want to be

at them now precisely

Tessa’s heart

her. “But you–going to the Ashen Pact? You wouldn’t stall them. You’d hand them the perfect leverage to threaten

tearing the

vanished, she’d taken something

she’d be no more than bait,

can do is

voice broke on the

blood kin, yet because of them, she had no right to live openly beneath the

sting

his kiss

her eyes, unbidden. She had never imagined her life would end up like