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.

tell me–are you more worried

faltered. The answer

she cared more about

“It just feels wrong, using her

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

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“But this is using

Finished

more chaos in the Ashen Pact, the

the organization

Marie’s care for her–Tessa felt

in danger?” she asked quickly, before

at risk, she would tell her everything and beg her

go to the Ashen Pact herself, stall them if she

Victor said calmly. “No one in the Ashen Pact dares touch her. She’s the Dawson family’s true–born

all, wasn’t Madam Evelyn striking at them now precisely because Dan had

this, Tessa’s

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

Pact was tearing the world apart

taken something they had long sought

now, she’d be no more than bait, a bargaining chip to force

I can do is

broke on the

it ironic? The Ashen Pact was her blood kin, yet because

felt the sting in her

kiss was softer,

She had never imagined