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 was

she cared more

wrong, using her like this,” she

let out a low chuckle, eyes softening with amusement. “Morality?

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lip. “But

Finished

the more chaos in the Ashen

the organization down, giving Diana precious

Marie’s care for her–Tessa felt it

won’t Marie be in danger?” she asked quickly, before he could

really was at risk, she would tell her everything and beg her to

could go to the Ashen Pact herself, stall them if

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

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

Tessa’s

to the Ashen Pact? You wouldn’t stall them. You’d hand them the perfect leverage to

was tearing the world apart searching

she’d taken something

no more than bait, a bargaining chip to

can do is

broke on

yet because of them, she had

sting in

his kiss was softer,

never imagined her