Chapter 752 A Dangerous Excuse

Manny muttered, “But this matter…”

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“It’s got nothing to do with us, but they still want to pin it on us. What are we supposed to do?”

Just mentioning it nearly made Dale faint from rage.

He had already checked in every one of his children in record time.

And the result? Tessa wasn’t in the Ashen Pact at all.

Yet the Ashen Pact had paid a heavy price because of her. Who was he supposed to hold accountable for that?

The more he thought about it, the more furious he became.

Manny was restless, and his expression showed it.

He had never imagined his own father would actually suspect him–enough to investigate him personally.

If his father had already started digging, did that mean his hidden assets were exposed?

That thought alone made Manny’s face grow darker.

Dale drew in several deep breaths before he forced himself to calm down. “You’re going to start looking for her right now.”

“Yes.”

Manny gritted his teeth, throwing Dan one last glare.

But Dan sat there looking completely unconcerned, which only made Manny angrier.

Once both of them left, Dale was finally alone. He lit a cigar and dragged on it hard.

Trevor walked in. “Sir.”

“Keep an eye on them,” Dale said with a weary edge.

They were his sons, but somewhere along the way, they had slipped out of his control.

He couldn’t even feel at ease about the tasks he’d assigned to them.

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were his flesh and blood, and yet he couldn’t lean on them–couldn’t

it all

gave a short nod. “Yes, sir. There’s one

“What is it?”

He seems to

his brows tightening. “What

Tessa matters to him as much as we

that was true, then why had they gone after

say she was never the point at all? That they just used her as

was the point of

it out. She may be nothing more than their excuse to move

for Dale’s breathing and the faint crackle

grew heavier,

glint flashed in his eyes. “Just an

is, she could be nothing more than

only an excuse, then the trap was far more

Pact… might not

forward. “Who

real demand for Tessa than believe she was

slipped a photo

Dale.

picked it up and

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on the top floor of Redwood Prime with his arm wrapped

a shot from behind, the

said nothing, the weight of it

close… nothing but a

the photo until it crumpled. His whole body trembled with rage. “Get the

gave a quick

On Tessa’s side.

to the Ashen Pact—especially after spotting the signal her mother had left

the only thing weighing

Victor the whole time, she’d lose it— and likely beat the hell out of

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