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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and blood, and yet he couldn’t

of it all cut

a short nod. “Yes,

“What is it?”

Victor. He seems to have another woman

his brows tightening.

“I don’t think Ms. Tessa matters to

that was true, then why had they gone

face. “You mean to say she was never the point at all? That they just used her

the case, then what was the point

“We can’t rule it out. She may be nothing more than their excuse to move

was silent except for Dale’s breathing and the faint crackle

breath grew

flashed in his eyes. “Just

is, she could

was only an excuse, then

the Ashen Pact… might not survive

forward. “Who

rather face a real demand for Tessa than believe she was nothing but a pawn in someone

Instead, he slipped a photo onto the desk and pushed it

Dale.

up and

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of Redwood Prime with

only a shot from behind, the intimacy between

weight of

but a pretext, a

hand clenched around the photo until it crumpled. His whole body trembled with

Trevor gave a quick

On Tessa’s side.

the Ashen Pact—especially after

only thing weighing on her mind was

she’d been with Victor the whole time, she’d lose it— and likely

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