The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

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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his flesh and blood, and yet he couldn’t lean

irony of it all

“Yes, sir. There’s one more

“What is it?”

He seems to have another woman around

frowned, his brows tightening. “What

Ms. Tessa matters to him as much as

that important? If that was true, then why had they gone after the Ashen Pact so

never the point at all? That they just used her as an excuse to come after

was the point of

be nothing more than their excuse to move against the

for Dale’s breathing and the faint crackle

grew heavier,

flashed in his eyes. “Just an

is, she could be nothing more than a

was only an excuse, then the trap was far more

Ashen Pact… might not

leaned forward. “Who is

Tessa than believe she was nothing but a pawn in someone

Instead, he slipped a photo onto the desk

Dale.

it up and studied

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with his arm wrapped around a woman. Her head rested on

though it was only a shot from behind, the intimacy between them was

nothing, the weight

nothing but a pretext, a

until it crumpled. His whole

gave

On Tessa’s side.

to the Ashen Pact—especially after spotting the

only thing weighing on her

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