The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 757 Used as a Pawn

Victor didn’t speak as he met Tessa’s eyes.

“I hate him too,” Tessa said quietly.

Of course she did.

Victor had his reasons for hating Dale. And as his daughter, so did she.

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From the moment she learned who Dale was–ever since Lina and Lana had tracked her to Victor’s villa and nearly killed her–whatever bond they had as father and daughter was doomed. There had never been much to begin with. Hatred was all that remained.

Victor pulled her head against his chest. “Tess.”

Her muffled voice came from against him. “All I care about is my mom. So from now on, don’t bring him up with me.”

“You’re right. I shouldn’t have,” Victor answered, his voice low.

Tessa fell silent.

Victor’s tone sharpened as he spoke. “He doesn’t even know you. He knows you exist, but he’s never once tried to see you.”

Dale knew he had a daughter out there named Tessa. But he had never cared enough to meet her.

Even when Diana’s world collapsed, when she was left with no one, he still didn’t come.

He left her to suffer alone, left her to survive danger on her own.

Just as people said…

Dale only acknowledged the children Artemis bore him.

Any child from another woman meant nothing to him–he was so heartless he erased them from his world.

Tessa’s throat tightened. “He doesn’t even recognize me?”

“That’s right. Just now, he shoved your photo in my face and demanded an answer-”

“Demanded what?” she cut in.

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he saw her at Rivermount,

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only her mother, but Diana had raised her to be lively, confident, and cherished.

family came and tore

voice was flat. “He asked me which one of my women you were. He said the only

Tessa gasped. “What?”

That he could just hand you

next ten minutes, Victor repeated every word Dale had thrown

the darker

despised Dale, but now her disgust

the Ashen Pact, then I don’t matter? He doesn’t

her photo and shoved it at Victor, without even recognizing her as his own

women and decided that meant she wasn’t important enough to bother

could just skip the trouble of looking

Cold. Ruthless.

the most heartless fathers alive.

The only thing he cares about

only because it tied into Manny’s future

said not to bother looking for

gave a single

her all this for a reason–so that if Dale ever tried

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wouldn’t be blindsided.

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just Victor’s pawn, the blow would be far worse coming from him than from

heated with anger, her

“Then am I just a cover for

Victor said nothing.

This girl…