Chapter 765 Can’t Believe It’s Him

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She had worked herself into a fever with worry; after turning Ashen Pact upside down, she discovered Tessa had never even been in their hands.

“And now she’s already furious just thinking Tessa’s with you–if she finds out she’s been with Victor all along…”

The thought was unbearable.

Marie’s greatest fear these past weeks had been not being able to give Victor an explanation.

And now, Tessa had been with Victor the whole time.

Stella shot Abraham a reproachful look. Abraham sighed. “What did she say to you?”

“She told me to pack my things.”

The moment he heard that, Abraham’s face darkened like a thundercloud.

Always threatening to run off with Stella…

That damned girl. His head pounding, he soothed Stella first, then headed to his study to call Marie.

Meanwhile, Marie was still fuming after her tirade; her anger refused to settle.

When Abraham’s call came through, she rejected it. Hung up.

Then it rang again…

And then Derrick’s voice answered.

“I thought you’d given up on this sister of yours,” Derrick sneered.

His tone over the phone was bold, openly mocking Abraham.

“Put Marie on,” Abraham ordered.

“She’s crying so hard she threw up. She doesn’t want to talk to you.”

Crying so hard she threw up–Derrick was driving home just how devastated Marie was.

Abraham’s face sank. “Derrick!”

rich. After all these years of her

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Derrick snapped.

still dared

globe all these years, Derrick’s blood

memory.

no matter what, he still wouldn’t hand over the

want to owe me for this?” Abraham’s voice cut like

“Wait, I’m saying-”

wasn’t he? Fine; it was his

it. If

Derrick thrust the phone at Marie. “Your brother’s on the

from me!”

“She won’t take it-”

“Derrick!”

The

barked those two syllables was dangerous, laced with

she won’t answer you. Why are you threatening me?”

the man be

he had made mistakes with Stella back

years.

hadn’t he found her

scared me

felt helpless, as if he could never

the phone toward Marie. “Take

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rolled her

kept shooting her desperate

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man was always the one who had to swallow

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