The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

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Tessa thought. Ugh… back in Rivermount, whenever I saw the rivalries between those powerful families, I always thought it was such a headache. Why fight? Why compete? Yet here I was now, caught in the same struggle, the same battle for power. I hadn’t taken part directly, but the chaos Ashen Pact had fallen into, wasn’t it all because of me?

“Then you’ll help Marie too, won’t you?” Tessa asked cautiously, glancing at Victor.

His hand rested on her slender waist.

The moment he heard her question, his palm tightened instinctively.

He lowered his head, locking eyes with her pitiful gaze. “You want me to help her?”

“She’s helping both you and me this time, isn’t she?”

At the start, it had only been because of Tessa.

But once Victor revealed his true intentions toward Ashen Pact, it was clear–Marie was helping him too.

And Marie herself had just called, asking how she could support him.

Victor let out a low chuckle. “If you say I should help, then I’ll help.”

Tessa blinked. What?

Wait a second… did he even hear me? Marie wasn’t just stirring things up with Ashen Pact because of me— she was doing it for Victor too. At least from here on, whatever Marie did would be to help him.

When Tessa fell silent, his smile deepened. “Do you want me to help her?”

“Of course!”

What kind of question was that?

3 = =

Marie had turned Ashen Pact upside down these past few days for her sake,

If Marie ended up clashing with the Tom family, they would have no choice but to stand on her

side.

“Since you say so, then it will be so,” Victor said,

“That’s more like it.”

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you want me to step in,” he added, “my price is steep. What do you plan to

Tessa froze. Huh?

“Wait, what are you…”

wanted compensation? We were

delicate chin.

carried weight when

eyes sense at

that? Even if I’m not the best at arguing… that makes

Again, she said nothing.

smile widened.

then help; if not,

on her waist was unyielding; she

me go,”

I won’t help?”

Wait…

at him. “She’s helping you right

mutual benefit,”

benefit. Fine. In their world, maybe

the Tom family and Victor refused to help,

out of it.

she would

her own strength was

help her,

She sniffled and looked

up at him.

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“Payment?” Victor asked again.

Her lips twitched. Payment!

few scraps she had, he’d never

whatever you want from Ashen Pact, just take

Tessa had sold out the entire Ashen Pact

laughed–truly laughed this

waist tightened, pulling her closer

breaths mingled, tangled

days

“Hm?” She blinked.

many days