The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 785 Nobody Knows About Tessa

Derrick actually answered. “Hello.”

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“What the heck do you mean? Didn’t you say Tessa’s business wasn’t your concern anymore?”

By the end, Dan’s voice was a furious roar.

“It isn’t our concern,” Derrick replied flatly, dead serious–as though making it perfectly clear they really weren’t involved.

And that attitude was enough to drive Dan insane.

“Then why the heck are you still fighting us for everything?” he spat.

Exactly.

Marie and Derrick had both said Tessa was no longer their responsibility. Yet all day, they’d been attacking Ashen Pact like madmen.

Derrick had even joined forces with Victor.

And now, the impression they gave was completely different from before. At least before, they’d had an excuse.

Whether it was Marie or Victor, both had been obsessed with demanding Tessa from Ashen

Pact.

If Ashen Pact couldn’t produce her, they kept targeting every resource the group had.

Tessa had been the reason they pursued Ashen Pact so relentlessly.

And now-

They insisted she was no longer their concern, yet they kept attacking. That contradiction spoke volumes.

even bothering to

isn’t our concern,”

“So?”

comes to Ashen Pact… we haven’t received orders

“Orders?”

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his mind. “Since when the heck do you take orders from

Or Abraham. Then tell me this–am I still supposed to be looking

“I don’t know.”

wanted nothing more than to reach through the

Pact’s assets harder than Derrick. And now, when asked directly, all he gave was a useless I don’t

teeth, Dan snarled, “Derrick, you bastard, I’ll

“Suit yourself.”

those two words, Derrick

“Wait!” Dan barked.

“What now?”

Dan’s voice nearly shook

know anything

be

Derrick, Victor, and Marie had coordinated this

hadn’t even hit Ashen

smaller factions joining in. The chaos had

Derrick ended the call.

across the room in

he found Dan shrouded in rage, a cigarette smoldering

a file down in front of him. “Sir, please

narrowed.

2/3

D:D

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but the heavy air

sinking feeling. Still, he picked up the

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