Chapter 794 Blood and Smoke

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The entire Morris family was drowning in a heavy gloom.

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The moment Dan arrived, Dale ground his teeth and demanded, “Well? Did you find Tessa or not?”

Manny’s eyes were on him too.

He had made no progress at all.

At first, Manny had thought Tessa was nothing more than the bastard child of that whore Diana. He never imagined she would wield such influence.

Now Manny, like Lana lying in the hospital, wanted nothing more than to see Tessa dead.

Dan sank into a single armchair, lit a cigarette, and took a drag.

His unhurried manner drew open disgust from the others.

Dale snapped, angrier still. “I’m asking you a question. Did you find her or not?”

That tone-

As if finding Tessa was solely Dan’s responsibility. It had begun with Manny searching alongside him, yet now the blame fell entirely on him.


Dan turned his gaze on Manny. “Did you find her?”

“You-”

Manny’s face, already dark, went black as ink when he realized Dan was trying to push the fire back onto him.

Seeing the two still at each other’s throats, Dale’s temper boiled hotter.

“This isn’t the time for infighting! What matters now is finding her and handing her over!”

ground between his teeth, bitter

let out a sharp, mocking

you, the person you want to hand over is

she

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how ruthless you sound, I figured I should remind

Dale’s expression sank further.

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all grasshoppers tied to the same rope now. Are you really going to talk like this at a time.

patience for debate. What he wanted more than anything was

they had once believed she was nothing but

at the pressure mounting against them, if they didn’t produce her soon,

excuse or not, they had no

slowly on

The room went still.

“What

Stop looking?


fury erupted. “Are you insane? Do you want us dead

he saying he hadn’t even searched for

thought made Manny’s eyes burn

whatever grudges you have against Manny and me, now isn’t the

Lina added. “If Ashen Pact falls,

Both women were rattled.

heaviest losses in the past few days. Their resentment toward Dan had already begun to

finding Tessa.

The inside could wait.

this? Did someone teach you to sweet–talk

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