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!”

his teeth,

a sharp, mocking

me to remind you, the person you

and she glared daggers

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Blood

“I


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.

for debate. What he wanted more

once believed she was

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

excuse or not, they had

drew slowly on

The room went still.

breath hitched. “What did you

Stop looking?


fury erupted. “Are you insane?

saying he hadn’t even

made Manny’s eyes

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

right,” Lina added. “If Ashen Pact falls, then none

Both women were rattled.

heaviest losses in the past few days. Their resentment toward Dan

now was finding Tessa. They needed unity against

The inside could wait.

is this? Did someone teach you to sweet–talk women,

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