The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 801 Nothing Like Yours

When he came back, she hurried to pour him a glass of juice. “Well? What did Tess say?”

The word “Tess” slipped from Artemis‘ lips, softer than she meant it to. It was her way of pretending, if only for a heartbeat, that she could live with the girl’s existence.

She spoke softly, trying to seem kind and understanding in front of Dale.

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After all, ever since the Ashen Pact had run into trouble, Dale’s patience with her had been wearing thin…

She was afraid that if things kept going this way, their relationship would start to fall apart.

Yet even when she called Tessa’s name so gently, Dale’s expression didn’t soften in the slightest.

Instead, his gaze on her grew deeper–and filled with scrutiny.

He had never looked at her that way before; it was as if she had done something unforgivable, and he was trying to see right through her.

Artemis felt a chill crawl up her spine under that stare. “Wh–why are you looking at me like that?”

“Nothing,” Dale said flatly.

His reply hit like a blade. People always find something to doubt–especially the ones they love.

No one had ever mentioned in front of him whether Lina and Lana looked like him or not.

Sure, the twins weren’t lookers–but every parent thinks their kids are perfect, no matter what anyone else says.

And since they were twins, he’d always assumed their features were just the result of sharing nutrients in the womb–one taking from the other, leaving both a little imperfect.

that they weren’t his… that had never

it–that sentence like a dagger, “Their features look nothing like

words pierced Dale’s

as he looked at Artemis–her face beginning to show the traces of age–he couldn’t find any resemblance between

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still staring at her, and though she didn’t know

crouched down beside him and

were full of

question–and that icy stare–made Artemis‘ face go

locked on her; he didn’t

her face froze, a cold glint

they look like

either?”

the kids should at least share some resemblance

it, Lina and Lana

accepted that they didn’t resemble him. But why didn’t they

questions, one after another–each like a

are you talking

the children don’t look like us? Why would he suddenly ask something like that? Did Tessa say something to him? That little

hard to accept her, and instead

breathing turned shallow. “Dale, what… what are you

Not his children…

eyes filled with tears of wounded innocence, but inside, her heart was

day ask that very question–because the children truly didn’t look

She thought

entire Ashen Pact into chaos–and now she wanted to ruin