The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 804 Open Your Mouth, Sweetheart.

Silas thought to himself. There he goes again with that mouth of his.

Thankfully, Victor wasn’t around; otherwise, he might’ve torn Lewis apart by now.

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Honestly, Lewis had already gotten himself chewed out plenty of times lately; yet somehow, he never seemed to learn. Some bad habits really are impossible to fix… like an animal that just won’t change its ways.

Lewis caught Silas‘ look and frowned. “Why are you staring at me like that? Do I look like a dog to you?”

Silas stayed silent.

His mouth was terrible, but he sure knew how to read faces.

Inside the room, Tessa was so exhausted she didn’t even want to lift a finger; every bone in her body felt weak.

Victor picked her up and leaned her against his chest. Scooping up a spoonful of warm porridge, he brought it to her lips. “Open your mouth.”

His usually cold, restrained voice carried a rare touch of gentleness.

Nestled in his arms, Tessa mumbled sleepily, her soft voice tinged with irritation.

“I don’t want to eat.”

Exhaustion dragged at her bones. Every inch of her hurt, and she half–suspected she’d managed to injure herself all over again.

“Be good,” Victor coaxed. “Eat something first, then you can sleep.”

“I really don’t want to.”

“It’s just porridge.”

Tessa protested in every possible way, but Victor–rarely this patient–kept coaxing her quietly.

In the end, she reluctantly opened her mouth.

The porridge was soft and fragrant; the blend of chicken and shiitake mushrooms was savory

and rich.

Truth be told, she was hungry. She’d already felt it when she woke that morning, but she hadn’t

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to get up–then Victor had kept

saw it was porridge, she obediently

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she finished the bowl. Victor followed with some milk, and only after she drank it did

“It hurts there. Put

eyes darkening slightly before his

Not bad…

he’d hurt her, the little thing hadn’t even let him check her

Tessa was only worried about infection–she’d be the one to suffer if

was far too tired to get up herself; that

Pact had grown even more chaotic once word

like a deliberate attack

once the truth

they struck at the Ashen Pact like

abundant resource territories. Outwardly, they seemed united–but in reality, each was

took something first,

Dale a heart attack; Dan, meanwhile, had

in Redwood, things in Falvaria were

Like Melissa.

left for Yalvoria early that morning, and Stella had spent half the day on

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on assigning bodyguards

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spotted Eddie sitting not far away, munching on fruit. Stella frowned.

she called out, not

from yesterday; it had left her a little

Eddie had clearly taken a shower, she still didn’t

her distance, watching him with open

“Stella, what’s your problem?”

smell?” she asked

kind of an insulting question,