The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 496 You Think I Wanna Die Too What if they actually pinned a real charge onin the end-that'd be it for me. They were already itching to killwhen I was just a spect. If something real cup, they'd probably shooton the spot without thinking twice. That thought completely shattered Tessa's composure.

Victor glanced at her; she said nothing.

The silence only made Tessa more anxious. "I mean, no one's right a hundred percent of the time, right?" There was no way she could stake her life on a mistake from his people.

Victor said coldly, "If they're wrong, they're dead." Tessa was stunned.

So the people doing the digging would die... but what about her She looked over at Victor and met his dangerous gaze, Swallowing hard, she said nothing in the end. She finally understood-there was no reasoning with a bandit.

Tessa was starting to unravel. She trudged downstairs, head drooping, with no energy left in her at all. Silas had acted quickly and already found a chef for the villa, but there were still no other servants.

When the chef saw her, she greeted her respectfully, “Good day, Ms. Tessa "Mm, hi, Tessa replied weakly.

The chef handed her a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. “This is for Sir; could you please take it up to his room!" When Silas brought her here, he had made it very clear-she wasn't to enter the study or Victor's bedroom. He even said it was best if she didn't go upstairs at all.

But since Victor never cdownstairs, the only option was to ask Tessa to deliver it.

The moment the chef asked her to bring the juice to Victor, Tessa's mind flashed with every bit of trouble she'd stirred up around him over the past few days.

Suddenly, alarms blared in her head.

She shook her head quickly. "No, no, I'm not doing anything right now." What if there was something wrong with that juice-if Victor had a bad reaction, she'd never be able to clear her name.

She'd already had enough mishaps with her own hands-now, after two surgeries...

Having learned her lesson, there was no way Tessa would get involved with anything related to Victor ever again.

The chef blinked, confused.

"You take it up yourself," Tessa insisted.

She was absolutely determined to steer clear of anything that had to do with Victor.

"But Mr. Silas said I'm not allowed in sir's room or the study... and he toldnot to go upstairs," the chef said. "Then tell him to cdown and drink it." Tessa replied bluntly.

She wasn't taking it up there, period.

The chef was stunned. Get him to cdown and drink itt 1/3 Chapter 496 You Think I Wanna Die Too She wouldn't dare.

Tessa suggested, "Or just leave it at his door. No need to go inside." "Mr. Silas said I shouldn't even go upstairs," the chef hesitated, “He said if I touched something I wasn't supposed to. I might not make it back down alive." Tessa went quiet. Things you 're not supposed to touch...

She remembered now-Silas had said the sthing to her before. Sthings were off-limits..

Even Stella had warned her, if you entered Victor's space without his permission, you might not live to regret it.

"Anyway, I'm not going. He can cdown and drink it when he's thirsty." The chef was stunned again.

No matter what was said. Tessa absolutely refused to handle anything related to Victor.

Just as the chef was about to say more, Tessa's phone rang. It was Stella.

Tessa answered. "Stella?" "Tessa, what's your mom's connection to Ashen Pact?" Stella asked bluntly over the phone.

The directness of the question made Tessa freeze for a second. "None at all-why would you ask that?" Her mother was a proper, law-abiding businesswoman. What connection could she possibly have with an organization like Ashen Pact! There was no way they were connected.

If there was any kind of relationship, it would be one where Ashen Pact had captured her-that kind of infuriating connection.

As for why they'd target a proper businesswoman like her mother... Tessa had no idea.

Stella sounded puzzled "You're sure?" "Of course I'm sure. Why?" "That's what's stranger Stella said.

"What's strange? Tessa's heart jumped to her throat the moment she heard that tone.

"I just overheard someone say that the former leader of Ashen Pact was a woman... and her nwas Diana

Stella had overheard it while getting a checkup-Tessa's mother had been on the phone, and the voice on the other end said the former female head of Ashen Pact had returned to the organization. Diana-Tessa's mother's nwas Diana.

*That's definitely not the sperson," Tessa blurted out without thinking.

Before Stella could respond, Tessa e added, "There are plenty of people' with the snin this world." True, Stella said in agreement.

Still, it felt like too much of a coincidence.

Especially with Tessa's mother currently missing-if she were safe ng, if she and sourid in Rivermount, this could've just been a case of sanie-nconfusion.

Hut now 273 Chapter 496 You Think I Wanna Die Too "Wait-no, that's not right," "Tessa suddenly gasped..

"Hm?" Stella asked "Victor said my mom was taken by people from Ashen Pact, Tessa said urgently.

It hadn't been fully confirmed yet, but if Victor had said so, there must've been a lead, 10 Free Coins 3