The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 540 A NThat Shatters Peace Just thinking about how reckless Tessa could be gave Stella a headache.

She hadn't been there in person, so she had no idea what Tessa had done exactly-but whatever it was, it had clearly been ridiculous.

"Is Victor suspicious of her being a spy or something? If that's what this is about, I can guarantee you there's no need to be suspicious. Tessa absolutely doesn't have that kind of skill." When it cto Tessa, Stella was practically willing to vouch for her with her life.

If Tessa really had that kind of ability, Diana wouldn't have always been coming to her for help in the first place. Abraham said, "Victor likes her." There it was again.

N E # ## # Every tAbraham said that, Stella couldn't help but question if it was really true.

Not just her-even Tessa doubted it.

the ☐ Tessa was in her room, clutching her phone with trembling hands when she got Stella's call.

Before, as long as she didn't have to face Victor directly, she wouldn't feel afraid...

But now, everything was different.

Even when she wasn't facing him, her nerves were still shot.

She watched from upstairs as Victor got into a car below. Several men armed with guns climbed in after him, and Tessa's stomach twisted even more.

She had the awful feeling that as long as she stayed near someone like Victor, one barrels would be pointed at her sooner or later.

She was genuinely afraid of being riddled with bullets...

"Tessa?" Stella called her nagain when she didn't respond.

Lost in her panic, Tessa snapped back to reality. "Oh, Stella." of those gun 1/4 23:43 Mon, Aug 4 OG .71% X Finished Chapter 540 A NThat Shatters Peace "What were you thinking about? I called your nlike three times." "I... I just saw Victor go out. There were a lot of people with him. And snipers.” "Snipers? How do you even know that?" Stella asked.

Tessa wasn't the type to watch that sort of stuff, was she? "I saw one of them carrying a long gun." Figures. Probably something she picked up from movies.

Stella didn't really know what had happened. Ever since she could remember, Abraham had always kept these things from her. Whenever he had to make a call or give an order, he made sure she wasn't around.

That godlike contrast between light and darkness-Stella had only seen it once on Abraham.

Just once, but it took her a long tto recover.

Since then, Abraham had never let her see that side of him again.

Victor showing up with injuries and armed men? It made her realize Falvaria wasn't as peaceful as it looked on the surface.

"I'm scared, Stella," Tessa whispered.

"Wantto cget you?" Pickup...? Would she even be able to leave? For sreason, the way Victor acted around her gave Tessa a strong feeling-she wasn't getting out of here. Even if she did, she'd be dragged right back.

She sniffled. "If I could... I'd hide away in a place where no one knows me." Somewhere Victor didn't exist.

Victor was the most terrifying man she'd ever met.

"I could probably help you with that," Stella said. "But only for a little while. Your life's not going back to normal." It sounded harsh, but there was no point sugarcoating it.

214 23:43 Mon, Aug 4 71% 0 X Finished Chapter 540 A NThat Shatters Peace Tessa's peaceful life had already been ripped apart.

When she heard that, Tessa blinked. "What? Why do you say that?" Stella's mention of it being "only for a little while" made her heart sink. Why only a little while? Was her future going to be nothing but chaos from now on? Whether she stayed with Victor or not- "Because your mother is the former leader of Ashen Pact." Stella said it clearly, word by word.

And the moment the words hit her, Tessa's mind exploded with a deafening buzz.

Her breath caught. "W-Wait, Stella, what did you say? My mom, she..." "You heardright. She was Ashen Pact's previous leader.” Stella's voice didn't soften or hedge. She laid it out in the most direct way possible.

As the words fell, the sound of Tessa's breathing grew noticeably tighter on the other end of the line. Even though Stella had spelled it out- Tessa still couldn't believe it.

She took a deep breath. "No, that...

that can't be. My mom could never ΟΠ do something like that she's just a regular businesswoman, you know that. She couldn't even manage to expand her business, let alone-" The more she spoke, the more frantic she sounded.

To her, her mother was someone who didn't have a lot of money, but never lacked the small comforts. A nobody in the business world of Rivermount. If she had any fat all, it wasn't for her business-it was for her unique way of networking.

And that was the woman they were saying used to lead Ashen Pact? Who could believe that? Even though the suspicion had already been nagging at her for a while... having it confirmed 3/4 23:43 Mon, Aug 4 G B X The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In like this made Tessa's heart clench even tighter.

Finished Or maybe the past few days of doubt weren't even really suspicion-maybe it was just fear.

She was truly afraid.

If her mother really had ties to Ashen Pact, it meant their peaceful days were over for good.

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