Chapter 385 She Just Wanted Someone on Her Side
Ste said softly, “True. I guess that is a reason to cry.”
Tessa was stunned.
Wait, that’s a reason to cry?
But I’m crying. <i>I’m </i>really <i>upset</i>, okay?
Ste offered, “Do you want me to send someone to pick you up and take you to the Dawson residence<b>?</b>”
“The Dawson residence?”
Tessa stopped crying immediately.
Ste said, “Yes. You’ll be hunted no matter where you go. At first I thought you’d be safe with Victor, but obviously you’re not happy there.”
Tessa almost jumped.
So not happy.
Especially with how <b>cold </b>he always was. The look in his eyes was like a <i>wolf’s</i>, <i>terrifying</i>.
Another second of that and my heart would give out.
“The Dawson residence… your adoptive mother, Madam Evelyn, lives there too, right?”
“Of course.”
Everyone in Falvaria had gotten used to calling her mother Madam Evelyn. But she was the realdy of the Luke family.
Evelyn is her first name.
In the Falvarian tradition, she had been called Ms. Evelyn before her marriage. Now it is Madam Evelyn.
Tessa said firmly, “Then I won’t go.”
Ste was stunned. “Huh?“.
“You know, I’ve never had much experience with older people.”
<b>Tessa’s </b>voice faded.
<i>I’d </i><i>been </i>raised <i>by </i><i>a </i>single mother, and even <i>that </i>was more <i>about </i>raising <i>than </i>actually <i>spending </i>time
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I barely saw my <i>mother </i>as a child.
As for grandparents on <i>either </i>side, yes<i>, </i><i>I </i><i>didn’t </i>have them <i>either</i><i>. </i>
<i>In </i><i>short</i>, as Diana’s daughter, <i>I </i><i>was </i><i>raised </i>by a <i>single </i><i>parent</i>.
Apart <i>from </i>my mother<i>, </i><i>there </i>were no elders in my <i>life </i>at <i>all</i><i>. </i>
Ste replied, “My mother is lovely. She’s actually very easy to get along with.”
Tessa sniffled, “Right, I’ve heard how she scares people all over Rivermount.”
She sounded so reassuring.
Ste was stunned..
<i>Okay</i><i>, </i><i>fair </i>enough. <i>My </i>mother was known <i>to </i>be ruthless<i>. </i>
<i>But </i>those methods were reserved for enemies and rivals<i>–</i>not family or friends.
Tessa stood firm. “Anyway, I’m not going.”
Ste sighed. “Then you’ll have to stay with Victor.”
Tessa fell silent.
<i>Ugh</i>. Headache.
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Dealing with an elder, <i>especially </i>Madam <i>Evelyn</i>, whom <i>Ste </i><i>imed </i>was so <b><i>nice</i></b><i>, </i>just the <i>thought </i>of <i>it </i><i>made </i>me <i>feel </i>suffocated<i>. </i>
<i>But </i>staying with Victor? <i>My </i><i>poor </i>heart <i>couldn’t </i>take the pressure <i>either</i>.
“Ste, can you help me find my mother and Wesley?<b>” </b>
Nothing <i>felt </i>more <i>secure </i>than Diana’s presence.
Even though they hadn’t spent much time together over the years, Tessa still relied on her deep down.
Ste said, “Didn’t Victor say he’d look into it for you?”
<i>He </i>said <i>he </i>had it all figured out.
<i>And </i>with that level of investigation<i>, </i><i>it </i>should include who was afier <i>Tessa </i><i>and </i>who had targeted her <i>mother</i>.
Tessa muttered, “Yeah, but…”
“But what?”
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Just the mention of Victor made her voice shake.
Was the man mentally <i>defective</i>? <i>Didn’t </i>he know which parts of a <i>woman </i><i>should </i><i>be </i>seen and which shouldn’t?
<i>Sure</i>, Star had <i>said </i><i>he </i>liked to look at pretty women, but at <i>least </i>they were clothed<i>. </i>
Then I show up, and he undresses me?
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Ste heard the drop in Tessa’s voice and immediately guessed that she was afraid of Victor.
Sheughed awkwardly and tried tofort her. “Victor’s not so bad. He’s just cold on the outside.
Tessa grumbled, “Yeah, well, in your world, the only bad people are the Reeds.”
<i>Even </i>Ethan was at most a fool in Ste’s book. <i>A </i>blind <i>idiot</i>.
Too stupid to <i>be </i>saved.
Ste winced when Tessa mentioned the Reed family. “Seriously? You just had to go there?”
Ever since <i>I </i>had <i>signed </i>that family severance agreement with Susan<i>, </i><i>I </i>hadpletely cut ties with them.
Just then, Abraham walked in and saw Ste freshly showered, in her pajamas, sitting on the bed talking on the phone.
She saw him.
And quickly mumbled into the phone, “I’ll talk to you tomorrow.”
Then she hung up.
Abraham sat down next to her. He still had a faint smell of tobo on him, probably from all the smoking he’d done in the study.
He reached out and lovingly ruffled her soft hair. “Who were you talking to?”
Ste replied, “Tessa. She was crying her eyes out.”
“Hm?”
He looked confused.
Ste added, “Victor… took her clothes off. You have to talk to him. He can’t do things like that.”
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