Chapter 496 You Think I Wanna Die Too
What if they actually pinned a real charge on me in the end<i>–</i>that’d be it for me. They were already itching to kill me when I was just a spect. If something real came up, they’d probably shoot me on the spot without thinking twice. That thoughtpletely shattered Tessa’sposure.
Victor nced at her; she <b>said </b>nothing.
The silence only made Tessa more anxious. “I mean, no one’s right a hundred percent of the time, right?”
There <b>was </b>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 <b>Victor </b>and met his dangerous gaze, Swallowing hard, she said nothing in the end.
She finally understood–there was no reasoning with a bandit.
Tessa <b>was </b>starting to unravel. She trudged downstairs, head drooping, with no energy left in her at all.
Ss had acted quickly and already found a chef for the vi, 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 <b>ss </b>of freshly squeezed orange juice. “This is for Sir; could you please take it up to his room!”
When Ss 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 came downstairs, 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 shed with every bit of trouble she’d stirred up around him over <b>the </b>past few days.
Suddenly, rms red in her head.
She shook her head quickly. “No, no, I’m <b>not </b>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 rted to Victor ever again.
The chef blinked, confused.
“You take it up yourself,” Tessa insisted.
She <b>was </b>absolutely determined to steer clear of anything that had to do with Victor.
“But Mr. Ss <b>said </b>I’m not allowed in sir’s room or the study… <b>and </b>he told me not to go upstairs,” the chef said.
“Then tell him toe down and drink it.” Tessa replied bluntly.
She wasn’t taking it up there, period.
The chef was stunned. Get him toe down and drink itt
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She wouldn’t dare.
Tessa suggested, “Or just leave it at his door. No need to go inside.”
“Mr. <b>Ss </b>said I shouldn’t even go <b>upstairs</b><b>,</b><b>” </b>the chef hesitated, “He said if I <b>touched </b>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–<b>Ss </b><b>had </b>said the same thing to her before. Some things were off–limits..
Even Ste 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 cane down and drink it when he’s thirsty.”
The chef was stunned <b>again</b>.
No matter what was said. Tessa absolutely refused to handle anything rted to Victor.
Just as the chef was about to say more, Tessa’s phone rang. It was Ste.
Tessa answered. “Ste?”
“Tessa, what’s your mom’s connection to Ashen Pact?” Ste asked bluntly over the phone.
The directness of the question made Tessa freeze for a second. “None at all–why would <b>you </b>ask that?”
Her mother was a proper,w<b>–</b>abiding businesswoman. What connection could she possibly have with an organization like Ashen
Pact!
There was <b>no </b>way they were connected.
If there was any kind of rtionship, 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 <b>had </b><b>no </b>idea<b>. </b>
Ste sounded puzzled <b>“</b><b>You’re </b>sure?”
“Of course I’m sure. Why?”
“That’s what’s stranger Ste said.
“What’s strange? Tessa’s heart jumped to her throat the moment she heard <b>that </b>tone.
“I just overheard someone <b>say </b>that the former leader of Ashen Pact was a <b>woman</b>… and her name was Diana
Ste had overheard it while getting a checkup–Tessa’s mother <b>had </b>been on the phone, and the voice on the other end <b>said </b>the former female head of Ashen Pact had returned to the organization.
Diana–Tessa’s mother’s <b>name </b><b>was </b>Diana.
*That’s definitely not the same person,” Tessa blurted out without thinking.
Before Ste could respond, <b>Tessa </b>added, “There are plenty of people with the same name in <b>this </b>world.”
True, Ste <b>said </b>in agreement.
Still, it felt like too much of a coincidence.
Especially with Tessa’s mother currently missing–if she <b>were </b>safe and sound in Rivermount, <b>this </b>could’ve just been a case of
sanie–name confusion.
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“Wait–no, that’s not right,” “Tessa suddenly gasped..
“Hm?” Ste 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,
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