Chapter 566 The Direct Way or No Way
Now Victor wanted her to be thepensation? What the hell did that even mean?
People were impossible to figure out. Just way, way too deep…
Ste: “Just ask him directly.”
Reading that short line made Tessa feel like her entire brain short–circuited.
<i>Seriously</i>? That’s <i>her </i>advice<i>? </i>
Suddenly, Ste didn’t seem all that reliable anymore.
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Wait–was she ever reliable to begin with? Back in Rivermount, whenever someone tried to y games with her, she just hit back.
She was the ssic example of someone who couldn’t be bothered with schemes or mental gymnastics- she’d rather just punch her way through.
And this was the person Tessa expected to offer her a clever solution?
Another message popped up from Ste:
“You got a better idea?”
Tessa: “Nope!”
She was desperate to see her mom, but she also had to figure out what Victor wanted from her. It was exhausting.
Ste: “Then ask him.”
Ask him <i>directly</i><i>? </i>
Honestly, consulting Ste had been useless. Her solution was always the same–cut to the chase, no filters.
No wonder Lilian lost to her. If Ste had even a slightly more strategic brain, she might’ve gotten yed.
But the moment she felt wronged or falsely used, she didn’t argue–she swung.
And now here Tessa was, expecting someone like that to help her think up a good n?
<i>Forget </i><i>it</i><i>. </i>
But on the other hand… she had no better n herself.
Tessa felt her head pounding.
Knock knock knock.
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The sound dragged her back to reality. Lewis’s voice came from the other side of the door.
“Ms. Tessa, Boss is heading out. You’ll have dinner on your own tonight.”
Could he stop calling her “Ms. Tessa” already?
“Got it.”
Like they’d been eating meals togethertely anyway.
She had been avoiding Victor as much as humanly possible, especially around mealtimes.
“I need your help with something, by the way.”
“What help?”
The moment she heard that, every hair on Tessa’s body stood up.
Was it something rted to Victor?
If it was, there was no way she was getting involved.
Lewis said, “It’s about Boss’s wound-
“Stop. I can’t help.”
She cut him off immediately.
Help with Victor’s injury? No chance.
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“Can’t someone else do it? I really can’t. And I’m still under suspicion as a spy, remember? Don’t ask me to do anything–I’m not touching it.”
Lewis fell silent as she rattled off excuse after excuse.
He finally said, “Are you really okay with that?”
“It doesn’t matter. I’m not doing it.”
Last time she tried to help with Victor’s injury, it nearly ended in disaster.
Everyone treated her like she was cursed. No way was she going through that again.
“Alright then. Just don’t forget to eat.”
Seeing she was that adamant, Lewis didn’t push it. He turned and headed toward Victor’s room.
As the footsteps faded, Tessa let out a huge sigh.
<i>Oh </i><i>my </i><i>God</i><i>. </i>
She really felt like she was going to die of stress.
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Ste told her to stay away from Victor–and she’d been trying. Because the minute she got close to him, it turned into either stripping him or some other disaster.
Just thest injury incident alone nearly killed him.
No matter what happened now, she was going to listen to Ste. No more trouble.
At the banquet-
By the time Ste arrived, Marie was already there, wearing a ck dress.
She didn’t have much choice. Herplexion only worked with ck now–any other color just made her look darker.
Seeing Ste, Marie approached quickly.
“Little Ste.”
“How’d you get here first? I thought we were going together.”
Marie sighed. “Don’t even ask. It was that bastard Derrick.”
Just saying his name made her blood boil.
She couldn’t calm down at all when it came to him.
“Weren’t you going to beat him up?”
“I did. But it didn’t work.”
Right now, Marie was beyond frustrated with Derrick.
Of course she tried to hit him. She just couldn’t drive him away.
As she told Ste all about it, she pulled her toward the food tables.
But after just a few steps, Ste’s arm was gently pulled back.
She turned around. “Wh–what is it?”
Marie looked at Abraham in confusion.
Abraham raised an eyebrow. “You’re going to eat?”
Ste nodded. “Yeah. Gonna eat while she vents.”
Marie had a lot to say about Derrick, and Ste wanted snacks while she listened.
Abraham pulled her back.
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Hisrge hand rested lightly on her slim waist as he said quietly, “Didn’t you already eat plenty earlier?”
There were people everywhere.
From the moment they stepped into the room, the entire Dawson family had be the center of attention.
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