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    While still scolding Tessa, Lewis marched over to pull her up.


    Tessa’s mind waspletely nk–absolutely buzzing. In that moment, she was totally dazed.


    <b>Lewis </b>yanked her up, and her body moved on autopilot, her brain still not catching up.


    Ss rushed to help Victor. “Victor, are you okay?”


    Sweat had already broken out across Victor’s forehead. “Get the doctor.”


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    As soon as they heard that, Lewis’s scolding kicked into high gear. “Tell me the truth–who sent you to kill Victor?”


    “I wasn’t trying to!” Tessa protested, sounding like aplete coward.


    At this point, she couldn’t have exined herself even if she had ten mouths. She didn’t even want her legs


    anymore.


    Her mouth, her hands, her feet–every time she was around Victor, they just took turns creating disasters. She waspletely disoriented now.


    Lewis shouted, “Not trying to? You absolutely were. First you failed to poison him, and now you’re trying to crush him to death? Why not just finish the job and let him die in your bed?!”


    What kind of death threat was <i>that </i>supposed to be?


    Tessa held her forehead, stunned. What on earth was Lewis saying?


    For a second, she actually regretted not insisting that Victor send her off with Dr. Eddie. Honestly, she probably would’ve been safer that way.


    Her mouth really was going to get her killed one of these days.


    Faced with Lewis’s nonstop barrage, Tessa couldn’t take it anymore and started crying.


    Seeing her cry only made Lewis angrier. “Crying? Oh, now you wanna y the victim? You’ve got more tricks than you’ve got brain cells!”


    Which only made Tessa cry harder, now full–blown sobbing.


    The doctor and nurses arrived quickly.


    That fall earlier had reopened Victor’s still–healing wounds.


    With the medical team working in the room and Ss and Lewis standing by, Tessa hid just outside the door, asionally peeking in with a worried look.


    She tried calling Ste, but Ste didn’t pick up.


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    The doctor turned to Ss. “The secondary trauma to the wound <b>is </b>serious. He’ll need to be closely monitored.”


    Ss nodded. “Understood.”


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    Hearing that, Lewis turned around and–sure enough–caught Tessa peeking in from the doorway. He shot her a re so sharp it could’ve cut through steel.


    Tessa stared back, eyes wide, sniffling. She looked totally pitiful.


    After finishing his instructions, the doctor left.


    Lewis was gearing up to scold Tessa again when Ss kicked him out.


    Now in the living room, it was just Ss and Tessa.


    Tessa spoke first. “I really didn’t mean to. I…”


    She thought of everything Lewis had just said.


    She already felt like everyone around Victor saw her as a walking liability. Now this?


    “How’s his wound?” she asked instead.


    At this point, no amount of exnation would help. Even if she tried, no one around Victor would believe


    her.


    Ss said, “Itpletely tore open.”


    Tessa gasped. “That bad?”


    Ss rubbed his temples. “Younded on him with your full body weight. That’s over a hundred pounds.”


    <i>Hold </i><i>on- </i>


    “I weigh ny–eight.”


    This probably wasn’t the moment to argue about that, right?


    But after snapping back, even Tessa was stunned at herself. Why was she even arguing about this?


    <i>Fine</i><i>. </i>Make it <i>about </i>the <i>number</i><i>, </i><i>then</i><i>. </i>


    Maybe she had gained a little weight staying around Victor…


    Ss said, “Want me to grab a scale?”


    “Ah–no, no. That’s fine,” Tessa waved her hands fast. “So he’ll be okay though, right?”


    She asked the question so timidly, like she was afraid the answer would be no.


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    He <b>was </b>injured, after all.


    And when it came to Victor, she wasn’t sure she’d ever repay what she owed him.”


    Ss said, “It’s serious. The doctor was clear–he needs proper care.”


    Tessa nodded. “He should, yeah.”


    Ss said, “So I’m leaving him in your care.”


    “What? No, I- I can’t…”


    <i>Leave </i>him to her?


    Absolutely not.


    All the warnings Ste had given her started reying in her head on loop.


    She knew she was always a walking disaster around Victor.


    So no matter what, she couldn’t take on this responsibility.


    If she did, she’d be facing him all the time–and who knew what kind of chaos she might unleash? She knew herself well enough to admit it.


    Her hands, her feet, her mouth–every time she was around Victor, it was like they weren’t even hers. Ss said, “Well, considering you’re the one who wrecked him… don’t you think you owe him?”


    “This is your responsibility.”


    That word–owe. And responsibility.


    Those two words felt like a mountain pressing down on Tessa’s chest.


    She looked at Ss, mouth twitching. She wanted to say no, but the words caught in her throat.


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