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Marie hesitated. Why did it have to wait until now<i>? </i>
Abraham said, “Why do you think?”
Maric blinked. What<i>? </i>
“Dan’s identity, Victor has known about it all along,” Abraham said.
Marie froze. All along? From the <i>very </i>beginning<i>? </i>So from the moment Dan appeared at <i>my </i>side, Victor already knew?
Her breath caught in her throat. She sniffled, wanting to say more, but instead she only felt more wronged.
“Even so, you shouldn’t have treated me like that. Do you know how desperate I was about Tessa?”
That single exnation–that Victor had approached Abraham because of his own vendetta- was enough to make Marie’s anger dissolvepletely. What she felt now was grievance, not fury.
If it was for Victor’s revenge, then of course she would have done everything she could to help.
“Just cooperate with him,” Abraham said.
“It’s already started?”
He gave a brief nod. “Mm.”
Marie fell silent. So this <i>was </i><i>Victor’s </i>revenge<i>? </i>Not my brother’s <i>game </i>of chess–it was Victor’s <i>all along</i><i>. </i><i>Victor</i>…
Over the years, he had done so much for Abraham; they were more than partners–they were brothers.
“So you’re saying the reason Victor never acted against Ashen Pact before… was because of me
and Dan?”
Her voice carried a trace of gloom as she asked.
She had to admit, Victor had been in and out of the Dawson family home for years. He wasn’t just Abraham’s brother–in–arms; in many ways, he’d treated the Dawson family like his own.
During the holidays, Victor almost always spent them with the Dawsons.
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“Since things between you and Dan are finished, let Victor finally settle the weight he’s been carrying all this time,” Abraham said.
Marie could only purse her lips.
Abraham sighed.
Victor had already moved against Ashen Pact; there was no way he would stop now.
Marie understood that.
“I know,” she said softly.
She didn’t argue further.
Victor’s matter had already reached this point; she couldn’t, and wouldn’t, stand in his way
anymore.
She never would have guessed that, all those years ago, Victor had spared Ashen Pact once–just because of her and Dan.
She was about to hang up when Derrick suddenly grabbed the phone. “Wait, Abraham.”
“If you try stirring up trouble again, I’ll deal with you myself when I get back,” Abraham warned.
“What? I didn’t stir up anything…” Derrick was about ready to explode.
Abraham’s presence pressed through the line, suffocating.
“Fine, fine, my bad!” Derrick conceded.
Truthfully, he hadn’t said much tofort Marie either; he’d been angry himself. And when people were angry, kind words were thest thing toe out.
“Anyway,” Derrick pressed, “the stuff I snatched from Ashen Pact—that’s mine, right?”
Forget everything else; this was what mattered to him most. He had risked plenty to get his hands on it!
Abraham didn’t bother responding. He simply hung up.
The sound of disconnection echoed in Derrick’s ear. “Tch, shameless!”
He muttered, “We’ve already cleared things up, but he never said he’d give back what he seized from the Tom family!”
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When Ste went missing, Abraham had learned Derrick yed a part in it; he hadn’t gone easy on the Tom family at all.
By then, Derrick had already fled abroad.
Enraged, Abraham not only sent men after him but alsoshed out at the Tom family in retaliation.
At the time, many of the Tom family’s projects fell into Abraham’s hands; he’d nearly destroyed thempletely.
Marie shot Derrick a re. “Pathetic.”
“I’m telling the truth…” Derrick grumbled.
Derrick thought. <i>But </i><i>really</i>, <i>Abraham </i><i>had </i><i>taken </i><i>all </i><i>those </i><i>things </i><i>from </i><i>the </i><i>Tom </i><i>family </i><i>back </i><i>then</i><i>, </i>and now what<i>? </i><i>Just </i><i>let </i><i>it </i><i>slide? </i><i>The </i><i>misunderstanding </i><i>was </i><i>gone</i><i>; </i><i>shouldn’t </i><i>he </i><i>return </i><i>what </i><i>wasn’t </i><i>his</i>? <i>What </i>kind <i>of </i><i>logic </i><i>was </i><i>that</i><i>… </i>
Meanwhile, Ste was on the phone with Tessa.
When Tessa heard what Ste had to say, she was stunned.
“Marie’s that frantic<b>?” </b>
At that moment, Tessa was nestled in Victor’s arms; hearing that Marie and Abraham had been shouting at each other over this left her chilled.
Marie had even wanted to drag Ste away because of it.
A cold sweat ran down Tessa’s back.
Even without witnessing it firsthand, she could practically feel the fire of Marie’s temper.
“She’s really anxious,” Ste said. “I feel so guilty now!”
It wasn’t exactly Ste’s fault.
But she had known where Tessa was and hadn’t told Marie; that was a sin in itself.
Tessa heard the guilt in Ste’s voice. “Then maybe I should just call Marie…”
“Don’t. Right now she thinks you’re with my brother; at least that keeps her from panicking. If she’s this angry just knowing you’re with Abraham, imagine how she’d react if you called—she’d blow up even worse.”
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“You’re right…” Tessa admitted.
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Still, something about it felt off.
“Anyway,” Ste said, “this is all part of the bigger picture. We should just sit tight; doing more will only mess things up.”
Either way, as long as Marie believed Tessa was with Abraham, she wouldn’t worry anymore.
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