Chapter 761 A Sister’s Quiet Scheme
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“Mm
The person on the other end of the call kept hesitating.
Tess listened to the faint, buzzing voice in her car and sighed. “I’m busy here. If you’ve got nothing to say, I’ll hang up.”
“I do!”
That finally got a response.
Tess stayed patient and kept listening.
“Tess, what do you think of my sister?”
Abel hesitated for a long time before asking.
“She’s polite and thoughtful,” Tess said. “But something about her feels… off. Like she was two different people.”
“What if… our family is about to run into trouble,” Abel said slowly, “and there’s a good chanc she’s behind it?”
Tess pressed her lips together. “She’s just a normal woman in herte twenties. How could sh do that? And shake a family like yours?”
Abel’s gaze
drifted, his voice softened, like he was telling a story.
“Anyone raised in my family isn’t naive. She trained in various fighting skills and even studi business management overseas. Thinking about it now, maybe she’s been preparing for this along.”
He gave a bitter smile.
Tess froze for a moment, then frowned. The confusion on her face turned into suspicion.
She was starting to understand what he meant.
“You think this ‘trouble‘ is her n to rece you?”
Tess’s eyes sharpened.
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Chapter 761 A Sister’s Quiet Scheme
On the other end. Abel’s fingers tightened around his phone.
He had only wanted to talk, maybe vent a little. The more serious stuff, he hadn’t nned to tell her he didn’t want her to worry. But she caught on too fast. Tess realized that if Abel was telling the truth. Demi had been scheming against the Shaws for a long time.
“Do you know who she’s working with?” Tess asked.
“I don’t.” Abel said. “But it’s probably someone from a branch family.”
“From what you’ve said, she sounds very calcting,” Lyra cut in. “So why would someone like that share the results of all her hard work with anyone else?”
She hade to drop off a file, but when she got closer, she noticed Tess’s uneasy expression and stopped.
“My family values me more,” Abel said quietly. “Demi has to work much harder than anyone else just to be considered my equal in the family.”
His tone grew heavy. There was a faint trace of guilt in it—almost impossible to catch.
He knew why Demi had be like this.
But back then, he couldn’t change anything. And now, they were already on opposite sides.
Tess still didn’t look rxed.
“Is there anything I can do to help?” she asked.
She sounded unsure.
“As long as you’re there… that’s enough.”
Just a few simple words, but it felt like they took all his strength to say. His voice was low and steady, with a strange pull to it.
Without thinking, he touched the back of his phone. Inside the case was a rare photo of the two of them together.
Tess had no idea what he was trying to do, but she stayed quiet for a moment anyway.
She was already here, wasn’t she?
Lost in thought, Tess let out a small sigh.
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Chapter 761 A Sister’s Quiet Scheme
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Lyra stood to the side, listening. Theplicated structure of his family made her click her tongue in disbelief.
She had hoped Tess could move on with someone new and start fresh. But if that person was Abel…
Lyra rubbed her temple, suddenly unsure again.
At that moment, Tess nced at her and saw the troubled look on her face.
The call ended with a few polite words. It felt unfinished, like things were left hanging. Abel had hung up first, probably realizing he had said too much and wanted to stop himself.
Tess crossed her arms and looked at Lyra, immediately noticing her frown.
“If something happens to the Shaws, don’t get involved,” Lyra said seriously. Her eyes locked onto Tess, full of warning.
“What?” Tess replied with a small smile.
Lyra frowned and continued to analyze, “I used to think you and Abel were a good match. But with a family like his, I think I was being naive. It’s not that simple.”
“But honestly, until things in Aetheris are settled, I’m not going back to Kingnd.”
That one sentence shut down all of Lyra’s guesses, leaving her words stuck in her throat.
Still, it wasn’t a bad solution.
“Alright, don’t worry about it. Let’s drop this.” Tess said, raising her voice a little as she cut it of She shifted the topic. “How’s Raven doing?”
“Not exactly reliable most of the time,” Lyra said with a small smile. “But when ites to rea work, she actually gets things done.”
At the mention of Raven, her expression softened.
But it didn’tst long.
Che onened her mouth as if to say something, then stopped herself. The words never came
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<strong>Olivia Harris</strong> is an emerging author celebrated for her captivating romantic and steamy novels. With a talent for crafting deep emotional connections and fiery chemistry between her characters, Olivia’s stories offer readers an escape into worlds filled with passion, intrigue, and heart-stopping drama.