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    Victor knew that taking Tessa away would send Marie into a frenzy.

    And now? It was happening.

    “She doesn’t know I took her?”

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    She was storming Ashen Pact right now–there was no doubt in his mind it was over Tessa.

    Ss blinked. “Wait… You didn’t tell Marie you were taking Miss Su?”

    Victor gave a snort through his nose.

    That said it all–he hadn’t told her. Which meant Marie had no idea he was the one who took

    Tessa.

    Not that he would’ve told her anyway.

    She’d hidden Tessa away so tightly that for over two weeks, Victor had been nearly losing his mind trying to find her.

    “So

    you

    basically… stole her?” Lewis piped up from the side.

    The moment he said it, both Ss and Victor looked at him like they wanted to skin him alive.

    Lewis froze.

    What? What did I isay/ii? /i

    Mr. Abraham had always said: if you take anything without someone’s knowledge, it’s considered stealing.

    So even if it was their boss–if he didn’t tell Marie–wasn’t it still stealing?

    Ss was done with him. He smacked the back of Lewis’s head.

    “Can you shut up? That’s not stealing. She’s our sister–inw. Marie’s the one who stole herst time.”

    “…Oh. Got it.” Lewis muttered, rubbing his head.

    But deep down, he still felt both times were the same. Whether it was Mariest time or Victor now–neither had yed fair

    Seeing Lewis sulk like that, Ss ignored himpletely and turned back to Victor.

    “Bro, maybe you should exin this to Marie?”

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    “Exin what?” Victor scoffed. “What’s there to exin?”

    Ss was stunned.

    iNothing /iito /iexin?

    If he didn’t exin, Marie was definitely going to kill Dan.

    Lewis chimed in, “Even if he exins, she won’t believe it.”

    Ss blinked. “Huh?”

    Lewis went on, “Remember when Mr. Derrick slept with her? She didn’t believe him either. Ended up beating the crap out of Dan.”

    “In Marie’s eyes right now, every bad thing is Dan’s fault.”

    Ss frowned. “That’s not the same as this.”

    The situations werepletely different.

    Last time, she didn’t trust Dan. But this time? If Victor just said the word, she’d believe him without a doubt.

    Ss finally understood.

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    He looked at Victor again. “She’s probably attacking Ashen Pact right now because she’s afraid you’ll go after Dan.”

    After all, in her mind, Dan was the one who took Tessa. And Victor? He wouldn’t let that slide.

    Victor waved it off. “Forget it…”

    But mid–sentence, his tone shifted,

    A glimmer of something dark and yful shed in his eyes. “Keep searching for Tessa.”

    Ss blinked. “Keep… searching?“/

    That meant Marie would keep believing Dan was the one who took her?

    iWait/i, what-

    This was already a disaster, and now they were making it worse?

    Ashen Pact was about to be a warzone.

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    Victor took a sip of red wine. “Dan wants to stay out of this and take a breather? Ha.”

    Not a chance.

    Thatst scoff was dangerously cold.

    Ss finally understood Victor’s game.

    He was forcing Ashen Pact into the crossfire.

    Dan wanted to use Diana to get rid of Dale and Manny.

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    But Victor wasn’t the kind to y nice. When Dan eventually reaped the rewards, it’d be at the cost of hurting both Diana and Tessa.

    So Victor was going to drag him into the fight now.

    By the time this ended, Dan would be bled dry–his power crippled.

    “Got it. I’ll send our people to help Marie.”

    Since Marie was already at Ashen Pact, they’d put on a show and send their men too–helping her “demand Tessa back from Dan.”

    And just like that, Ashen Pact wasn’t just dealing with Derrick.

    Victor’s forces were on the move as well.

    When Dan got the news, he knew right away–he was losing control of the entire situation.

    Back on Palm Ind…

    Tessa drifted in and out of sleep. The time she’d spent with Marie had utterly drained her.

    Now that she finally had the chance to rest, she wanted to sleep forever.

    But her stomach wouldn’t let her.

    Eventually, hunger forced her up. Groggy and dazed, she stumbled out of the room.

    What greeted her was an endless expanse of ocean.

    Tessa froze.

    iUh/i…

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    She wanted to throw up.

    God knew how much she hated the sea right now.

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    Just the other day, she’d woken up in the middle of the ocean–and ended up being chased by a giant whale.

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    She used to love the vastness of the sea. Used to love the freedom of the ocean breeze.

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