Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

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    But Abraham didn’t quite see it that way. “Rx. She’s not going to eat Tessa.”

    “Yeah, she’s not going to eat her raw,” Ste muttered, barely restraining her frustration.

    Abraham raised an eyebrow. “Hm?”

    “She might just go so far as to spend three full days drilling her into shape,” Ste said.

    That kind of extreme would break not just Tessa–but even Ste could barely handle it.

    Back then, it had taken just a month of training, and it nearly cost Ste her life.

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    Never underestimate Marie’s ability. A full month? That was her training program for the most useless people.

    Most of the capable folks under Abraham’smand had been trained by Marie. Even after just half a month, they came out top–tier.

    Of course, those people had some foundation to begin with–but Marie’s training methods were nothing to scoff at.

    Hearing the irritation in her voice, Abraham chuckled softly. “Weren’t you the one who called her in the first ce?”

    Ste huffed, “Back then, I didn’t know Dan was Tessa’s brother!”

    At the time, all she was thinking about was the mounting pressure Diana faced in the Ashen Pact.

    If Tessa could grow stronger, even if she couldn’t help Diana directly, she’d at least be able to protect herself.

    Even when she learned Dan was currently in power within Ashen Pact, the connection still hadn’t clicked.

    But once she heard he was Tessa’s brother–everything spun out of control.

    “Wait a sec. How can Dan be her brother? The ages don’t match at all!”

    Tessa was clearly younger than Dan.

    Abraham exined, “Officially, he’s her younger brother. But in reality, he’s not.”

    Ste blinked, “Huh?”

    Abraham replied, “Details are unclear

    Ste was stunned.

    It was confusing.

    But one thing was certain–if Day really had a direct blood tie to Tessa, he would definitely be the older sibling. No way he’d be the younger one,

    As for what exactly had gone down within Ashen Pact that resulted in Dan appearing younger than Tessa– no one really knew.

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    “Ugh, I’m just really worried about Tessa right now.”

    Ste was genuinely anxious.

    She had personally witnessed how brutal Marie’s training methods could be.

    And this time, Marie didn’t just snatch Tessa away–she’d done it while still fuming over Dan.

    So, what they feared… had happened.

    Tessa had be coteral damage.

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    Dan found out the moment he regained consciousness that Marie had taken Tessa.

    He nearly passed out again on the spot.

    Dennis quickly called to him, “Sir!”

    “She… she took Matriarch’s daughter–what is she trying to do?” Dan gritted his teeth.

    What was Victor even doing?

    Wasn’t that vi supposed to be imprable?

    Even if someone managed to sneak in, the entire ce was a meat grinder–anyone would be shredded before they could make it out.

    So if Marie didn’t know theyout, she should’ve had no chance of getting in alive, let alone getting

    someone out.

    So how the hell had she done it?

    Dennis fell silent.

    Hearing Dan’s question, Dennis’s face froze. “That…”

    “What?”

    “If she really took her, maybe it’s out of hatred toward you?”

    That single word–maybe–was loaded with uncertainty.

    Dan’s breathing grew ragged. “You’re saying.., she might kill Matriarch’s daughter to provoke a rift between me and Matriarch?”

    Dennis replied, “It’s not impossible”

    Dan went quiet.

    The entire hospital room fell into a heavy silence.

    A sharp coldness flickered in Dan’s eyes. When he looked up, the chill had frozen into frost.

    “Heh. She’s ruthless, I’ll give her that.”

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    Now that Marie knew he was the head of Ashen Pact, she also knew iexactly /ihow to stir up more enemies for

    him.

    Diana’s position was especially critical right now.

    She was currently focused on dealing with Dale and Manny.

    If she found out her daughter had been dragged into this and killed because of him, her retaliation would be swift and merciless.

    Dan had seen for himself the storm Diana had stirred within Ashen Pact in recent times.

    Thinking of that, even Dennis’s expression turned grim. “If Madam Miller turns against us right now, it’d be disastrous.”

    Dan closed his eyes.

    Disastrous?

    Just how much did Marie hate him now? Enough to want Diana to strike him down with her own hands?

    “Find out where Marie took her,” Dan said coldly.

    Dennis nodded. “Yes, sir.”

    “Make it fast,” Dan ordered.

    Whether Marie nned to hurt Tessa or not, one thing was clear—he had to find her quickly.

    This current sh between Diana and Dale was his best chance to get rid of Manny.

    Manny…

    The one who had been handed everything since birth. While Dan lived in his shadow, everything else became just pebbles on the road.

    Dale had spent years clearing the way for Manny.