Chapter 541 A Truth Too Heavy
This was exactly what Tessa feared the most.
Before Stella could say anything, Tessa jumped in again. “Stella, you must’ve made a mistake, right? You’re definitely wrong, aren’t you?”
It had to be a mistake…
She knew her mother better than anyone–there was just no way she had that kind of ability.
Seeing that Tessa still refused to believe it—especially with her tone growing more agitated- Stella didn’t want to push her too hard. She softened her voice and said, “Want me to confirm it one more time?”
“Yes, please, hurry up and confirm it again.”
Stella hesitated. “Actually…”
Actually, it was already more or less confirmed.
There was no such thing as a coincidence like this in the world.
“No ‘actually,‘ Stella. Just go confirm it again. You have to be sure.”
Tessa’s voice was tight with anxiety.
It was understandable. Who would want to be connected to something as dark and complicated as Ashen Pact?
Before Stella could even hang up, her phone buzzed. She glanced down.
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It was a message from her contact.
A new photo–one even clearer than before.
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When she had looked at the previous photo, Stella had already recognized the woman as Diana, Tessa’s mother.
Now, with this new image…
“Looks like there’s no need to confirm anything,” Stella said quietly, a hint of regret in her voice.
No matter how lost or uncertain Tessa was, this was something she’d have no choice but to accept now.
Hearing those words, Tessa’s breath caught. “Stella, you-”
“I’m sending you a clearer photo. Take a look.”
She forwarded the picture without hanging up. Tessa could still view it even with the call ongoing.
The moment she got the notification, Tessa opened the message and looked.
It only took a single glance…
Her face went pale in an instant.
That was her mom. The woman in the photo was her mother.
Back on the other end of the line, Stella heard her breath quicken and tried to offer some comfort. “Don’t panic. It’s probably not as dangerous as you think.”
After all, as Abraham had said, anyone who had once been the leader of Ashen Pact wasn’t made of paper.
If Diana really had been in that position, then perhaps there was actually less to worry about. Tessa gripped the phone tighter. “I’ve heard some of the darker stories about Ashen Pact…”
Even just hearing those rumors had been enough to make her shiver.
And now her mother was involved in all of it?
They ended up talking for more than two hours. Tessa was overwhelmed with worry about the fact that her mother had once been the leader of Ashen Pact.
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Stella stayed on the line, doing her best to calm her down.
Eventually, Tessa had to hang up–Victor was back.
The man’s face was cold and stern, making it obvious that whatever he’d gone out to handle hadn’t been pleasant.
Victor casually tossed his gun to Silas.
Even from across the room, Tessa saw the fresh blood on the weapon.
The sight of it sent a wave of nausea and terror through her.
Whether she liked it or not, whether she could accept it or not, Tessa now understood that this kind of thing would be a part of her life from now on.
Because her mother was part of the
game…
Victor, Lewis, Silas, and John headed toward the study, passing by Tessa’s room on the way.
Victor stopped walking and tilted his head slightly.
The air around him was so cold and severe that John quickly stepped in. “We’ll go on ahead to the study.”
He gave a look to the other two before striding off.
Lewis, who was last in line, nudged the others and muttered to himself, Man’s got a woman now, and look how he’s acting.
Then again…
When they’d left earlier, Victor hadn’t said a word to his little wife.
Once the others were gone, Victor was alone in the hallway. He reached for the doorknob and twisted-
It didn’t budge.
Locked.
Tessa had locked the door from the inside again.
Victor’s stern expression softened slightly, a wicked smile playing at the corners of his lips.
“Tessa.”
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The name slipped off his lips softly, with a gentleness that was hard to describe.
Inside the room, Tessa sat quietly.
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Maybe it was her worry for her mother, but the bloody weapon she’d seen earlier didn’t scare her like before.
She was so deep in thought she didn’t even notice the change in Victor’s tone.
“What do you want?” she asked, her voice drained of
energy.
Hopelessness had dulled her fear, leaving her answers curt and indifferent.
Standing outside the door, Victor was momentarily surprised to hear no fear in her voice.
He smiled a little more.
“Open the door.”
“No.”
Still not afraid–and still flat–out refusing.
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The readers' comments on the novel: The Wrong Girl and the Wronged Girl (Stella and Ethan)
Ch 489 Doesn’t this prove that Dan doesn’t actually have amnesia? Why would he go to the island with a strange woman and why would he steal from Derrick? He doesn’t know them....
Ch 488 I feel like this is going to be what Stella stole in his study in Pagenda or wherever his estate was....
Ch 485 I thought it was going to be the Reed family mine that she robbed, thus taking the Keenes product and leaving them in that situation....
Ch 483 o then, how did the Reeds fine her? How did they not know where she was from?...
Ch 477 Definitely hidden pedo in here, referring to tiny women as little girls in every way possible....
Ch 468 How could Stella inherit her adopted father’s weak stomach constitution?...
Ch 468 Abraham and Marie’s mother has been called Evelyn, Diane and Loretta.. which is it? Evelyn has been the most used....
Ch 465 She still doesn’t know the mistress is Lillian’s aunt?...
Ch 464 Why didn’t she kick her out herself be for she went to attack the mistress…...
Ch 463 This is stupid now. I understand being scared in his presence enough to not think straight, but she’s a lone more often than not and has plenty of time to think things through, especially if she has time to get gossip from Rivermount and report to Stella....