The Wrong Girl and the Wronged Girl (Stella and Ethan) novel Chapter 741

Chapter 741 Ashen Pact in Turmoil

The study was wrecked in seconds, a storm of broken wood and shattered glass.

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Artemis and Manny stood frozen, while Dale’s fury shook the room. Dan had just called–flatly denying he had taken Tessa. “Not me,” he’d said. “Find her yourselves.”

But whether it was him or not, they all knew the same truth: someone in the Ashen Pact had to produce her.

Dale’s chest heaved, every organ aching with rage.

“Father,” Manny growled, “it must be Dan. He hates us. Who else would have taken her?”

To him, the answer was obvious. Dan had both the motive and the malice. All the external forces swarming them now–surely Dan had opened the door to them.

Artemis, her brows knotted, turned to Dale. “Whoever it is, she must be handed over immediately.”

Two–thirds of Cyren Mines were already gone. Caesarville and Loren Lake were aflame with chaos. If they didn’t yield soon, everything would collapse.

“I know she must be handed over!” Dale roared, hurling his cup to the floor. Shards flew, slicing open Artemis’s calf.

She hissed in pain. Once, Dale would have noticed instantly, soothed her, fussed over her.

Not today.

Consumed by rage, he didn’t even see her injury.

“Where is she?!” His eyes burned as he scanned them both.

Artemis’s heart tightened. Was he—was he shouting at her for Diana’s sake?

Yes. It had to be that.

Her lips trembled, eyes shining with unshed tears. Back then, she had known: Diana was the real threat. That bitch should have died years ago.“Instead she’d slipped free.

Artemis let her tears brim, silent and wounded, the way she always had when Dale’s trust wavered.

In the past, it always worked. He would relent, gather her into his arms, soothe her.

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But this time–she had miscalculated.

This was no ordinary squabble. The very survival of the Ashen Pact was on the line.

Dale turned, voice like a whip. “Manny!”

The boy jolted. “Father, she’s not in my hands!”

“Then where is she?!” Dale bellowed.

Tears spilled down Artemis’s cheeks. “She truly isn’t with us. Why won’t you believe me?”

Manny clenched his fists. “It has to be Dan. Who else?”

“Dan’s Dovemont is about to fall,” Dale snapped.

The words cut through the air like ice.

Manny faltered. Artemis stiffened.

What did that mean?

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Dovemont–Dan had fought tooth and nail to seize it from Dale. And now he was losing it?

For years, Artemis had coveted that place, hinting over and over she wanted it for Manny. Dale had always denied her, though he had given her everything else. In the end, Dan had taken it, leaving her furious for days.

Now even that was slipping through his fingers.

“That useless bastard!” Manny snarled. He’d finally taken something, and now he couldn’t even hold it.

But Dale’s silence was worse than rage. His piercing stare fixed on his son.

Manny’s heart lurched. “F–father… why are you looking at me like that?”

Artemis realized in a rush. It was because their own holdings had been untouched.

“If she were with us,” Manny blurted, following her thought, “they would have struck at our assets first.”

“Yes,” Artemis pressed, nodding. “Exactly. That proves she’s not with us.”

Dale exhaled, grim, half–convinced. But the problem remained.

“Father, Dan-” Manny began.

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“Enough! Get out!”

Dale clutched his skull, rage splitting it open. He couldn’t bear to hear Dan’s name again.

Not another word. Not now.

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