The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit in

Chapter 802 Don’t You Dare Doubt Me

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As Artemis spoke, she turned her head away anger.

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The moment Dale heard her say she was taking the children away, panic set in. He grabbed her and pulled her

close. “What are you doing?”

“After all these years as husband and wife, you'd really start doubtingover one comment? How could a

marriage built on that possibly stay strong?”

“Artemis, I-"

“Now that she and her daughter are back, the tests between us are already difficult enough; but it’s only just

begun, and you're already...”

Her voice broke off there, choked with emotion. The thick sound of her sniffles made it impossible for her to go

on.

Dale’s breathing quickened.

When Artemis tried to pull her hand away, he tightened his grip on her wrist and pulled her into his arms. “What

nonsense are you imagining? | never stopped trusting you.”

“But just now, you-"

“It was my fault.” He cut her off before she could finish.

He said the words, but in his mind, images of Lina and Lana’s identical, hideous faces kept flashing-faces so

ugly, they bore not a single trace of resemblance to him or Artemis.

Artemis was still furious, turning her head aside, refusing to look at him.

Dale, for once, showed patience. “Alright, don’t be angry anymore, hmm?”

He'd been losing his temper lately-there had been constant problems within the Ashen Pact- but right now...

Artemis asked, her voice tight with anger, “What exactly did Tessa say to you?”

That damn woman. Once she got back to Black Mountain, she’d make sure to deal with her properly. Let's see

what a little girl like her can stir up in my hands.

Dale didn’t want to bring up anything about Tessa. “Didn't even see her. Forget it. Let's just sleep.”

He hadn't been sleeping well for days, and now he was completely exhausted.

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Tessa might have been his daughter, but after everything that had happened, he couldn't find much affection left

for her.

What she’d brought to the Ashen Pact was nothing short of a disaster—a calamity.

That night, Tessa was tossed and turned by Victor until nearly ten in the morning before she finally fell asleep.

Victor stayed with her, sleeping as well.

Whatever needed to be done would be handled by his men; they knew what to do, especially when it cto

the Ashen Pact.

The heat of the man’s body was too much, and Tessa wriggled restlessly in his arms.

But that sleepy, careless movement was enough to push Victor over the edge again.

Half-conscious, she was suddenly pulled beneath him once more.

Dale hadn't fallen asleep until four in the morning, yet he still arrived early.

Three hours passed and neither Tessa nor Victor showed up. By then, Dale's patience was hanging by a thread.

Lewis and Silas, Victor's right-hand men, didn’t even bother offering him a drink. Basic manners clearly weren't

part of the job description.

He'd cstraight from hwithout breakfast, hadn't had a sip of water, and now his throat was parched and

his stomach empty.

By eleven-thirty...

Victor finally emerged from the room, robe hanging half open, faint scratch marks visible on his chest-sight

enough to make Dale's displeasure toward Tessa deepen.

What on earth was she doing? Seducing a man just to go against the Ashen Pact? The more he thought about it,

the more his face burned with humiliation.

When Victor appeared, Dale reluctantly stood. Lewis stepped forward. “Mr. Dale insisted on seeing you and Mrs.

Victor; he’s been waiting all morning.”

Victor's eyes narrowed slightly as he glanced at Lewis, then turned to Dale.

Though filled with resentment, Dale still greeted him politely. “Mr. Victor.”

Victor checked his watch. “Tess won't wake before two in the afternoon; you won't be seeing

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Not seeing me? Two in the afternoon? How lazy could she be? I'd waited the whole morning-what kind of younger

generation made their elders wait like this? Was this how Diana had raised her? Dale’s face darkened further.

Victor ignored him and turned to Lewis. “Prepare sbreakfast-milk and porridge.”

Lewis nodded. “Yes, sir.”

All light food-proof enough of what Victor intended. After fasting for days, he'd kept Tessa up from last night until

this morning; she'd been through quite a lot.

But not eating at all wasn’t good for her. He'd have to coax her to eat something later.

After giving the orders, Victor sat down on the sofa opposite Dale.

Dale looked at him directly. “Has Tessa been with you this whole time?”

His tone made his irritation clear.

If Tessa had been with Victor all along, then what about the resources the Ashen Pact lost? What did that mean?

Victor lit a cigarette, not sparing Dale so much as an extra glance.

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Victor didn’t answer Dale’s question; he acted as though talking to a fool wasn’t worth his time. That silence

alone was enough to drive Dale to the brink of madness.

“Mr. Victor!”

His tone hardened.

Victor turned to him with a mocking glance, his lips curling as he spat out two words, dripping with

sarcasm-“Tessa?”

The way he said her name-so casual, so indulgent-made it sound almost affectionate.

Anyone who didn’t know better might have thought Dale adored that daughter of his.

But everyone who did know the truth understood-Dale was a cold-blooded snake.

Cold enough to disown his own child.

Before Dale could respond, Victor went on with another cutting remark. “If | recall correctly, when you first saw

her photo, you didn’t even recognize her.”

Dale’s face flushed with humiliation at Victor's tone. Who would've thought...

When Trevor had shown him that photo, he truly hadn’t recognized Tessa.

“Didn’t even recognize your own daughter. Imagine that-what kind of father does that? Truly fascinating.”

Victor bit into that last word with sharp derision. Dale’s face darkened again.

He tried to defend himself. “I hadn’t seen her all these years; | didn’t even know she existed.”

“Didn't know she existed?”

The words were so absurd that Victor let out a laugh.

Dale’s complexion turned a sickly green. In truth, he had known... Diana had left in such a rush back then that

traces of her pregnancy test were left behind. He knew there’d been a child.

But whether Diana had gone through with the pregnancy-or whether it had been a boy or girl -that, he hadn't

known.

Just as the two men were about to speak again, Lewis cin carrying Tessa’s breakfast. Dale opened his

mouth, but before he could say a word, Victor stood, took the tray straight from

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Lewis, and went back inside-without leaving a single word behind.

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He'd just left him there? Dale hadn't even finished what he cto say! He turned a displeased look on Lewis.

“Mr. Dale,” Lewis said politely, “perhaps you should head back for now?”

That only made Dale’s face darken further. He hadn't said what he cto say, and they were already telling

him to go?

“What's that supposed to mean?”

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The implication behind those words was clear enough-it spoke volumes about how much Victor doted on Tessa.

He doted on her enough to spend an hour just coaxing her to eat.

If she held that kind of place in his heart, then whatever Victor did with her must have been with her full consent.

Dale had heard plenty about Victor's reputation. The man was not known for wasting ton

women.

Lewis went on, “And after he's done

getting her to eat, she'll probably sill

be crandy My brotér(Lhesd to stay

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Dale’s face grew even darker.

Two more hours? He'd already spent the whole morning waiting; he was seeing spots from frustration.

“When will Tessa be getting up, then?”

Without Victor present, even the way Dale said her ndripped with annoyance.

Lewis rolled his eyes. “Not before two in the afternoon. She won't wake up before that!”

Besides, wasn’t Victor in there coaxing her to eat right now? As long as she wasn’t hungry, he'd let her sleep as

long as she liked.

To Lewis, it was clear-Victor truly doted on her.

In the old days, any of them who dared sleep in around Victor would've been dragged out of

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bed and thrown outside.

But with Tessa, he now slept in right alongside her.

It was obvious enough that this

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was only atieriofife When Dale

heald that Tessa wouldn't be up until

two, his face turned pale with fury.

He'd already made two trips since last night and still hadn't even seen her face. What kind of daughter treated

her father this way?

He even started to wonder if the child Diana had borne was really his at all.

“Mr. Dale, are you still going to wait?”

Dale’s expression went completely black. Wait for what?

He hadn't had a sip of water since morning, and now it was practically lunchtime.

“I'll cback this afternoon,” he bit out between clenched teeth before storming off.

He looked nothing like a man coming to make amends with his daughter-

If anything, Lewis thought, once Dale actually saw Tessa, he’d probably try to order her around.

Silas walked in just in tto catch Lewis rolling his eyes tically.

“What's with you?” Silas asked.

Lewis muttered under his breath. “Never raised a daughter, but wants to reap the rewards of having one.

Shameless.”

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