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Tessa thought. Ugh... back in Rivermount, whenever | saw the rivalries between those powerful families, | always
thought it was such a headache. Why fight? Why compete? Yet here | was now, caught in the sstruggle, the
sbattle for power. | hadn't taken part directly, but the chaos Ashen Pact had fallen into, wasn't it all because
of me?
“Then you'll help Marie too, won't you?” Tessa asked cautiously, glancing at Victor.
His hand rested on her slender waist.
The moment he heard her question, his palm tightened instinctively.
He lowered his head, locking eyes with her pitiful gaze. “You wantto help her?”
“She’s helping both you andthis time, isn’t she?”
At the start, it had only been because of Tessa.
But once Victor revealed his true intentions toward Ashen Pact, it was clear-Marie was helping him too.
And Marie herself had just called, asking how she could support him.
Victor let out a low chuckle. “If you say | should help, then I'll help.”
Tessa blinked. What?
Wait a second... did he even hear me? Marie wasn't just stirring things up with Ashen Pact because of me— she
was doing it for Victor too. At least from here on, whatever Marie did would be to help him.
When Tessa fell silent, his smile deepened. “Do you wantto help her?”
“Of course!”
What kind of question was that?
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Marie had turned Ashen Pact upside down these past few days for her sake,
If Marie ended up clashing with the Tom family, they would have no choice but to stand on her
side.
“Since you say so, then it will be so,” Victor said,
“That's more like it.”
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“But if you wantto step in,” he added, “my price is steep. What do you plan to offer as payment?”
Tessa froze. Huh?
“Wait, what are you...”
Tessa thought. He wanted compensation? We were talking about helping Marie!
The rough pad of his finger traced along her delicate chin. “Right now, you're the one askingto help her.”
The word asking carried weight when he said it.
Tessa’s eyes sense at all.
widened. What kind of logic is that? Even if I'm not the best at arguing... that makes no
Again, she said nothing.
His smile widened. “What's wrong?”
“If you want to help, then help; if not, forget it!” Tessa huffed, wriggling in his arms.
But his grip on her waist was unyielding; she couldn’t break free.
“Letgo,” she snapped.
“Then | won't help?” Victor countered.
Her eyes narrowed. Wait... is he serious?
She glared at him. “She’s helping you right now!”
“That's mutual benefit,” he said smoothly.
Tessa was speechless. Mutual benefit. Fine. In their world, maybe that was exactly how it worked.
But if Marie clashed with the Tom family and Victor refused to help, then fine-he could keep
out of it.
As for her, she would definitely stand with Maric.
But her own strength was limited...
“So help her, won't you?”
She sniffled and looked
up at him.
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“Payment?” Victor asked again.
Her lips twitched. Payment!
They'd already gone over this before; the few scraps she had, he'd never take seriously.
“Then whatever you want from Ashen Pact, just take it!” she blurted.
And just like that, Tessa had sold out the entire Ashen Pact without hesitation.
Victor laughed-truly laughed this time.
His grip on her waist tightened, pulling her closer still.
So close their breaths mingled, tangled together.
“How many days left?” he asked.
“Hm?” She blinked.
“What's left-how many days until it's gone?”
Her face flushed crimson in an instant.
Seriously? We were just having a serious conversation, and he-
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“Why the blush? It’s not your first time.”
Seeing her shy like that, his face softened with rare tenderness. He pinched her pouty cheek.
“I'm not talking to you anymore.”
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And then, his hand wandered, probing boldly.
Her whole body went rigid. “You-"
But before she could finish, his lips claimed hers once more, cutting her off.
She was too small, too fragile; against Victor, she had nowhere to run.
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Victor's call with Marie sealed the fate of Ashen Pact-the chaos would only deepen.
Every member of Ashen Pact was fuming...
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