The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In novel Chapter 798

Chapter 798 The Weight of Ashen Pact

“Lina!”

Artemis’s voice snapped like a whip. She yanked her daughter’s hand hard.

“What nonsense are you spouting?”

“But Father-”

“I said Ashen Pact comes first!”

Lina’s words were cut off before she could finish.

Her eyes glistened with hurt as she stared back at her mother.

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Artemis’s tone was sharp and deliberate. “If your father wants to go, then remember—she is still his daughter.”

Lina froze.

At that sentence, the darkness in her gaze sharpened into defiance, her expression twisted with ruthless rebellion.

At last, Dale rose from his chair and strode out of the study.

On the road leaving Black Mountain, Trevor reported the address where Tessa and Victor were currently staying.

Back in Black Mountain, Lina turned furiously on her mother. “Why are you doing this? I’ll never accept that slut as my sister!”

Her father had no other children worth acknowledging. Not ones born outside Artemis. Anyone else was unworthy.

Artemis’s eyes flashed cold as steel. “Right now, Ashen Pact matters more than your pride.”

Her words were ground out with weight in every syllable.

“Mother, you-”

“As long as Ashen Pact survives, what difference does it make if there’s one more Tessa? We’ve already endured Dan for years, haven’t we?”

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The mention of Dan darkened both Lina and Manny’s faces.

“Enduring Dan was already more than enough,” Lina spat. “Now another Tessa?”

She couldn’t stomach it. All she wanted was to tear Tessa apart.

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Artemis knew her daughter’s temper all too well. Her voice turned icy. “You’d better keep yourself in check. If anything happens to her here in Noctarth, Ashen Pact won’t survive the fallout.”

Lina’s fury only deepened. “So what then? From the way you sounded, you’re ready to let Father bring her back here!”

“If bringing her back will ease Ashen Pact’s crisis, then yes–it’s possible.”

“Mother!”

Lina stamped her foot in rage.

They had fought for years to push Dan out of Black Mountain.

And now, if Tessa came back…

“This is our home. Ours!” Lina roared. “I won’t accept some outsider living here!”

And worse–an outsider who was her father’s bastard.

Manny’s jaw clenched in pain. The bandaged wound across his face throbbed with every word.

That bastard Dan….

The thought of Tessa being brought back under their roof made his chest burn. “I don’t agree either.”

He made his stance clear.

Artemis’s expression stayed cold. “It isn’t about your agreement. If she chooses to come back, that’s enough.”

Because if Tessa agreed to return, it would mean Ashen Pact’s disaster might end quickly.

Manny and Lina exchanged a look. In their eyes, a shared flash of venom.

They would never accept it. No matter what.

Artemis herself didn’t want it either.

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But still-“You both need to understand something. Tessa might be the key to Ashen Pact surviving this trial.”

Admitting it left a bitter taste.

But the truth was undeniable: the chaos had begun the moment her name was invoked.

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