Chapter 558 No Credit, No Mercy
Too bad Tessa was too stunned to catch the implication.
“You… you want compensation?”
Wait, hold on…
Didn’t she ask Stella for help?
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Stella probably went to Abraham, and Abraham must’ve passed it down to Victor.
So if Victor was demanding payment now, didn’t that mean he was… pocketing a side deal?
Tessa’s brain started spinning at top speed.
“Does Abraham know you’re doing this?” she mumbled.
This wasn’t exactly an honorable move. If Abraham found out, Victor might really be in trouble.
He actually dares to pull this?
Victor let out a dry laugh. “Is that a threat?”
“Ah? No, no, not at all!” Tessa shook her head quickly.
What a joke. Threaten him? Did she have a death wish?
If he decided to pin the spy charge on her out of spite, even Stella wouldn’t be able to save her.
“I’m not, I just… I just…” She trailed off, lowering her head miserably.
This is what helplessness looks like.
Victor glanced at her curled–up posture and smirked. “You just what?”
“I just… don’t have any money…”
The words “don’t have money” were practically a whisper.
But it was true–she really didn’t have any.
Finished
She’d left Rivermount with nothing. When she finally made it to Falvaria, she’d been chased down, lost her bag… everything had gone wrong.
This whole stretch of time had been nothing but bad luck.
When Victor heard her say “no money,” the smile on his lips stiffened for just a second.
Then he said, with pointed calm, “Looks like you owe me quite a bit already.”
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Chapter 558 No Credit, No Mercy
Quite a bit?
70%
X
Finished
Wait–what if I can’t ever pay it back?
Given how things were going, there was no guarantee her mother would even survive whatever was happening with Ashen Pact.
If things kept spiraling, then when she returned to Rivermount… she might very well become a second- generation debtor.
She’d already ruined Victor’s reputation, and now she needed his help too.
No matter how you looked at it-
Victor didn’t seem to notice her racing thoughts. His tone deepened. “Not all debts have to be paid in cash.”
That unexpected line snapped her out of it.
Tessa’s head jerked up. “Huh? Then what do I pay with? I don’t have anything at all!”
Victor leaned his head against one hand, his eyes locked on hers.
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