Chapter 361 No Way to Stay Calm
There was one more option.
“We could borrow someone from Mr. Abraham’s estate–but that would probably alert Ms. Dawson.”
And if Ms. Dawson got wind of it, she’d definitely get involved. That kind of back–and–forth would waste a ton of time.
Victor narrowed his eyes. “Then what?”
John shrugged. “You do it.”
There was no chance he or the doctor was doing that. She wasn’t their responsibility–and getting involved would only lead to trouble.
A few moments later, John and the doctor slipped out one after the other.
Tessa was still burning up–her whole body radiated heat, and her cheeks were flushed red. The doctor had said physical cooling would help bring her temperature down faster.
But right now, she was in bad shape–so out of it she’d started rambling nonsense.
Victor had no choice. He brought over a basin of warm water and stripped Tessa down completely.
He wasn’t exactly the gentle type–and this definitely wasn’t something he’d ever done before.
“What a damn hassle.” Right now, Victor felt like Tessa was nothing but trouble.
if it weren’t for Abraham and Stella, he wouldn’t have bothered with her at all.
But the doctor was right–within minutes of wiping her down, her fever started to drop.
Once it was done, Victor didn’t even bother dressing her. He just pulled the blanket over her and walked out.
The next morning-
Tessa slowly woke up, her head still foggy–until she realized she wasn’t wearing anything under
the covers.
She froze.
Loud enough to send the birds outside scattering in all directions.
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Stella woke up to her phone buzzing. Still half–asleep, she reached around the bed, trying to find
- it.
Abraham was already up.
She heard the buzzing but couldn’t find the phone on the nightstand–or under the pillow.
Panic rising, she searched everywhere until she finally spotted it on the floor. When she saw it was Tessa calling, she quickly answered.
“Tessa?”
Just then, Abraham walked back into the room.
Stella looked up at him–and before she could say a word. Tessa burst into tears on the other end. of the line.
Stella blinked. “What’s wrong?”
“I… I think something happened.” Tessa sobbed.
Stella’s eyes widened. “Do you need me to call the police?”
She was still half–asleep–the words slipped out before she even realized what she was saying. Then it hit her.
Wait… wasn’t she with Victor? “Hold on–aren’t you with Victor?”
Honestly, with everything happening in Tessa’s family, Stella figured there was no safer place for her than with Victor.
“I am.” Tessa sniffled.
“Then what happened?”
“My clothes are gone!” Tessa cried.
Stella froze. What?
She’d been through plenty of wild situations since getting involved with Abraham, but even this made her pause.
It took her a good five seconds to process what she just heard–while Tessa kept sobbing on the phone.
She finally pulled herself together, but what Tessa had said was so shocking that she didn’t event know how to respond.
“What do you mean, your clothes are gone?”
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Stella went quiet.
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A girl waking up with no clothes after spending the night with a guy? Yeah, that usually meant something had happened.
Damn… “You guys moved fast,” she muttered.
She and Abraham had taken their time–Tessa and Victor had barely even talked. This was fast.
Too fast.
“Stella… Stella… Tessa sobbed even harder.
“Okay, okay, don’t cry. Maybe it’s just a misunderstanding. Try to calm down, okay?” Stella said. gently, though even she didn’t sound convinced.
“You’re telling me to calm down?” Tessa’s voice cracked. “How am I supposed to calm down? I’m naked, Stella!”
“I know; I get it.”
“I don’t even know what happened–or who took off my clothes. I-”
“I really don’t think Victor would do something like that. He’s not that kind of person.”
“You’re taking his side?”
“No, I’m not.”
“Stella, I’m the one closest to you, and you’re actually taking his side!”
Tessa broke down completely on the other end of the line.
Stella was stunned.
“I just went through something awful!” Tessa cried. “And you’re still sticking up for him? Seriously? I knew it–you’re on his side!”
“I’m not! I swear!”
Tessa was freaking out, and Stella had no idea what to say. Her mind went totally blank.
Tessa sobbed harder. “What did I do to deserve this? My family’s falling apart, and now this…”
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