With a strong force, Dad Caldwell was momentarily stunned, glaring angrily at Faye, frowning. His expression seemed slightly different, yet it also seemed unchanged. With a cold snort, he withdrew his hand.
Faye reached out and pulled Tessa into his arms, looking at Dad Caldwell with indifference, both graceful and aloof, "I apologize for the discourtesy."
Leaning in Faye's embrace, Tessa looked up at him, her expression a bit dazed. Just now, Faye was so handsome, it made her heart race uncontrollably... In this family crowd, who seemed like wolves, she didn't want to admit it, but really couldn't help it, wholeheartedly admitting it, she desperately wished it was real!!!
No, no, definitely tonight, I must take action, I have to sleep with Faye.
She kept her head turned towards Faye, her gaze very gentle, focused, with a hint of deep affection, until Dad Caldwell's voice sounded beside her.
"Get out! Get out of here now!"
Only then did Tessa snap back to reality, looking bewildered, she replied with an "Oh" and then looked at Kenneth Caldwell: "Dad, we'll head back now, see you next time."
The corners of Dad Caldwell's mouth trembled, but he said nothing.
Ignoring the looks from his wife and mother, he just turned his head away indifferently, as if he were angry at his daughter.
In truth, Dad Caldwell felt somewhat guilty toward his daughter, but sometimes he just had no way to deal with her, because no matter what you did, she only had one response—nothing mattered to her, she was heartless, and it was hard to tell if she was truly naive or just playing the fool to gain the upper hand.
Sigh! Dad Caldwell let out a sigh.
Leaving the Caldwell Residence, Tessa's whole body relaxed, and she too sighed deeply.
At the gate of Caldwell Residence was parked a black car. Faye had a remote in his hand; he pressed it lightly, and the black sedan flashed and beeped.
Tessa looked up at him, a bit surprised: "Hey, where did you get the car?"
Faye casually replied: "Borrowed it."
"Oh!" Tessa didn't question further, seeing Faye heading to the driver's seat, she stepped towards the passenger side.
But just as she opened the car door, before she could get in, someone grabbed her arm, "Tessa!"
Turning around, Tessa saw it was her non-blood-related brother, Zion Caldwell.
She forcefully shook off his hand: "What's up?"
Then she moved slightly aside.
From Faye's direction, he keenly observed, Tessa's body seemed to shiver a bit, that was a look of fear.
Faye's eyes narrowed, but they were cold as sharp blades.
Indeed, Tessa was a bit afraid of Zion.
To outsiders, they appeared to be siblings, legally recognized as such, yet they had no blood relation.
When she was eight, her parents divorced. Her father remarried, and her stepmother brought along two boys—one a blood-related brother and one a non-blood-related brother. In this household, the person who treated her the best wasn't family but a servant, Mia.
Growing up, she'd always wanted a brother. She didn't understand what had happened with the adults; she was just happy to welcome this brother.
But the brother didn't appreciate it, always bullying her from childhood and often mocking her with harsh words.
She began to dislike this brother, distancing herself from him, treating him coldly.
Day by day passed, and one day she noticed her brother always casting glances at her. Initially, it was sneaky but eventually became rather blatant.
On another day, she accidentally discovered this brother sneaking into her room, masturbating to her photo.
At that moment, she was truly terrified and immediately called her aunt to move out of that house.